The following are excerpts from reports posted on MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) website from the past week.
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Global Jihad News
Iraqi Jihadist Group "Dir' Al-Islam" Announces Expansion, Reorganization
In a communiqué dated August 17, 2009, the Dir' Al-Islam Brigade, a jihadist group active in Iraq, announced that it had expanded and was thus changing its name to the "Dir' Al-Islam Brigades" (the "Armor of Islam Brigades")...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1774¶m=GJN
Somalia: Sufi Militia Opens New Front Against Al-Shabab
According to a report, the Sufi pro-government militia Ahl Al-Sunna wa'l-Jama'a has launched a campaign against the al-Qaeda-allied Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen in the southwestern district of Gedo, which borders Kenya and Somalia...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1766¶m=GJN
GIMF Demands That Al-Qaeda Take Clear Stand on Rafah Events
In an August 18, 2009 communiqué, the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) strongly condemned the Hamas security apparatuses for their attack on the Salafis in Rafah (see New From MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Monitor: The Rise (and Fall?) of the Islamic Emirate in Gaza), and called on Osama bin Laden to take a clear stand on "this heinous massacre." The following are excerpts from the communiqué:
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1756¶m=GJN
Former Kuwaiti Government Preacher Surfaces in Al-Qaeda Video
On August 7, 2009, jihadist websites posted a 30-minute video from Al-Qaeda's media division Al-Sahab titled "A Calm Discussion with Obama." The speaker in the video was a new addition to Al-Qaeda's roster of propagandists, Sheikh Khalid ibn 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Husseinan.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1694¶m=GJN
Post on Jihadist Website Offers Instruction on Operational Security for Fundraising
On August 6, 2009, a member of the Al-Falluja jihadist forum posted a short essay containing tips on operational security when raising funds for jihad. The author, who goes by the name "Al-Gharib Al-Ha'ili," describes himself as an assistant to Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir, who is the War Minister of the Al-Qaeda front group the Islamic State of Iraq...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1686¶m=GJN
ALERTS, PLANNING & TRAINING
Al-Qaeda Maghreb Claims Responsibility for Attack on French Embassy in Nouakchott
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has claimed responsibility for the August 8, 2009 suicide bombing outside the French Embassy in Nouakchott, Mauritania. A number of embassy guards were wounded in the attack, which was the first suicide bombing on record in the country...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1764¶m=APT
Reports: Kuwaiti 'Arifjan' Cell Harbored Senior Terrorist Muhsin Al-Fadhli; May Now Be in Iran
According to a report, a six-person terror cell recently arrested on suspicion of plotting to blow up the U.S. Army's Camp Arifjan was also harboring wanted Kuwaiti terrorist Muhsin Al-Fadhli...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1746¶m=APT
Kuwait: We Foiled Terror Plot to Bomb U.S.'s CampArifjan
The Kuwaiti interior ministry announced that security forces have arrested an Al-Qaeda cell in the country that was planning to attack the U.S. Army's Camp Arifjan, which is located in Kuwait, this upcoming Ramadan, as well as with Kuwaiti security forces facilities and other sensitive sites...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1721¶m=APT
Urdu-Pashtu Project
Former Taliban Foreign Minister: The U.S. Policy Of Engaging 'Moderate Taliban' Cannot Dissolve The Al-Qaeda-Taliban Alliance
Mullah Wakil Ahmad Mutawakkil, who served as foreign minister during the Taliban rule in Afghanistan, has said that the U.S. policy of engaging with the "moderate Taliban" will not lead them to dissolve the Al-Qaeda-Taliban alliance, according to an Arabic daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1773¶m=UPP
Saudi Al-Qaeda Militant Found Dead In Peshawar
Pakistani security forces took into custody the body of an Al-Qaeda member, believed to have succumbed to wounds received in a U.S. drone attack, in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1771¶m=UPP
Pakistani Cleric Urges Muslims To Participate In Jihad During The Holy Month Of Ramadan And Continue To Support The Mujahideen
Maulana Noor Muhammad of Pakistani religious organization Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has urged the Muslims to support the mujahideen (militants) during the holy month of Ramadan, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1770¶m=UPP
Taliban Issues New Code of Conduct for Mujahideen
n mid-2009, the Taliban in Afghanistan issued a new book of guidelines, outlining the code of conduct for their fighters. Titled "The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan: Code of Conduct for Mujahideen," the 66-page book was published and implemented this spring; it contains 13 chapters and 67 articles.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3552¶m=UPP
Report: Surrendered Militants Say They Were Incited For Jihad
Taliban militants, who surrendered to the Pakistani security forces in the Upper Dir district of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), have said that they were incited against security forces in the name of jihad, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1751¶m=UPP
Spokesman for Taliban in Swat District: During Ramadan, 'The Taliban Will Intensify Attacks - And It Won't Be Long Until They Gain Control of Entire Swat Valley'; 'We Have a Large Number of Suicide Bombers - And Now is the Time to Use Them'
In an exclusive interview with the Indian website, Muslim Khan, spokesman for the Taliban militants led by Maulana Fazlullah in the Swat district of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), has warned that their fighters are preparing for a new offensive during the month of Ramadan. The interview came amid continuing speculation that Maulana Fazlullah may have been wounded or killed during the recent army operation in Swat district. The Islamic fasting month of Ramadan (Ramzan in Urdu) begins either August 22 or 23, depending on the sighting of the new moon. About the recently concluded three-month military operation against the Taliban in the Swat district, Muslim Khan noted that the Taliban fighters had simply gone underground.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3535¶m=UPP
Outlawed Jihadist Organization Lashkar-e-Taiba Organizes Rally In Lahore; Speakers Urge Muslims: 'Establish Relationship With Osama Bin Laden; Establish Relationship With The Mujahideen'
Pakistan-based jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba has organized a public rally in Lahore, calling upon Pakistani people to join the cause of Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, according to a video obtained by an Indian television network...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1744¶m=UPP
Indian TV Report: Pakistan Moves Jaish-e-Muhammad Founder To Safety Due To Fear Over U.S. Drone Attacks
Maulana Masood Azhar, the founder of militant organization Jaish-e-Muhammad (Army of Muhammad), has been moved by the Pakistani establishment to Bahawalpur city over safety reasons, according to an Indian television report...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1743¶m=UPP
Urdu Daily: 'Al-Qaeda Trying To Regroup With Banned Jihadist Organizations In Pakistan'
Al-Qaeda is trying to regroup and join hands with banned jihadist organizations in Pakistan after the killing of Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone attack, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1718¶m=UPP
Treatment Of Over 200 'Militant Children' Begins
Pakistan has started psychological treatment of over 200 children who were trained to be suicide bombers but seized during a recent anti-Taliban operation in North West Frontier Province, according to an Urdu-daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1712¶m=UPP
