A key question in the Stockholm investigation is whether Taymour Abdalwahhab was acting on behalf of the al-Qaida linked group “Islamic State in Iraq”. The question matters because if he was, then ISI is targeting Europe and can be expected to send more bombers. First, let me stress that “acting on behalf of” means someting more [...]
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The Iraq Connection
Posted: 15th December 2010 by Thomas Hegghammer in Europe, Iraq, Islamic State of Iraq, Suicide bombings, Sweden, training, U.K.6
Many of you who follow al-Qaeda may not be familiar with FFI, but you’re doubtless familiar with the excellent work of its members (e.g. Lia, Hegghammer, and Nesser). However, FFI has a secret weapon who only insiders know: Anne Stenersen. Anne is an outstanding Arabist (and Russianist) and has an unfair amount of knowledge about [...]
How Online Recruitment Works
Posted: 18th September 2008 by Will McCants in Indoctrination, propaganda, Recruitment, trainingTags: propaganda, radicalization, Recruitment
In a feeble attempt to live up to Jihadica’s new billing as the “most dangerous” website monitoring Jihadis online, I thought I’d post some thoughts on what role Jihadi forums play in recruitment and radicalization. The usual characterization of online recruitment goes like this: some hapless Sunni Muslim starts poking around online, discovers Jihadi propaganda, [...]
Training for the Lone Jihadi
Posted: 19th August 2008 by Will McCants in Indoctrination, trainingTags: Indoctrination, Strategy, training
Ekhlaas member Dir` li-Man Wahada (Armor for One Who Was Alone) has written a brief guide for the Jihadi initiate to consult in preparation for the coming al-Qaeda strikes. His purpose, he says, is to enumerate the general strategic framework of al-Qaeda so the initiate will be able to implement the organization’s vision locally, either [...]