Category: al-Qā’idah

al-Furqān Media presents a new video message from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: "Risen Alive #4"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3/22 1:58 PM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below video message:
al-Furqān Media presents a new video message from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]- “Risen Alive #4” (Ar)
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NOTE: The third edition of this martyrology series was released on December 25, 2010, which you can watch here.
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As-Saḥāb Media presents a new video message from 'Aṭīyyatullah Abū 'Abd ar-Raḥman: "Tribute To Our People in Libya"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3/20 10:41 AM: Click here for an English translation of the below audio/video message.
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NOTE: It appears that al-Qā’idah is trying to personalize ‘Aṭīyyatullah’s message by releasing this statement with his actual name Shaykh Jamāl Ibrāhīm Ishtīwī al-Miṣrāti showing that he is from Miṣrātah a city in northwest Libya. Miṣrātah is the third largest city in Libya and is currently being occupied by the Libyan regime.
Earlier this week, ‘Aṭīyyatullah also came out with a video titled “Maximizing the Sanctity of Muslim Blood.” And three weeks ago, ‘Aṭīyyatullah also released a booklet titled “The Popular Revolution and the Fall of the Corrupt Arab System.” Here are some other recent al-Qā’idah releases related to Libya:

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al-Andalus Media presents a new video message from Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd (‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl) the Amīr of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb: "Support for the Free, Descendants of ‘Umar al-Mukhtār"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3/21 8:40 AM: Click here for an English translation of the below audio/video message.
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UPDATE 3/18 1:38 PM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below audio/video message:
Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd — “Support for the Free, Descendants of ‘Umar al-Mukhtār”
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NOTE: Last time we heard from AQIM they also invoked the name of Libyan national hero ‘Umar al-Mukhtār, which you can read here.
‘Umar al-Mukhtār is an important figure in Libyan history. He was a teacher of the Qur’ān by profession. Additionally, he was skilled in the strategies and tactics of desert warfare. As a result, he was a leading figure and led the Libyan resistance against the Italian fascists — who invaded Libya — from 1912 until his death when the Italians hung him in 1931. His heroic efforts were later depicted in the 1981 film The Lion of the Desert. The film was banned in Italy in 1982 and was not shown on Italian TV until 2009.
There is still no known evidence of AQIM being involved with the Libyan rebel movement.
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Video of Muḥammad aẓ-Ẓawāhirī being released from Egyptian Prison

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3/18 11:53 AM: Here are two more videos that were released:


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NOTE: Muḥammad aẓ-Ẓawāhirī is Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī’s younger brother. In 1981 Muḥammad was indicted in absentia for the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar as-Sādāt after Ayman implicated him in recruiting members to Tanẓīm al-Jihād while living in Saudi Arabia.  He was found not guilty. He then lived in Yemen and then moved to Sudan in the 1990s to meet up with his brother and the al-Jihād organization. Following the expulsion of jihādīs in 1996, Muḥammad returned with his family to Yemen. He worked as an engineer contractor and traveled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) frequently for work. He was once again brought up on charges in absentia, this time in connection with the Returnees from Albania trial and he was convicted. As a result, he was arrested in the UAE in March or April 1999 and renditioned to Egypt. He was sentenced to death, but since then he has been held at the infamous Tora prison run by the Egyptian security services. Two years later, he is now free. Should be interesting to see what he says and does next as well as if Ayman releases a new audio message about it.
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al-Fajr Media releases a new book from Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī: "March to Victory"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: After not hearing from Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī since December, the below book is his second release of content since last week: As-Saḥāb Media presented a video message from Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī: “To Our People in Libya.” The previous book al-Lībī released was this past June, which was also distributed by al-Fajr Media and titled “Jihād & the Battle of Uncertainty.”
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Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī — “March to Victory”

al-Qādisīyyah Media Productions releases an Urdu translation of Usāmah Bin Lāden's 1996 "Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places"

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NOTE: Click here for an English copy of UBL’s 1996 statement.
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Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Usāmah Bin Lāden’s 1996 “Declaration of War against the Americans Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places” (Urdu)

As-Saḥāb Media releases a new video message from 'Aṭīyyatullah Abū 'Abd ar-Raḥman: "Maximizing the Sanctity of Muslim Blood"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 4/6 8:38 AM: Here is a Russian translation of the below video message:


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UPDATE 4/3 7:07 PM: Here is a French translation of the below video message:

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UPDATE 3/18 2:03 PM: The Global Islamic Media Front has translated the below video message into English:
Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: ‘Aṭīyyatullah Abū ‘Abd ar-Raḥman — “Maximizing the Sanctity of Muslim Blood (En)”
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UPDATE 3/14 4:13 PM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below video message:
Click the following link for a safe PDf copy: ‘Aṭīyyatullah Abū ‘Abd ar-Raḥman — “Maximizing the Sanctity of Muslim Blood” (Ar)
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NOTE: About three weeks ago, ‘Aṭīyyatullah Abū ‘Abd ar-Raḥman also released a booklet titled “The Popular Revolution and the Fall of the Corrupt Arab System.” The below video also comes on the heels of fellow Libyan and AQ senior leader Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī’s video message “To Our People in Libya.”
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As-Saḥāb Media presents a new video message from Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī: "To Our People in Libya"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3/15 7:36 AM: Here is an English translation of the below message:

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UPDATE 3/14 8:19 AM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below video message: Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī — “To Our People in Libya” (Ar)
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NOTE: Here are some other al-Qā’idah releases related to the various Arab uprisings:

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As-Saḥāb Media presents a new audio message from Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī: “Fourth Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt”

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3/5 9:30 AM: Here is an English translation of the below audio/video message:
Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī — “Fourth Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt” (En; GIMF)
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UPDATE 3/4 4:47 PM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below audio/video message:
Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī — “Fourth Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt” (Ar)
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NOTE: For previous installments see: Third, Second, First.
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