Special Dispatch No. 5033
Amid Fears Of Al-Qaeda Cells In Egypt, Video Emerges Of Abu Ahmad, Alleged Egyptian Coordinator Of Benghazi Consulate Attack
Note to media and government: For a full copy of this report, 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.
The events of October 24 in the Cairo district of Nasr City have raised concerns in Egypt over the presence of jihadi and even Al-Qaeda affiliated cells in the country. New information has since surfaced regarding the Egyptian connection to the September 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.
On October 24, 2012, Egyptian police raided an apartment in Nasr City, a sweep that evolved into a gunfight with a terrorist cell leaving the dweller of the apartment dead. The latter, a Libyan national, is said to have been involved in the Benghazi attack. The Libyan was part of a larger cell that included a number of non-Egyptians. So far, Egyptian authorities have captured eight members of this cell, among them a Tunisian and an officer in the Egyptian army.
The Egyptian authorities' investigations and interrogations have focused on the suspects' connection to Muhammad Jamal Abduh Al-Kashef, aka Abu Ahmad, who is suspected of training participants in the Benghazi attack. Abu Ahmad, 45, traveled to Afghanistan in the 1980s, where he was trained in bomb-making. In the 1990s, he returned to Egypt and became head of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad's military wing. He has also trained other operatives, most notably the notorious deputy leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir.
To view this report, 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.
MEMRI TV Clip No. 3623
Egyptian Child Preacher Ibrahim Adham Curses Bush And Obama And Prays For The Destruction Of Israel
Following are excerpts from a TV show featuring child preacher Ibrahim Adham, which aired on Al-Rahma TV on October 19, 2012.
Ibrahim Adham: "Oh Islamic nation, oh all Muslims, by virtue of 'there is no god but Allah' in the hearts of all monotheists, martyrdom on the path of Allah is a religious duty incumbent on you, oh believers. It is your path for salvation in the eyes of the Lord. Pray: 'Oh Allah, destroy Israel.'"
MEMRI TV Clip No. 3625
Girls And Women In Anti-American Protest In Yemen
Following are excerpts from a report on an anti-American protest of girls and women in Yemen. The report aired on Al-Masirah TV on September 5, 2012.
Yemeni girls: "Away with humiliation! Away with humiliation!"
Reporter: "Children are the epitome of innocence. They insist upon a life of dignity and honor. Along with their peers, their mothers, and their sisters, they took to the streets to express their strong opposition to the blatant violations of [Yemeni] national sovereignty."
Girl: "We reject American and Israeli interference in Yemeni affairs. We have come to support the Million-Man Campaign. This is a religious and a national duty."
| |
Posts
