Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas release of issues eight and nine of its englishlanguage terrorist magazine, inspire, serves as a reminder of the groups continued effort to target western audiences these issues, released on may 2, 2012, are the first since samir khan, believed to be the principal author of the magazine, was killed in a september 2011 drone. Aqap publishes biography of american jihadist samir khan. A new issue of inspire, the englishlanguage online magazine produced by alqaedas affiliate in yemen, is devoted to jihad on america and suggests targeting major american figures as well. The magazine regularly incites lonewolf attacks in the west and outlines various techniques to use in attacking americans. The new group was created to operate across south asia, however, with its centre of gravity and leadership based in pakistan.
A jihadist production, inspire magazine praises al qaeda leaders such as osama bin laden and ayman al zawahiri and carries sermons by jihadist figures such as anwar al awlaki. Since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. June 1, 2014, the focus shifted from inspire to the emergence of a new magazine labeled the islamic state report, a publication fronted by the former al qaeda splinter group that once carried its name. Inspire, alqaedas englishlanguage magazine, returns. Ufouo inspire magazine advocates antiwestern ideology and offers extremist tradecraft guidance ufouo on 11 july 2010, alqaida in the arabian peninsula aqap published the first edition of an englishlanguage online magazine, inspire, which encourages western readers to conduct attacks in the west and to join the jihad. Al qaedas online magazine tells terrorists to target u. Whats between the covers of al qaedas inspire magazine. Aqaps inspire magazine contains military analysis of. If the latest issue of al qaedas online magazine inspire reads like it was written and edited by a twentysomething american, thats because it was. The article ran in the 12th issue of inspire, a magazine put out by alqaeda in the arabian. In february 2014, al qaedas central command washes its. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. June 1, 2014, the focus shifted from inspire to the emergence of a new magazine labeled the islamic state report, a publication fronted by the former alqaeda splinter group that once carried its name.
Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman alzawahari, al qaedas. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the. The video used excerpts from a malcolm x speech as well as footage of the april 20 boston marathon bombing, an attack that may have been inspired by a previous al qaeda magazine called inspire. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. The base, the foundation, alternatively spelled alqaida and alqaida is a militant salafist islamist multinational organization founded in 1988 by osama bin laden, abdullah azzam, and several other arab volunteers during the sovietafghan war. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Buried in todays news is the story that al qaedas inspire online magazine is ordering jihadis already within conus to go to the homes. This issue of the magazine offers lessons on building a pressure cooker bomb and where, when and how to detonate the bomb for maximum effectiveness. 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 year after its publisher and editor. The magazine has increased in stature after the revelation that the alleged boston marathon bombers apparently relied on the publication when planning their attack.
An attempt at englishlanguage outreach such as this would fit with the evolving nature of. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Al qaedas inspire magazine target american business owners. Al qaeda magazine publishes its first swimsuit issue. It is therefore likely a strategic consideration for both joulani and zawahiri to ensure this network adheres to alqaeda as it evolves. Protecting thousands of miles of tracks in europe and america was practically impossible, alqaeda writes in the latest edition of its online propaganda magazine inspire. In a teleconference call from an unknown location in yemen, a spokesperson for the magazine, someone who called himself larry, told reporters that inspires swimsuit issue had created. The second issue of the englishlanguage jihadi magazine inspire is out. The third strategic objective that elevating joulani to. The magazine supplements the instructions with a list of priority targets, ranking. Al qaeda had a very precise ideology, which was seen as. Inspire is an englishlanguage online magazine published since 2010 by al qaeda. In the latest edition of its online magazine inspire, which features a passenger jet on the cover, the group outlines how to. Dina templeraston, jarret brachman and memri have already made some initial observations, but ill throw in my own for what theyre worth for a start, the second issue confirms that the magazine is produced out of yemen by samir khan, the online propagandist who was based in the united.
But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. The magazine was notable for its engaging format, its focus on inspiring followers to engage in individual jihad against the west, and its howtoguide section open source jihad. Al qaeda announces new englishlanguage terror magazine. Alqaeda publishes instructions for bomb to pass airport security. Inspire al qaeda in this june 21, 2017 file photo, a subway train approaches the platform at brooklyns smith street aboveground subway station, in new york. Over the past several years al qaedas offshoot in yemen, named al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, has become the most dangerous al qaeda franchise, according to u. An online magazine published by alqaedas main affiliate urges stabbing attacks on americans, following the wave of incidents in israel.
Backgrounder the threat of new alqaeda leadership the case of syrias aljoulani une 30 2015 of a caliphate on june 29, 2014. Al qaedas new online magazine in english reportedly is called inspire. Alqaedas affiliate in yemen has produced another issue of its englishlanguage online magazine, inspire, defiantly proclaiming that it. Several people in the uk have been arrested and jailed for possessing the magazine inspire, reportedly published by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Al qaedas sarcastic new american mouthpiece abc news.
New issue of jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. 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. Comment on arresting muslim sisters in france to inquire about a translation for this release for a fee email. 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.
Yemen in an apparent attempt to escalate worldwide interest in the holy war against infidels, inspire, al qaedas internet propaganda magazine, published its first swimsuit issue this week. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. Islamic state of iraq and the levant arabic addawlah al islamiyah fi al iraq washsham. Alqaedas latest inspire magazine details train derail. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Inspire promotes itself as the first magazine to be issued by the alqaida organisation in the english language, although jihadi recollections, published in the us last year, was a polished effort. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. It also says damage to us economy could be inflicted via killings of businessmen and entrepreneurs in their homes. Al qaeda was an entirely different story, as a few astute individuals in the u. 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. They were trying to cause another one in the arabian sea with the 2014 karachi dockyard attack where, had it succeeded, two pakistani warships would have launched shiptoship missiles against the sleeping u.
In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. Alqaeda online magazine calls for stabbing attacks in us. I just read the latest issue and found a lot of what i expected, and some things i didnt aimed primarily at radicalizing young audiences in the united states and britain, the english language magazine appears semiregularly there have been 12 issues so far. Alqaeda calls for jihadists in the west to derail trains. Alqaeda publishes instructions for bomb to pass airport. It is the glossy magazine where terrorists are the celebrities and the only recipes are for bombs like. Stratfors vice president of tactical intelligence scott stewart analyzes the latest edition of al qaeda of the arabian peninsulas.
Inspire magazine was first published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap in january 2010, the brainchild of americans, anwar al awlaki and samir khan. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Inspire, issued in late december 2014, also included bernanke and gates. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases. July 19, 2011 a new edition of al qaedas official magazine claims that osama bin laden fought back in a vicious battle with the u.