Category: The Islamic State

New audio message from The Islamic State’s Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Ḥussaynī al-Qurayshī al-Baghdādī: "So Wait; Indeed We, Along With You, Are Waiting"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

The title of this release is in reference to Qur’anic verse 9:52. Here it is in full: “Say, ‘Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await for you that God will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed we, along with you, are waiting.'”
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Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Ḥussaynī al-Qurayshī al-Baghdādī: “So Wait; Indeed We, Along With You, Are Waiting”

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New statement from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: "Talks Between the Islamic Emirate and Russia Against Da'ish Has No Reality"

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

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On Wednesday 23rd December 2015 some media outlets published a report quoting the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov as saying that they have talked to or established lines of communication with the Islamic Emirate regarding the threat of so called Daesh in Afghanistan.
The Islamic Emirate has made and will continue to make contacts with many regional countries to bring an end to the American invasion of our country and we consider this our legitimate right.
But we do not see a need for receiving aid from anyone concerning so called Daesh and neither have we contacted nor talked with anyone about this issue.
Some people in Afghanistan are wrongfully taking advantage of the name Daesh while national and international intelligence are also supporting them with the aim of prolonging the occupation. This phenomenon is not acceptable to the Afghan nation hence the Islamic Emirate as the true representative of its people has to a large extent uprooted this project and it currently only has presence in a small corner of a single province out of the 34 provinces which is not worth any concern.
The Afghan Mujahid nation which, with the grace and help of Allah Almighty, confronted and pushed to the edge of defeat some 49 invading nations and evil elements of their stooge administration can also Allah Almighty willing repulse this foreign threat and it has succeeded in doing so to a great degree.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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04/10/1394 Hijri Solar                    25/12/2015 Gregorian
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Jihadology Podcast: A History of Lebanese Sunni Jihadism

Posted on by Aaron Y. Zelin

Bernard Rougier comes on the show to discuss Lebanese Sunni jihadism. Some of the topics covered include:

  • How Lebanese first got involved in jihadism in Afghanistan in the 1980s
  • How the Lebanese scene became connected to the European and Australian jihadi network
  • The role the Iraq war played in the mobilization and recruitment of a new generation
  • Background on Fatah al-Islam
  • The role Lebanese Sunni jihadis have played in the Syrian war and spillover attacks back home


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