College usawc press publications may be downloaded free of charge from the ssi. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. Since the fall of the taliban, alqaeda has established operations worldwide, including in syria, the gulf, north africa, west africa, east africa, and the indian subcontinent. From antiquity to al qaeda combating al qaeda and the militant islamic threat al qaeda and u. Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through.
Recent reports of an englishlanguage alqaeda magazine were dealt with in mostly uncritical terms by. Al qaida in the arabian peninsula aqap continues to influence the global englishspeaking jihadist community through newly created inspire guides, which allow the group to take credit for attacks and provide guidance for future operations. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. The 14th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap inspire magazine, released on september 9, encourages lone mujahideen to pick up the banner of jihad by conducting assassinations. For the purposes of this research, pdf copies of the first 14 issues of inspire. Two al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing al masri.
The 67page pdf i have you can view it on another site here contains asciitext debris after the first three pages. Middle east and africa combating al qaeda s splinters. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases, reportedly used its bomb. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. The al qaeda network today also comprises semiautonomous or self radicalized actors, who often have only peripheral or ephemeral ties to either the core cadre in pakistan or affiliated groups elsewhere. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. For this analysis, i obtained digital pdf copies of all nine issues of inspire available. But, in fact, the al qaeda terrorists were psychologically. Alqaeda unveils new magazine aimed at western jihadis. Senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta.
Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. Ufouo dhsfbi inspire alqaeda magazine second edition warning december 2, 2010 ufouo this product is intended to provide perspective and understanding of the nature and scope of potentially emergent threats in response to the posting of the second edition of inspire magazine. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. One al qaedaaffiliated publication, inspire, represents an unusual. Comment on arresting muslim sisters in france to inquire about a translation for this release for a fee email. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman alzawahari, al qaedas second in command, a message from osama bin laden on how to save the earth, and the. Inspire promotes itself as the first magazine to be issued by the alqaida organisation in the english language, although jihadi recollections, published in the us last year, was a polished effort. Such attacks, claims the magazine, are easy options that do not require huge efforts or man power, but the result is parallel to the.
Two portable document format pdf files, each fourpages long, were. Jihadi forums seems to be skeptical that the magazine is real because of. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu alkhayr almasri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. What follows is their opening explanation and rationale for the. Complete inspire alqaeda in the arabian pennisula magazine. Surely, one would think, they must be crazed psychotics. On tuesday, nbc quoted law enforcement sources as confirming that dzhokhar tsarnaev, from his hospital bed, credited inspire for his lethal inspiration. Alqaeda magazine is cupcake recipe book public intelligence. Alqaedas inspire magazine special edition right side. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel al wadoud. Not once but twice the instructions for building such a device have been published in inspire, the englishlanguage magazine of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula.
The definitive work on al qaeda, this book is based on five years of research, including extensive interviews with its members. The attached manual was located by the manchester england. The manual was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. Aqap releases 12th edition of inspire magazine tuesday, march 18, 2014 prepared by msas research and intelligence analysis team information cutoff.
Aqap inspire magazine as a tool motivating to terrorist activities. Isis has ruled ruthlessly and killed with few restraints in its syrian holdings. Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers. Aqaps inspire magazine contains military analysis of. There are two important dimensions to this issues theme. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Circulation tanks at alqaedas magazine, inspire the atlantic. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of.
Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu al khayr al masri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. Source document contributed to documentcloud by the intercept the intercept. Arabian peninsula aqap and distributed online for anyone to download and read. The washington post reports that the government routinely hacks al qaeda. Al qaedas digital magazine inspire in the selfradicalization process. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. As al qaeda and the islamic state vie for ascendancy in the jihad movement, policymakers grapple with distinguishing the threat posed by these groups. Two alqaeda affiliates, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing almasri. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas new issue of inspire magazine includes a shout out to the clock boy while slamming president obamas programs to counter violent extremism. Al qaeda have today released the 2nd issue of their english language magazine inspire. Mishandling suicide terrorism combating a modern hydra. Studies in the jihad against the tyrants or the socalled alqaeda manual n. With all eyes already on the national security agency comes another example of what exactly it does.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap is a sunni terrorist organization and al qaeda aq affiliate based in yemen. Alqaedas 911 attacks was the deadliest ever on american soil, killing nearly 3,000 people. Inside al qaeda examines the leadership, ideology, structure, strategies, and tactics of the most violent politicoreligious organization the world has ever seen. Emerging from the 2009 merger of the yemeni and saudi arabian branches of al qaeda, aqap has claimed numerous attacks in yemen and has also targeted westerners at home and abroad. It is the glossy magazine where terrorists are the celebrities and the only recipes are for bombs like the ones used in the boston marathon attacks. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. She argues that the messaging in inspire is consistent with themes in other al qaeda communication, emphasizing. Inspire s usp is its chirpy, colloquial english style, apparently courtesy of its founder, anwar al awlaki, an extremist americanyemeni preacher who was raised in new mexico but met his end.
Inspire needs a fully interactive web site, complete with blogs. Abdurrazaq aljamal, yemeni journalist expert in aqap affairs twitter. This issue of the magazine offers lessons on building a pressure cooker bomb and where, when and how to detonate the bomb for maximum effectiveness. Proceeding from the terrorists view of media as a critical arena of jihad, this study applies content analysis to al qaeda and islamic stateproduced magazines in order to empirically differentiate the two groups through the strategies. The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire, inspires forerunner. Noam chomsky, american historian and activist alternet. Alqaeda is starting an english language magazine as part of a fresh effort to recruit and inspire western jihadis to launch attacks in their own countries, according to security analysts. They are all mentioned in the first edition of the yemenbased english language version of inspire, a magazine published by the muslim terrorist group alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap.
Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. The long war journal has obtained a copy of the magazine, which is published as a pdf file online the cover story of the magazine, shattered. I have not yet got to read it but looking through it, it appears that it is of the same great standard that issue 1 was and it contains many interesting articles. The al qaeda manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home. This issue is titled, shattered, a story about change, with the.
In the spring 2016 issue of inspire alqaeda goes in depth on the preparation, and strategic methodology of carrying out successful lone wolf attacks and, how to prepare for, test, then carry out successful assassinations. Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, says it will continue despite the deaths of its founders, including anwar alawlaki. Latest issue of inspire magazine encourages small scale. Click download or read online button to get the secret history of al qaeda book now. In contrast, alqaeda groups have focused more on local populations and local flashpoints. Alqaida in the arabian peninsula aqap continues to influence the global englishspeaking jihadist community through newly created inspire guides, which allow the group to take credit for attacks and provide guidance for future operations. There is now, apparently, an available version of the complete inspire magazine, uncorrupted by any cupcake debris.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine has received attention. Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, returns. The data were extracted manually from the pdf files of the. Language use in the jihadist magazines inspire and azan. The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled alqaida and alqaida is a militant salafist islamist multinational organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. Sean oneill, downloading alqaeda terror guide will lead to. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the.
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