Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us. May 19, 2016 the 15 th issue of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqaps english language magazine, released on may 14, provides readers with instructions for murdering the intelligentsia, economic and influential personalities of america. There are two important dimensions to this issues theme. May 04, 2012 two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Aug 17, 2017 alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail operations august 17, 2017 on august th, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula released the 17th issue of inspire magazine featuring instructions from the aqchef, including a simple method for targeting trainsinvolving derailing a train from the railroad by placing an. 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. On tuesday, nbc quoted law enforcement sources as confirming that dzhokhar tsarnaev, from his hospital bed, credited inspire for his lethal inspiration. Al qaeda quickly followed alraymis message with the aforementioned speech by hamza bin laden. Where and why attacks carried out by alqaeda and isiss operatives and lonewolf supporters have been directed at airplanes and. Alqaeda magazine is cupcake recipe book public intelligence.
Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu alkhayr almasri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. 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. An assessment of the operational and organizational structure of qaeda al. They are all mentioned in the first edition of the yemenbased english language version of inspire, a magazine published by the muslim terrorist group al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap. Explicit knowledge, including information captured in written instructions that exist on the world wide web, can be. Nov 17, 2016 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. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap is a sunni terrorist organization and al qaeda aq affiliate based in yemen. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman al zawahari, al qaeda s second in command, a message from osama bin laden on how to save the earth, and the. Berger international centre for counterterrorism the hague william braniff start consortium, university of maryland cole bunzel incepr ton univ ersity daniel byman brookings institution and georgetown university jennifer cafarella. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 17 th edition of its inspire magazine, in which the group calls on supporters to strike trains in the us and europe the editors of inspire say that followers can choose from one of three modes of attack. 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. Al qaeda have today released the 2nd issue of their english language magazine inspire.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. Recent reports of an englishlanguage alqaeda magazine were dealt with in mostly uncritical terms by. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. Alqaeda core, its affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and how they have changed over time. Asd solic assistant secretary of defense for special operationslow intensity conflict centcom. According to npr, the monthold publication has failed to reach its. As al qaeda and the islamic state vie for ascendancy in the jihad movement, policymakers grapple with distinguishing the threat posed by these groups.
Muslim terror magazine inspire in english douglas j. 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. The jihadi threat united states institute of peace. A case study william rosenau and alexander powell with contributions from pamela g. This article presents an analysis of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas english language publication inspire that was conceptualized and conducted on the basis of the informationmotivation. Jul 01, 2010 inspire promotes itself as the first magazine to be issued by the al qaida organisation in the english language, although jihadi recollections, published in the us last year, was a polished effort. 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.
Latest issue of inspire magazine encourages small scale attacks. New issue of al qaeda s inspire magazine aims for rapid repositioning al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. The magazine has increased in stature after the revelation that the alleged boston marathon bombers apparently relied on the publication when planning their attack. Islamic state of iraq and the levant arabic addawlah alislamiyah fi aliraq washsham. Aqap focuses inspire 16 on new jersey and new york bombings, gives guidance to lone wolves. Alqaidas slick and sinister magazine for jihadis, inspire, suggests using a vehicle to mow down a target which is apparently what happened in woolwich.
Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, alqaeda in the indian subcontinent. Such attacks, claims the magazine, are easy options that do not require huge efforts or man power, but the result is parallel to the. Knowledge of pressurecooker bombs is not limited to readers of al qaedas inspire magazine. Inspire charles vallee, research assistant, ict summer 2015 the views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the international institute for.
The jihadi threat isis, alqaeda, and beyond robin wright united states institute of peace woodrow wilson center. Knowledge of pressurecooker bombs is not limited to readers. Al qaeda published an entire magazine on how to derail trains in europe and america. 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. Jul 16, 2010 prince bandar was elevated to the position of secretarygeneral of the national security council in saudi arabia. 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. 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. 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. Latest issue of inspire magazine encourages small scale. Jul 20, 2010 al qaidas new englishlanguage magazine, inspire, is not living up to its name.
Inspire al qaeda islamic terrorist magazine in pdf format. Aqap dedicates inspire 17 to train derailment economic impact, derail tool construction, u. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, says it will continue despite the deaths of its founders, including anwar alawlaki. And the latest edition of inspire is intended to further buttress these efforts, with multiple al qaeda figures praising the lone jihad. There is a portion of the magazine dedicated to attacking the united states by starting wildfires. Its published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and its special issue on the blessed boston bombings. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the atlantic. Alqaedas inspire magazine special edition right side. Al qaedas inspire magazine reappears, tells readers to.
Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. 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 magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. Complete inspire alqaeda in the arabian pennisula magazine. We are providing our readers with the elusive publication at this link. Al qaeda magazine inspire calls for car bombs in united.
The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel al wadoud. The institute for jihadi research examining jihad in the. A computer screen shot taken on july 12, 2010, shows the cover of the newlyreleased first edition of the yemenbased al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine, an online publication. Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us, europe. The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Al qaedas propaganda magazine inspire calls for train. Apr 23, 20 senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, returns. Alqaeda defector alfadl, who was a former member of qatar charity, testified in court that abdullah mohammed yusef, who served as qatar charitys director, was affiliated to alqaeda and simultaneously to the national islamic front, a political group that gave alqaeda leader osama bin laden harbor in sudan in the early 1990s. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the. Knowledge of pressurecooker bombs is not limited to. The boston marathon bombers were able to construct their bombs with help from al qaedas online magazine, inspire, which provided the instructions necessary for tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev to build their explosive devices. Senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta. Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. The second new publication by inspire, calls itself the lone mujahid pocketbook. Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers.
Apr 16, 20 knowledge of pressurecooker bombs is not limited to readers of al qaedas inspire magazine. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail operations august 17, 2017 on august th, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula released the 17th issue of inspire magazine featuring instructions from the aqchef, including a simple method for targeting trainsinvolving derailing a train from the railroad by placing an. Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers on. Inspire, the magazine babafemi allegedly worked for, is not your typical glossy. 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. For background on al qaeda, see crs report rl33038, al qaeda.
Its published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and. 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. The picture outlines the four steps in building a successful pressure cooker bomb. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Where and why current alqaeda emir ayman alzawahiri also referenced the use of catapults in his book exoneration, written in 2008, in. Al qaeda published an entire magazine on how to derail. Prince bandar was elevated to the position of secretarygeneral of the national security council in saudi arabia. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. The new edition of al qaeda s online propaganda magazine, known as inspire, calls on its followers to target trains in the us and europe, identifying three methods of attack. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. Dec 09, 20 inspire, the magazine babafemi allegedly worked for, is not your typical glossy. May 02, 2012 inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, says it will continue despite the deaths of its founders, including anwar alawlaki.
Alqaida in the arabian peninsula aqap has released issue 9 of its englishlanguage inspire magazine. We published this analysis about inspire, a magazine by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that has in fact inspired several terrorist plots, on march 21, 20. There is now, apparently, an available version of the complete inspire magazine, uncorrupted by any cupcake debris. 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. Al qas eda inspire magazine promotes lonewolf attacks. The jihadi threat isis, al qaeda, and beyond robin wright united states institute of peace woodrow wilson center j. Al qaeda magazine contains an 18page guide on how to build.
Al qaeda defector al fadl, who was a former member of qatar charity, testified in court that abdullah mohammed yusef, who served as qatar charitys director, was affiliated to al qaeda and simultaneously to the national islamic front, a political group that gave al qaeda leader osama bin laden harbor in sudan in the early 1990s. 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. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. Two alqaeda affiliates, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing almasri. Alqaidas new englishlanguage magazine, inspire, is not living up to its name.
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