UPDATE 9/22/12 9:57 PM: Here is an English translation:
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NOTE: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is based in Algeria, but also conducts activities in other countries such as Mali, Mauritania and Morocco. Here is an excellent map recently produced by AEI’s Critical Threats Project, which shows AQIM’s recent activities and its main safe havens:
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Month: August 2010
al-Malāḥim Media presents "Why I chose al-Qā’idah" by Shaykh Abū Muṣ'ab Moḥammed 'Umayr al-'Awlaqī
NOTE: Apparently, Abū Muṣ’ab Moḥammed ‘Umayr al-‘Awlaqī was killed in late 2009. Due to the document being password protected I cannot upload the file to Scribd. Nonetheless, below is a copy of it in PDF, which you can download (it is safe).
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Al-Malahim presents- Why I chose Al-Qaida “by Sheikh Abu Musab Mohammed Omair Al-Awlaqi
New Interview with 'Abd Malik Badr ad-Dīn al-Ḥūthī, leader of the Ḥūthīs
NOTE: For a comprehensive history of the Ḥūthīs read the RAND monograph “Regime and Periphery in Northern Yemen- The Huthi Phenomenon.” Also, check out my article “Round Seven in Northern Yemen?” in Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel, which discusses the Ḥūthī conflict with the Yemeni government.
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قامت “الحقيقة” – نشرة ثقافية نصف شهرية تصدر في محافظة صعدة – بإجراء حوار هام مع السيد عبدالملك بدرالدين الحوثي الذي تحدث فيه عن أهم المستجدات على الساحة والأسباب الحقيقية التي
تعرقل المفاوضات وتؤثر سلباً على تنفيذ الاتفاقيات كما تطرق الحوار إلى االاعتداءات الأمريكية والقاعدة ، تناول أيضاً الوساطة القطرية واحداث سفيان والتحالف مع اللقاء المشترك ورؤيتهم حول الحلولالتي قد تخرج اليمن من النفق المظلم الذي يسير فيه.. نترككم مع نص الحوار :
الحقيقة: إلى أين وصلت المفاوضات بينكم وبين السلطة؟ وما هي العوائق التي تقف أمام تنفيذ بنود الاتفاق ؟
السيد: المفاوضات وصلت إلى مرحلة متقدمة على الورق وهناك تفاهمات هامة لكن مشكلة السلطة أنها غير وفيّة بالتزاماتها فهي تقدم التزامًا وتوقع إتفاقاً ثم لا تكون صادقة عند وعودها ولا التزاماتها بل وأحيانًا لا تكتفي بالتهرب من التزاماتها بل تعمل على العرقلة للاتفاقات والحيلولة دون تطبيقها ومن الأمثلة الواضحة موضوع السجناء فهناك الكثير من الاتفاقيات والمحاضر الموقعة بخصوص الإفراج عنهم، وهناك إعلان واضح في ليلة 22 من مايو وقرار بالإفراج عنهم وأكدته اللجنة المسماة باللجنة الأمنية وما يسمى بوزير العدل وما تسمى بمصلحة السجون ونقلوا الدفعة الأولى إلى صعدة وعلى أساس أن يأتوا ببقية الدفع ويتم الإفراج عنهم، ثم لم تلبث السلطة أن نكثت الاتفاقيات واستمرت في احتجازهم غير المبرر، وهكذا الأمور الأخرى حينما نصل إلى مرحلة التطبيق يتهربون ويصنعون العراقيل والكل يعرف عن السلطة تجردها من القيم والمبادئ ونكثها وغدرها ولكن ليس من مصلحتها ولا من مصلحة البلد استمرارها في الطريق الخاطئ الذي