UPDATE 3/29 5:41 PM: Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn’s media outlet al-Katāi’b Media presents a French translation of the below audio message. This is not the first time al-Shabāb has published a release in French. Back in June 2010 they released a video with captured French security advisor Denis Allex who plead to French citizens and his government to release him.

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NOTE: In addition to the audio Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn also released an English translation of the below audio message:
All thanks and praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and the good end is for those conscious of Allah, and there is no aggression except against the oppressors.
To proceed:
This word is addressed to the people of Burundi.
It seems that your soldiers and young men have been deceived and do not have much understanding with regard to the reality that lies in Mogadishu.
You should be aware of the fact that states and alliances many times more powerful than you, have been crushed in Mogadishu.
The Americans failed in it, and so did an alliance which consisted of countries around the world.
In it, the Ethiopians – who brought a force many times more powerful than yours – were slain en masse.
And your own defeat has begun, evidenced by the corpses of your soldiers being dragged through the streets and captured as prisoners of war.
If you fail to draw lessons from this, your defeat will be worse than that which overtook the previous usurping occupiers.
Don’t let your soldiers become of those in service of the western community’s interests… and altruistically destroyed in Mogadishu.
Eventually, you will certainly be forced to leave the country. Today, the choice is yours: to leave while your losses are still relatively small or to leave after your soldiers have been crushed and heavy losses have been inflicted upon you.
Allah, the most Exalted, says:
“Or do they say, “We are an assembly supporting”? Their assembly will be defeated, and they will turn their backs. Nay, but the Hour is their appointment (for due punishment), and the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter.” [Al-Qamar: 44-46]
And the last of our prayers, is that all thanks and praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
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New audio message from the Amīr of Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn Shaykh Mukhtār Abū Zubayr: “A Message To The People Of Burundi”
Category: al-Qā’idah
New statement from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: "On the Battles in Sāmarrā’ and Ramādī and Denying the False Allegations of Baghdād"
NOTE: The below statement refutes the news reports from last week that stated the War Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq was killed.
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الحمد لله ربّ العالمين، والصلاة والسلام على نبيّنا محمّد، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين… وبعد:
فبعد التوكّل على الله والأخذ بالأسباب المتيسّرة، وضمن سلسلة غزوات التحدّي المباركة التي تستهدف المشروع الصّفوي وأركان حكومته وأسباب قوّته في هذه البلاد، انطلق مُجاهدان من أبناء دولة الإسلام في عمليّتين مباركتين بولايتي صلاح الدّين والأنبار..
أمّا العمليّة الأولى فاستهدفت مقرّ ما يسمّى بقوات الطوارئ في مدينة سامراء، وهي قوّات رافضيّة قذرة يعرفها الناس باسم (فوج طوارئ العمارة)، استقدمتها الحكومة الصّفوية من مدينة العمارة جنوب العراق لتتمركز قرب قصر العاشق شمال سامرّاء، في سعيٍ حثيثٍ لتنفيذ مشروعها الصّفوي المُعلن لتشييع هذه المناطق بحرب أهلها والتّنكيل بهم، وحماية قوافل المُشركين الرافضة المتوجّهة نحو وثن العسكريَيْن في عُقر دار أهل السنّة بسامراء الأبيّة، فكان لها بطلٌ من أبطال الإسلام بالمرصاد، حيث اقتحم بمركبته المفخّخة بناية المقرّ المحصّنة وأدّت قوة التفجير لتدمير جزء كبير من الهيكل ومقتل وإصابة العشرات من هؤلاء الأنجاس ضبّاطاً وجنوداً، وليشفي الله بذلك صدور قومٍ مؤمنين ويذهب بعضاً من غيض قلوبهم ولله الحمد والمنّة..
