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On July 27, 2024, the pro-Al-Qaeda Al-Nusra Media Foundation resumed circulating a series of Arabic-language posters inciting attacks in the United States in retaliation for its support for Israel and its "overt participation in the killing of Gazans." In addition, the posters encourage would-be attackers to follow the path of past perpetrators of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil, suggesting that the likelihood of the replication of large-scale attacks such as the September 11, 2001 operation is "greater than ever before."
This campaign follows similar advocacy of terrorism in the English-language magazine, Inspire, produced by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The media foundation's poster series is called "Inspire Tweets," and is attributed to AQAP's media arm, Al-Malahem Foundation.
Al-Nusra Media Foundation is a prolific outlet, a member of the recognized pro-Al-Qaeda Islamic Media Cooperation Council (IMCC), an umbrella body uniting several pro-Al-Qaeda media groups. The council launched on September 28, 2023.
"Look For The Most Effective Means To Inflict Pain On Those Who Insult Your Religion"
The new threat and incitement series includes a poster featuring a photo collage of Al-Qaeda operatives who carried out attacks on U.S. soil, such as Nidal Malik Hasan, the former U.S. Army major and perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood massacre; Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev, the surviving bomber of the 2015 Boston Marathon; Mohammed Saeed Al-Shamrani, perpetrator of the 2019 attack at the Naval Air Station Pensacola; and Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the so-called "underwear bomber" who attempted to bomb Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on Christmas Day 2009.
Clearly inciting further attacks in the U.S. and telling readers they would receive divine rewards for "martyrdom," the poster's text preached that the paradise awaits those who pass the tests of this world, adding: "The real victory is for Allah to see you redeem your soul to champion His religion and His Prophet - look for the most effective means to inflict pain on those who insult your religion."
"Replicating Operations Such As September 11 Is Greater Today Than Ever Before"
Another poster suggested that the replication of attacks against the U.S., such as the coordinated September 11, 2001 operation, is likely. The poster's text reads: "One of the motives behind the September 11 attacks was America's unlimited support for the Zionist Jews. Today, America supports the Zionists at a greater rate than before, and even openly participates in the killing of our brothers in Gaza. Therefore, the possibility of repeating operations similar to what happened on September 11 is greater today than ever before. So, wait, O Americans, we are waiting with you."
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