Algeria – Page 16

Last night, Tout sur l’Algérie published an article titled “Aqmi affirme que ses éléments ont été tués dans ce raid” (“AQIM confirms that its members were killed in raid”). The article stated that they received through anonymous sources a new statement from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb that said that some of AQIM’s fighters were killed in an accidental NATO airstrike on rebels this past Friday. Although it is quite possible that this occurred, there is reason to be skeptical. First, the statement has still not been released to the forums (at least sixteen hours have passed). I also do not recall a time when AQIM released a statement to anonymous sources in the past. Second, the article provided a screen shot of the top of the statement and it did not conform to the normal style, color, and font of previous AQIM statements.

Screen shot of Tout sur l’Algérie’s screen shot of AQIM’s statement

The top part with the black text (the basmallah) and the golden text (AQIM’s name in Arabic) are normal. The green text below it, though, is where the authenticity of the statement comes into question. In the past, AQIM has never used that font or green color for its statement titles. Rather they have used red. Here are some examples of previous officially released AQIM statements:
Read the rest here.

al-Andalus Media presents a new statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb: "Report #31: A Variety of Combat Operations of the Mujāhidīn"

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: The below report details AQIM attacks between January 1, 2011 and March 22, 2011. There is no evidence based on their report of activities in Libya yet. Per usual they are in Algeria.
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al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb — “Report #31- A Variety of Combat Operations of the Mujāhidīn”
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New statement from the Amīr of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd [‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl]: "A Call to Our Revenging People in Algeria"

Posted on January 13, 2011June 7, 2020 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 1/14 12:20 PM: Click here for an Arabic transcript of the below video.
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NOTE: For more background on the protests in Algeria see here, here, and here from Kal at the Moor Next Door.
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "The Negotiation Ploy Boomerangs On The Enemy"

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: This message is from the Afghan Ṭālibān and unedited below.
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Zilhajj 27, 1431 A.H, Saturday, December 04, 2010
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
The esteemed Amir-ul-Mumineen, Mullah Muhammad Omar Mujahid, in his Eid ul Adha message, re-affirmed the stance of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regarding talks with the puppet Kabul regime and the American invaders.
He made it clear that the solution of the Afghan issues lies only in full withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan. The recent developments as regards our country show the far-sightedness of the Amir-ul-momineen, by not responding to the war stratagem being launched by the enemy time and again under the name of peace talks overtures. With the passage of time, it becomes more and more exposed that the enemy is only trying to create rifts among the ranks of Mujahideen through their publishing false reports of peace talks with the senior officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
On 22nd Nov. 2010, the New York Times wrote: “the so called “high -ranking member of Taliban” was actually a lowly shop keeper from Quetta. He had introduced himself as Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour to the British Intelligence MI6; His credentials had been confirmed by US intelligence agencies. Then, he was flown by NATO to Kabul to meet with Hamid Karzai who gave him large amount of money. The man apparently had long talks with the M16 for several days before he was whisked away to Kabul. In fact, the enemy has no clear strategy for diplomatic solutions of the issue. Instead, they resort to some hypocritical tactics aimed at weakening the Mujahideen. A western writer writes: “But wait. If we did want to weaken Taliban resolve—and surely we do—and if individual Taliban leaders aren’t really sure what the others are doing, then even a fake Taliban talker might do the trick. Isn’t it possible the false Mansour served our interests–by putting the real Taliban leaders “on edge,” worried that some of their colleagues might be cracking? If the fake Mansour didn’t exist, it might be worth paying someone take the role, no?”
After flaunting its military surge and much publicized operations in Helmand and Kandahar, the enemy has realized that their increased military presence has actually backfired by inciting resistance to their presence even in areas that were relatively peaceful in the past. By their own admission, attacks on the foreign forces from April to October 2010 have increased by 300% compared to the same period in 2009. By the Grace of Allah, the Operation Al Fath (Operation Victory) has successfully been forging ahead. Next phase of the Mujahideen operations, as pointed out by the Commander of the Faithful, will deal dashing blows at the enemy, Inshallah.
In the recent Nato summit in Lisbon, the occupying Nato forces confirmed the end of 2014 as their final withdrawal date from Afghanistan. Since the invaders has proved unable to defeat then Mujahideen militarily (as they themselves admit), they are trying fatuously to create dissension and distrust among the ranks of Mujahideen by spreading the rumor of talks. After the 9/11 attacks on America, the United States did not bother to open a comprehensive and neutral investigation of the 9/11 event to find the real culprits but instead of presenting concrete evidence, the Americans simply said that the Afghans should give in to their demands or they will invade our country. Soon, they started a barbaric aerial bombardment of Afghanistan, without regard to any principle of International law. The Nato allies, repeating mistakes of past empires, considered Afghanistan as a weak nation that they could invade and utilize for their designs in the region.
After the fall of Kabul, the Amir ul Mumineen, Mullah Muhammad Mujahid, in an interview with BBC Radio had predicted that Afghanistan would prove as a graveyard of the American Empire. Today, the Americans have been in Afghanistan for more than nine years, the same length of time that the Soviets had been in Afghanistan, and they are in no better condition than the Soviets. Their puppet regime is weak and corrupt and holds no sway beyond Kabul. They have displaced hundreds of thousands of innocent Afghan civilians; tens of thousands of Afghans have fallen prey to the enemy’s indiscriminate bombing, and an even higher number have been wounded by them.
Their brazen lies about the ground realities have spiraled to such an extent that even their puppet President does not believe in them anymore. But most important of all, the myth of American supremacy has been shattered. America has been demoted from a supposedly “hyper-power” or “super-power” to just another regional power, unable to impose its will on other nations without the backing of other regional powers. The irony is that America was instigated into attacking Afghanistan by other regional powers, and Americas presence in the country served their interests more than it served America’s interests. And today, because of their military and political losses in Afghanistan, America does not have the strength and stomach to confront their real enemies. America’s invasion of Afghanistan will be judged as a unique moment in history when America abandoned its own principles of “Realpolitick” and decided to pull someone else’s chestnut out of the fire. The longer it stays in this fire, the more it will be burnt.
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

CategoriesQuetta Shura, al-Emara, Algeria, Ṭālibān

New statement from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb: "Innocence of the Mujāhidīn from the Recent Crimes of Kidnapping & Killing in the Kabylia Region"

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE: Below is an English translation via Flashpoint Partners. It should be noted, though, that Flashpoint Partners mistranslates the title. It should not be tribal regions, but rather Kabyila Region. This is an understandable mistake if one does not know the area because on its own that’s what the word would translate out to, but in this case that is the actual name of the place and is referred to in English by its Arabic name not a translation of it.
Click here for a safe Pdf copy in English: Statement from AQIM- “Innocence of the Mujāhidīn from the Recent Crimes of Kidnapping and Killing in the Kabylia Region” (English)
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For more on this statement see here.
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Click here for a safe Pdf copy in Arabic: al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb — Innocence of the Mujāhidīn from the Recent Crimes of Kidnapping & Killing in the Kabylia Region
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CategoriesAQIM, Algeria, al-Qā’idah

Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum translates Al-Andalus Media’s video release – "The Expedition of al-Dāmūs"

Posted on August 7, 2010May 8, 2019 by Aaron Y. Zelin

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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CategoriesUncategorized, AQIM, Al-Andalus Media, Algeria, al-Qā’idah, Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum

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