تسلكه وكان عليها في هذه الفترة لو كانت – كما تدعي – جادة في الوصول إلى حلول وحريصة على السلام أن تقوم بالإفراج عن السجناء وإعمار ما دمّرته وخربته بعدوانها وتعويض المواطنين المتضررين من العدوان ومراجعة سياستها الخاطئة وإعطاء المناطق المتضررة من العدوان حقها من الثروة العامة التي يجب أن يستفيد منها المحرومون من أبناء الشعب ومعاملة أبناء الشعب المظلوم بكرامة وهذا كان – لو أنها قامت به- التصرف الحكيم والصحيح بدلاً من إثارة المشاكل والإمساك بأوراق وأدوات التأزيم والتعقيد للوضع والجميع يعرف في المناطق المتضررة من العدوان أن السلطة لم تقم بأي خطوة إيجابية تجاه هذه المناطق ولو توفرت لدى السلطة الإرادة السياسية اللازمة وكان لديها قدرًا ولو يسيرًا من المصداقية وشيئًا من الحرص على المصلحة العامة للبلد وقليلا من الوعي بأن مصلحتها في التقارب مع الشعب لا في العداء له لأمكن تجاوز الكثير من العراقيل لكن موقف السلطة من الشعب سيء جدًّا وهذا بشكل عام في الشمال والجنوب والوسط، وهناك ثلاثة أسباب تعرقل المفاوضات وتؤثر على الاتفاقيات:
السبب الأول: ارتهان السلطة للخارج المعادي للشعب في قراراتها ومواقفها فهي تتاجر بالبلد وتجعل منه قربانًا تقدمه لأمريكا ولجهات إقليمية معروفة ولذلك فرَّطت في سيادة البلد وجعلتها مباحة للآخرين وكأن اليمن بلد مباح ليس له سيادة ولا حرمة ولا لأبناءه كرامة، وهذا الارتهان وهذه العمالة والاتكاء على الخارج دليل واضح أن السلطة فاقدة لتأييد الشعب وأنها ليست معتمدة عليه ولا مستندة إليه، وبما أنها أدخلت نفسها في حسابات الآخرين فهذا جعلها متضاربة متناقضة في مواقفها وقراراتها وجعلها في حالة كبيرة من الاضطراب، وهي في حالها هذا غير مأمونة على الشعب والبلد لأنها لم تعد تحسب للشعب والبلد أي حساب في مواقفها وقراراتها.
السبب الثاني: موقف السلطة من الشعب نفسه فالقائمون على السلطة والنافذون فيها معروفون بأنهم لا يحترمون الشعب نهائيا ولا يعاملونه على أساس مبادئ القرآن الكريم التي تكفل للإنسان كرامته وعزته بإيمانه {وَلَقَدْ كَرَّمْنَا بَنِي آدَمَ} {وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ} كما أنه ليس لديهم ذرة من الحرص على مصلحة الشعب وليسوا ممن يخاف الله ويستشعر المسئولية أمام الله والسؤال والحساب والعقاب فيكون ذلك حافزًا لهم على أن يتقوا الله في الشعب فهم مجردون من الإيمان، ولا هم أيضا يتوقعون الحساب والمساءلة من الشعب لأنهم دائما يعملون على إضعافه وتحطيمه واستعباده وإذلاله وتفريق أبناءه، ولا هم ذوو ضمير ونفوس طيبة بل يفهمون السلطة بأنها التسلط والقهر والإذلال والنهب لثروة الشعب، والمواطَنَة، بأنها العبودية والخضوع المطلق، وهم غارقون في أنانيتهم ومصالحهم الشخصية ومزهوون بالطغيان والكبر ونظرتهم إلى الشعب قائمة على الاحتقار والازدراء وكأن الشعب قطيع من الغنم وملك لهم، ولكن الاستياء الشعبي يتزايد وأكثر من أي وقت مضى والوعي ينمو وسياستهم هذه فاشلة، وأريد القول أن هذه النظرة إلى الشعب وهذا الموقف السيء جعلهم غير مهتمين بحلول صحيحة وعادلة ولا حريصين على مصلحة الشعب ، ومهما كان الاتفاق مفيدًا لتهدئة الوضع وحقن الدماء ومعالجة الإشكالات فإنهم لا يتحرجون من النكث والاختلاف والتنصل وهذه إشكالية كبيرة لأنها تعود إلى نفسيتهم وثقافتهم وطريقتهم في التفكير والتصرف واتخاذ القرار والموقف .
