NOTE: This article is from Issue 13 of al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s magazine Ṣadā al-Malāḥim, which was originally published in May 2010.
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Editorial Staff — Sada al-Malahem, Issue 13 – Too many Conferences facing the Believers
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UPDATE:
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NOTE: Yesterday, al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula posted a hit list, which has fifty-five names on it to the doors of residents in Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan Governorate. The list named thirty-one state security officers, fifteen members of the judiciary police and nine members of military intelligence.
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AQAP’s Southern Yemen Hitlist
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UPDATE 2: The Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum has translated al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s statement “Defending the Muslims in Lawdar”:
Praise be to Allah, who said: “Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily, Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude” [Al-Hajj: 38]. Prayers and peace upon the one who was sent with the sword and mercy to the people who know. He said: “The Muslim should be a brother to the Muslim. He shouldn’t oppress him or turn him over. Whoever needs his brother; Allah is behind that need. Whoever relieves a Muslim in distress; Allah will relieve him of the distress of Judgment Day.” Prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, his family and upon his Companions.
On Thursday, the ninth of the blessed month of Ramadan 1431 H (corresponding to August 19th 2010), soldiers of the apostate force belonging to the brigade located in northeast Lodar in Abyan Province, attacked peaceful Muslims in the Lodar Market. This occurred after a conflict between some of the soldiers and some residents of the city. This brutal military force terrorized the Muslims and indiscriminately opened fire on them with heavy weapons. The Mujahideen confronted them, and the results of the first day were four soldiers killed, destruction and burning of a set of military equipment and the neutralization of two military patrols. They also plundered a number of automatic weapons. This occurred before Iftar.
The army indiscriminately bombed the city marketplace and its homes, which resulted in two Muslims being killed and two others being wounded.
The next day, Friday afternoon, a military force belonging to Central Security entered Lodar to subdue the Muslims there, and the Mujahideen opposed them. A military armored vehicle was burned and destroyed with soldiers inside it, a set of military equipment was burned and a number of automatic weapons were captured, as a well as a 12.7 mm Dushka. Sixteen Central Security soldiers were killed. They launched a criminal campaign to indiscriminately bomb the city, and the bombing lasted for about an hour.
Military reinforcements arrived on the third day and focused on the entry to Lodar. The Mujahideen, with the help of Allah, attacked them at 3:00 in the morning. The results of the battle included the destruction of a number of vehicles and tanks. More than 30 of the tyrant’s soldiers were killed and dozens were injured. The Mujahideen safely returned to their bases.
We confirm that the Yemeni government is lying when it claims that it has control of Lodar. This is their habit after every one of their defeats. We also proclaim good news to our Muslim Ummah that its Mujahid vanguard in Lodar, Abyan remains gloriously powerful, thanks to the Exulted Allah. Not even one Mujahid was killed or captured as of the writing of this statement. No brother has received even the slightest wound.
{“And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs;
But most among mankind know it not”}
Pray for your brothers the Mujahideen
Your Brothers in
Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
Thursday, 16 Ramadan 1431 H (Corresponding to August 26th 2010)
Source: Al-Fajr Media Center
UPDATE: Flashpoint Partners released an English translation of al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s statement “Eradicating Malice” Here is a brief abstract of the transcript and below it is the entire translation:
On September 6, 2010, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a statement claiming responsibility for waging “a series of operations…against the soldiers of apostasy,” in Abyan, Yemen. The attacks resulted in 24 casualties, a number of injuries, and the seizure of automatic weapons, as well as the destruction of vehicles and a military post.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula- Statement on Operation “Eradicating Malice”
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Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula- Operations within the Eliminating evil campaign
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Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula- Statement regarding the assassination of the deputy director of the secret service in Marib
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Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula- Defending the Muslims in Lawdar
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UPDATE: A transcript of the video has been released:
Transcript of AQI Battle of the Prisoner 2
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NOTE: For more background, IbnSiqilli tweeted the following messages two days ago about the upcoming release:
New video will be Al-Furqan’s 1st video since the mid-April killings of the former ISI leaders, Abu ‘Umar al-Baghdadi & Abu Hamza al-Muhajir
The video will document the Islamic State of Iraq’s October 25 attack on Iraq gov’t buildings & ministries in Baghdad:https://bit.ly/cpwnIc
The multiple October 25, 2009 attacks were the second “wave” in the Islamic State of Iraq’s “Ghazwat al-Asir”, “Expedition of the Prisoner”
Al-Furqan Media released a video in late March documenting the 1st wave of “Expedition” attacks Aug. 19, 2009:https://bit.ly/ahcgnw (YouT)
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NOTE: For more on the car bomb attacks in Mauritania see the Moor Next Doors round-up and analysis (here and here).
