These shorter publications allow rapid dissemination of aqap messages following global attacks, as was the case three days after the mass casualty operation in nice, france on july 14. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail. On august th, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula released the 17th issue of inspire magazine featuring instructions from the aqchef, including a simple method for targeting trainsinvolving derailing a train from the railroad by placing an object on the tracks. Posts about alnoor qaida written by islamic books library. The document, which has since been described by the fbi as the. Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. Al qaeda concludes that because they did not get proper credit, they are just going to lay low and repeat the act.
Since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. Second, alqaeda sees its mission to be the vanguard of the uprising of the oppressed. Al qaeda benefits from the rise of isis and the conflicts that have swept through the. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. So much for the theory that if you just ignore them, they will fade away. Al qaedas strengthening in the shadows critical threats. Abdurrazaq aljamal, yemeni journalist expert in aqap affairs twitter. Inspire underscores al qaedas responsibility for the operation. A translation has been provided by the american federal bureau of investigation. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the. It was also published in a special edition of the georgetown security.
In addition to training its own members4000 was the october 2001 estimate, according to the western intelligence communityalqaeda and the taliban regime trained 70,000 members in its camps in afghanistan. New issue of jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in. The al qaeda manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home. Radical islamist englishlanguage online magazines army war. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases, reportedly used its bomb. The al qaeda handbook 1677t 1d is a computer file found by police during a search of the manchester home of anas alliby in 2000. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. The members of alqaeda share a particular view of the religion of islam. Two al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing al masri. The attached manual was located by the manchester england. Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. How alqaeda survived drones, uprisings,and the islamic state. Inside alqaeda and the taliban was written by saleem shehzad who was killed by unknown assailants in 2010. Inspire features commentary from several prominent jihadist figures, including hamza bin laden, the son of the al qaedas founder.
The magazine supplements the instructions with a list of priority targets, ranking jewish interests everywhere. Their attacks have often been against citizens of these. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Backgrounder the threat of new alqaeda leadership the case of syrias aljoulani une 30 2015 of a caliphate on june 29, 2014. In contrast, al qaeda groups have focused more on local populations and local flashpoints. Saudi arabia strengthened efforts to capture andor kill al qaeda operatives in the state and before long, over 100 aq operatives were arrested and another 26 were killed in one of the most successful counterterrorism campaigns seen in the region wilkinson and barclay, 2011.
Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Inside al qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies, and tactics of the most violent politicoreligious organization the world has ever seen. Cbs news inspire, an online magazine associated with an al qaeda affiliate group called aqap or al qaeda of the arabia peninsula continues to be published a. Third, it is clear that the basic grievances of alqaeda real and imagined are political, not religious. Alqaedas 911 attacks was the deadliest ever on american soil, killing nearly 3,000 people. Al qaedas leadership statements, its stated objectives and strategy to achieve these objectives, and its adaptations to new conditions lead to a different assessment. Terrorists use violence to bring attention to their ideas. Noam chomsky, american historian and activist alternet. Inspire magazine was first published by alqaeda in the arabian.
In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel al wadoud. Historical perspective, global presence, and implications for u. A theater of war was then begun in chechnya in the year 2010. Aqaps inspire magazine contains military analysis of. Al qaedas online magazine tells terrorists to target u. Inspire promotes itself as the first magazine to be issued by the alqaida organisation in the english language, although jihadi recollections, published in the us last year, was a polished effort. Comment on arresting muslim sisters in france to inquire about a translation for this release for a fee email. Policy john rollins, coordinator specialist in terrorism and national security january 25, 2011 congressional research service 75700. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. This issue of the magazine offers lessons on building a pressure cooker bomb and where, when and how to detonate the bomb for maximum effectiveness. Al qaeda may indeed be in decline, but the evidence strongly suggests otherwise. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap.
