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Arab fighters who wished to travel to Somalia posted several messages on Al Quimmah forum Thursday, asking Somali militants about ways to join their ranks.

“We want to join you and fight alongside you. This is our obligation and a religious duty towards you,” said a member of the forum using the name “Glory Seeker” in a message entitled “An appeal to Shabab al Mujahideen.”

The member also asked for directions about what was the best way to get to the Somali militants with minimal risk. “Please reply,” he said at the end of his message.

On May 7, members on al Falojah forum had discussed joining the militants in Somalia. Many inquired about ways to get to Somalia and join the militant groups there. They were directed towards the website, Al Qimmah, which is run by Somali militants.

On May 12, a leading figure Shabab al Mujaheddin group, Sheikh Hussein Ali Fidow, told a press conference that foreign fighters from across the Muslim world were flocking to Somalia to give support to their Somali brothers.

The Iraqi insurgent group the Army of al Rashideen announced today that it launched a new English website to follow the trend of several other groups and militants Islamist websites adding sections in English, French Turkish and other languages in order to reach out to a wider audience and especially Muslims living in Western countries.

Along the same lines, the jihadi publication house al Fursan media released its first English online magazine called “Jihad Recollections.” Al Frusan claimed the new magazine aims to educate on the latest news, as well as on the "worldview of the jihadi current." According to the announcement, the magazine will also "serve as a platform for the English-speaking Muslim community to discuss their ideas, differences and thoughts on various issues related to the Islamic world and the hot issues which many stay silent on.“

The 70-page magazine includes a variety of articles including military preparation courses, discussions on establishing Islamic law in the West and lectures by al Qaeda leader.

Al-Qaeda-led Islamic State of Iraq claims it possesses missiles with chemical warheads and said its “engineers” developed long-range missiles capable of reaching Tel Aviv. The claim came in a new propaganda video marking the second anniversary of the creation of the group. The one hour 15 minute tape outlines the various stages that led to the establishment of the group and the “achievements” accomplished during the two years of its existence.

The video showed a mix of old and new videos, including some operations against U.S. and Iraqi forces, as well as awakening council’s militias. One militant with a blurred face appearing in one of the videos was identified as the suicide bomber who carried out the attack that killed Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha, former leader of the Iraqi Sunni Arab awakening councils. The video also included excepts from old statements by al-Qaeda chief Osama bin laden and other al Qaeda figures, as well as members of the Iraqi government.

Many young militants were featured in the video and a group of them attending a junior’s training camp was seen pledging allegiance to Abu Omar al-Baghdadi on camera.

The video also highlighted the group’s social work and showed operatives distributing sweets and little gifts to children, food coupons to the poor and fixing roads and building bridges.