Following are releases from MEMRI's subscription-only Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). The releases, from countries including Iraq, Somalia, Afghanistan, Jordan, China, India, Pakistan, and the West as well as from jihadist websites, include information on alerts, planning, and training, global jihad news, and jihadi texts.
In addition to these subjects, the MEMRI JTTM's daily releases also include in-depth threat analyses and information on opposition and dissent in jihadi thought.
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The following is a sample of postings on the JTTM website, from the past month.
Military Training by the Lebanese Shi'ite Anti-Hizbullah 'Arab Islamic Resistance' Organization
A television report on military training maneuvers by the Lebanese Shi'ite anti-Hizbullah "Arab Islamic Resistance" group, which includes women and children, shows members using Google Earth and…
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3289¶m=APT.
Video Released by Iraqi Government: "Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi" Says Funds Reach ISI from Saudi, Egyptian, and Gulf Charities, Claims Al-Qaeda Coordinates with Al-Hashemi's Islamic Party, Ba'th
On May 18, 2009, the Iraqi government released, for the first time, a video of the man it claims is Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, Emir of the jihadist umbrella group Islamic State of Iraq (ISI).
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1139¶m=APT.
Al-Faluja Forum Members Call to Assassinate Pope
In a May 7, 2009 thread, members of the Islamist forum Al-Faluja discussed the notion of assassinating Pope Benedict XVI during his upcoming visit to Jordan.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16245.htm
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1081¶m=APT.
Moroccan Jihadi Prisoner: We Reject Al-Khattab's Ideological Revisions
A letter posted on the Al-Shura jihadist forum denies that the salafi-jihadi prisoners in Moroccan jails are in favor of abandoning violence; the letter is signed by a certain "Abu Suraqa Al-Maghribi" (i.e. Abu Suraqa "the Moroccan"), who claims to be an inmate in section M of the prison in Sale (Rabat's twin city).
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1132¶m=AJT.
Al-Qaeda Maghreb Political Commander Discusses Relations with Al-Qaeda Central, Denies Importance of GSPC/AQIM Defections
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has released a 40-minute audio interview with the head of the group's political council, Abu 'Abd Al-Ilah Ahmad Daghdagh.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16160.htm
For the full report, http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1062¶m=APT.
Uighur Jihadists Threaten 'Any Country That Dares to Imprison Members of the Group and to Hand Them Over to China'
A new communiqué from the Islamic Party of Turkestan, dated May 1, 2009, threatens countries that detain members of the group.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16087.htm
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1051¶m=APT.
Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud Dispatches 300 Suicide Bombers to Attack Major Pakistani Cities
Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Movement of the Pakistani Taliban), has threatened to launch attacks on major Pakistani cities, according to a Pashtu website...
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15890.htm
For the full report, visti http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1023¶m=APT.
Online Jihad Organization In Communiqué: We've Flooded German Email Accounts with Jihad Propaganda
In a recent communiqué, an online jihad organization called "The Jihad Internet Raid Brigades" claims to have sent jihad material to tens of thousands of email accounts registered to German institutions and individuals.
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1019¶m=APT.
Al-Qaeda Maghreb Threatens to Kill British Hostage if Abu Qatada Is Not Freed
In a communiqué posted on the Al-Falluja jihadist forum on April 26, 2009, Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) demanded that the British government release the radical cleric Abu Qatada Al-Filastini…
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15831.htm
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1018¶m=APT.
Islamic State of Iraq War Minister: 'The Mujahideen Today Are in Great Need of Chemical, Biological and... Even Nuclear Weapons... To Defend What They Have Achieved and What They Will Achieve'
On April 21, 2009, Islamist websites posted an audio interview with Islamic State of Iraq War Minister Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir, conducted by Al-Furqan, the ISI media company. The interview is an attempt by ISI to regain the influence it has lost in Iraq...
For the clip and full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3248&m=APT.
Note: Video is available for download to JTTM members
Article in Al-Qaeda E-journal: 'How to Withstand Interrogation'
The last issues of Sada Al-Malahim, the e-journal of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, featured a three-part article titled "Gaining Victory over the Interrogators," aimed at teaching the mujahideen how to deal with the psychological techniques employed by interrogators...
Article in Al-Qaeda E-journal: "How to Withstand Interrogation"
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3198¶m=APT.
Jihadi Forum Links to Arab Physics Forum Thread with Nuclear Centrifuge Blueprints, Info
A recent post on a jihadi forum, Shumukh Al-Islam, titled "The Path to a Jihadi Nuclear Weapon," linked to a thread on the Arab Physicists' Forum containing information on uranium enrichment.
Jihadi Forum Links to Arab Physics Forum Thread with Nuclear Centrifuge Blueprints, Info
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3196¶m=A.
Jordanian Salafi Jihadi Leader Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi in Article Titled 'To The Worshipper of the Cross': 'Whoever Welcomes [the Pope]... Is Not Part of Muhammad's Ummah'
On May 7, 2008, in response to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Jordan, prominent salafi-jihadi Sheikh Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi posted on his website (Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad) a 12-page article titled "To the Worshipper of the Cross."
To view the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3282¶m=GJN.
Pashtu Daily: 13 Al-Qaeda Militants Killed In Afghanistan – Among Them Are Nationals From Germany, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan, Algeria, Morocco, Yemen, Russia, Iraq And Turkey
An Al-Qaeda commander has disclosed that their 13 fighters have been killed in different provinces of Afghanistan, according to a Pashtu-language newspaper.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16244.htm
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1080¶m=GJN.
Taliban Urge Pope to Stop Evangelizing in Afghanistan
The Taliban in Afghanistan have urged Pope Benedict XVI to stop Christian missionaries from evangelizing in Afghanistan, according to a Pashtu daily.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16237.htm
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1076¶m=GJN.
Report: Lashkar-e-Taiba Planning Attacks on Indian Stock Exchanges
The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India have received a terror threat by email challenging the Indian security agencies to prevent a militant attack, according to an Indian newspaper...
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1066¶m=IDTA
Roznama Mashriq: 'Taliban Pose Threat to Pakistan’s Strategic Assets'
There is a growing concern in Pakistan that the Taliban militants’ strategy of expansion may lead them to capture Pakistan’s strategic assets such as dams, according to an Urdu daily...
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1021¶m=IDTA
Jihadi Groups in Pakistan Release Document Justifying Martyrdom Attacks: 'Martyrdom Attacks [Are an Act of] Worship and Those Killed Doing It Are Martyrs'
The "Muslim Word Data Processing Pakistan" published, on March 13, 2009, a statement by Pakistani jihadist groups titled "Clear Reasons Regarding Martyrdom Attacks," offering justifications from Islamic history and Shari'a on the religious legitimacy of martyrdom attacks..
For the full report, visit: Jihadi Groups in Pakistan Release Document Justifying Martyrdom Attacks: "Martyrdom Attacks [Are an Act of] Worship and Those Killed Doing It Are Martyrs"
New Booklet by Abu Yahya Al-Libi: 'The Sharp Spearhead in the Fight Against the Government and Army of Pakistan'
On April 29, 2009, a new 29-page booklet by Abu Yahya Al-Libi called "The Sharp Spearhead in the Fight against the Government and Army of Pakistan," was posted on the Internet.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/16091.htm
For the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1050¶m=JT.
