Sa’īd Allah — “Virtues of Ramaḍān”
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Over the past decade U.S. drone strikes have killed between 1,800 and 3,100 people in Pakistan, along with hundreds more in drone attacks in Yemen and Somalia, as a result of the United States’ efforts to combat al-Qaeda and its affiliates. The rise in strikes since the beginning of the Obama administration, and the growing stridency of questions surrounding the legal, moral, and practical efficacy of the program, have led to a lively debate among the commentariat. This debate is indeed important, but it is also crucial to understand how the drone program has affected the jihadis, and how jihadis have deployed the issue of drones in their propaganda. This is a necessary part of gaining a wider understanding of whether the program is a worthwhile endeavor.
Surprisingly, one does not see much discussion of drones by al-Qaeda Central (AQC), or by the Taliban (though it is possible that individuals in these groups are talking more about this in face-to-face encounters than online). Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), on the other hand, has exploited the drone issue extensively in the newsletter put out by their front group, Ansar al-Shari’ah (AS). As a result, question of whether drones are drawing more individuals into the arms of AQAP has been raised frequently in the past year.
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Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq — “Not to the Crowned Heads, But to God Alone Does this Earth Belong! On the Election of the New Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Current Political Crisis” (En)
Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq — “Not to the Crowned Heads, But to God Alone Does this Earth Belong! On the Election of the New Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Current Political Crisis” (Ur)
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Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq — “Another Sacrifice at the Altar of ‘National Interest’ and ‘National Security’- On the Reopening of Supplies for American and NATO Forces” (En)
Ustāẓ Aḥmad Fārūq — “Another Sacrifice at the Altar of ‘National Interest’ and ‘National Security’- On the Reopening of Supplies for American and NATO Forces” (Ur)
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