Category: Somalia

Jihādī Primary Source Material Data Dump, December 23-January 2

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NOTE: Below are all of the primary source materials that I did not post while on vacation. All materials are posted by date that they were first released to the various fora. I hope this is helpful to those who were also on vacation during this time period and did not get the opportunity to follow the fora activities.
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December 23:


‘Abdullah ‘Azzām Brigades — Statement Number 3 within the series- Identifying the Way of the Offenders
December 24:

al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula releases its Arabic language magazine Ṣadā al-Malāḥim Issue #14
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Ḥarakat al-al-Shabāb al-Mujāhīn releases an Arabic and English translation of their statement, which announced an alliance with Ḥizb al-Islām. See here for the original in Somali language.
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Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum in honor of its two year anniversary presents an English translation of  As-Saḥāb’s Ramaḍān Sermons series #1 by Abū Zayd al-Kūwaytī “Ramaḍān Intensive Course”
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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan presents its list of martyrs for the year 1431 H. According to them, fifty-two individuals were killed.
December 25:


al-Furqān Media, which is affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq [al-Qā’idah in Iraq] has released “Risen Alive #3,” which is one of their many martyrology series’

December 26:

Kavkaz Jihād Blog translates into English a jihādī story titled “Fight in the Forest,” which was originally published by Hunafa.
December 28:
Ḥizb al-Islāmī al-Turkistānī [Turkestan Islamic Party] released its martyrology video series  “Lovers of Paradise #5,″ which you can see below. For previous videos see #3 and #4.

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Dār al-Jabhah Publications and Distribution and the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) released “The Explosives Course” by Shaykh Abū Khabbab al-Miṣrī
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Ma’sadat al-Mujāhidīn — Claiming Responsibility for the Attack on the Israeli Train
December 29:


al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula releases its Arabic language magazine Ṣadā al-Malāḥim Issue #15
December 30:

Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum publishes an English translation of the Global Islamic Media Front’s release by Abū Qandahār al-Zarqāwī “The Blazing Light- In Inciting for Jihād”
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New article from member of the Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum titled “Refute the Unbelievers- Mujāhidīn Fighters, Mercenaries Without Boundaries?”
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Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī’s Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa’l-Jihād Sharī’ah Council published a new fatwā by Abū Hamām Bakr Bin ‘Abd al- ‘Azīz al-‘Atharī: “What is the Ruling on Congratulating Christians During New Years?”
December 31:

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan releases In Fight Magazine #24. For previous issues see: #23, #22; #21; and #20.
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Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī’s Minbar at-Tawḥīd wa’l-Jihād Sharī’ah Council published two new fatāwā:

January 1:

Statement from Ḥarakat al-al-Shabāb al-Mujāhīn on Opening the Door of Communication with al-Katāi’b Media
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The January 2011 issue of Nawaī Afghān Jihād Magazine released
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Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī has released a new video sermon titled “Three Assets:”

January 2:

Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum has translated “The Last Will of the First Sister Who Attacked the Moscow Subway,” which was attack in March 2010.
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Abū Muḥammad Jibrīl of Sawt al-Jihād in Nusantara wrote a new article titled “De-Radicalization, The Effort To Extinguish The Light Of Shari’a And Jihad In Indonesia”

Official Announcement of Merger between Ḥizb al-Islām and Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn

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UPDATE 4/23 9:21 AM: Here is an Urdu translation of the below message:

Click the following link for a safe PDF copy: Official Announcement of Merger between Ḥizb al-Islām and Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn (Urdu)
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UPDATE: Here is an excerpt from the press conference:

We have united with ours brothers, Shabāb, ‘we will continue the war we the government and AMISOM and we will also teach Uganda And Burudi lessons here in Mogadishu and in their country.

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NOTE: Below is the official announcement of merger between the two Somali groups Ḥizb al-Islām and Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn. First, is a joint audio message with representatives from the two groups and second, is the official press released published by  al-Shabāb’s media wing Al-Katāi’b Media. Since both the audio and press release are in Somali I cannot provide a summary. That said, a member of the Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum wrote ten items that were highlighted:

1. To build an Islamic Caliphate on the path Of Our Holy Prophet SAW..
2. To continue the jihād path till we erase Shirk from the earth and to bring up the tawḥīd.
3. To Confront the International Crusade War
4. To follow the Law Of Allah on the earth, to make justice between the people and to remove the oppression.
5. To follow the creed of al-Walā’ wa’l-Barā’.
6. To Bring Back the Lost Muslims Lands..
7. To Support the oppressed Muslims and to free the Muslim prisoners
8. To Unite the people under the banner of Tawḥīd
9. To Prepare Islamic Society which loves each other and have good creed and ethics
Also the brother Requested From The Brothers of Anṣār al-Islām and The Islamic State of Iraq to Announce Unity Between Them.

