A case study william rosenau and alexander powell with contributions from pamela g. And the good news is you can prepare it in the kitchen of your mom too. New issue of al qaeda s inspire magazine aims for rapid repositioning al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle east uprisings. Alqaidas use of propaganda is postmodern in character. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations. It began as a logistical network to support muslims fighting against the soviet union during the afghan war and transformed into the active terrorist organization known for. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman al zawahari. In his article tsunami of change, which appeared in the may 2011 inspire magazine, awlaki clarified, we do not know yet what the outcome of the uprisings would be, and we do not have to. Mar 30, 2011 alqaeda magazines latest issue covers middle east revolution yahoo the cutline 33011 joe pompeo posted on 0330 2011 4.
Stop the conspiracy theories, al qaeda tells iranian. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula antidefamation league.
Some invoke the global jihadist rhetoric of alqaeda or isis, while others are movements, leaders, targets, tactics, and arenas of operation have all proliferated in ways unimagined in 2001. For those brothers with degrees in microbiology and chemistry lies the greatest opportunity. In 2011, after publishing nine issues of the magazine, khan and. The man who inspired the fort hood shooter, the christmas day attacker, and the. New issue of al qaidah in the arabian peninsulas magazine. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. One particular region of interest is aqap, because of how it implements propaganda strategies. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine has received. Straub, kathryn 1986metadata show full item record. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. Samir ibn zafar khan december 25, 1985 september 30, 2011 was the pakistani american editor and publisher of inspire magazine, an englishlanguage online magazine reported to be published by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap.
Alqaeda central has fewer than 1,000 members, many of whom have sanctuary in. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. May 26, 2018 thus far, al qaedas senior leadership in south asia has not produced a weekly arabic newsletter similar to almasra, nor a regular englishlanguage pamphlet such as inspire. Alqaeda calls for car bomb attacks on american cities. When followers went to download 67 pages of instructions for how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom from inspire magazine, alqaedas first englishlanguage magazine, the. Inspire magazine wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas periodic love letter to englishspeaking jihadis is out again in the form of inspire magazines fifth volume. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. Sep 28, 2011 the article, labeled opinion, appeared on page 4 of the magazines fall 2011 issue pdf, which is dedicated to commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Aqaps inspire magazine contains military analysis of.
The early parts of the question challenge a number of points in aq propaganda before getting to the. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Inspire by the alqaeda, gaidi mtaani by somali alshabab and dabiq by the isis are. Two alqaeda affiliates, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing almasri. For this analysis, i obtained digital pdf copies of all nine issues of inspire. Al qaeda and affiliates congressional research service summary al qaeda aq has evolved into a significantly different.
Federal law enforcement officials have reportedly confirmed that dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother got bombmaking instructions from inspire magazine. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the atlantic. Stop spreading conspiracy theories about 911 september 28, 2011 1. Al qaeda lashed out at president mahmoud ahmadinejad in the latest issue of its englishlanguage magazine for claiming the united states and not. The magazine has increased in stature after the revelation that the alleged boston marathon bombers apparently relied on the publication when planning their attack.
One such true islam article, in support of alqaeda founder osama bin laden, openly called for the murder of u. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman alzawahari, al qaedas second in command. A critical analysis of its significance and potential. 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. We published this analysis about inspire, a magazine by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that has in fact inspired several terrorist plots, on march 21, 20. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu alkhayr almasri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017.
This study is a content analysis that examines al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap use of imagery propaganda as in the first six issues of inspire magazine. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula issue 11 special issue 1. Border routledge, 2011 and criminalstates and crimi. This article presents an analysis of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas english language publication inspire that was conceptualized and conducted on the basis of the informationmotivation. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. They are all mentioned in the first edition of the yemenbased english language version of inspire, a magazine published by the muslim terrorist group al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap. 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. Al qas eda inspire magazine promotes lonewolf attacks.
One of the more interesting aspects of inspire magazine is its use of a public key encryption system for communication based upon a program called asrar al mujahideen. This article presents an analysis of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas english language publication inspire that was conceptualized and conducted on the basis of the informationmotivationbehavioral skills imb framework. The main letter to awlaki challenges is a multipart question challenging the methods and beliefs of al qaeda generally and inspire specifically. Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through. Islamic state of iraq and the levant arabic addawlah al islamiyah fi al iraq washsham. The articletitled why usama ibn laden is the leader of the believersasserted that america and its allies are legitimate targets in warfare. Al qaedas use of imagery as propaganda in inspire magazine purpose this study analyzes images created by al qaeda that are released within inspire magazine, which is an official publication released by sada al malahim, the media arm of al qaedas yemen branch known as al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. A citizen of the united states, he was killed in a drone strike in yemen together with anwar alawlaki. Stop the conspiracy theories, al qaeda tells iranian leader. Were english speaking countries the primary target. Inspire magazine, an english language jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, illustrates this trend. The latest issue of alqaedas inspire magazine contains an article about using car bombs in u. Alqaeda, broadbased militant islamist organization founded by osama bin laden in the late 1980s. The latest contender in the currentaffairs magazine market carries the innocuous title inspire, and the cover art of its fifth edition, spring 1431 or 2011 if you follow the infidel calendar would not look out of place on the new age selfhelp shelves of your news.