السبب الثالث: هو النفوذ الأجنبي الذي أيضًا تجاوز السلطة وأصبح له أدوات وأيادي أخرى إضافية فلم يكتف بالسلطة التي كانت ترغب أن تكون العميل الوحيد للخارج بل عمد إلى جهات بعضها من السلطة وأكثرها من المنافقين وهذا أسهم مع تردد السلطة وعدم اهتمامها إلى عرقلة الاتفاقيات والتصعيد للوضع كلما كان هناك موعد مع خطوة إيجابية .
الحقيقة: بعد الحرب الخامسة وقبل سفره إلى روسيا وجه إليكم الرئيس على عبدالله صالح تهديدات وشتائم أجبتم عنها في مقابلة مع صحيفة الناس ، وبعد الحرب السادسة وقبل سفره أيضًا إلى روسيا وجهت إليكم تهديدات رئاسية حسب ما تناقلته وسائل الإعلام قبل أسابيع.. ما مضمون هذه التهديدات؟ وما سر هذا التوقيت الذي يأتي قبل زيارة الرئيس إلى روسيا؟ وماذا كان ردكم على تلك التهديدات ؟
السيد: منطق التهديد لأبناء الشعب غير شجاع ولا مشرف ويصدق على أصحاب التهديد أنهم أذلة على الكافرين أعزة على المؤمنين، وكان المشرّف أن يكون التهديد لأعداء الأمة والإسلام الذين يمثلون خطورة
Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum translates Al-Andalus Media’s video release – "The Expedition of al-Dāmūs"
NOTE: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is based in Algeria, but also conducts activities in other countries such as Mali, Mauritania and Morocco. Here is an excellent map recently produced by AEI’s Critical Threats Project, which shows AQIM’s recent activities and its main safe havens:
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: "Response Regarding A Picture Published By Time Magazine"
NOTE: This message is from the Afghan Ṭālibān and unedited below.
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Sha’ban 25, 1431 A.H, Saturday, August 07, 2010
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
Time magazine has recently published a picture of an Afghan women Aisha, and described her horrifying story which is connected to the Taliban under the title ‘Afghan women and the return of the Taliban’.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan rejects this fabrication by the Americans, who are publishing these lies to divert attention of the people from their clear and disgraceful defeat.
This desperate propaganda by Time magazine has shown the whole world to the lengths which the world media will go to please America, even at the cost of their Journalistic integrity.
This picture published by Time magazine and the barbaric story wrongly attached to Islamic Emirate is not only false, but publishing these images are against the morals and ethics of professional journalism. A lot of journalists worldwide have condemned this act of Time magazine and called it a crime against journalism.
As far as the story of Aisha is concerned, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has condemned this barbaric, inhumane and unislamic act and declares that this case has never been forwarded to any court or persons of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan uses Shariate law to solve any internal or human right issues. Shariate laws promote peace and justice to the society, not hatred and cruelty.
In sacred Islamic law, cutting of human ears and noses whether the human is alive or dead is illegal and prohibited. In many hadith from Muhammad PBUH, cutting of noses, ears and lips of a dead unbeliever is prohibited, so how can the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan carry out this act especially when the person to whom it is done is alive and is a Muslim. Under Shariate law if someone carries out this heinous act, the same thing will be done to the criminal who has perpetuated this act.
We sympathize with our sister Aisha and call this atrocious act a crime against humanity and against Shariate law.
We call on Time and other western media to stop trampling on their own moral principles, just to hide and divert people’s attention from Americas military and political defeat by publishing such fabrications.