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Audio Message from Shaykh ‘Alī Dheere, the spokesman of Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn and a “brother” from Ḥizb al-Islām (message is in Somali):
Official Announcement of Merger between Ḥizb al-Islām and Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn

Press Release (in Somali):
Official Announcement of Merger between Ḥizb al-Islām and Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn
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New video from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn's media outlet al-Katāi'b: "Message to the Ummah and Inspire The Believers"

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NOTE: Christopher Anzalone has tweeted some interesting information about this video thus far:

Harakat al-Shabab al-Mujahideen’s new video, “And Incite the Believers,” features fighters from abroad, mostly it seems of Somali descent.
The video clearly states in the intro that it is a recruiting video for those abroad. It features a number of foreigners & diaspora.
Among those quoted in the video are Saleh ‘Ali Saleh al-Nabhani (killed in U.S. military strike Sep. 14, 2009) and Abu Yahya al-Libi.
At least some non-Somali diaspora foreign fighters appear, including one from Pakistan and one from Sudan (a guess as he speaks Arabic).
With regard to a number of the other “foreigners” it’s unclear whether they are from the Somali diaspora or are “foreign” foreign.
The “foreign fighters,” diaspora and “foreign” foreign, hail from Sweden, Britain, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, and Pakistan.

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New statement from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: "Regarding the Closure of Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) Service in Somalia"

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NOTE: For more context on this statement see Khalid M. Medani’s 2001 Middle East Report journal article “Financing Terrorism or Survival?: Informal Finance and State Collapse in Somalia, and the US War on Terrorism” (HT Christopher Anzalone). If you want a copy of the article and can’t gain access to JSTOR, email me and I will send you a copy.
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English:
Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn — Statement Regarding the Closure of Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) Service in Somalia (En)
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Arabic:
Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn — Statement Regarding the Closure of Mobile Money Transfer (MMT) Service in Somalia (Ar)
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New statement from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn's al-Katāi'b Media Foundation: "Resuming of data"

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NOTE: According to al-Katāi’b Media Foundation they did not distribute information for more than two months due to a disruption in their communication system. It is currently back up and they apologized for the lack of communication to those who were concerned. al-Katāi’b Media Foundation is the outlet for Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn, an al-Qā’idah-affiliated organization located in Somalia. For more on al-Katāi’b Media Foundation read Christopher Anzalone’s excellent overview of it and its evolution over the past few years.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
عودة بيانات مُؤسَّسة الكَتائِب الإِعلامِية
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على أشرف الأنبياء والمرسلين :
مر على غياب بيانات مُؤسَّسة الكَتائِب الإِعلامِية أكثر من شهرين ، ورغم وقوع الكثير من الأحداث على الساحة الجهادية في الصومال إلا أن هذه البشريات لم تصل إلى الأمة الإسلامية نظرا لتوقف البيانات عن المنتديات ، ونفيدكم أن هذا التوقف لم يكن اختياريا منا ولكن كان بسبب بعض الظروف التي أدت إلى إنقطاع الاتصال بين المؤسسة والإخوة المخولين بنشر بيانات المؤسسة ، والآن ولله الحمد عاد الاتصال بيننا وستعود البيانات إلى سابق عهدها وأكثر إن شاء الله ، وإننا نقدم إعتذارنا لكل الإخوة المهتمين بأحوال المسلمين والذين ما فتؤوا يتسائلون عن غياب البيانات فجزاهم الله خيرا على اهتمامهم ونبشرهم أن الوضع عندنا على أحسنه وأن إخوانكم من جيش العسرة تتوالى عليهم الانتصارات والفتوحات .


وبإذن الله عز وجل سيأتيكم البيان عن حملة نهاية المعتدين بأخبارها الكاملة ، فانتظروا البيان في وقت قريب إن شاء الله .


