Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Shaykh Mukhtar Abū al-Zubayr — “Regarding the Second London Conference and the Situation of the Somali Government” (En)
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NOTE: For previous lessons in this series see:
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abū Sa’d al ‘Āmilī — “Lessons Through Education On The Best Biography of the Land- Stances on al-’Isrā’ wa-l-Mi‘rāj and Bayat Terms of the First Obstacle #13″
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NOTE: For previous issues see: #2 and #1.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Balāgh Magazine #3
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NOTE: For earlier biographies in this series see: #7, #6, #5, #4, #3, #2 and #1.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Biography of the Martyred Figures in East Africa #8- Ṣāliḥ al-Nabhānī (Abū Yūsuf)
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NOTE: For prior parts in the Hizballah Cavalcade series you can view an archive of it all here.
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By Phillip Smyth
Reports of Iraqi Shia involvement in the Syrian Civil War surged from January-May, 2013.[1] In March, the first photos and bios of Iraqi Shia killed during the fighting were released. Many of these announcements, photos of those killed, and other information received much broader coverage after it was spread on forums and Facebook pages. Thus far, the only two Iraqi groups to have announced they have lost members have been Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (League of the Righteous) and Kata’ib Hizballah (Hizballah Brigades).
It should be mentioned that Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq has not announced on its official webpage that it has had any “Martyrs” in recent months. Nevertheless, the group has set-up funeral processions for its dead in major Iraqi cities. In sharp contrast to Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq’s lacking web announcements; Kata’ib Hizballah updates its webpage regularly and in a more detailed fashion, regarding the fate of its members who have been killed and their funerals. Both Kata’ib Hizballah and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, like their Lebanese counterpart, Hizballah, do not mention where these fighters were killed. Regardless, on most forums and Facebook pages, those who post comments are generally aware that the two groups are actively involved in fighting in Syria.
Name: Sa’ad Abed al-Qadr Abu Shamia’
Affiliated With: Kata’ib Hizballah
Death Announced: March 17, 2013
Name: Ahmed Mahdi al-Shuweili (A.K.A. Qassim Abu Mahdi)
Affiliated With: Kata’ib Hizballah
Death Announced: March 15, 2013
Name: Arfad Muhsein Al-Hamidawi (A.K.A. Abu Karar)
Affiliated With: Kata’ib Hizballah
Death Announced: April 2, 2013
Name: Karar Abed al-Amir Fatlawi Abu Assad (A.K.A. Karar Fatlawi and Karar Abed al-Amir Aziz Abu Assad)
Affiliated With: Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Liwa’a Abu Fadl al-Abbas
Death Announced: Early April, 2013.
Facebook Page: https://ar-ar.facebook.com/pages/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88-%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%AF/472898662780073
Note: Karar has one of the best developed narratives of any of the Iraqis killed. His story comes complete with numerous photos, a Facebook page, and supposed videos of him engaged in fighting. It is also important to note that he is the only one to have significant acceptance from supporters that he was a part of both Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and the Syria-based (members mainly come from Iraq and Lebanon) Liwa’a Abu Fadl al-Abbas.
[1] One example: Mariam Karouny, “Shi’ite fighters rally to defend Damascus shrine”, Reuters, March 3, 2013, https://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/03/us-syria-crisis-shiites-idUSBRE92202X20130303.
[2] Elizabeth O’Bagy and Stephen Wicken , “Fact Sheet: Ali Musa Daqduq”, Institute For the Study of War, May 14, 2012, https://www.understandingwar.org/reference/fact-sheet-ali-mussa-daqduq. See also: Thomas Strouse, “Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Intricate Web of Iranian Military Involvement in Iraq”, Jamestown Foundation, Terrorism Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 9, March 4, 2010, https://www.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=36109.
[3] [Absolute] Wilayat al-Faqih (also known by in Persian as “Velayat-e-Faqih) is an ideological concept first drawn up by Iran’s late Supreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Khomeini. Khomeini posited that only learned clerics could rule over society and make political decisions. This was an extremely radical departure from the more traditional schools of Shi’ism. As a result, those currently following this ideology are religiously bound to follow the rulings of the Wali al-Faqih, who is currently Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. See also: Sam Wyer, The Resurgence of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, Institute for the Study of War, Middle East Security Report 7,December, 2012, https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/ResurgenceofAAH.pdf.
