UPDATE: An Arabic transcription of the below video has been released:
As-Saḥāb Media- “Knights of Khurāsān: Abū Ja’far al-Kūwaitī Martyrdom Operation against a Base in Marghā”
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NOTE: This video is part of the martyrology style of videos produced by jihadists. In it, Abū Ja’far al-Kūwaitī explains why he is conducting a suicide attack (or as they would call it a martyrdom operation). The video was produced in Arabic and Urdu. Producing videos or statements simultaneously in Arabic and Urdu has become a recent norm for al-Qā’idah Central’s media outlet As-Saḥāb (the clouds). There was some confusion over where the attack took place since Marghā sounds like Mārjah, which was the location of a large joint US/NATO operation earlier in the year. Additionally, the guys at Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum transliterated Marghā as Mārjah. In Arabic, though, Marghā is مرغا while Mārjah is مارجة and in the statement title in Arabic it explicitly says مرغا. Further, Marghā is in Paktika Province while Mārjah is in Helmand Province.
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Arabic:
Urdu:
New video from As-Saḥāb Media: "Knights of Khurāsān: Abū Ja'far al-Kūwaitī Martyrdom Operation against a Base in Marghā"
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