Issue 4 of Sada al-Malahim (The Echo of Glorious Battles), the main organ of al-Qaeda in Yemen, is out. One article caught my eye: “Somalia…The Forgotten Land.”
Issue 27 of Sada al-Jihad (The Echo of Jihad) is also out. SJ is produced by the Global Islamic Media Front. A few articles look interesting: “Al-Qaeda Is a Stone’s Throw From Palestine,” “Apostates Are More Dangerous Than the Enemy,” and “Interrogation (Methods and Phases).”
Finally, the Ansar Media Institute published issue 50 of Hassad* al-Mujahidin (Harvester of the Mujahids). The periodical focuses mainly on Iraq and most of this issue is about various attacks and prison breaks. There is one article worth noting: “The Camera: A Weapon Without Bullets.”
* Note: Hisad (“harvest”) seems to make more sense than Hassad (“harvester”) for the title, but that’s how the .pdf file is vocalized, so I’m going with it.
Document (Arabic): 7-13-08-ekhlaas-issue-4-of-sada-al-malahim
Document (Arabic): 7-10-08-ekhlaas-issue-27-of-sada-al-jihad
Document (Arabic): 7-14-08-ekhlaas-issue-50-of-hassad-al-mujahidin
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The article you reference in Sada al-Malahim was written by Qasim al-Raymi, the second-in-command of al-Qaeda in Yemen, and one of the escapees from the infamous Feb. 2006 prison break. One of his fellow escapees, Mansur al-Bayhani, was killed by US shelling in Somalia back in June 2007.
I haven’t seen a lot so far from al-Qaeda in Yemen on Somalia, but I wonder if this article might represent a change or is just a one-off reference.