NOTE: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is based in Algeria, but also conducts activities in other countries such as Mali, Mauritania, Niger and to a limited extent in Morocco. al-Andalus Media is AQIM’s media outlet. Check out Kal’s (The Moor Next Door) recent post on maps, AQIM, North Africa, and terrorism.
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The document could not be uploaded to Scribd since it was password protected by the producer of it. That said, below is a safe PDF copy.
Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥman Abū Anas al-Shanqīṭī joined Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat (GSPC, the predecessor of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb) in 2006. He is currently a member of AQIM’s shūrā council (leadership council) and is the muftī (interpreter of Islamic law) and qāḍī (judge) for AQIM in the Saharan “Triangle of Death,” the border regions of Algeria, Mauritania and Mali.
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al-Andalus Media presents- “You have succeeded O’ pious servants and your traitorous enemies have lost miserably!” by the Emir of AQIM in Mauritania Shaykh ‘Abd al-Raḥman Abū Anas al-Shanqīṭī
UPDATE: Check out Ahmad al-Zaky’s great analysis of al-Abāb’s essay at his blog Ma’alim fi al-Tariq.
NOTE: The document could not be uploaded to Scribd since it was password protected by the maker of it. That said, below is a safe PDF copy of it.
For more on Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bīn ‘Abdullah al-Abāb see the various posts by Gregory D. Johnsen of Waq al-Waq on him. al-Abāb is believed to be in al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) shūrā council.
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The Global Islamic Media Front presents a translation of al-Malāḥim Media’s lecture “Loyalty to the Believers” by Abū Zūbayr ‘Adīl bīin ‘Abdullah al-Abāb
UPDATE: Flashpoint Partners released a transcript of Shaykh Abū Sufyān al-Azdī (Sa’īd al-Shehrī) most recent audio message titled: “United to Overthrow Al-Saud.” Here is a brief abstract of the transcript and below it is the entire transcript:
On August 10, 2010, an audiotape featuring Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) senior commander Sheikh Abu Sufian al-Azdi (a.k.a. Saeed al-Shehri) titled “Together: To Overthrow Al-Saud” was released. Al-Azdi claimed that “the Jews and the apostates from the rulers of the Arabian Peninsula are in an alliance that was formed by America, and Iran and their Arab Shiite supporters in the region are in another alliance…And what is expected is for the war to begin by the Jews against Iran, and the reality of the battle will be in the land of the Peninsula and the ash-Sham [Middle East]: the Jews in the ash-Sham and Iran in the Peninsula.” Calling for the overthrow of the Saudi government, al-Azdi requested support from “those who belong to the military air-force, or officials in weapons storages, or officials in the army or the interior, or centers of operation and media rooms.” Specifically, he asked those who work “in the Ministry of Interior and who can bring important information that may benefit the mujahideen in assigning their targets—like houses and roads and the officer of Ministry of Interior officials—then he must send it to us via the military email that belongs to the [al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula] Organization.” And al-Azdi urged “any of you who is a pilot should search of martyrdom above the skies of Palestine, and any of you who work in the navy should point his weapon against the Jews there and receive the honor of martyrdom…”
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NOTE: Sa’īd al-Shehrī is of Saudi background and was one of the first prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, arriving January 21, 2002. He spent six years in Guantánamo prior to being repatriated to Saudi Arabia and enrolled in their rehabilitation program. Afterwards, he went to Yemen and has since been considered the deputy leader of al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula. It was reported this past December that al-Shehrī was killed in a drone strike and then in January 2010 was captured by the Yemeni government. All these claims were false, though, since al-Shehrī later released an audio message denying allegations that he was dead.
For more on al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula read the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s report by Alistair Harris titled “Exploiting Grievances: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.”
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al-Malāḥim Media presents a new audio message from Shaykh Abū Sufyān al-Azdī (Sa’īd al-Shehrī), deputy leader al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula: “United to Overthrow Al-Saud”
UPDATE 9/22/12 9:57 PM: Here is an English translation:
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NOTE: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is based in Algeria, but also conducts activities in other countries such as Mali, Mauritania and Morocco. Here is an excellent map recently produced by AEI’s Critical Threats Project, which shows AQIM’s recent activities and its main safe havens:
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NOTE: Apparently, Abū Muṣ’ab Moḥammed ‘Umayr al-‘Awlaqī was killed in late 2009. Due to the document being password protected I cannot upload the file to Scribd. Nonetheless, below is a copy of it in PDF, which you can download (it is safe).
