The following are this week's reports from the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM) Project, which translates and analyzes content from sources monitored around the clock – among them the most important jihadi websites and blogs. (To view these reports in full, you must be a paying member of the JTTM; for membership information, send an email tojttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line.) Special Summer Subscription Offer MEMRI offers an additional option for jihad and terrorism news – the Global Jihad News (GJN) website (http://www.memriglobaljihadnews.org/). Access is by annual subscription – now available at a special price of $260; to subscribe, visit the MEMRI E-Store and use the discount code SUMMER 2012 at checkout. Note to media and government: For a full copy of these reports, send an email with the title of the report in the subject line to media@memri.org. Please include your name, title, and organization in your email. To view these reports, you must be a paying member of the Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor Project (JTTM). For membership information, send an email to jttmsubs@memri.org with "Membership" in the subject line. Special Dispatch No. 4891 Al-Qaeda's top Pakistani official Ustad Ahmad Farooq issued two video statements in Urdu recently, calling for jihadist attacks on NATO supplies passing through Pakistan and for uprooting the country's democratic system in order to bring about Islamic rule in Pakistan. Ustad Farooq's earlier statements were always issued on audio. This is the first time that he has appeared on video, revealing an outline of his face and body, though his face was masked. In both the videos, Ustad Farooq, who has a scholarly reputation and is the head of Al-Qaeda for Preaching and Media in Pakistan, spoke in Urdu language, as he has always done in recent past. The video statements were produced by As-Sahab, the media arm of Al-Qaeda, and released on jihadist internet forums. As-Sahab also released translated copy of his statement in English. Both the videos were produced sometime in June 2012 after Raja Pervez Musharraf took over as prime minister of Pakistan and before the NATO supplies through Pakistan resumed in early July 2012. In the first video dated August 9, 2012, Ustad Farooq denounced the Pakistani army and government for reopening U.S./NATO supply routes through Pakistani territory to international troops in Afghanistan. The statement came amidst media reports that the U.S. and Pakistan might be moving in the direction of a coordinated security operation against the Taliban's Haqqani Network in the Pakistani tribal region of North Waziristan. The statement was titled "Another Sacrifice at the Altar of 'National Interest' and 'National Security.'" In the statement, Ustad Farooq questioned the Pakistani military and government's claim that reopening the NATO supply routes was in the national interest of Pakistan. He called on the mujahideen to launch guerrilla-style attacks against NATO supply convoys passing through Pakistani territory. In the second video dated August 10, 2012, Ustad Ahmad Farooq justified jihad as a means of uprooting the ruling democratic system in Pakistan and establishing Islamic shari'a rule. He stressed that the present system of governance in Pakistan has led to a situation rife with corruption, noting that the country's past and present leaders have been implicated in various corruption cases, and argued that this system must therefore be replaced by an Islamic system. To read the full report, click here. Special Dispatch No. 4890 A Pashtu-language video released by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's lead organization) shows 11 bombers who carried out the June 1, 2012 attack on the U.S. military's Forward Operating Base Salerno on the outskirts of Khost. In a statement dated June 8, 2012, the Taliban accused the U.S. of censoring the details of the devastating attack. The new video, which was posted on a Taliban website sometime in July 2012, shows 11 militants undergoing military training and planning, and carrying out the attack on Salerno base, the second largest U.S. military facility in Afghanistan. The video, produced by the Mamba-ul-Jihad Studio of the Islamic Emirate, begins with a verse from the Koran saying: "Or do they intend a plan? But those who disbelieve – they are the object of a plan." This is followed by a verse from a war song saying that jihad will continue as long as Islamism exists. "A thunderous theory it is, and thunderous are its blows; what a strange philosophy [of jihad] it is that eliminates the buildings of infidels," says another emotional song in the background. The video introduces the bombers as Maulvi Shamsullah Idrees from Paktia province, a cleric; Zabihullah Shabbir from Ghazni province; Rafiullah Khalid Khost province; Muhammad Wali, aka Imdadullah Ghanavi; Muhammad Yaqoob Ibrahim, Maqur district, Ghazni province; Muhammad Naeem Attique of Gilan district, Ghazni