The latest issue of inspire magazine, a popular al qaeda online vehicle for recruiting wannabe terrorists, is urging its muslim readers to carry out lone wolf bombings on u. A new issue of al qaeda s notorious inspire magazine urges its readers to detonate car bombs in major u. 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. Since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. Exploring the role of instructional material in aqaps inspire and. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Jewishpress the th issue of inspire was released by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap on dec. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaeda s english magazine, inspire. The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Alqaeda magazine is cupcake recipe book public intelligence. In issue 10, however, both middle eastern media sources the syria observatory for human rights and al jazeera and western media sources are reappropriated to delegitimize al qaeda. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience.
Islamic state, dabiq magazine, dabiq 1, al hayat media center. Complete inspire al qaeda in the arabian pennisula magazine. 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. One of the greatest challenges when combatting and preventing radical islamist lone wolf attacks is that it is a challenge of combatting ideology rather than a. Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us. In contrast, al qaeda groups have focused more on local populations and local flashpoints. However, as al qaedas inspire and resurgence and the islamic states dabiq. Aqap gained notoriety for publishing the englishlanguage magazine inspire in. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. 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.
Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the. There are two important dimensions to this issue s theme. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail. The magazine supplements the instructions with a list of priority targets, ranking jewish interests everywhere. 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. These shorter publications allow rapid dissemination of aqap messages following global attacks, as was the case three days after the mass casualty operation in nice, france on july 14. Inspire features commentary from several prominent jihadist figures, including hamza bin laden, the son of the al qaeda s founder. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. 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. Two al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing al masri.
The eleventh issue of the islamic states propaganda magazine is called from the battle of al ahzab to the war of coalitions. Noam chomsky, american historian and activist alternet. Other al qaeda figures promote lone jihad attacks in inspire. According to fisher, the portable document format pdf file that contained the first issue also contained a computer virus. Isis has ruled ruthlessly and killed with few restraints in its syrian holdings. The yemenbased al qaeda affiliate, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, released its 12 th edition of the englishlanguage magazine inspire. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine has received attention within western academia and media for its role in inspiring and instructing a series of homegrown terrorist attacks. Abdurrazaq aljamal, yemeni journalist expert in aqap affairs twitter. Al qaedas propaganda magazine inspire calls for train. This issue of the englishlanguage magazine focuses heavily on the april 15 boston marathon bombing and claims credit for influencing the two brothers responsible for the attack, tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev.
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. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas new issue of inspire magazine includes a shout out to the clock boy while slamming president obamas programs to counter violent extremism. Isis attacks al qaeda and castigates the taliban for concealing the death of mullah omar. Inspire contains articles that provide bomb manufacturing instructions, and other.
How safe will the west feel when parking their cars, knowing theyre up for a torching. Azan magazine, and the islamic states is dabiq mag azineas well as a. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap recently released the 12th issue of inspire, and it already succeeded in getting the attention of us intelligence. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Imagery used as propaganda is central to the dissemination of al qaeda s message and media campaign.
As al qaeda and the islamic state vie for ascendancy in the jihad movement, policymakers grapple with distinguishing the threat posed by these groups. Reporting on the magazine often characterises it as a westerncentric instrument of jihadi discourse. It was being hosted in malaysia by the internet service provider malaysia technology development corporation, and first appeared shortly after the september 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In 20, democratic congressman adam schiff suggested suspending the right to free speech when it comes to inspire. On august th, al qaeda 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 object on the tracks. Al qaedas digital magazine inspire in the selfradicalization process. Two portable document format pdf files, each fourpages long, were. Issue 12, released march 2014, called for car bomb attacks in u. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. Latest issue of inspire magazine encourages small scale. I dont think al qaeda has a first amendment right to put out its. Al ahzab refers to a battle in the quran between a coalition of meccan tribes and the nascent forces of islam. The terrorist publication includes the text of hamzas advice for martyrdom seekers in. There is now, apparently, an available version of the complete inspire magazine, uncorrupted by any cupcake debris.
Al qaida in the arabian peninsula aqap has released issue 9 of its englishlanguage inspire magazine. It is a 67page glossy publication that is the product of anwar al awlaki aka anwar nasser abdulla aulaqi, a u. The latest issue of al qaeda s inspire magazine contains an article about using car bombs in u. 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. This issue is titled, shattered, a story about change, with the cover story focusing on how americas role as a superpower has. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. The final two issues of dabiq, however, reverse this trend, featuring six articles against. The 11th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine, subtitled who and why, began to circulate the internet on may 30. Al qaedas inspire magazine reappears, tells readers to.
Reading this magazine could land you in jail foreign policy. Recent reports of an englishlanguage al qaeda magazine were dealt with in mostly uncritical terms by. Such attacks, claims the magazine, are easy options that do not require huge efforts or man power, but the result is parallel to the. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Alqaeda magazine, inspire urges lone wolf jihadis to. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel al wadoud. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu al khayr al masri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through strategies. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the th issue of its english magazine inspire, wherein it restated that its goal to assist in the jihad on america and provided such information as a detailed manual to make a hidden bomb and a list of specified economic targets. This issue is titled, shattered, a story about change, with the cover story focusing on how americas role as a superpower has essentially been shattered in the post911 world. Alqaeda calls for car bomb attacks on american cities. It instructs amateur jihadists to run up on parked cars with gas cans and a matchstick.
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