al-Malāḥim Media

Jihādī Primary Source Material Data Dump, December 23-January 2

Posted on January 3, 2011May 8, 2019 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: Below are all of the primary source materials that I did not post while on vacation. All materials are posted by date that they were first released to the various fora. I hope this is helpful to those who were also on vacation during this time period and did not get the opportunity to follow the fora activities.
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December 23:

‘Abdullah ‘Azzām Brigades — Statement Number 3 within the series- Identifying the Way of the Offenders
December 24:

al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula releases its Arabic language magazine Ṣadā al-Malāḥim Issue #14
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Ḥarakat al-al-Shabāb al-Mujāhīn releases an Arabic and English translation of their statement, which announced an alliance with Ḥizb al-Islām. See here for the original in Somali language.
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum in honor of its two year anniversary presents an English translation of As-Saḥāb’s Ramaḍān Sermons series #1 by Abū Zayd al-Kūwaytī “Ramaḍān Intensive Course”
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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan presents its list of martyrs for the year 1431 H. According to them, fifty-two individuals were killed.
December 25:

al-Furqān Media, which is affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq] has released “Risen Alive #3,” which is one of their many martyrology series’

December 26:

Kavkaz Jihād Blog translates into English a jihādī story titled “Fight in the Forest,” which was originally published by Hunafa.
December 28:
Ḥizb al-Islāmī al-Turkistānī [Turkestan Islamic Party] released its martyrology video series “Lovers of Paradise #5,″ which you can see below. For previous videos see #3 and #4.

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Dār al-Jabhah Publications and Distribution and the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) released “The Explosives Course” by Shaykh Abū Khabbab al-Miṣrī
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Ma’sadat al-Mujāhidīn — Claiming Responsibility for the Attack on the Israeli Train
December 29:

al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula releases its Arabic language magazine Ṣadā al-Malāḥim Issue #15
December 30:

Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum publishes an English translation of the Global Islamic Media Front’s release by Abū Qandahār al-Zarqāwī “The Blazing Light- In Inciting for Jihād”
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New article from member of the Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum titled “Refute the Unbelievers- Mujāhidīn Fighters, Mercenaries Without Boundaries?”
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Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī’s Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa’l-Jihād Sharī’ah Council published a new fatwā by Abū Hamām Bakr Bin ‘Abd al- ‘Azīz al-‘Atharī: “What is the Ruling on Congratulating Christians During New Years?”
December 31:

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan releases In Fight Magazine #24. For previous issues see: #23, #22; #21; and #20.
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Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī’s Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa’l-Jihād Sharī’ah Council published two new fatāwā:

January 1:

Statement from Ḥarakat al-al-Shabāb al-Mujāhīn on Opening the Door of Communication with al-Katāi’b Media
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The January 2011 issue of Nawaī Afghān Jihād Magazine released
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Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī has released a new video sermon titled “Three Assets:”

January 2:

Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum has translated “The Last Will of the First Sister Who Attacked the Moscow Subway,” which was attack in March 2010.
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Abū Muḥammad Jibrīl of Sawt al-Jihād in Nusantara wrote a new article titled “De-Radicalization, The Effort To Extinguish The Light Of Shari’a And Jihad In Indonesia”

New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "Glad tidings for the believers within the series of Operations of Defense for the People of the Sunnah"

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: Earlier in the week, AQAP released a statement claiming responsibility for the two attacks against the Ḥūthīs. This second one identifies the two individuals involved in the attacks. The attack on ‘Īd al-Ghadīr was conducted by Abū ‘A’ishah al-San’ānī al-Hāshimī while the second attack on Badr ad-Dīn al-Ḥūthī’s funeral procession was conducted by Abū ‘Abdullah al-San’ānī. AQAP claims that during the first attack they killed Badr ad-Dīn al-Ḥūthī.
I’m not sure what to think about AQAP coming out with two statements about this and not having this information all in the first statement. Was AQAP’s senior leadership unaware of the attack until after the fact? At the same time, it’s hard to believe that they wouldn’t have authorized such an attack especially since it’s the first time AQAP has attacked the Ḥūthī’s. I’ll defer to Gregory Johnsen on this one and see what he says once he blogs about it.
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al-Qā’ida in the Arabian Peninsula — Glad tidings for the believers within the series of Operations of Defense for the People of the Sunnah
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s al-Malāḥim Media presents: “Martyrs of the Arabian Peninsula #3 – Abū Khaythmah al-Ḥaḍramī (Nāṣir 'Awḍ Nāṣir Farraj al-Kindī)”

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE: Here is an English translation of the Arabic version below:
al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula- “Martyrs of the Arabian Peninsula #3 – Abū Khīthmah al-Ḥaḍramī (Nāṣir ‘Awḍ Nāṣir Farraj al-Kindī)” (English)
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NOTE: Here is the first (English and Arabic) and second editions in this martyrology series. The biography of the below individual was responsible for the October 2002 attack on the French supertanker Limburg.
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Click the following link for a safe Pdf copy: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula- “Martyrs of the Arabian Peninsula #3 – Abū Khīthmah al-Ḥaḍramī (Nāṣir ‘Awḍ Nāṣir Farraj al-Kindī)”
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents 'Īd Gift #2: “English Translation of the al-Malāḥim Media release ‘By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 1]’”

