Category: al-Qā’idah

Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents 'Īd Gift #2: “English Translation of the al-Malāḥim Media release ‘By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 1]’”

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NOTE: al-Malāḥim is the media outlet for al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula. Below is an English transcription/translation of the video release “By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 1].” This video was originally distributed on June 26, 2009. The video highlighted two suicide bombers — ‘Abd al-Raḥman bin Mahdī (Abū ’Ubaydah bin al-Jarrāḥ) & Khāled al-Ṣan’aānī – prior to their attack against South Korean tourists and their guide in Shibam in Yemen’s southern Hadramut province.
The second part of this video was released in early October this year. It features ‘Abdullah Haṣan al-’Asīrī, who attempted, but failed to kill Saudi Arabian prince Nayef in August 2009, who is in charge of the de-radicalization of jihadists. Also, in the second part, Qāsim al-Raymī, a deputy commander in AQAP, threatened another attempt on Nayef’s life: “I advise you to check before going to bed that there’s no suicide bomber or bomb in the room.”
Earlier in the week, Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum released their first ‘Īd gift, which was an English translation of the al-Emara release “The Cry of Takbīr.” During ‘Īd al-Fiṭr, Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum released two gift translations too.
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum presents ‘Īd Gift #2- “English Translation of the al-Malāḥim Media release ‘By the Lord of the Ka’abah, I Triumphed [Part 1]’”
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s al-Malāḥim Media releases Inspire Magazine Issue #3

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UPDATE: Here is an Urdu translation of AQAP’s Inspire Magazine:
Click here: Inspire 3 (Urdu)
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NOTE: See J.M. Berger’s quick take here. Here is the first and second issue of Inspire Magazine. For more on the cargo plot, see AQAP’s statement where they claim responsibility for it.
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Click here for a safe Pdf copy: Inspire Magazine 3

New audio message from the Emir of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ'ab 'Abd al-Wadūd: "Any Negotiations For French Hostages Must Be Conducted With Bin Lāden Himself"

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UPDATE 3: The Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum has translated the below audio message into English.

Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd- “Any Negotiations For French Hostages Must Be Conducted With Bin Lāden Himself”
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UPDATE 2: Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd’s audio message has been officially released to the forums.

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UPDATE: Here is the key quote from the below audio translated:

If you don’t stop intervening in our affairs and the oppression of Muslim people, and if you want peace for your citizens that we hold hostage, you must withdraw your forces from Afghanistan as soon possible according to a set timetable that you will announce publicly.

This is almost word for word what Usāmah Bin Lāden said in the below referenced audio:

Is it fair that you intervene in the affairs of Muslims, especially in North and West Africa, support your agents against us, and take a lot of our wealth in suspicious deals, while our people suffer various forms of poverty and despair?
The way for preserving the security of your is to remove all your injustice and its effects off our people and most importantly, withdrawal of your forces from Bush’s wicked war in Afghanistan.

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NOTE: The below audio was released through al-Jazeera Arabic TV. On October 27, Usāmah Bin Lāden released an audio message titled “A Letter for the People of France.”
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Click the below link to play the audio:
‘Abd Al-Wadoud- Any Negotiations For French Hostages Must Be Conducted With OBL

New statement from the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq]: "‘Īd al ‘Aḍḥā Message"

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NOTE: This message is unedited from the original. Here is the Islamic State of Iraq’s message from Ramaḍān.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(دولةُ العراقِ الإسلاميّة / تهنئة بمناسبة عيد الأضحى )
الحمد لله ربّ العالمين، والصلاة والسلام على خاتم النبيين محمّد، وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين… وبعد:
فقد هلّ علينا يوم الأضحى المبارك، نسأل الله أن يعيده على الأمّة بالعزّ والظّفر والتمكين، وأن يجعله مبشراً بفجرٍ جديدٍ، وخير عتيدٍ، وفي هذه المناسبة نهنّئ المسلمين في مشارق الأرض ومغاربها، ونخصّ بالذّكر منهم النّافرين في سوح الجهاد نُصرةً لدينهم وإعلاءً لكلمة ربّهم، مهاجرين وأنصاراً، وكذلك من نصرهم ودافع عنهم وذبّ عن أعراضهم، فهنيئاً لكم ما قدّمتم، وتقبل الله منا ومنكم صالح الأعمال، وكل عام وأنتم بخير.
ونقول ناصحين مُشفقين لكلّ مسلمٍ من أهلنا تخلّف عن الرّكب وحال بينه وبين الجهاد حائل، أباً وأخاً وابناً، أن يسأل نفسه في لحظة صدقٍ وتجرّدٍ لله: ماذا يريد المجاهدون منّا هذه الأيّام؟ أتُراهم بحاجة لدعوةٍ صادقةٍ من مسلم موحّدٍ طيّب الملبس والمطعم في جوف اللّيل؟، أم تُراهم بحاجةٍ ليدٍ باذلةٍ تُنفق ممّا آتاها الله من المال الحلال خالصاً لوجهه وابتغاء مرضاته؟، أم تُراهم بحاجة لكلمةٍ حقٍّ صادقةٍ يُصدعُ بها في وجه الطّاغوت تذبّ عنهم وتنصرهم على عدوّهم؟، أم إنّهم بحاجةٍ لكلّ هذه الأمور في زمن الغربة هذا، حيث استنفر الشيطان خيله ورجله، واجتمعت فيه كلّ مِلل الكفر لحرب هذه الثلّة من البشر، ورماهم القريب والبعيد عن قوسٍ واحدة {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُونُوا أَنْصَارَ اللَّهِ}.
اللهم مكّن للمجاهدين في الأرض، اللهُمَّ خذّل عنهم شُبه المخذّلين وادفع عنهم كيد المخالفين، اللهمّ قوِّ شوكتهم وآنس وحشتهم، وكن لهم العون والنّصير، فهم الضّعفاء وأنت القويّ، وهم الفقراء وأنت الغنيّ، اللهمّ أنزل بعدوّك وعدوّهم بأسك الذي لا يُردّ عن القوم الظالمين، اللهم كل من تآمر على الجهاد والمجاهدين فرُدّ كيده في نحره واكشف خبيئته وافضح سريرته واجعله عبرة لغيره، اللهم فكّ أسرى المسلمين وداوِ جرحاهم واكشف الضرّ عن مبتلاهم، اللهُمَّ واغفر لنا ذنوبنا وإسرافنا في أمرنا، وثبّت أقدامنا وانصرنا على القوم الكافرين..
والله أكبر
{وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لا يَعْلَمُونَ}
وزارةُ الإعلام/ دولةُ العراقِ الإسلاميّة

المصدر : ( مركز الفجر للإعلام )

 
 

New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: "Explanation to the Nation of Islam on the lies of Saudi Arabia"

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NOTE: The below message from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula is in response to the recent statements from Saudi Arabia, which have accused al-Qā’idah of planning on targeting individuals who plan to go on the annual Hajj, which takes place November 14-17 this year. AQAP emphatically denies such a claim: “We assure the Muslim nation, we are opposed to any criminal attack targeting the pilgrims.”
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al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula- “Explanation to the Nation of Islam on the fabrications of Saudi Arabia”