Former Senior ISI Figure Dies in Afghanistan
The chief “judge” of the al Qaeda affiliated Islamic State of Iraq has died in Afghanistan, according to a statement posted on militant Islamist Internet forums. Abu Suleiman al Eteibi was killed during clashes with Western forces in al Watis in Paktia province in Afghanistan, according to the statement. Another man, Abu Dajana al Qahtani, also died in the clashes. He was the brother of al Qaeda operative Abu Nasser al Qahtani, who escaped Bagram prison in 2005, was recaptured by US forces before being handed over to the Saudi authorities in May 2007.
The statement says al Eteibi came to Afghanistan “after being relieved of his post” as judge of the Islamic State of Iraq. “Our commanders and sheikhs are always fighting in the first line of battle, presenting an example for the Muslim nation,” adds the statement, which was published by al Fajr Media Center.
A video posted on militant Islamist Internet forums Saturday shows a suicide bomber vowing to fight “the enemies God” wherever they go before carrying out an attack on what the video claims is a U.S. military base in Khost in Afghanistan.
Members of militant Islamist Internet forums posted numerous messages in reaction to the news that the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq Abu Ayyub al Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al Muhajer, had been arrested.
“Be ware brothers…of any news about arrests. Know that this is an intelligence strategy started by Al Arabiya to monitor communications,” said one post. Forum members said they will await a statement by the Islamic State of Iraq about the matter. They also posted reports about the U.S. military official denying a Masri was arrested.
“Brothers, this is a media war. Two days ago a picture of Abu Omar (al Baghdadi, the leaders of the Islamic State of Iraq) and today Abu Hamza. Abu Hamza is wearing an explosives belt now, that’s one. Two, Abu Hamza is not in Mosul,” said another member.
Members also attacked al Arabiya news channel, which is often referred to as “Al Ebriya,” which means Hebrew, on jihadist forums. “God’s curse on al Arabiya for its lies and fraud,” said one post.
Several Iraqi officials had announced yesterday that the notorious leader of al Qaeda in Iraq had been captured in an operation in Mosul on Wednesday.
The Iraqi militant group Jaysh al Rashideen released a short clip featuring a rocket attack on what it says is the U.S. base in Taji. The group says a locally manufactured ‘Hasseb’ missile has been used in the attack, but did not indicate when it took place.
An interview with “the leader and spokesperson” of the Somali Shabab al Mujaheddin movement was published in a special issue of an online magazine issued by an al-Qaeda linked media outlet.
Mukhtar Ali Rubo, who is also known as Abi Mansour, claimed his movement had control over most of Somalia with the exception of three cities. He spoke about jihad in Somalia and launched a scathing attack on the ‘Islamic Courts Union’ for giving up armed struggle to participate in the political processes with the secular governments.
Mansour said his movement would not give up the fighting against “the crusaders” until they’ve withdrawn from Somalia and stressed it would not engage in any form of negotiations with any political entity in the country. “To our people in Palestine, we could not say more than what the world jihadi leaders have already said; such as our Sheikh Osama Bin Laden, Ayman Zawahri, Abu Yehya al-Libi, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi and others,” Mansour said answering a question about the situation in Palestine. “We are fighting here in Somalia to free Palestine from the Jewish occupation. Along the lines of what al Zarqawi once said: We’re fighting in Somalia and our eyes are set on Palestine.”
The interview appeared in a special issue of the monthly magazine “Echo of Jihad,” which is published by The Global Islamic Media Front on the Internet. Mansour appears to be the successor of Aden Hashi Ayro, the former leader of the group, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike on May 1.
A series of jihadi training tutorials entitled “the Successful Rules For Fighting God’s Enemies” were launched on a militant Islamist Internet forum by the website’s webmasters.
The series includes an article with guidelines on how to form a terrorist cell.
The first part is dedicated to the cell’s organizational structure, while the second focuses on “spiritual preparation,” stressing on the need to pray a lot and read the Quran and books on Jihad written by Salafist clerics. It also includes a section on “physical preparation,” including fitness and exercise. It also includes training manuals on the use of knives, swords, guns, explosives, motorcycles and wrestling.
The security section tackles using coded messages, avoiding mosques frequented by fanatics, maintaining a “non-Islamic appearance,” which includes shaving the beard and avoiding Islamic dress. The tutorial advises against taking risks and stresses on the importance of studying targets before carrying out operations, as well as being familiar with kidnapping and assassination techniques.
An Iraqi insurgent group called “The Iraqi Islamic Resistance Front” (JAAMI) announced on its website the launch of a new military campaign against U.S. forces. The campaign is entitled: “The 100 Days Campaign” and kicked off on May 1st.
JAAMI backed this announcement with three videos featuring the first three operations of the campaign. One clip shows a guns-blazing attack on a bypassing U.S. convoy in Abu Ghraib. The other two depict the firing of Grad missiles at the U.S. base in Dujail. “The campaign aims to make the whole world understand that the resistance will not stop until the last occupation soldier is defeated and evicted from Iraq,” said the statement.
Four new insurgent videos showing IED attacks against what the “Islamic State of Iraq” said were U.S. The videos were issued by al Furqaan media, the mouthpiece of the al-Qaeda-affiliated ‘Islamic State of Iraq.’ The attacks’ dates were not indicated.
An Iraqi insurgent group used the corpse of an Iraqi policeman to carry out an attack on a member of an Iraqi National Guards patrol, according to the group which posted a video of the attack on the Internet.
Ansar al Sunna says it carried the attack by setting off explosives strapped to the corpse. The video shows a distant shot of the booby-trapped body laying in the middle of the road, as an Iraqi officer approaches. As he leans down to check it out, a big explosion occurs.
The officer seems to have survived the attack, as he was seen crawling away from the site of the blast, while other members of the patrol rushed towards him to check what was going on. The group says the attack took place in al Karkh area in Baghdad, but did not indicate the date.
A Gaza-based militant Palestinian group called Jaish al Islam released a short video depicting a rocket attack on what the group said were “Israeli military positions” eastern Lebreij camp. The video shows a group of militants firing a locally manufactured rocket that the group called the “Islam 4” short-range missile.
Jaish al-Islam was responsible for the kidnapping of BBC reporter Alan Johnston, and is one of three groups currently holding Israeli soldier Gilead Shalit.
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Another militant group, Jundallah, also released a video showing locally-made rockets being fired at Karam abu Salem crossing. The group said the attack took place April 29. Jundullah emerged in 2005 in southern Gaza. It was formed by a group of Hamas and Islamic Jihad members who feel that their organizations have become too moderate.
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