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The younger Zawahiri protests France’s ‘war against Islam’
Mohammed al Zawahiri, the younger brother of al Qaeda’s emir, helped stage a protest in front of the French embassy in Cairo today. The protesters denounced France’s intervention in Mali, saying the country was “at war against Islam.”
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On Belmokhtar’s group: ‘They believe the West is one great Sodom and Gomorrah’
Robert Fowler, a Canadian diplomat who was kidnapped by Mokhtar Belmokhtar in 2008, considers Belmokhtar’s group to be ideologues. Fowler has also reportedly said that Belmokhtar was the “principal intermediary between AQIM and al Qaeda in Pakistan” at some point.
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Osama bin Laden’s documents cited by Canadian intelligence
A recently declassified threat assessment authored by Canadian intelligence in April 2012 concludes that the al Qaeda network still leads the global jihad movement and remains the “primary threat.”
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More on Ansar al Sharia in Morocco
Morocco’s interior minister said that an Ansar al Sharia cell in Morocco “was seeking to obtain financial and military support” from al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
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Report: Al Qaeda emir’s hand in Egypt and Syria
Die Welt, a German daily, has published an account that jibes with The Long War Journal’s reporting on the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi.
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Ansar al Sharia in Mali
A new Ansar al Sharia group has been established in Mali. According to press reports, the group’s leaders are “close to” the official spokesman for Ansar Dine.
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Ansar al Sharia Morocco does not hide ‘sympathy’ for AQIM
According to a Moroccan press report, Ansar al Sharia Morocco does not hide its sympathy for AQIM, uses the same flag as other Ansar al Sharia chapters, and is suspected of recruiting jihadists to fight in Syria.
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In Egypt, Ansar al Sharia Brigades posts hit list
An Egyptian group calling itself the Ansar al Sharia Brigades has reportedly posted a list of people to assassinate in the event that the Egyptian government collapses.
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Brother of al Qaeda’s emir justifies 9/11
MEMRI has published excerpts of Al Jazeera’s interview with Mohamed al Zawahiri, the brother of al Qaeda’s emir. Mohamed al Zawahiri justified 9/11 and al Qaeda’s terrorism in general during the interview. An Egyptian military court acquitted him earlier this year.
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Turkish fighters in the Islamic Jihad Union
Several Turks affiliated with the IJU have been killed while waging jihad in Afghanistan, and others have been arrested in foiled plots to carry out attacks against European and US targets in Europe.
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Webster Commission gets 2004 Madrid train bombings wrong
The 2004 Madrid train bombings were not carried out by “lone actors” with no ties to al Qaeda’s international terrorist network, as an FBI commission recently claimed. The terrorists responsible had extensive ties to al Qaeda.
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Panetta on Pakistan
Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta chastised Pakistan last week for its ongoing support for the Haqqani Network.
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Spying on al Qaeda
Double agents, although uncommon, have played a significant role in the post-9/11 fight against terrorism. The double agent who broke up a recent al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) plot is just the latest example.
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On the ‘merchant of death’
Viktor Bout has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. His amoral flexibility allowed him to serve everyone from al Qaeda and the Taliban, on the one hand, to military contractors in Iraq.
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Ambassador Crocker’s warning to the West
Ambassador Ryan Crocker warns that al Qaeda is still in Afghanistan and will return in greater numbers if the West prematurely leaves.
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Al Qaeda honcho probably not in Egyptian custody
In an apparent case of mistaken identity, the Egyptian state press reported that Saif al Adel, a high-ranking al Qaeda leader, had turned himself in.
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Shabaab formally joins al Qaeda
The announcement formalizes the longstanding close working relationship between the two terror groups.
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The Gitmo Files: Al Qaeda’s emir of Zahedan, Iran commits suicide
Inayatullah, an Afghan detainee at Gitmo, died of an apparent suicide.
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Why was key source on bin Laden’s courier freed?
The Pakistanis freed Hassan Ghul, a top al Qaeda operative who gave up vital intelligence on Osama bin Laden while in US custody.
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Osama bin Laden’s Internet connection
Details of bin Laden’s modus operandi emerge.
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From the new Gitmo files: Al Qaeda and anthrax
A detainee assessment claimed that two al Qaeda operatives had knowledge of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US, but the report cannot be confirmed.
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Iran, the Muslim Brotherhood, and revolution
“I herewith proclaim to those (Western leaders) who still do not want to see the realities that the political axis of the new Middle East will soon be Islamic rulership and a democracy based on religion,” senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami said on Friday during public prayers in Tehran. “All these protests in Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan and Yemen are inspired by Iran’s Islamic revolution and these countries are de facto rocked by the aftershock of the Iranian revolution,” Khatami claimed, according to Haaretz. At first blush, Khatami’s words may seem like mere hyperbole — using the unrest throughout the…
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The Takfiri: Adil Hadi Al-Jaza’iri Bin Hamlili
A profile of Adil Hadi Al-Jaza’iri Bin Hamlili, a takfiri who is accused of working with several terrorist organizations including the Taliban, al Qaeda, the Algerian GIA/GSPC and Takfir Wa Hijra.
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The Trainer: Zamir Muhammad (Muhammad Noor Uthman)
A profile of Zamir Muhammad, who was an al Qaeda trainer at the Khalden camp in Afghanistan, worked for top al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah, and was allegedly slotted to take part in an attack against Israel at the time of his capture.
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“I am studying airplanes!”: Abdul al Salam al Hilal
A profile of Abdul al Salam al Hilal, a Yemeni who is accused of having foreknowledge of the 9/11 attacks and facilitating the travel of al Qaeda operatives around the globe.
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The Governor: Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa
A profile of Guantanamo detainee Khirullah Said Wali Khairkhwa, who was formerly the Taliban’s governor of the Herat province and admittedly met with his Iranian counterparts.
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The Bosnian Jihad: Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair
A profile of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Zaid Salim Zuhair, a Saudi who was convicted on terrorism-related charges in Bosnia.