The al qaeda network today also comprises semiautonomous or self radicalized actors, who often have only peripheral or ephemeral ties to either the core cadre in pakistan or affiliated groups elsewhere. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. 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. 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. Oct 02, 2011 in its seventh online edition posted on 27 september 2011, inspire, the official alqaeda magazine in english, slams president mahmoud ahmadinejad for sharing the same misgivings as voltaire. Alqaeda magazines latest issue covers middle east revolution. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has released the latest issue of inspire, and its a 70page behemoth devoted to the middle. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap is a sunni terrorist organization and al qaeda aq affiliate based in yemen.
Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. Al qaedas propaganda magazine inspire calls for train. The tsarnaev brothers were two of 26 individuals documented who successfully enacted an act of terror, and two of 25 individuals who accessed propaganda materials that provided instructions on how to prepare or execute violent terrorist acts. As al qaeda and the islamic state vie for ascendancy in the jihad movement, policymakers grapple with distinguishing the threat posed by these groups.
Inspire charles vallee, research assistant, ict summer 2015 the views expressed in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the international institute for. Alqaeda has overcome the critical challenges of bin ladens death in 2011. The eleventh issue of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine celebrates the april 15 boston bombing, praises the tsarnaev brothers and enc inspire magazine. The fourth issue of the englishlanguage terrorist magazine inspire, released online by the media wing of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap on january 16, 2011, calls for terrorist attacks in the u. Islamic state of iraq and the levant arabic addawlah alislamiyah fi aliraq washsham. The article, labeled opinion, appeared on page 4 of the magazines fall 2011 issue pdf, which is dedicated to commemorating the 10th anniversary of the attacks. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. The jihadi threat united states institute of peace. Mar 10, 2014 al qaeda is starting an english language magazine as part of a fresh effort to recruit and inspire western jihadis to launch attacks in their own countries, according to security analysts. Mar 17, 2014 al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Aqap inspire magazine as a tool motivating to terrorist activities. 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.
One of the more interesting aspects of inspire magazine is its use of a public key encryption system for communication based upon a program called asrar almujahideen. Samir khan was killed on september 30, 2011, in the u. Al qaedas inspire magazine publishes calls for attacks in. New issue of alqaidah in the arabian peninsulas magazine. The jihadi threat isis, alqaeda, and beyond robin wright united states institute of peace woodrow wilson center. Al qaedas digital magazine inspire in the selfradicalization process. An assessment of qaedaal cores current relationship with affiliated groups, associated groups, and adherents, and how it has changed over time. Jun 03, 2011 get breaking news alerts from the washington post. The rest of a pdf file posted on friendly websites showed. Jul 01, 2010 alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire magazine. According to fisher, the portable document format pdf file that contained the first issue also contained a. Return of al qaedas inspire magazine stratfor worldview. Background al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap was formed in january 2009, when the yemeni and saudi.
The first edition of inspire featured a message to the american people and muslims in the west by anwar alawlaki, a dual u. Alqaeda unveils new magazine aimed at western jihadis. Al qaedas english language magazine, known as inspire, was started in 2010 by anwar al awlaki, an american jihadist killed in a u. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire magazine. Wednesday, march 30, 2011 new issue of al qaedas inspire magazine aims for rapid repositioning.
Mi6 replaces alqaeda bombmaking instructions with cupcake recipes. Pdf copies of the first 14 issues of inspire magazine were obtained via two sources. May 04, 2012 two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. The long war journal has obtained a copy of the magazine, which is published as a pdf file online. Alqaeda magazines latest issue covers middle east revolution yahoo the cutline 33011 joe pompeo posted on 0330 2011 4. 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. Were all to blame for giving al qaedas magazine more credit than its due. Nov 17, 2016 since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. American al qaeda members inspire magazine revolution muslim okbomb. Alqaedas inspire magazine special edition right side. I dont know how many of you are familiar with inspire magazine, myers said. Al qaeda s first english language magazine is here. Much to the dismay of antiterrorism agents and peaceloving human beings, alqaeda of the arabian peninsulas controversial englishlanguage magazine inspire is still going strong. Anybody can read the pdf and see that this inspire magazine is a stupid joke. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel al wadoud. Jun 03, 2011 when followers went to download 67 pages of instructions for how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom from inspire magazine, alqaedas first englishlanguage magazine, the terrorists. This is an alqaeda magazine to communicate with sympathizers and recruits around the world.
Cbs news inspire, an online magazine associated with an al qaeda affiliate group called aqap or al qaeda of the arabia peninsula continues to be published a. John rollins, coordinator specialist in terrorism and national security january 25, 2011 congressional research service 75700. The latest contender in the currentaffairs magazine market carries the innocuous title inspire, and the cover art of its fifth edition, spring 1431 or 2011 if you follow the infidel calendar would not look out of place on the new age selfhelp shelves of. The fundamentals of using this program are explained in the first issue of inspire magazine. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, al qaeda in the indian subcontinent. For instance, the englishlanguage magazine produced by al qaedas senior leadership, resurgence, was shortlived and never achieved inspires broader distribution. Apr 23, 20 senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror attacks. Aqap releases issue 14 of inspire magazine, focuses on lone wolf operations, blacks in america periodicals created. The 14th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap inspire magazine, released on september 9, encourages lone mujahideen to pick up the banner of jihad by conducting assassinations. The second new publication by inspire, calls itself the lone mujahid pocketbook. Wednesday, march 30, 2011 new issue of al qaeda s inspire magazine aims for rapid repositioning. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine. 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. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap.
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