أمّا الغزوة الثانية فاستهدفت رأساً من رؤوس الكفر والإجرام في مدينة الرّمادي، والمدعو حكمت جاسم زيدان نائب محافظ الأنبار، حيث رابط له ليثٌ من ليوث هذه الولاية العصيّة متربّصا بحزامه الناسف بعد أن تأكّد خبر خروجه من جحره ووصوله المنطقة المرصودة، وما أن لاح المذكور وسط معاونيه وأفراد حمايته حتى انغمس أخونا في الموكب، وأدى التفجير القوي لمقتل وإصابة العشرات بينهم المجرم المُستَهدف، وقد أشاع الفجّار في إعلامهم كذباً وزوراً أنّ التفجير استهدف تجمّعا للمحتفلين بالمولد النّبوي في منطقة 17 تمّوز، وهو كذبٌ مفضوح سارت به فضائيات السّوء كما عوّدتنا لتشويه صورة المجاهدين…
ولا يفوتنا في هذا الموطن أيضاً أن نردّ على مزاعم أخرى جديدة لكذّاب بغداد أطلقها مؤخراً وسط الفوضى والاضطراب الذي تعيشه حكومة السّفهاء بالمنطقة الخضراء هذه الأيّام، حيث زعم الكذّاب مقتل الشيخ المجاهد وزير الحرب بدولة العراق الإسلاميّة حفظه الله، في قصّة لفّقها على عجلٍ وبثّها على استحياءٍ ليضيفها إلى قائمة “انجازات” الحكومة الفاشلة و”بطولات” أجهزتها الأمنيّة، وفي سعي غبيّ معهود للتّغطية على جرائم العصابة الصفويّة وفضائح الفساد الذي أكلَ جسدها والذي أزكمت رائحته النّتنة الأنوف، ودفعت الآلاف للخروج في مسيرات الجمعة رغم محاولات منعها بشتى السّبل…
ونحنُ إذ نبشّر المسلمين أنّ ما ذُكر هو محض أكذوبة رخيصة لا أساس لها من الصحّة، فإننا نقول لهم أنْ ليس في جعبة الأقزام هؤلاء إلا الهُراء والافتراء، وما سينتظرهم في قابل الأيام قد يعيد إليهم بعض رشدهم فيكفّوا عنّا كذّابيهم، وإنّ غداً لناظره قريب..
The Global Islamic Media Front releases the full version of Fayṣal Shahzād's "martyrdom" video
NOTE: On May 1, 2010 Fayṣal Shahzād attempted to set off a car bomb in Times Square. Below is the message he recorded prior to the failed attack with the Teḥrīk-ī-Ṭālibān Pākistān’s media outlet ‘Umar Studios. On October 5, 2010, Shahzād was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after pleading guilty to a 10-count indictment in June, including charges of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction and attempting an act of terrorism.
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As-Saḥāb Media presents a new audio message from Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī: “Third Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt”
UPDATE 3/1 8:53 AM: Here is an English translation of the below audio/video message:
Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī — “Third Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt” (En)
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NOTE: To see the previous installments see: First and Second Installment. It appears unlike the first installment, the second and third installments were recorded at similar times; their background graphics are the same too. This message was record between the fall of Ben ‘Alī and the fall of Ḥusnī Mubārak. Ẓawāhirī argues that the Americans are installing new regimes in both places, but they should be resisted along with the French. Appears that three audio/videos in, Ẓawāhirī is still trolling out the same old platitudes and really is out of touch of what is going on at the ground level. One wonders when AQ leadership realizes there really has been an intellectual paradigm shift in the Arab world.
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al-Malāḥim Media presents a new audio message from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's Shaykh Ibrāhīm bin Sulaymān al-Rubaysh: "Ben 'Alī and Ibn Sa'ūd"
UPDATE 3/10 12:47 PM: Here is an English translation of the below audio message:

Shaykh Ibrāhīm bin Sulaymān al-Rubaysh — “Ben ‘Alī and Ibn Sa’ūd” (En)
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UPDATE 2/27 8:07 AM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below audio message:
Click the following link for a copy: Shaykh Ibrāhīm bin Sulaymān al-Rubaysh — “Ben ‘Alī and Ibn Sa’ūd”
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Shaykh Ibrāhīm bin Sulaymān al-Rubaysh — “Ben ‘Alī and Ibn Sa’ūd”
al-Furqān Media presents new poetry from Abū Ḥamzah al-Muhājir: "Concerns and Pain"

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Abu Hamzah al-Muhajir — “Concerns and Pain”
As-Saḥāb Media presents a new audio message from Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī: “Second Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt”
UPDATE 2/27 7:05 PM: Click here for an English language translation of the below audio/video message.