اللهم منزل الكتاب مجري السحاب هازم الأحزاب، اهزم الصليبيين ومن حالفهم من المرتدين.
اللهم اجعلهم وعتادهم غنيمة للمسلمين.
اللهم دمّرهم و زلزلهم.
اللهم أنت عضدنا وأنت نصيرنا،اللهم بك نصول وبك نجول وبك نقاتل.
والله أكبر
{وَلِلَّهِ الْعِزَّةُ وَلِرَسُولِهِ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَلَكِنَّ الْمُنَافِقِينَ لا يَعْلَمُونَ}
مُؤسَّسةُ الكَتائِب للإنتَاج الإعلامِي
حَركةُ الشَّبابِ المُجَاهدِين
الإثنين 09 ذو القعدة 1431 هـ
18/10/2010 
المصدر : (مركز صدى الجهاد للإعلام)
الجبهة الإعلامية الإسلامية العالمية
رَصدٌ لأخبَار المُجَاهدِين وَ تَحرِيضٌ للمُؤمِنين

 
 

New audio sermon from Shaykh Ma'alim Burhān of Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: "War of Rumors"

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NOTE: Late last week, Shaykh Ma’alim Burhān of Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn, an al-Qā’idah-affiliated organization located in Somalia, conducted a sermon “War of Rumors” at a symposium titled “Axe Campaign of Ibrāhīm.” In his sermon he denounced any rumors that there was division within al-Shabāb as the al-Shabāb spokesmen did in a radio interview.
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New audio sermon from Shaykh Ma’alim Burhān of Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: “War of Rumors”

New radio message from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn's Shaykh Mukhtār Rowbow [Abū Manṣūr]: "There is no difference between al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn"

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NOTE: Last week, it was reported that there was infighting and a potential split within the al-Qā’idah-affiliated organization located in Somalia Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn. This rumor though was refuted by Shaykh Mukhtār Rowbow [Abū Manṣūr], former Emir of al-Shabāb (2008-2009) and current spokesmen in a radio announcement earlier in the week. Below is the audio of this announcement in Somali language.
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New radio message from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn’s Shaykh Mukhtār Rowbow [Abū Manṣūr]: “There is no difference between al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn”

New statement from Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn: “Announcement of al-Katāayb Media News Channels New Logo"

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NOTE: Al-Katāayb Foundation for Media Productions is the media center used by al-Qā’idah-linked Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn based in Somalia. For more on the history and evolution of al-Shabāb’s media read Christopher Anzalone’s, doctoral student at McGill University, recent article “From ‘Martyrdom’ Videos to Jihadi Journalism in Somalia.” Below is an unedited English translation of the statement in Arabic, which is below the English statement.
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English:
Thanks to Allah who said: (And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allah knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allah will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.) Prayers and peace be up-on His prophet who said: “Criticize them, whose hands my soul, it is (critics) harder on them than arrows” who also said: “Criticize them and the Holy Spirit is with you”
The Media battle waged by the Mujahideen is one of the hardest and most important in our war against the zio-crusaders infidels, which made us, the caretakers of the media jihad gaps in our beloved Somali front, to strive hard to develop methods for media combat and to advance weapon of jihadi media to report the truth to the people as it is from the battlefields. Also this is to transfer the voice of Mujahideen to the whole world and to defend the Muslims with the help of Allah.
In this sense, the sense of preparation, collection and carrying the Amanah with all our capabilities, we are pleased in the Al-Kataib Media Production, to bring the good news to all the believers about the birth of the “Al-Kataib News Channel” a specialized news channel transmitting the truth directly from the battlefield in audio and video. The team will work hard in transmitting the news of mujahideen directly to the people, away from the fraud, misrepresentation and manipulation of channels of lies and media fabrication. Their plots are reversed on them thanks to Allah the Almighty
The “Al-Kataib News Channel” came to teach.. to tell.. and to incite.. in honor of the martyrs who covered battlefields with their blood in various fronts; east and west, south and north. This came in defense of the victories of the Mujahideen who broke the pride of the infidel West, scattered its papers and made their senior commanders lose their minds. This in support of the Muwahideen’s patience and persistence in the land of pride. This for those who have made a glorious history loaded with invasions and victories. This is in preparation for the dream awaited by millions of Muslims of an Islamic caliphate, which is so close to us, so we tease the infidels and we heal the pain of believers for the sake of accomplishing the great Amanah for which precious blood and souls of our beloved sons in this beloved Ummah were shed
On this occasion, we announce the official logo of the channel, which will appear on all versions, God willing, look for it and disseminate it may Allah support you and stead-fasten you steps.

We ask Allah that this would be the right channel platform of the Mujahideen, the thorn in the throats of the infidels and hypocrites, and we ask Allah to help everyone contributing in this work and to guide them to His way.


Thanks to Allah and prayer and peace be upon the Prophet and his family and companions.

Arabic:
Click here for a safe PDF copy of the statement: Announcement of Al-Kataib News Channel Logo