We also call on Afghani media to stop spreading the lies of Islam hating western media by becoming their translators. Journalism is an important duty, thus it should not be used is spreading mischief.
The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan
Below are few American statistics which the theunjustmedia.com like to draw peoples attention to, America which claims that it needs to protect and liberate Afghan women, to this we say, if there is any place on the earth were women need to be protected and treaty with dignity it is in America, were close to half a million females are raped each year, keeping in mind that more then 50% rapes are not reported.
U.S. Statistics
Fact #1: 17.6 % of women in the United States have survived a completed or attempted rape. Of these, 21.6% were younger than age 12 when they were first raped, and 32.4% were between the ages of 12 and 17. (Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women, Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, November, 2000)
Fact #2: 64% of women who reported being raped, physically assaulted, and/or stalked since age 18 were victimized by a current or former husband, cohabiting partner, boyfriend, or date. (Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women, Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, November, 2000)
Fact #3: Only about half of domestic violence incidents are reported to police. African-American women are more likely than others to report their victimization to police Lawrence A. Greenfeld et al. (1998). (Violence by Intimates: Analysis of Data on Crimes by Current or Former Spouses, Boyfriends, and Girlfriends. Bureau of Justice Statistics Factbook. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Justice. NCJ #167237. Available from National Criminal Justice Reference Service.)
Fact #4: The FBI estimates that only 37% of all rapes are reported to the police. U.S. Justice Department statistics are even lower, with only 26% of all rapes or attempted rapes being reported to law enforcement officials.
Fact #5: In the National Violence Against Women Survey, approximately 25% of women and 8% of men said they were raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or date in their lifetimes. The survey estimates that more than 300,000 intimate partner rapes occur each year against women 18 and older. (Full Report of the Prevalence, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women, Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, November, 2000)
Fact #6: The National College Women Sexual Victimization Study estimated that between 1 in 4 and 1 in 5 college women experience completed or attempted rape during their college years (Fisher 2000).
Fact #7: Men perpetrate the majority of violent acts against women (DeLahunta 1997).
Fact #8: Every two minutes, somewhere in America, someone is sexually assaulted. (Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) calculation based on 2000 National Crime Victimization Survey. Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice)
Fact #9: One out of every six American women have been the victims of an attempted or completed rape in their lifetime. (Prevalence, Incidence and Consequences of Violence Against Women Survey, National Institute of Justice and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998)
Fact #10: Factoring in unreported rapes, about 5% – one out of twenty – of rapists will ever spend a day in jail. 19 out of 20 will walk free.(Probability statistics based on US Department of Justice Statistics)
Fact #11: Fewer than half (48%) of all rapes and sexual assaults are reported to the police (DOJ 2001).
Fact #12: Sexual violence is associated with a host of short- and long-term problems, including physical injury and illness, psychological symptoms, economic costs, and death (National Research Council 1996).
Fact #13: Rape victims often experience anxiety, guilt, nervousness, phobias, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, depression, alienation, sexual dysfunction, and aggression. They often distrust others and replay the assault in their minds, and they are at increased risk of future victimization (DeLahunta 1997).
Fact #14: According to the National Crime Victimization Survey, more than 260,000 rapes or sexual assaults occurred in 2000; 246,180 of them occurred among females and 14,770, among males (Department of Justice 2001).
Fact #15: Sexual violence victims exhibit a variety of psychological symptoms that are similar to those of victims of other types of trauma, such as war and natural disaster (National Research Council 1996). A number of long-lasting symptoms and illnesses have been associated with sexual victimization including chronic pelvic pain; premenstrual syndrome; gastrointestinal disorders; and a variety of chronic pain disorders, including headache, back pain, and facial pain (Koss 1992).Between 4% and 30% of rape victims contract sexually transmitted diseases as a result of the victimization (Resnick 1997).