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UPDATE 2/25 4:22 PM: Here is an Arabic transcription of the below audio/video message:
Click the following link for a copy: Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī — “Second Installment of a Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt” (Ar)
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UPDATE 2/24 4:31 PM: Here are some interesting quotes via IntelTweet:
My brothers and I in Al-Qaida disown and condemn these operations [attacks on mosques and Muslim gatherings], whether they are the work of the mujahideen or other parties.
Usama Bin Laden, may Allah protect him, ordered me again to emphasize this matter… Take into consideration Muslim interests.
Avoid harming those who are not legitimate targets, whether they are Muslims or non-Muslims… Be very careful in this regard.
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NOTE: Click here for the first installment in Ayman aẓ-Ẓawāhirī’s series “Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt.”
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al-Fajr Media presents a new booklet from al-Qā’idah Central's 'Aṭīyyatullah Abū 'Abd ar-Raḥman: "The Popular Revolution and the Fall of the Corrupt Arab System"
UPDATE 4/11 7:55 PM: Here is an Urdu translation of the below booklet:

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: ‘Aṭīyyatullah Abū ‘Abd ar-Raḥman — “The Popular Revolution and the Fall of the Corrupt Arab System” (Urdu)
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UPDATE 3/5 4:06 PM: The Global Islamic Media Front translated the below statement into English:

Click the following link for a copy: ‘Aṭīyyatullah Abū ‘Abd ar-Raḥman — “The Popular Revolution and the Fall of the Corrupt Arab System” (En)
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Click the following link for a copy: ‘Aṭīyyatullah Abū ‘Abd ar-Raḥman — “The Popular Revolution and the Fall of the Corrupt Arab System”
New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb: "Support and Backing for the [Libyan] Revolution of our Family, the Free, Descendants of 'Umar al-Mukhtār"
UPDATE 2/25 9:11 AM: Below is a French translation of the below message:
Louange à Allah qui dit : ” Autorisation est donnée à ceux qui sont attaqués (de se défendre) – parce que vraiment ils sont lésés; et Allah est certes Capable de les secourir – ”
Prière et bénédiction sur notre Maitre Mohammad qui dit : ” Allah laisse l’injuste commettre ses méfaits jusqu’au moment où Il le saisira, il ne pourra point lui échapper ”
Ensuite :
A nos familles et nos bien-aimés en Libye :
Aux héros de Benghazi, aux courageux de Derna, d’Al Baydah, de Tripoli, de Tobrouk, de Ghat et d’ailleurs….
Aux hommes libres des tribus de Warfalah, de Zantan, d’Al Muqarahah, de Musratah, de Tawariq et d’autres…
Nous suivons avec joie et douleur votre honnorable soulèvement contre le Taghut de Libye, Mussaylamah de notre ère qui a, durant plus de quarante ans, fait gouter aux descendants de ‘Umar al Mukhtar l’opression, la privation et l’humiliation.
Il a certes transgressé dans son pays et y a commis beaucoup de désordre et a infligé au peuple toutes sortes de châtiments et d’asservissements.
Autant avons-nous été heureux de votre soulèvement béni et de l’imminence de la fin du règne de ce tyran, que nous avons été attristés par les massacres lâches commis par le meurtrier d’innocents : Al Kadhafi contre nos familles musulmanes impuissantes qui ne se sont soulevées que pour se départir de l’injustice, de la mécréance et de la contrainte de ce dirigeant ainsi que pour réclamer leurs droits et leurs richesses qu’il leur a spoliées ainsi que ses enfants et sa troupe.
Les massacres continus perpétrés par le Mussaylamah de notre ère à l’aide de mercenaires africains et d’avions de guerre à l’encontre du peuple libyen musulman ne font que divulguer avec clarté toute la sauvagerie des dirigeants tawaghit qui n’hésitent pas un seul instant à massacrer les musulmans dans le but de préserver leurs trônes.