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: al-Malāḥim is the media outlet for al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula. Below is an English transcription/translation of the video release “By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 1].” This video was originally distributed on June 26, 2009. The video highlighted two suicide bombers — ‘Abd al-Raḥman bin Mahdī (Abū ’Ubaydah bin al-Jarrāḥ) & Khāled al-Ṣan’aānī – prior to their attack against South Korean tourists and their guide in Shibam in Yemen’s southern Hadramut province.
The second part of this video was released in early October this year. It features ‘Abdullah Haṣan al-’Asīrī, who attempted, but failed to kill Saudi Arabian prince Nayef in August 2009, who is in charge of the de-radicalization of jihadists. Also, in the second part, Qāsim al-Raymī, a deputy commander in AQAP, threatened another attempt on Nayef’s life: “I advise you to check before going to bed that there’s no suicide bomber or bomb in the room.”
Earlier in the week, Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum released their first ‘Īd gift, which was an English translation of the al-Emara release “The Cry of Takbīr.” During ‘Īd al-Fiṭr, Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum released two gift translations too.
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents ‘Īd Gift #2- “English Translation of the al-Malāḥim Media release ‘By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 1]’”
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's al-Malāḥim Media presents: "Repelling the Transgressor"

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: As other analysts have already pointed out, the below video does not mention the parcel plot. Additionally, this video is for local consumption and is not aimed toward the international community. Lastly, there are not any top AQAP leaders shown in the video.
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum translates al-Malāḥim Media’s "Report of the Detention of the Deputy Director of Political Security in Ṣa'dah"

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula — “Report of the Detention of the Deputy Director of Political Security in Saada”
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum translates al-Malāḥim Media's "The Reality of the Rulers" by Shaykh Abū Zūbayr 'Adīl bin 'Abdullah al-Abāb

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE: al-Mūwaḥidīn Islamic Library translated Shaykh Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bin ‘Abdullah al-Abāb’s “The Reality of the Rulers” into Urdu. For a copy of it click here.

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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy of it in English: Shaykh Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bin ‘Abdullah al-Abāb — “The Reality of the Rulers”

al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's al-Malāḥim Media presents a new audio message from Shaykh Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bīn ‘Abdullah al-Abāb: "We Responded to the Sharī'ah of God, not the Laws of 'Alī Ṣāliḥ"

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: Shaykh Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bīn ‘Abdullah al-Abāb is believed to be a member of al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) shūrā council. In August, the Global Islamic Media Front released a translation of his lecture titled “Loyalty to the Believers.” The title of this new audio message is in reference to Yemen’s President ‘Alī ‘Abdullah Ṣāliḥ who AQAP as well as other global jihadists believe is not following or implementing the sharī’ah (Islamic law) of God. For more on Shaykh Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bīn ‘Abdullah al-Abāb see the various posts by Gregory D. Johnsen of Waq al-Waq on him.
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s al-Malāḥim Media presents a new audio message from Shaykh Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bīn ‘Abdullah al-Abāb: “We Responded to the Sharī’ah of God, not the Laws of ‘Alī Ṣāliḥ

al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's al-Malāḥim Media releases Inspire Magazine Issue #2

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3: Below is an Arabic translation of the second issue of Inspire Magazine via Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn Arabic Forum, which was released in English on October 11. It took two and a half months between the release of the first Inspire Magazine and it being published in Arabic. This time, it only took a month and a half. Not sure if it means anything, but thought it should be mentioned.

Click here: Inspire Magazine 2 (Arabic)
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UPDATE 2: Ribāṭ Media has translated Samīr Khān’s article “I am proud to be a traitor to America” into Urdu.
Click here: Samir Khan — I Am Proud to be a Traitor to America
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UPDATE: Check out the analysis of Inspire from the following individuals: Christopher Anzalone, Gregory D. Johnsen, Jarret Brachman, Aaron Weisburd, Thomas Hegghammer, Yassin Musharbash, Brian O’Neill, and J.M. Berger.
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NOTE: al-Malāḥim Media, al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) media outfit, released the second issue of the English language magazine called “Inspire,” which features an essay by Samīr Khān titled “I am proud to be a traitor to America” as well as a new article from Anwar al ‘Awlaqī titled “The New Mardin Declaration.” This for all intents and purposes confirms that Khān is behind the magazine, which many individuals believed when the first issue was released June 30. The first issue featured interviews with the amīr (leader) of AQAP Abū Basīr (Nāṣir al-Wūḥayshī) and Anwar al ‘Awlaqī. After the magazines success, it was translated into Arabic September 10. Unlike the first issue, there was no corruption in the file when the second one was released.
The release of a second magazine further illustrates the rising influence of Americans in al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula as well as their continued outreach to the English-language Muslim world. Further, it shows the diversity of content released by al-Malāḥim Media. In the past month for example, al-Malāḥim Media has released a new biography in their martyrs series, a new video (“By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 2]”) that highlighted ‘Abdullah Haṣan al-’Asīrī, who attempted, but failed to kill Saudi Arabian prince Muhammad bin Nayef in August 2009, who is in charge of the de-radicalization of jihadists, and an audio tribute by Shaykh Ibrāhīm bin Sulaymān al-Rubaysh for Zayyid al-Daghārī al-’Awlaqī. For more on al-Malāḥim Media, read Christopher Anzalone’s recent analysis of it in comparison to al-Qā’idah Central’s media outlet As-Saḥāb. When I get the chance to read Khān and ‘Awlaqī’s articles as well as anything else of interest, I will try and provide some analysis. For now, below is the second issue of Inspire Magazine.
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Click link to download a safe PDF version of the magazine: Inspire Magazine 2