Fact #16: More than half of all rapes of women occur before age 18; 22% occur before age 12. (Full Report of the Prevalance, Incidence, and Consequences of Violence Against Women, Findings from the National Violence Against Women Survey, November, 2000)
Fact #17: In 2000, nearly 88,000 children in the United States experienced sexual abuse (ACF 2002).
Fact #18: About 81% of rape victims are white; 18% are black; 1% are of other races. (Violence Against Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1994.)
Fact #19: About half of all rape victims are in the lowest third of income distribution; half are in the upper two-thirds. (Violence against Women, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1994.)
Fact #20: According to the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBSS), a national survey of high school students, 7.7% of students had been forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to. Female students (10%) were significantly more likely than male students (5%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse. Overall, black students (10%) were significantly more likely than white students (7%) to have been forced to have sexual intercourse (CDC 2002).
Fact #21: Females ages 12 to 24 are at the greatest risk for experiencing a rape or sexual assault (DOJ 2001).
Fact #22: Almost two-thirds of all rapes are committed by someone who is known to the victim. 73% of sexual assaults were perpetrated by a non-stranger (— 38% of perpetrators were a friend or acquaintance of the victim, 28% were an intimate and 7% were another relative.)(National Crime Victimization Survey, 2005)
Fact #23: The costs of intimate partner violence against women exceed an estimated $5.8 billion. These costs include nearly $4.1 billion in the direct costs of medical care and mental health care and nearly $1.8 billion in the indirect costs of lost productivity and
Two new statements from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula
UPDATE: UneditedEnglish language translation of the Arabic statements below.
Qaa’idah Al-Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula
Statement regarding storming a military security center and killing all of them in the province of Shabwa
All praise be to Allah who says: {O you who believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness,And know that Allah is with the righteous} and may the peace and blessing be upon the Cheerful Fighter who said” I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform a that, then they save their lives an property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah“
A group belonging to the brigades of the martyred Shaikh Mohamed Omair – May Allah have mercy on him – raided one of the central military security points in Shabwa province which resulted in the killing of 6 soldiers of tyranny, within the series of “Eliminating Evil” to purge the Arabian Peninsula from the agents of America. This happened on Saturday, the thirteenth of Sha’ban, 1431 H.A, before sunset prayers.
The martyrs in this operation are, with the permission of Allah, Shaikh Zayed Ahmed Awad Aldgari from Abadaan district in the province of Shabwa, and his martyred companion Osama Ahmed Ali San’aani Hafd Allah from the Tawrah village in the province of Sanaa. May Allah have mercy on them. They were killed after they and their brothers attacked the soldiers of injustice and aggression.
We want to show our Islamic nation what causes us to target the soldiers of the tyrannical leader Ali Saleh:
1 – These soldiers are the striking hand of the agent Ali Saleh and they are the ones who support the pillars of this unjust government.
2 – They are the ones who raid the homes of the mujahideen fighters, kill peaceful Muslims and terrorize women and children, as what happened with the martyred Shaikh Abdullah al-Midhar, may Allah have mercy on him.
3 – They are standing with the Crusader campaign against our country. They are the first-line defenders of the Americans who killed our women and children with Cluster bombs and cruise missiles in Al-Mu’ajala in the province of Abyan.
4 – These soldiers are the ones who beat people with their light and heavy weapons and kill innocent people who went out in peaceful demonstrations to remove injustice, as what happened in Abyan, Dali’h, laHaj, Aden, al-Mukalla and Sana’a.
5 – They are the ones who killed women and children and destroyed Masajid and homes on the heads of the residents in Marib, Dali’h, in order to humiliate the sons of the Muslim nation, undermine their dignity and subjugate Muslims to join the crusader campaign in the region.
And from here we emphasize the following:
1 – Ali Saleh and his government and his soldiers, the injustice ones, are a legitimate target for us. Only if they repent to Allah will they not be targeted.
2 – Anyone who stands with Ali Saleh and his government, and with the crusader campaign against the Muslim nation is an enemy to us and is a legitimate target for us.
