Category: Franchises

New statement from the Amīr of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ'ab 'Abd al-Wadūd ['Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl]: "In Support of the Intifāḍah of our People in Tunisia"

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UPDATE: Click here for an English language translation of the below message.
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NOTE: It should be noted that AQIM has nothing to do with the uprisings in Tunisia. They are trying to take advantage of the situation and attach themselves to the cause in a very cynical manner. One should therefore be weary of their reason for supporting this uprising.
For more background to the citizen uprising in Tunisia one should check out the following coverage, articles, and twitter accounts:
Brian Whitaker at al-Bab.
Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel (Unfortunately, they do not have a specific Tunisia tag so you might have to search around a bit).
al-Jazeera maps the protests.
Global Voices coverage.
Kal at the Moor Next Door: Here and here.
Follow on Twitter: Nawaat, Weddady, jilliancyork, themoornextdoor, and ibnkafka among others. As well as the hashtag #sidibouzid
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Statement from the Amīr of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd [‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl]- “In Support of the Intifada of our People in Tunisia”
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Jabār al-Fayfī’s, former member of AQAP, most recent confessions: "Return of the Consciousness 3"

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NOTE: Jabār al-Fayfī has been lauded for helping tip the Saudis off to the planned parcel plot late last year. I disagree with this assessment since the dates he left Yemen and when the actual plot occurred there was too much lag time where AQAP could have altered there plans. Gregory Johnsen is skeptical of his involvement in breaking up this plot too, who briefly wrote about this most recent confession from al-Fayfī.
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Jihādī Primary Source Material Data Dump, December 23-January 2

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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 announcement from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: "To the Leaders of the Communities, Organizations, and Christian Churches in Iraq"

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NOTE: The below letter was sent to Iraqi Christian leaders to warn against their continued injustices. It also reiterated its warning against the Egyptian Church, which they discussed earlier in these two messages at the end of October and beginning of November.
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Announcement from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: “To the Leaders of the Communities, Organizations and Christian Churches in Iraq”
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s al-Malāḥim Media presents: “Martyrs of the Arabian Peninsula #4 – Abū Hammām al-Qaḥṭānī (Nāyīf bin Muḥammad bin Sa'īd al-Kūdurī al-Qaḥṭānī)”

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UPDATE 1/13 7:56 AM: Click here for an English language translation of the fourth story in AQAP’s martyrology series.
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NOTE: Here is the first (English and Arabic), second (English and Arabic), and third (English and Arabic) editions in this martyrology series. Abū Hammām al-Qaḥṭānī helped found AQAP’s media outlet al-Malāḥim Media and their magazine Ṣadā al-Malāḥim (Echo of the Epics). al-Qaḥṭānī is believed to have died either in a shootout with Saudi forces or in a bomb accident this past April.
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s al-Malāḥim Media presents- “Martyrs of the Arabian Peninsula #4 – Abū Hammām al-Qaḥṭānī”
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Audio Message from the Bomber in Sweden

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UPDATE 5: Here is the full audio message:

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UPDATE 4: Click here for the statement from the Islamic State of Iraq (al-Qā’idah in Iraq) in 2007 calling for attacks on Sweden. Key quotes:

We know how best to force you to back down… If you do not apologize, then your industrial giants will be attacked.
Companies such as Ericsson, Scandia, Volvo, Ikea, Electrolux… will be legitimate targets. You have been warned.

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UPDATE 3: Here is a copy of Taimor’s profile on the dating site Muslima (click the picture to see a larger version of it):

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UPDATE 2: Here is an excellent overview of Taimour from my colleague Florian Flade.
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UPDATE: The Swedish bombers name has been released. His name is Taimour Abdulwahab (28), who lived in Tranås (Jönköping county). He had a Facebook profile here. And there is already a group memorializing him on Facebook here. Below are some pictures of the bomber:

