Category: As-Saḥāb

New video from As-Saḥāb Media: "Knights of Khurāsān: Abū Ja'far al-Kūwaitī Martyrdom Operation against a Base in Marghā"

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UPDATE: An Arabic transcription of the below video has been released:
As-Saḥāb Media- “Knights of Khurāsān: Abū Ja’far al-Kūwaitī Martyrdom Operation against a Base in Marghā”
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NOTE: This video is part of the martyrology style of videos produced by jihadists. In it, Abū Ja’far al-Kūwaitī explains why he is conducting a suicide attack (or as they would call it a martyrdom operation). The video was produced in Arabic and Urdu. Producing videos or statements simultaneously in Arabic and Urdu has become a recent norm for al-Qā’idah Central’s media outlet As-Saḥāb (the clouds). There was some confusion over where the attack took place since Marghā sounds like Mārjah, which was the location of a large joint US/NATO operation earlier in the year. Additionally, the guys at Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum transliterated Marghā as Mārjah. In Arabic, though, Marghā is مرغا while Mārjah is مارجة and in the statement title in Arabic it explicitly says مرغا. Further, Marghā is in Paktika Province while Mārjah is in Helmand Province.
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New video release from Adam Gadahn: "The Tragedy of the Floods"

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UPDATE 2: Here are transcripts in English and Arabic of Gadahn’s video statement.
UPDATE: Brian Fishman, J.M. Berger, and Christopher Anzalone make perceptive points as well:





NOTE: Adam Yaḥyā Ghadan (“Azzām al-Amrīki”) was born as Adam Pearlman in California. He converted to Sunni Islam in 1995. He has been a senior operative for al-Qā’idah since 2004 and is currently in control of the As-Saḥāb (“The Clouds”) Foundation for Islamic Media Publication.
This video is boilerplate anti-American and anti-Pakistani talking points. The most interesting thing I noticed was that Gadahn was outside. Is this a message to the American’s that he is not afraid of the drone strikes or that he has more freedom of movement again? Also, I found it noteworthy that when Gadahn talked about the famous conspiracy he added an additional conspirator: “The Zionist-Crusader-Hindu Conspiracy,” which shows the importance the Kashmir cause has been taken-up within al-Qaeda as they have further embedded themselves within the Pakistani militant milieu.
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New statement from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri on the Ninth Anniversary of 9/11: "A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE: Check out Jarret Brachman and Brian Fishman’s, leading authorities on AQ, analysis of Zawahiri’s most recent video.
NOTE: Four days after 9/11, As-Saḥāb Media, al-Qā’idah Central’s media outlet, released a video of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri tited: “A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade.” They also released a transcript of the video in English, Arabic, Pashto, and Urdu. Since I am still having issues with video under the Arabic title is a link to a safe MP4 file of the video, which you can download. The video contains English subtitles. The video is 44 minutes and highlights the failure of the Pakistani government to respond to the floods in the past month, blasts Egypt’s El-Baradei as nothing new, but a new tool in the “Crusaders” game, praises the Jihād of al-Shabāb in the Horn of Africa, highlights the importance of relief work and Jihād as he accomplished during the 1980s in the Afghan Jihād against the Soviets, emphasizes understanding ones ‘Aqīdah (Islamic theology) in light of the Mardin Conference in Turkey earlier in the year, rejects the games played by the “Crusaders” in Palestine — there are two methodologies secular (incorrect) and shari’ah (the righteous path), admires the new efforts of the Turkish mujāhidīn who are trying to revive their ancestors Caliphate, and finally praises the CIA bomber in Khost from last year Abū Dujannah al-Khorāsānī.
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English:
A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade (English)
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Arabic:
A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade (Video; Arabic)
A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade (Transcript; Arabic)
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Pashto:
A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade (Pashto)
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Urdu:
A Victorious Ummah, A Broken Crusade (Urdu)
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As-Saḥāb presents: “Message to the people of Turkey” by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri

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UPDATE: Flashpoint Partners released a transcript of  Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri’s most recent video message titled: “Message to the people of Turkey.” Here is a brief abstract of the transcript and below it is the entire transcript:

In an audiotape titled “Message to the Muslim Turkish People”, produced by As-Sahab and released on August 15, 2010, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri said that “Change will come if the Turks decided to demand their government stop cooperating with Israel and recognizing it, and stop sending its forces to kill Muslims in Afghanistan, and stop fighting Islam and its Sharia. The Turkish people must hold the responsibility of its government’s continued recognition of those who invaded Palestine and persistence in participating with the Crusaders in killing Muslims in Afghanistan. The Turkish people must regain the glorious role that the Ottoman State carried out in defense of the Muslim homelands in general and Palestine in particular.” He argued that “The role of the Muslim Turkish people in defending Islam and Muslims cannot diminish to simply sending a ship or a number of ships to aid Gaza.” And he reminded the Turks that “The Ottoman Turks used to be the mujahideen against every greedy and aggressor, and they weren’t only donors of a few tons of aid.”

Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri- “Message to the Muslim Turkish People”
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As-Saḥāb presents new video statement from Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri: "Al-Quds [Jerusalem] Will Not Be Judaized”

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NOTE: Flashpoint Partners released a transcript of  Dr. Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s most recent video message titled: “Al-Quds [Jerusalem] Will Not Be Judaized”. Here is a brief abstract of the transcript and below it is the entire transcript:

In an audiotape titled “Jerusalem Will Not Be Judaized”, produced by As-Sahab and released on July 19, 2010, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri addressed President Obama: “O’ Obama, whether you admit or not, the Muslims have defeated you in Iraq and Afghanistan, and they will defeat you—and the powers that brought you—soon Inshallah in Palestine, Somalia, and the Islamic Maghreb. Not only will you be defeated militarily and economically, but also, most importantly, you were defeated morally and constituently.” He harshly criticized Muslims who applauded Obama’s speech in Cairo despite the fact that “His criminal, invasive forces were occupying Afghanistan, Iraq and the Gulf, and wide ranges in Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the Islamic Maghreb and Yemen…” He then argues that “we are the greatest reason in losing Palestine because some of us are requesting to unify with the Arab Zionists and call them with prefixes like brother and president…to the end of these falsehoods, in which they realize their own lies.” For Zawahiri, “Arab Zionists are more dangerous…than the Jewish Zionists. Who is sanctioning our people in Gaza and circulates them with a metal wall underground? Who? Isn’t it the head of the Arab Zionists Husni Mubarak?…And who is helping the Mossad in killing the mujahideen and imprisoning them? Isn’t he the Arab Zionist Mahmoud Abbas?” He counsels that “we first have to liberate ourselves in order to liberate what is outside of it; we will not liberate our homelands if we are weak slaves with our fear, incompetence, greed and delusions, with the incompetent rulers and the greedy leaders and the scheming cooperatives and the apostate sheikhs.”

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Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri- “Jerusalem Will Not Be Judaized”
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Interesting new post in the Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum about media

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NOTE: I’m surprised this jihobbyist omitted al-Fajr Media. Also, by highlighting Somali languages below it shows how important the Somali theater has become in the Global Jihadist War.
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In the name of Allah most Gracious most Merciful
:::JIHAD MEDIA:::
As-Sahab – Al-Furqan – Al-Ansar
Al-Andalus – Al-Kataib – Al-Malahim
Al-Emara – Kavkaz

Salaam Alaykom Wa rahmatolahi wa barakatuh ya Ansar Al-Mujahideen,

We all know that the mujahideen are fighting two wars at the same time. The Mujahideen are fighting the crusaders/apostates on the battlefield and in the media.
The media of today, with their satellite channels and their writers, agents, and poets are carrying out the most horrible defamation campaign against Islam since he, peace be upon him, was chosen to be the Prophet. They are directing their spears and swords towards what they call the global Salafi-Jihadi movement, which is attacking the centre of their homes, and the axis of their power, and is the biggest threat to them and the state of the Zionists. It is against it: the Islamic caliphate.
Allah, the Almighty says, “Truly, Allah defends those who Believe. (22:38)

We can make it easier for our brothers if we help them with uploading videos from news agency’s.
Aljazeera Arabic
Aljazeera English
CNN
CBS
AP
Reuters
BBC
etc….
The brothers/sisters who understand URDU/Pushtu language, please upload videos that are related to jihad and breaking news stories…

The brothers/sisters who understand Arabic language, please upload videos that are related to jihad and breaking news stories…

The brothers/sisters who understand Somali language, please upload videos that are related to jihad and breaking news stories…

ETC…..

There is no good in us, if we are too lazy to help our brothers in the jihad Media!