3 – We are striving to implement the law of Allah, prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere, build up the Islamic Caliphate on the methodology of the Prophet, expel the polytheists from the peninsula of the Prophet Mohammed, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family, lift the injustice and oppression from the people, and establish truth, justice and security among the people under the law of the Merciful one.
{Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not}
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Monday, 15 Sha’ban 1431 H
Source: (Al-Fair media)
Qaa’idah Al-Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula
Statement regarding the killing of 6 soldiers in an ambush on their patrol near the city of Ataq in Shabwa
All praise be to Allah who says: {Fight them and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you to victory over them, heal the breasts of the Believers} (Surat At-Tawbah 9:14) And may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Cheerful Fighter who said, “I have been made victorious with terror in one month’s time.”
A group belonging to the brigades of Shaikh Mohammad Omair Al-Awlaki R.A managed, by the grace of Allah alone, to execute a coordinated ambush on a military patrol as part of the “Eliminating Evil” operations. The operation resulted in the killing of an officer and five soldiers of tyranny from the central security forces. The Mujahideen took 4 machine guns and 2 cartridges of ammunition as spoils of war. This happened in the city of ‘Ataq, the capital of Shabwa. The operation was carried out on Thursday 1431 A.H at 3 O’clock before dawn prayers, and with the grace of Allah, the Mujahideen returned safely and victorious.
{Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not}
Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula
Saturday 13 Shaban 1431 H
Source: (Al-Fajr Media)
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula- Statement regarding storming a military security center and killing all of them in the province of Shabwa
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula- Statement regarding the killing of 6 soldiers in an ambush on their patrol near the city of Atiq in Shabwa
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Articles of the Week – 7/31-8/6
Sunday August 1:
“Thoughts on the 22 July France/Mauritanian raid on AQIM in Mali” – Kal, The Moor Next Door: https://bit.ly/bh2ZT5
Monday August 2:
“Germany: As Some Young Muslims Turn to Radicalism, Concern Grows” – Souad Mekhennet, The New York Times: https://nyti.ms/cvlIOy
“The al Qaeda Threat from West Africa and the Maghreb: French Hostage Execution and Beyond” – Charlie Szrom, Critical Threats Project: https://bit.ly/crsiFg
“Al Qaeda Brigade 313 website goes online” – Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal: https://bit.ly/9jB0kM
Tuesday August 3:
July issue of the CTC Sentinel released: https://bit.ly/bmI23V
“Ahmadinejad in West Africa: What Iranian Outreach to the Region Reveals about Tehran’s Foreign Policy” – Charlie Szrom, Iran Tracker: https://bit.ly/bJIpdJ
“Anwar Al Awlaki’s Global Reach” – Raff Pantucci, FREE Rad!cals Blog: https://bit.ly/cKxVzm
“The Iranian Revolution in the New Era” – Said Amir Arjomand, Current Trends in Islamist Ideology: https://bit.ly/9V0zMb
” The Internet- Avenue for Women Jihadi “Participation”” – Tuty Raihanah Mostarom and Nur Azlin Mohamed Yasin, RSIS Commentaries: https://bit.ly/ajplpr
Wednesday August 4:
“Straight Outta Kandahar” – Gretchen Peters, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/9tOEH7
“The De-Radicalization Process of Terrorist Organizations: The Libyan Case” – ICT’s Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group: https://bit.ly/bQLQCg
Thursday August 5:
“Al Shabaab’s First “News” Video: Effort to Recruit Westerners and Expel Peacekeepers” – Chris Harnisch, Critical Threats Project: https://bit.ly/dA2z77
“Al-Qaeda’s Ambitions in Pakistan: Changing Goals, Changing Strategies” – Zafar Imran, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/auxfks
“The war for the soul of Pakistan” – Mosharraf Zaidi, The National: https://bit.ly/d5J5NM
“The Legal War on Terror for the week of 7/30-8/5” – Andrew Lebovich, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/bWgji7
Friday August 6:
“To Close Gitmo, Stability Needed in Yemen” – Alice Fordham, Global Post: https://bit.ly/dfjgtO
“Beyond a military solution for Pakistan” – Amil Khan, The AfPak Channel: https://bit.ly/a4qLAu
Interview with Dr. Nageh Ibrahim, who wrote most of the Islamic Group’s revisions after their violence in Egypt in the 1990s: https://bit.ly/9pc4tb
The August 2010 volume of Nawai Afghan Jihad Magazine released
August 2010 Nawai Afghan Jihad Magazine
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New statement from Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): "Clarification and reply to allegations and the lies of France"
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb- Clarification and reply to allegations and the lies of France
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan: "Why Not The Other NATO Countries Follow Suit?"