Also, here are some more updated stories:
https://islamineurope.blogspot.com/2010/12/sweden-clues-to-suicide-bombers.html
https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101212/ap_on_re_eu/eu_sweden_terror
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/13/world/europe/13sweden.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=print
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HT to Lars Akerhaug for the translation below and excellent updates on Twitter. You can follow him here. For more on the attack here are some preliminary stories:
https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2010/12/11/general-eu-sweden-explosions_8197754.html
https://www.dn.se/sthlm/bil-exploderade-i-centrala-stockholm-1.1225750
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8265103.ab
https://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/man-sprangde-sig-sjalv-i-stockholm_5802915.svd
https://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=6412
https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/1211/sweden.html
https://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,734166,00.html
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article8266091.ab
https://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/11/sweden.explosion/index.html?eref=rss_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/cnn_topstories+(RSS:+Top+Stories)
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/world/europe/12sweden.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print
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Now your children, daughters and sisters will die, just like our brothers, sisters, and children.
Our actions will speak louder than words. As long as you don’t stop your war against Islam, mocking the Prophet, and your stupid support for the Pig Vilks.
Now it’s time to strike, don’t wait any longer. Come forward with whatever you’ve got, even if it’s only a knife. I know you’ve got more coming up.
Don’t fear anybody, don’t fear anyone.
Apologies to my family: I never went to the Middle East for work or to make money. I went for jihad.

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"

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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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New statement from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: "Regarding the Recent Lies of the Green Zone Government"

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NOTE: This new statement from the Islamic State in Iraq is in response to the recent news reports that the Iraqi government has arrested 39 members of AQI. The ISI disputes this claim and suggests it is false and that the Iraqi government is trying to patch up the failings and setbacks they have had against the ISI.
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{وَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّهُمْ عَلَى شَيْءٍ أَلا إِنَّهُمْ هُمُ الْكَاذِبُونَ}[المجادلة: من الآية18]. 
الحمد لله ربّ العالمين، والصلاة والسلام على نبيّنا محمّد، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين… وبعد:
زعم إعلامُ السّفهاء لحكومة المنطقة الخضراء قبل أيّام، إلقاء القبض على من وصفتهم بأنّهم “أخطر خليّة إرهابيّة في بغداد”، وكعادتهم في التّرقيع لفشل أجهزتهم الأمنيّة الخائبة وتلميع صورتها بعد النّكسات المستمرّة التي لحقت بها، خلعت على هؤلاء ألقاباً ومسمّياتٍ، ثمّ جعلتهم المسئولين عن أغلب العمليّات التي أحالت خططهم الأمنيّة في بغداد هشيماً تذروه رياح كتائب التّوحيد.
ونحنُ إذ نُعلن أنّ هذا الخبر عارٍ عن الصّحة تماماً، فإنّنا ندعو هؤلاء السّفهاء لأن يحترموا عقول النّاس، خاصّة بعد إعلانهم المتكرّر عن أسرِ المسئولين عن تلك العمليّات، وإن كان عشرةٌ من “الإرهابيّين” أو دون ذلك –كما زعموا- استطاعوا أن يزلزلوا الأرض تحت أقدامهم في بغداد، فكيف بالعشرات من أمثال هؤلاء، أو المئات؟ فكيف إن كانوا ألوفاً؟، وصدق إمام المُجاهدين صلّى الله عليه وسلّم القائل: (نُصرْت بالرّعبِ؛ فيرعبُ منّي العدوّ عنْ مسيرةِ شهر).

والله أكبر
{وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لا يَعْلَمُونَ}
وزارة الإعلام / دولةُ العِراق الإسلاميّة
المصدر: (مركز الفجر للإعلام)

New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb: "Response on the Recent Lies for Mauritania's Client [France]"

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UPDATE: The following is an English translation of the below statement in Arabic via Flashpoint Partner.
Click here for a safe Pdf copy: Statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb- “Response on the Recent Lies for Mauritania’s Client [France]” (English)
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NOTE: AQIM blasts Mauritania for taking a deal with the “devil” [France] and they are following in the footsteps of Algeria by fighting the mujāhidīn. AQIM does not believe Mauritania’s claim that on two occasions in the past month, a group of six and then twenty-eight men surrendered as former AQIM fighters. AQIM asks Mauritania to release their identities. These actions according to AQIM shows France’s true colors as dirty liars who are trying to stop the mujāhidīn tide. AQIM calls on the journalists of Mauritania not to get swept up in these hypocrisies and lies. AQIM continues by stating Mauritania’s [and France’s] actions are futile and that it will not weaken the mujāhidīn on the front lines. They conclude by calling out the President of Mauritania who they describe as a “tyrant” and a client of France. They previously wrote a letter to him in late August, which you can see here.
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Click here for a safe Pdf copy in Arabic: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb — Response on the Recent Lies of Mauritania’s Clients
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