The Prophet, peace be upon him, has said: “There will be a time when nations will be on the verge of calling one another to attack you, as people call on one another to a plate of food.” A Companion asked, “O Messenger of Allah! Is it because we will be few then?” He replied, “No. You will rather be many and will be in multitude like the scum floating on flood waters. Fear of you will be removed from the hearts of your enemies, and fear of them will be put in your hearts.” Another Companion asked, “What is the cause of this?” He answered, “Love for this worldly life and the hatred of death“

Was salaam Alaykom,

The poor servant of Allah

Articles of the Week – 6/19-6/25

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Sunday June 20:
“Legitimate Demands [2] Barack’s Dilemma” – Adam Gadahan, As-Saḥāb Foundation for Islamic Media Publication: https://bit.ly/c6dQXK
“Forget the substance of Gadahn’s post, it’s the tech that matters” – J.M. Berger, IntelWire: https://bit.ly/dty6tR
“Good Deal for Gaza” – Marc Lynch, The Middle East Channel: https://bit.ly/blRn8x
Monday June 21:
“Kandahar Timeline 1979-2010” – Alex Strick van Linschoten, A Different Place Blog: https://bit.ly/aM0bld
“The 2010 Failed State Index Rankings” – Foreign Policy Magazine, July/August 2010: https://bit.ly/9kutY3
“State of Jihad: 2010 and Beyond” – Matthew M. Reed, International Affairs Review: https://bit.ly/cYX4w4
“Politics and prayer”- Review of “A Mosque in Munich” – Issandr El Amrani, The National: https://bit.ly/95mbax
Jihadi Websites Monitoring Group, Periodical Review June 2010 – No. 1, International Institute for Counter-Terrorism: https://bit.ly/ab2WDN
“Profiles of the 15 known Saudi Guantanamo recidivists” – Thomas Joscelyn, The Long War Journal: https://bit.ly/bL1CEw
“A New Taleban Front?” – Thomas Ruttig, The Afghanistan Analysts Network: https://bit.ly/aexJjQ
Tuesday June 22:
“Yemen: Avoiding Freefall” – Ginny Hill, The World Today, Volume 66, Number 7, July 2010: https://bit.ly/aA7kln
“West Africa and the Maghreb Security Brief June 7, 2010 – June 22, 2010” – Critical Threats Project: https://bit.ly/cHdVL7
“Punjab’s growing militant problem” – Interview with Hassan Abbas, The AfPak Channel: https://bit.ly/c9Rvm4
“West coast jihad” – Brian Fishman, The AfPak Channel: https://bit.ly/dzmznm
Wednesday June 23:
“Militant’s Path From Pakistan to Times Square” – Andrea Elliott, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/b1ZJEX
“Veiled Truths- The Rise of Political Islam in the West” – Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs: https://bit.ly/caa3UL
Thursday June 24:
“The Iraqi Elections of 2010—and 2005” – Kanan Makiya, The Crown Center for Middle East Studies, Middle East Brief 42, June 2010: https://bit.ly/9OfrOA
“Puncturing Pakistan’s “madrasa myth”” – Gregg Carlstrom, The Majlis: https://bit.ly/9vNjZR
Friday June 25:
“Saudi Preacher: The West Implements the Humane Values of the Shari’a Better than the Muslims” – Middle East Media Research Institute: https://bit.ly/9KHXNj
“The Legal War on Terror for the week of 6/18-6/24” – Andrew Lebovich, Foreign Policy: https://bit.ly/cI0a7I
“Al-Qaeda losing supporters in jihadi groups across Arab world” – Camille Tawil, Magharebia: https://bit.ly/bZw7yr
“Islamist Preacher Zakir Naik, Barred from U.K. and Canada – An Ideological Profile” – Steven Stalinsky, Middle East Media Research Institute: https://bit.ly/cXSiR4
‘Scratching the Surface of Radicalism in Germany” – Andrew Lebovich, The Washington Note: https://bit.ly/9ZsTHm

As-Saḥāb releases new video statement from American Adam Gadahan: "Legitimate Demands [2] Barack’s Dilemma"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: Adam Yaḥyā Ghadan (“Azzām al-Amrīki”) was born as Adam Pearlman in California. He converted to Sunni Islam in 1995. He has been a senior operative for al-Qā’idah since 2004 and is currently in control of the As-Saḥāb (“The Clouds”) Foundation for Islamic Media Publication. A transcript of Ghadan’s message to Obama is below.
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As-Saḥāb releases new video statement from American Adam Gadahan- “Legitimate Demands [2] Barack’s Dilemma”
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As-Saḥāb released a new video of Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī mourning the death of the Islamic State of Iraq's former senior leaders: "Blood of our Commanders, Fuel of our Battle"

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NOTE: As-Saḥāb (“The Clouds”) Foundation for Islamic Media Publication released a new video of Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī mourning the death of the Islamic State of Iraq’s former senior leaders: “Blood of our Commanders, Fuel of our Battle.” Abū Yaḥyā al-Lībī is considered one of the top leaders within the al-Qā’idah organization (AQSL). He has also been touted as a possible replacement to ‘Usāmah Bin Lāden. Al-Lībī started to gain notoriety and respect within thejihādī community after he broke out of the Bagram Airbase prison facility in 2005. It was also reported this past December that a drone killed al-Lībī, but it ended up being Ṣāleḥ al-Ṣūmālī instead.
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