province; Karim, aka Mustafa, Gilan district, Ghazni province; Abdul Rehman, a refugee; Panjsher, aka Mullah Saifullah, Paktika province; Azaam, a refugee; Abdullah, a refugee. The bombers also speak briefly in the video. The three bombers identified as refugees seem to be non-Afghans, as their voices appear to be dubbed over. To read the full report, click here. Special Dispatch No. 4889 A leading Pakistani newspaper reports on how printing presses in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, are printing jihadi magazines for the Taliban. In a report titled "Taliban jihad literature: What's Read in Afghanistan Is Printed in Pakistan," the newspaper reported that hundreds of printing presses in Peshawar and Lahore are engaged in the business of printing jihadi literature. Following are excerpts from the report: "Near The Historic Qissa Khwaani Bazaar In Peshawar Is A Printing Press Market"; "A Narrow Lane Leads Inside To Around 2,000 Printing Presses, Busy Churning Out Paper Printed With Whatever Has Been Ordered By The Customer" "Outside Peshawar's mosques, after Friday prayers, magazines with articles and pictures of attacks by the Afghan Taliban and violence carried out by NATO forces are distributed, most of the time for free. The magazines are usually accompanied by guidance on shari'a law. "These magazines are available in a number of languages including Urdu, English, Farsi and Dari, reaching out to a wide-ranging audience. One such magazine in Urdu, called Nawa-e-Afghan Jihad, published last month, has pictures of an attack in June on a hotel in Kabul. "Part of the caption below it reads: 'The Islamic Emirate’s Fidayeen attacked a hotel on 22nd June, 2012 in the Green Zone of Kabul killing 25 Crusaders and 9 Afghan officials. Along with this, dozens of security personnel were also doomed to hell.'" To read the full report, click here. Special Dispatch No. 4888 In an interview with The Express Tribune in Pakistan, Maulvi Rahmatullah, the Afghan Taliban's Head of Jihadi Affairs for Afghanistan's southern province of Ghazni, assesses the Taliban's activities in the province and explains how a U.S. attempt to form an anti-Taliban militia failed. The interview was published by Mahnama Shariat, which is an Urdu-language monthly magazine published by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government). Only four issues of the magazine have been published as of July 2012. According to a note accompanying the interview, Maulvi Rahmatullah hails from Ghazni, the capital of Ghazni province, and has extensive experience in jihadi activities. Previously, he has held the command of a jihadi front in Ghazni province and has been advisor to the Islamic Emirate on affairs in Ghazni province. Following are excerpts from the interview: "Mujahideen Are Present And Their Organized Efforts Are Continuing In 14 Out Of 17 Districts... [Of Ghazni Province] – Except For The Districts Of Nawur, Malistan, And The Headquarters Of Jaghori" Question: "Respected Maulvi Sahib, first of all I thank you for this meeting. Please give us the details of the jihadi activities continuing in Ghazni province. What is the state of the continuing jihadi activities against the enemies there?" Maulvi Rahmatullah: "About the continuing activities by mujahideen in Ghazni, I would like to tell you in short that mujahideen are present and their organized efforts are continuing in 14 out of 17 districts there – except for the districts of Nawur, Malistan, and the headquarter of Jaghori." To read the full report, click here. In an Urdu-language pamphlet, Hakimullah Mehsud, the Emir of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has warned dealers of cellular phones and computers in the Landi Kotal Bazaar of Pakistan's Khyber Agency to quit the music business, according to a Pakistani website. To read the full report, click here. An Afghan website has named two Pakistan Army officers it claims are "training and equipping" Taliban militants in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan.
MEMRI Daily: August 16, 2012
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Al-Qaeda's Top Pakistani Official Denounces Resumption Of NATO Supplies, Calls Upon Mujahideen To 'Wipe Out These [NATO] Convoys With Guerrilla Operations'; Urges Jihad For Islamic Sharia Rule In Pakistan
Ustad Ahmad Farooq appeared on video for the first timeTaliban Video Reveals Details Of Planning Behind The June 1 Attack On U.S. Military Base In Khost
Taliban suicide bombers in the video Pakistani Daily Report – 'Taliban Jihad Literature: What's Read In Afghanistan Is Printed In Pakistan'
In Interview, Taliban's Head For Jihadi Affairs In Ghazni Province Explains Mujahideen's Control of Various Areas, Denies Reports Of Taliban Ban On Schools
TTP Emir Hakimullah Mehsud Warns Shopkeepers Against Engaging In Music Business
Afghan Website Names 2 Pakistan Army Officers As Training And Arming Taliban Militants In Nuristan Province
Thursday, 16 August 2012
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