On 18 September 2009, alleged al-Qaeda operative Abu Talha al-Almani (“The German”) implicitly threatened an attack on Germany within two weeks if Germany does not withdraw its forces from Afghanistan. Here is a rough translation of what Abu Talha said: “For the Muslims in Germany I say, Peace and God’s mercy and blessing be upon you: [...]
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Abu Talha the German Threatens to Attack Germany
Posted: 19th September 2009 by Scott Sanford in Operational Material, propaganda7
Prêt à porter terrorism
Posted: 2nd March 2009 by Thomas Hegghammer in Better Know a Forum, Egypt, Operational Material, Saudi Arabia, tactics, YemenAs most Jihadica readers probably know, the jihadi internet is used for many things, but not for operational planning. I have yet to come across online discussions or instructions for concrete operations by professional militants. However, once in a while you see amateurs proposing specific operations – “prêt a porter plots” – for others to [...]
Jihadi Book Club: Encylopedia of Modern U.S. Military Weapons
Posted: 14th May 2008 by Will McCants in Operational Material, Western booksTags: file sharing, illegal material, Operational Material
On May 10, 2008 Ekhlaas member mohanad57 posted a link to Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Weapons in pdf format. Like most illicit material shared by Jihadis, the link takes you to an independent file sharing site (in this case, rapidshare.com). This keeps the forum managers from getting in trouble, reduces bandwidth consumption, ensures that [...]