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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb- Martyrdom operation against the puppets of France in Mauritania
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Here are the key points from the News Yemen article:
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has distributed a proclamation in Zinjibar city of Abyan province under the name of “Mujahideen in the Arabian Peninsula,” denying “allegations” of the security authorities that they have arrested 10 al-Qaeda fighters in Lawder, according to News Yemen correspondent in Abyan.
The statement, which was distributed for some mosques, markets and shops in the city, denied press reports that seven members of al-Qaeda were killed and others surrendered to the security authorities in Abyan.
The statement described reports as “media campaign to deform the reputation of al-Qaeda amongst people,” confirming that al-Qaeda still controls the situation in Lawder and mujahideen remain strong,” according to the correspondent of News Yemen in Zinjibar.
The statement called upon what he called their fellow Muslims not to get information from the official media and to get it from “truthful brothers and Mujahideen’s websites on the internet like Al-Fajr Media Center and the network of supporters of the Mujahideen and the Fallujah blog and others.”
The proclamation said that the state of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, it labeled him as “black Ansi”, has launched military and media campaigns against Mujahideen with assistance of U.S. spy planes, asserting that Mujahideen will continue jihad against the “enemies of the religion.”
NOTE: The below statement is a claim of responsibility from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb for the car bomb, which went off in Nema, Mauritania last week. For more on the car bomb read The Moor Next Door’s summary and analysis of the attack. Here are some key excerpts of the below statement in English via the African Press Agency:
[A] resounding response to the death of six of our militants, killed during an operation jointly carried out by Mauritania and France.
One of the lions of Islam, a grand-child of Youssef Ibn Tacheffine [one of the top leaders of the Almoravides, who defeated King Alfonso II of Spain on November 2, 1086 in the battle of Zallagha] had smashed his car, loaded with explosives into a military fortress, to kill soldiers of the apostasy, and for those who would escape, to live the rest of their lives in the terror of what happened to them during that holy night.
HT: @tweetsintheme (Andrew Lebovich)