NOTE: This message is from the Afghan Ṭālibān and unedited below.
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Sha’ban 22, 1431 A.H, Wednesday, August 04, 2010
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
It is determined that Holland’s forces of nearly 2000 troops will be withdrawn by the earlier this month. This move practically put an end to its invasion of Afghanistan.
The Dutch refused the endeavors and insistence of the US to extend its troops stay till 2012, asserting that it is no longer willing to stay further and continue its soldiers being killed on the ground in Afghanistan. The US’ urge to persuade the Holland to continue its troops’ military presence in Uruzgan province at least for another two months bore no fruit as the Dutch remained inflexible to pull its forces out of Afghanistan as scheduled.
On the other hand, the public of the Netherlands and its diplomats are comfortable and express their joys and solidarity over the decision of troops’ pullout from Afghanistan and consider it a rational motive to avoid the collapse of their own country.
Huffington post, a well-known Dutch press quoted some analysts, as saying that several of the NATO countries intend to take up the Dutch slack and bring their mission in Afghanistan to an end so as to avoid the wasted lives of their soldiers on the ground.
The post reported Gen Van Uhm, commander of the Dutch forces in Uruzgan, as saying in spite of the fact that the Dutch forces had a tough four-year long mission full of risks in such a dangerous place as Uruzgan and he had lost his 23-year old son in clashes with Taliban, yet he is happy to make a timely return for his home country.
With the US bankrupting itself in the war and bringing its empire to the verge of collapse, the Dutch troops’ withdrawal is, undoubtedly, a devastating blow to it which leaves military and financial gab on the ground whose burden may be covered by the US itself.
Furthermore, the withdrawal of the Dutch forces from Afghanistan could possibly provide grounds for Germany to prove its claim to follow suit.
Under circumstances, that is understandable that Germany’s stand to follow suit may create a strong inclination in other partnering countries to accelerate their troops’ withdrawal process as the US’ important allies such as Canada, Australia and Britain view the war in Afghanistan with disappointment, mistrust and the fact remains that the war is a unbearable burden on their shoulders which will get them nowhere.
Every observer would say the US government and military lied to their teeth in order to cover up the failure of their policies and their war crimes in Afghanistan and to irrationally justify Afghan war, while it is a common knowledge that the Afghan nation has a brighter history of good relations worldwide as long as the war is not imposed on them.
In the end, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan view the Dutch forces’ pullout as a genuine effort to meet the wants and demands of both Afghan and Dutch nations and a move in better interests of both countries, asking the allied countries which have invaded Afghanistan in collaboration with the US invading forces to take up the Dutch slack and respect the moral, social and religious values of Afghan war-stricken nation and do the job of leaving Afghanistan, the earlier the better, since it is advisable to do something earlier than what has to be done later with dire consequences. Moreover, they are to stop rubber stamping and following the US blindly who is no one else’s friend and well-wisher knowing none but its interests, and to avoid further wasted lives of their soldiers in Afghanistan.
It rational that the US forces should be left in Afghanistan alone to stew in their own juice and suffer the dire and dangerous consequences of their violation and invasion of another country.
The Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan