An audio statement by Zawahiri was just posted to the forums. Here’s a summary: Bin Laden swore he would keep fighting until Palestine and Muslim lands are free of foreign occupiers. The Israeli attacks are Obama’s “gift” to the Palestinians before he takes office. President Mubarak of Egypt is an accomplice in this slaughter since [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gaza’
New Zawahiri Statement: Obama Is Killing Muslims In Gaza
Posted: 6th January 2009 by Will McCants in Egypt, Israel, Palestinian Territories, Uncategorized, ZawahiriTags: Gaza, Zawahiri
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Ansar Network Hacking Jewish Websites In Response To Israel Attack
Posted: 5th January 2009 by Will McCants in Israel, Palestinian Territories, UncategorizedTags: Gaza
Several blogs and news orgs (start here) have noted that Jewish websites are being hacked and replaced with Jihadi propaganda in response to Israel’s attack on Hamas. Until yesterday, I had not seen anyone on the forums claim the attacks. Now the Ansar al-Mujahideen Network has posted a statement on the Faloja forum claiming several [...]
Reactions To Israel’s Gaza Campaign
Posted: 29th December 2008 by Will McCants in Israel, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, UncategorizedTags: Gaza, Palestinian Territories, Qarni
As readers might guess, the discussions on the Jihadi forums are almost entirely devoted to Gaza (there’s some on Somalia–more on that later this week). I’ve culled the most representative posts from the Faloja forum: The forum administrators warn that anyone who is unduly critical of Hamas will be kicked off during this time of [...]
Anti-Shia Graffiti In Gaza
Posted: 26th October 2008 by Will McCants in Hezbollah, Iran, Palestinian TerritoriesTags: Gaza, Hamas, Iran, Qassam, Shia
A member of the Faloja Forum, Abu Muhammad al-Rafhawi, has posted pictures of anti-Shia graffiti from Gaza that he claims was written by youth in the Qassam Brigades and the internal security forces. I don’t know if this sort of graffiti is typical or if it reflects rising hostility toward Hezbollah and Iran among younger [...]
Issue 2 of Qadaya Jihadiyya Released
Posted: 22nd September 2008 by Will McCants in Hamas, Jihadi journals, Jihadi media, Palestinian Territories, StrategyTags: Gaza, Jihadi journals, media, Palestine, Strategy, terminology
Like last month’s debut, the second issue of Qadaya Jihadiyya is slick. It also has a lot of interesting material: “Crisis of Terminology” discusses the contentious meanings of “Salafi” and “Jihadi.” The strategic studies section has three articles: “Seven Years After September, Has al-Qaeda Achieved Its Goals?”, “Bin Laden and the Globalization of Jihad,” and [...]