Voici que les révoltes tunisienne, égyptienne et libyenne dévoilent le mensonge de ces meurtriers criminels qui n’ont eu de cesse d’accuser à tord les Mujahideen de s’en prendre aux innocents.
A présent, le monde entier a la confirmation qu’ils sont en réalité ceux qui tuent les innocents, qu’ils sont sanguinaires et dénués de toute moralité et de clémence lorsqu’ils tuent des enfants, des femmes et des jeunes à l’aide de canons de type Shylka, des missiles de l’aviation et des balles de mercenaires.
Quant à nous et face à ces évènements historiques qui s’accélèrent et dont sont témoins nos frères musulmans en Libye et afin de remplir notre devoir de soutien et de conseil envers nos frères, nous souhaitons déclarer ce qui suit :
1- Nous faisons nos condoléances aux familles des martyrs qui ne sont sortis que dans le but de condamner le blâmable et de déchoir le Taghut. Nous demandons à Allah
d’accepter leurs enfants et de leur accorder le Firdaws, de les récompenser pour le malheur qu’ils subissent, de leur donner une famille meilleure en échange et de leur inspirer la patience.
2- Nous annonçons notre soutien et notre appui à la révolte libyenne en ce qui concerne ses réquisitions légales. Nous donnons à nos familles libyennes la confirmation que nous sommes à leurs côtés et que nous ne les abandonnerons pas, avec la permission d’Allah. Nous ferons tout notre possible pour leur venir en aide, avec l’aide d’Allah.
Votre lutte est celle de tout musulman qui aime Allah et Son Messager. Quant à nous, notre seul but est de vous défendre contre ces criminels de guerres qui ont annihilé vos droits, pillé vos richesses et vous ont privé des besoins les plus primaires d’une vie digne, de votre liberté la plus basique et de la dignité humaine.
3- Nous appelons le peuple libyen musulman à rester ferme et endurant et l’ exhortons à poursuivre son Jihad et son soulèvement et à lui donner davantage d’ampleur jusqu’à ce que le Taghut criminel soit déchu. Quiconque d’entre eux meurt, il mourra en martyre avec la permission d’Allah. Et celui d’entre eux qui vivra, alors il vivra heureux, et la louange est à Allah.
Faites que votre devise soit celle du Cheikh des Mujahideen, ‘Umar al Mukhtar : ” Nous, nous n’abdiquons pas, nous vainquons ou nous mourrons ”
Soyez donc patients, fermes et impliqués ! La victoire ne demande qu’une heure “ et ce jour-là les Croyants se réjouiront du secours d’Allah. Il secourt qui Il veut et Il est le Tout Puissant, le Tout Miséricordieux. ”
4- Nous appelons tous les peuples musulmans à venir en aide à leurs frères en Libye avec tout ce qu’ils possèdent et particulièrement le peuple égyptien, tunisien et algérien. Nous appelons également les savants, les prêcheurs, les intellectuels et les gens du média à soutenir leurs frères musulmans de Libye en les aidant dans leur épreuve et en faisant écho de leur cause légale , en divulguant les massacres en série commis par les hommes sanguinaires de Kadhafi.
Quant à toi ô Mussaylamah contemporain !
Toi qui a déclaré la guerre à Allah, à Son Messager ainsi qu’aux croyants. Ô toi dont les mains sont maculées par le sang de plus de 1200 de parmi les meilleurs des jeunes de Bou Salim ! Voilà que ce sang pur te maudit aujourd’hui, t’encercle et réclame vengeance en scandant : ” Nul n’est en droit d’être adoré si ce n’est Allah et Kadhafi est l’ennemi d’Allah ! ”
Ô toi l’imposteur pécheur au cœur dur et en plus de cela bâtard ! Voilà que le jour se lève et dévoile sans honte ta réelle nature barbare. Ton jour est proche, avec la permission d’Allah !