Three years ago, in May 2010, Jihadology.net was established to provide easy access to primary source materials from Sunni global jihadi groups affiliated or sympathetic to al-Qaeda’s worldview. I never would have imagined how large this site would become and want to thank everyone for that support and I hope it has been a useful resource. That being said, one of the largest conflicts embroiling the greater Middle East is the current civil war in Syria. As a consequence of the sectarianization of the war, non-state Shia jihadi groups aligned with the Iranian regime and Hizballah have joined the fight on the side of the Assad regime. It is important to note, that while both AQ-sympathetic and Iranian/Hizballah-sympathetic are ‘jihadi’ in nature, this site is not conflating these two separate movements and strands of thought. Due to the dearth of information on Shia jihadi organizations, Jihadology hopes to fill the same type of gap it did when covering the study of AQ-type groups. For more on this new project (which will take a slightly different approach to what I have done as it relates to Sunni global jihadis), see the introduction to it below from Phillip Smyth.
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What is Hizballah Cavalcade?
The new and improved Hizballah Cavalcade has now moved to its new home and will present new information here at Jihadology. Beginning as a humble Twitter hashtag (#HizballahCavalcade) by Phillip Smyth, Hizballah Cavalcade initially sought to post photos of Lebanese Hizballah members killed in Syria and their funerals.
Hizballah Cavalcade will now also focus on (but is not limited to) organizations such as: Lebanon’s Hizballah and Harakat Amal (Amal Movement); Iraq’s Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq’s (League of the Righteous), Kata’ib Hizballah (Hizballah Brigades), and Liwa’a al-Yum al-Mawud (Promised Day Brigades); and Syria’s new Liwa’a Abu Fadhl al-Abbas (The Abu Fadl al-Abbas Brigade).
By utilizing data found on sympathetic Facebook pages, YouTube accounts, and on forums, the new Hizballah Cavalcade will attempt to display available photos of all funerals and martyrdom posters belonging to Shia groups which are fighting in Syria. In addition, funeral, combat, and even music videos belonging to these groups pertaining to the fighting in Syria will also be posted.
About the Author:
Phillip Smyth is currently a researcher focusing on Hizballah for University of Maryland’s Institute for Advanced Computer Studies’ Lab for Computational Cultural Dynamics.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan – Statement No. 9
Clarification statement from the official spokesperson of the Taliban movement regarding current events in Pakistan
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Universe, and may prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, his companions and his allies. Thereafter:
The so-called general elections will be held under the framework of a secular democratic system on the 11th of May, 2013, in a country that came into existence under the banner of the Islamic creed, and which totally contradicts secularism because the Islamic laws and values are laid down by Allah, but the secular creed was laid down by Rousseau, Kant, and Bantham.
And we can never favor people over our Lord of glory and goodness, and a person cannot be secular and a Muslim at the same time, as those are two different creeds.
And the first reason for targeting the political parties by the Tehrik-i-Taliban is their secular creed, but the primary and most important reason is that these parties are primarily responsible for burning the tribal areas and Sawat and Khyber and Pakhtunkhwa, and making millions of people destitute, and forcing the migration of the Pashtun people from their area, and destroying mosques, and military operations, and the blood game that has been going on for years.
Now they face the punishments for their sins, for Tehrik-i-Taliban will always continue to avenge the unjustly treated, Allah willing.
Allah is the Greatest
Ihsanullah Ihsan
Spokesman
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
{But honour belongs to Allah and His Messenger, and to the Believers; but the Hypocrites know not.}
The Official Foundation for Production and Distribution
Umar Media
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan
Friday 30 Jumada al-Thani, 1434 A.H
10/05/2013
Source: (Echo of Jihad Center for Media)
The Global Islamic Media Front
Observing Mujahideen News and Inspiring the Believers
المصدر : (مركز صدى الجهاد للإعلام)
الجبهة الإعلامية الإسلامية العالمية
رَصدٌ لأَخبَار المُجاهِدين وَ تَحريضٌ للمُؤمِنين
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NOTE: To view earlier releases in this series, see: #6, #5, #4, #3, #2, and #1. The title of Ḥizb al-Islāmī al-Turkistānī’s video is in reference to the following Ḥadīth from Kitāb al-Jihād (2480) in Sunan Abū Dāwūd: “Narrated by Abū Umāmah: A man said: Apostle of God, allow tourism for me. The Muslim Prophet said: The tourism of my people is striving in the path of God, the Exalted.”
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NOTE: For previous parts in this series see: #2 and #1.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: al-Mu’taṣim Bi Allah Mujāhid — “Arrests in the Face of War #3- The Detention and Interrogation Stage- Instructions For Dealing With the Investigator and the Investigation”
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