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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New Video-Taliban Commander in PaktikaProvince Maulvi Sangin: America is Looking for an Escape Route from Afghanistan
Following are excerpts from a video released by Al-Qaeda's media division, Al-Sahab, on September 1, 2009. The video features Maulvi Sangin, the Taliban Commmander in PaktikaProvince. The English subtitles were translated from the Arabic subtitles provided by Al-Sahab.
http://www.memritv.org/clip_transcript/en/2220.htm
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Alerts, Planning, Training
Video Urges Support for Islamic Party of Turkestan, Shows Uighur Kids Training for Jihad
On August 27, 2009, jihadist websites posted a 39-minute video from the Uighur jihadist "Islamic Party of Turkestan" (IPT) calling on the Uighurs in Xinjiang Province to support its jihad against China. http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1807¶m=APT
Ayman Al-Zawahiri in New Video: The Planned Waziristan Offensive is a 'Path of Perdition' for Pakistan and the Crusaders
In an new 22-minute video produced by Al-Sahab, Al-Qaeda's media wing, Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri says that the Pakistani Army's planned offensive in Waziristan will backfire on Pakistan and NATO, and calls it a "path of perdition for the apostates in Pakistan and the Crusaders in Afghanistan." The video was posted on jihadist websites on August 28, 2009.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3567¶m=APT
Global Jihad News
Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen Declares 'Winds of Victory' Offensive
In an August 30, 2009 communiqué, the Somali jihad group Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen announced that a new offensive against the infidels, called "Winds of Victory," had been launched on the first day of Ramadan and would continue until the sixth day of Shawwal (September 26, 2009). Following are excerpts from the communiqué:
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1830¶m=GJN
Al-Qaeda's 'Islamic State of Iraq' Calls on Muslims to Join Uighur Jihad against China
On August 22, 2009, the media division of Al-Qaeda's "Islamic State of Iraq" organization (ISI) released the sixth video in its "Knights of Martyrdom" series, which celebrates jihadists killed in the war in Iraq. This time, the video was dedicated to the Muslims of East Turkestan, i.e. the Uighurs of China's Xinjiang Province.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1816¶m=GJN
AQAP Claims Responsibility for Assassination Attempt against Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Naif
In an August 28, 2009 communiqué, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the August 27, 2009 assassination attempt against Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1815¶m=GJN
Report: Saudi Terror Cell Had Links to Bin Laden, Al-Zawahiri
According to a report, members of the newly-uncovered terror network in Saudi Arabia had previously met with Osama bin Laden and Ayman Al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1791¶m=GJN
ISI War Minister Announces a New Stage in Anti-U.S. Action
In a 22-minute video devoted to Ramadan, Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir, minister of war for the so-called Islamic State of Iraq, discussed the month of Ramadan and its close connection to jihad, and then announced the beginning of an offensive, which he dubbed "The Prisoner's Attack." He said that this offensive constituted the second stage of Hisad Al-Khayr (the jihad fighters' operation against the multinational force in Iraq and against the Iraqi government), and praised the jihad fighters and their operations. Following are excerpts from Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir's statements in the video:
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1789¶m=GJN
Al-Qaeda Maghreb: After the Rafah Massacre 'We Can No Longer Remain Silent' About Hamas
In the first response from an official Al-Qaeda franchise to the clashes between salafi jihadists and Hamas in Rafah, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a communiqué sharply denouncing the Hamas movement and...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1781¶m=GJN
Urdu-Pashtu Media Project
Taliban Deputy Emir Denies Al-Qaeda Role In Appointment Of New Emir, Says: 'We Have Force In Every Nook And Corner Of The World - And Wherever Muslims Are Subjugated, We Will Give Them Assistance'
Maulvi Faqir Muhammad, the Deputy Emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP, or the Movement of Pakistani Taliban), has denied media reports that Al-Qaeda played a role in the appointment of new TTP chief, according to a Pakistani daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1839¶m=UPP
Jihadists In India’s Southern StateLureYoungCollege Girls
Jihadists in India’s southern state of Kerala are trying to lure young girls to join their mission, according to an Indian website...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1837¶m=UPP
Website: Pakistani Nationals May Be Training Somali Pirates
Investigations into the hijacking of a Russian warship in April by Somali pirates show that Pakistani nationals played an important role in the hijack, according to an Indian website...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1836¶m=UPP
DNA Report Of Al-Qaeda Leader Released
The DNA report of an al-Qaeda leader, who died a few days back in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), has been released to police, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1834¶m=UPP
Two Uzbek Militants Arrested In TakharProvince
Two Uzbek terrorists linked to Tahir Yeldash, commander of Uzbek militants (pictured above), have been arrested in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, according to an Afghan daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1829¶m=UPP
Report: Al-Qaeda Fails To Unite Taliban Groups
Negotiations for reconciliation between two militant groups in Pakistan’s tribal district of South Waziristan, backed by Al-Qaeda, have failed, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1826¶m=UPP
United Jihad Council Urges Secessionist Kashmiri Groups To Unite
Syed Salahuddin, the Pakistan-based chairman of militant groups’ network United Jihad Council, has called for the unification of the two factions of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Indian Kashmir, according to a Kashmiri website...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1825¶m=UPP
Pakistani Interior Minister: 'Cracks Have Emerged In The Ranks Of Taliban Militants In Pakistan; Clashes Have Started Over Leadership'; If Hakimullah Mehsud Is Really New Emir, He Should Come Forward
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that the Taliban militants in Pakistan have not yet chosen a new chief since the killing of their chief Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone attack. He said that media reports in this regard are "all speculations," according to a Pashtu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1806¶m=UPP
Kashmiri Leader: 'Kashmir Issue Is Another Palestine In Making'
Senior Kashmiri leader Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari has said that the Kashmir issue is "another Palestine in the making" because of unchecked occupation of lands by the Indian security forces, according to a Kashmiri news site...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1805¶m=UPP
Pakistan Extends Detention Of Militant Cleric And His Sons
The Pakistani government has extended the detention of militant Islamic cleric Maulana Sufi Muhammad and his three sons for four months after a court allowed the sons to be released, according to an Urdu daily...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1801¶m=UPP
'Thousands of Suicide Bombers' Can 'Target Washington, Paris, London, and Kabul'
On August 25, 2009, a Pakistani Urdu-language newspaper reported that Waliur Rehman, the commander of the Taliban militants in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan Agency, had said that his group has "thousands of suicide bombers" who can "target Washington, Paris, London, and Kabul." Following is the report:
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3553¶m=UPP