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Al-Malahim presents- Why I chose Al-Qaida “by Sheikh Abu Musab Mohammed Omair Al-Awlaqi
NOTE: al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is based in Algeria, but also conducts activities in other countries such as Mali, Mauritania and Morocco. Here is an excellent map recently produced by AEI’s Critical Threats Project, which shows AQIM’s recent activities and its main safe havens:
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UPDATE: UneditedEnglish language translation of the Arabic statements below.
Qaa’idah Al-Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula
Statement regarding storming a military security center and killing all of them in the province of Shabwa
All praise be to Allah who says: {O you who believed, fight those adjacent to you of the disbelievers and let them find in you harshness,And know that Allah is with the righteous} and may the peace and blessing be upon the Cheerful Fighter who said” I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah’s Apostle, and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform a that, then they save their lives an property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah“
A group belonging to the brigades of the martyred Shaikh Mohamed Omair – May Allah have mercy on him – raided one of the central military security points in Shabwa province which resulted in the killing of 6 soldiers of tyranny, within the series of “Eliminating Evil” to purge the Arabian Peninsula from the agents of America. This happened on Saturday, the thirteenth of Sha’ban, 1431 H.A, before sunset prayers.
The martyrs in this operation are, with the permission of Allah, Shaikh Zayed Ahmed Awad Aldgari from Abadaan district in the province of Shabwa, and his martyred companion Osama Ahmed Ali San’aani Hafd Allah from the Tawrah village in the province of Sanaa. May Allah have mercy on them. They were killed after they and their brothers attacked the soldiers of injustice and aggression.
We want to show our Islamic nation what causes us to target the soldiers of the tyrannical leader Ali Saleh:
1 – These soldiers are the striking hand of the agent Ali Saleh and they are the ones who support the pillars of this unjust government.
2 – They are the ones who raid the homes of the mujahideen fighters, kill peaceful Muslims and terrorize women and children, as what happened with the martyred Shaikh Abdullah al-Midhar, may Allah have mercy on him.
3 – They are standing with the Crusader campaign against our country. They are the first-line defenders of the Americans who killed our women and children with Cluster bombs and cruise missiles in Al-Mu’ajala in the province of Abyan.
4 – These soldiers are the ones who beat people with their light and heavy weapons and kill innocent people who went out in peaceful demonstrations to remove injustice, as what happened in Abyan, Dali’h, laHaj, Aden, al-Mukalla and Sana’a.
5 – They are the ones who killed women and children and destroyed Masajid and homes on the heads of the residents in Marib, Dali’h, in order to humiliate the sons of the Muslim nation, undermine their dignity and subjugate Muslims to join the crusader campaign in the region.
And from here we emphasize the following:
1 – Ali Saleh and his government and his soldiers, the injustice ones, are a legitimate target for us. Only if they repent to Allah will they not be targeted.
2 – Anyone who stands with Ali Saleh and his government, and with the crusader campaign against the Muslim nation is an enemy to us and is a legitimate target for us.
3 – We are striving to implement the law of Allah, prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere, build up the Islamic Caliphate on the methodology of the Prophet, expel the polytheists from the peninsula of the Prophet Mohammed, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his family, lift the injustice and oppression from the people, and establish truth, justice and security among the people under the law of the Merciful one.
{Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not}
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Monday, 15 Sha’ban 1431 H
Source: (Al-Fair media)
Qaa’idah Al-Jihad in the Arabian Peninsula
Statement regarding the killing of 6 soldiers in an ambush on their patrol near the city of Ataq in Shabwa
All praise be to Allah who says: {Fight them and Allah will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you to victory over them, heal the breasts of the Believers} (Surat At-Tawbah 9:14) And may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Cheerful Fighter who said, “I have been made victorious with terror in one month’s time.”
A group belonging to the brigades of Shaikh Mohammad Omair Al-Awlaki R.A managed, by the grace of Allah alone, to execute a coordinated ambush on a military patrol as part of the “Eliminating Evil” operations. The operation resulted in the killing of an officer and five soldiers of tyranny from the central security forces. The Mujahideen took 4 machine guns and 2 cartridges of ammunition as spoils of war. This happened in the city of ‘Ataq, the capital of Shabwa. The operation was carried out on Thursday 1431 A.H at 3 O’clock before dawn prayers, and with the grace of Allah, the Mujahideen returned safely and victorious.
{Allah has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know not}
Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula
Saturday 13 Shaban 1431 H
Source: (Al-Fajr Media)
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula- Statement regarding storming a military security center and killing all of them in the province of Shabwa
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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula- Statement regarding the killing of 6 soldiers in an ambush on their patrol near the city of Atiq in Shabwa
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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb- Clarification and reply to allegations and the lies of France
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