Following are select releases from MEMRI's subscription-only Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). The releases, from Somalia, Afghanistan, China, India, and Pakistan, as well as from jihadist websites, include information on alerts, planning, and training, global jihad news, and jihadi texts.
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American Al-Qaeda Operative Adam Gadahn In New Al-Sahab Video: 'How to Prevent a Repeat of the Gaza Holocaust'
In an Al-Sahab video titled "How to Prevent a Repeat of the Gaza Holocaust," posted April 13, 2009 on Islamist websites, American Al-Qaeda operative Adam Yahya (aka Adam Gadahn/'Azzam Al-Amriki) reiterates the familiar Islamist accusations regarding the atrocities committed by the West, and especially by the U.S., around the world.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15462.htm
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Shabab Al-Mujahideen Claim Responsibility for Firing At U.S. Congressman's Plane
In a communiqué posted April 13, 2009 on Islamist websites, the Somali jihad group Shabab Al-Mujahideen claimed responsibility for firing mortars at the plane of U.S. Congressman Donald Payne...
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15463.htm
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Somali Shabab Al-Mujahideen Movement Spokesman Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Vows to Continue Fighting Foreign Forces in Somalia, Says Somali Pirates 'Created by the Americans'
In an interview, Sheikh Mukhtar Robow, spokesman for the Shabab Al-Mujahideen in Somalia, discussed his organization's ties with Al-Qaeda, said that the Americans and the Western countries had created the Somali pirates, and called the African peacekeeping forces "enemies of Allah."
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15439.htm
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Taliban Commander: Osama Bin Laden Is Alive; Jihad In Afghanistan Open To All Muslims, Not Just Arab Youth
Sirajuddin Haqqani, a top Taliban commander, has said that fugitive Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is alive and is leading operations against American and other invaders in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, according to an Afghan website...
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15452.htm
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Commander of Iraqi Jihad Faction: We Must Unite Before It Is Too Late
On April 11, 2009, a new audio recording from the Emir of the Iraqi jihadist faction Jaysh Al-Mustafa, Abu 'Abdallah Al-Ansari, was posted. While the relationship between Jaysh Al-Mustafa and Al-Qaeda in Iraq has had its ups and downs, now Abu 'Abdallah argues that if the jihad factions do not unite they could face defeat. Following are excerpts from the recording:
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15457.htm
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New Uighur Jihadist Film Calls On Xinjiang Muslims to Prepare to Fight China
On April 11, 2009, a new 43-minute video from the Islamic Party of Turkestan (Uighur jihadists from Xinjiang province in western China) was posted on the jihadist websites. The film, titled "Steadfastness and Preparation for Jihad for the Sake of Allah," was produced by the IPT's media wing, Islam Awazi, and was released in three languages: Uighur, Arabic, and Turkish.
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/15451.htm
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Indian Interior Minister: High Level Of Threat To India From Four Pakistan-Based Militant Organizations
Indian Interior Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the level of threat to India from four militant organizations is high. The organizations are Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen...
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/15460.htm
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Report: 300 Armed Taliban Attack U.S./NATO Terminal In Peshawar
About 300 armed Taliban militants have attacked a U.S./NATO terminal in Peshawar and destroyed at least 18 supply containers, according to an Afghan website...
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/15459.htm
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Taliban Commander: Islamabad Will Soon Be In Hands Of Mujahideen
A Taliban commander in Pakistan has said that Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, will soon be in the hands of the Taliban, according to a Pakistani newspaper...
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/15420.htm
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Report: Terrorists Stealing Information From Matrimonial Websites
Prospective brides and grooms who use the services of matrimonial websites will now have to be more cautious, as their photographs and personal details registered on such websites are being used by terrorists for creating fake identities, according to an Indian news website...
http://www.thememriblog.org/urdupashtu/blog_personal/en/15406.htm
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Inquiry & Analysis Series: Behind the Scenes of Virtual Jihad Part II – When The Interests Of Iraqi Jihad Groups And The Coalition Coincide
Until mid-2007, Al-Boraq.com, a domain associated with insurgency groups in Iraq, was just an ordinary jihadi forum with a relatively low level of technological sophistication. It was based on the vBulletin® platform, a commercially available, off-the-shelf Internet community forum. In June 2007, the team managing Al-Boraq.com decided to generate the Alboraq.info website. While Al-Boraq.com continued to function and provide the same features and functionality as before, the new Alboraq.info site featured major improvements in terms of content development, presentation, publication, infrastructure, and overall usage of cutting-edge technology. In fact, a detailed analysis of Alboraq.info suggests that it was created by a commercial Internet development team with specific domain expertise in areas such as video production, e-commerce, marketing, news syndication, multi-lingual copywriting, and advertising. This paper will analyze and discuss some of the technological characteristics of Alboraq.info, and will provide the political and ideological context within which Alboraq.info and other sites associated with it emerged. It will also suggest that the technological revolution that it underwent could reflect the confluence of the interests of Iraqi jihad groups and of the Coalition.
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