A new issue of inspire, the englishlanguage online magazine produced by alqaedas affiliate in yemen, is devoted to jihad on america and suggests targeting major. Isis has ruled ruthlessly and killed with few restraints in its syrian holdings. This report examines the threat posed by al qaeda affiliates in the middle east and africa as described. Officials state that the document is a manual for how to wage war, and according to the american military, was written by osama bin ladens extremist group, alqaeda. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. Crss research fellow for his contribution and hard work that he put in to nal. Pdf on may 5, 2015, farhan zahid and others published from jihad to. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud.
The 2006 spring offensive was alqaedas watershed, and after this time alqaeda clearly dominated pakistan in 2007 and 2008, with the expansion of operations into india in late 2008. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman alzawahari, al qaedas second in command, a message from osama bin laden on how to save the earth, and the. The authors would like to note that initial work on this subject stems from the masters thesis efforts of fekecs et. The dysfunctio nal nature of al qaeda s ideol ogy and its exces sive re liance on tak. Introduction in early 2011, revolutions in egypt, tunisi a, libya and yemen heralded a new era of arab politics.
Now, for the first time, the al qaeda reader gathers together the essential texts and documents that trace the origin, history, and evolution of the ideas of alqaeda founders ayman alzawahiri and osama bin laden. It is the glossy magazine where terrorists are the celebrities and the only recipes are for bombs like the ones used in the boston marathon attacks. Pdf this study analyses how inspire and dabiq seek to appeal to and radicalise. The manual was translated into english and was introduced earlier this. Other al qaeda figures promote lone jihad attacks in inspire. Senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta.
The terrorist publication includes the text of hamzas advice for martyrdom seekers in. However, terrorist activity in north africa is not new, for the. Exposing islams new war on christians 20 and the al qaeda reader 2007. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. The manual was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. It is therefore likely a strategic consideration for both joulani and zawahiri to ensure this network adheres to alqaeda as it evolves. The emergence of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Inspire al qaeda in this june 21, 2017 file photo, a subway train approaches the platform at brooklyns smith street aboveground subway station, in new york. Army organizations engaged in offensive and defensive operations against these terrorist entities as well. The presence of al qaeda in the maghreb aqim may be interpreted as the opening of a new front in the cause of international jihad. Pdf from jihad to alqaeda to islamic state researchgate. Unlike other terrorist groups, alqaeda presents an unprecedented threat to america, its allies, and to global security in general. Understanding alqaedas ideology for counternarrative.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading alqaeda. Al qaedas inspire online magazine is calling on jihadis to damage the american economy by killing business leaders and entrepreneurs in their homes. Since the fall of the taliban, alqaeda has established operations worldwide, including in syria, the gulf, north africa, west africa, east africa, and the indian subcontinent. Studies in the jihad against the tyrants or the socalled alqaeda manual. The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Like other totalitarian movements, the movements leaders have rationalized their brutality in a number of published treatises. It is a 67page glossy publication that is the product of anwar al awlaki aka anwar nasser abdulla aulaqi, a u.
Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu al khayr al masri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. One article is a military analysis of the attack on charlie hebdo by ibrahim ibn hassan al asiri, who is. Qaeda still maintains a foothold in syria through its ties to hayat tahrir al sham formerly known as the nusra front, though the exact nature of that relationship may be evolving. Inspire had the highest number of instructional guides of the three. Egyptian islamic jihad eij, also called aljihad, egyptian extremist organization that originated in the late 1970s and developed into a powerful force in the 1980s and 1990s. They believe that the united states and other nonislamic countries have interfered in the affairs of islamic countries. Alqaeda knows it cannot achieve these goals by itself, so it needs to inspire the masses with an uplifting message intended to create a revolution. The definitive work on al qaeda, this book is based on five years of research, including extensive interviews with its members. The following excerpts are from a document found by the police in manchester, england, during a search of an al qaeda members home. One of alqaedas members, sheikh essa was given the task to preach the need for a war against pakistan. Protesters, often with women in the lead, took to the streets demanding greater dignity, opportunity and politi cal. Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror. The book is mainly based on the broader agenda of alqaeda, who in the eyes of the writer are trying to conceive a pure islamic kingdom on the earth based on.
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