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رسالة إلى الرئيس الموريتاني اللئيم… (ذُق إنّك أنتَ العزيزُ الكريم) بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وصل اللهم وسلم على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين لم يفق لئيم موريتانيا ربيب الخيانة من غدرته حتى جاءه الرد مزلزلا من أحفاد يوسف بن تاشفين حين انطلق أحد أسود الإسلام بسيارة تحمل الموت إلى جنود الردة في حصونهم وتقتلع أرواحهم من وراء أسوارهم وتخلع قلوب الناجين منهم فيحيوا ما بقي من أيامهم مهوسين بما عاشوا في تلك الليلة المباركة التي أرسل فيها المجاهدون رسالة إلى حكومة الردة في موريتانيا مفادها إن دماء أبطالنا لا تذهب هدرا وألا ملجأ لكم ولامنجى من سيفنا البتار إلا بالتوبة إلى الله ومفارقة الكفار الصائلين على الديار بجيوشهم وقواعدهم وجواسيسهم فإن أبيتم إلا مشاقة الله ورسوله واتباع غير سبيل المؤمنين فانتظروا منا القادم من غزوات تدع حليمكم حيرانا وتحيل حصونكم وبروجكم نارا ودخانا بإذن الله. أيها اللئيم ماذا جنيت من غدرتك غير شرارة الحرب التي أوقدتها في عرشك ولن تنطفئ بإذن الله قبل أن تلتهم جدثك وقد كنت قبلها في آخر أولويات المجاهدين لكنك لم تفهم رسالة المغيطي فكان لابد لك من رسالة أخرى وقد جاءتك من النعيمة لعلها تكون عليك نعمة فتردك إلى ربك ورشدك فإن أبيت فأعد نفسك وحكومتك لطوابير القتلى والجرحى فقد علمت أيها الغبي أننا ولغنا في دماء من هم أشد منك قوة وأعتى كفرا واسأل طواغيت الجزائر يأتوك بالخبر يوم كان المجاهدون ثلة يواجهون المرتدين وأحلافهم الإقليمية والعالمية فكيف بك اليوم وبجيشك الهش وحكومتك الرخوة في مواجهة إسلام زاحف بحمد الله زحفا قدمه راسخة في أرض العزة خراسان وأيديه تعلو الكفر في كل مكان وتمهد لخلافة على منهاج النبوة تقطع دابر كل خوان (إنها لاتعمى الأبصار ولكن تعمى القلوب التي في الصدور). أيها الخوان الجبان أما علمت أن عهد المذلة قد ولى وفجر الإسلام قد بان بفضل الله ثم بتضحيات أبطالنا المتعاهدين على ألا صلح مع الكفر حتى نقطع وريد آخر خوان مثلك ونضرب الجزية على رقاب من نصبوك وأمثالك حكاما في ديارنا من غير قرآن. أيها الجبان ناد على والي يهود على فرنسا ساركوزي لإنقاذك من ورطتك التي ورطك فيها ثم تركك لوحدك في مواجهة حملات فرساننا التي لن توقفها أحلافكم الإقليمية ولا مؤامراتكم العالمية حتى يعبد الله وحده لاشريك له فلا يحكم غيره في قليل ولاكثير وتلغى كل القوانين والدساتير المضاهية لشريعة الحكيم الخبير. أيها المرتد اللئيم المتباكي على عباد الصليب ويداه تقطر من دماء أهل التوحيد (ذق إنك أنت العزيز الكريم) واعلم أن شوطنا معك لا يزال في بدايته ولن نوقف عنك غاراتنا عليك وعلى جيشك الهزيل حتى ندرك نهايته المشروطة بنهايتك ونهاية كل لئيم امتدت يداه إلى المسلمين. وفي الأخير نذكر أهلنا في موريتانيا العلم والحكمة وما حولها من القبائل الأبية بالله سبحانه ونذكرهم بقوله تعالى: (يا أيها الذين ءامنوا اتقوا الله حق تقاته ولا تموتن إلا وأنتم مسلمون واعتصموا بحبل الله جميعا ولا تفرقوا) ونذكرهم بقوله تعالى: (لاتجد قوما يؤمنون بالله واليوم الآخر يوادون من حاد الله ورسوله ولو كانوا أباءهم أو أبناءهم أو عشيرتهم أولئك كتب في قلوبهم الإيمان وأيدهم بروح منه) فوجب علينا اليوم أكثر من أي وقت مضى الإعتصام بحبل الله المتين وموالاة أبنائنا المجاهدين المدافعين عن ديننا وديارنا وأعراضنا ومعاداة هؤلاء المرتدين عبيد وخدم الصليبيين ولوكانوا من أصلابنا فعن قريب يفصل بيننا (يوم لا ينفع مال ولا بنون إلا من أتى بقلب سليم). أهلنا أهل الغيرة والإيمان في موريتانيا المسلمة وما حولها : إنكم اليوم في موعد مع التاريخ فلوذوا بالإسلام وتحصنوا بالجهاد تنالون عز الدنيا وفلاح الآخرة بإذن الله ولكم في إخوانكم في أفغانستان والعراق والجزائر والجزيرة والصومال خير مثال فلا تخذلوهم بعدما لاحت بشائر النصر ولاح للإسلام فجر العز والفخر فالسلاح السلاح والجهاد الجهاد يا أحفاد الفاتحين, ومن شابه أباه فما ظلم.. (والله غالب على أمره ولكن أكثر الناس لايعلمون) والحمد لله رب العالمين.