Ô barbare de Libye, la Libye toute entière te haïe
Du haut de son minaret te maudit
Quand bien même tu achètes des hommes
Quand bien même Iblis et son armée te soutiennent
Va t’en!
Les armes des sionistes ne te seront d’aucune aide
Quand bien même tu tuerais des jeunes et des vieillards, des veuves et des affamés !
Le peuple s’est juré de te déchoir!
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UPDATE 2/24 5:15 PM: Click here for an English translation of the below statement.
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NOTE: ‘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.
It should be noted that AQIM has had no connection with Libya in the past and has had major issues recruiting Libyans similar to Tunisians and Moroccans.
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Click the following link for a copy: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb — “Support and Backing for the [Libyan] Revolution of our Family, the Free, Descendants of ‘Umar al-Mukhtār”
New statement from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: "Claiming Responsibility for the Attack on the Apostate Barracks"
UPDATE 2/22 8:01 AM: Here is the original Arabic statement that was released to the forums:
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم عملية إستشهادية على ثكنة عسكرية للمرتدين 18/3/1432 الحمد لله وحده نصر عبده وأعز جنده وهزم الأحزاب وحده، والصلاة والسلام على المبعوث رحمة للعالمين وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين وبعد : نفذ أبطال كتيبة الإستشهاديين التابعة لحركة الشباب المجاهدين عملية استشهادية على ثكنة عسكرية للمرتدين بمحافظة “حمر ججب” القريبة من القصر الرئاسي في مقديشو، وقد وفق الله سبحانه وتعالى منفذي العملية من الوصول إلى وسط الثكنة بشاحنة عسكرية مليئة بالمتفجرات، وكان تنفيذ العملية في وقت طابور الصباح اليومي، وتعتبر هذا الثكنة من أكبر الثكنات العسكرية للمرتدين حيث تضم حوالي 600 جندي كان يتم تهيئتهم لشن هجوم واسع على دفاعات المجاهدين في العاصمة مقديشو. وقد تناثرت أشلاء المرتدين في داخل الثكنة وخارجها، وأكد شهود عيان أن معظم الجنود سقطوا بين جريح وقتيل، ولا يوجد حصيلة معينة لأعداد القتلى والجرحى حتى الآن. اللهم منزل الكتاب مجري السحاب هازم الأحزاب، اهزم الصليبيين ومن حالفهم من المرتدين. اللهم اجعلهم وعتادهم غنيمة للمسلمين. اللهم دمّرهم و زلزلهم. اللهم أنت عضدنا وأنت نصيرنا،اللهم بك نصول وبك نجول وبك نقاتل. والله أكبر {وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لا يَعْلَمُونَ} مُؤسَّسةُ الكَتائِب للإنتَاج الإعلامِي حَركةُ الشَّبابِ المُجَاهدِين—
NOTE: According to Mogadishu Man, this statement was broadcast over local radio stations. The below statement was transcribed and translated into English via Mogadishu Man.
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Today – the 18th of Rabi’ Al-Awal 1432H which corresponds to 21st February 2011 – Allah has made it easy for Harakat Al-Shabab Al Mujahideen to carry out a blessed martyrdom operation inside the old Sarenda compound – near school-Policia in Hamar Jabab. At the time this operation was carried out, there were more than 600 of the apostate TFG militia assembled there. They were waiting for the arrival of 400 troops recently trained in Djibouti to join them so that they could attack the Mujahideen.
The apostate militias were all assembled in line and their commanders were delivering speeches when the operation took place and the truck struck them – destroying everything inside the compound including offices and adjacent buildings. And that is the blessing of Allah alone.
We ask Allah to reward and accept those heroic martyrs who carried out this blessed operation and make us of those who follow their footsteps in defending their religion.
This will certainly serve as a glad tiding to please the hearts of all Muslims around the world and misery for the enemies of Allah who are bound to meet a painful torment in this life and the hereafter.
And we want to inform the people of Mogadishu – that these infidels and apostate always try to hide their losses but you know that there were more than 600 of the apostate militia in Sarenda and you have the scale of demolition to the buildings and surrounding areas – so when the truck struck them you can imagine the level of destruction it would cause.
