THE TERRORISM INFOMATICS PROJECT

Jihadist Websites and Media Revealed

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Jihadist Website Opens Forums in Italian, French

April 8th, 2008

al-Ekhlaas English and French

In its effort to reach ever more terrorist sympathizers and aspiring Jihadists, the al-Ekhlaas website has now opened forums in French and Italian. Read More

Categories:Propaganda · Strategy & Ideology

Jihadist Website Posts Recipe for Napalm

February 1st, 2008

napalm Ignited Napalm from a flamethrower during the Vietnam War.

Two Jihadist websites have posted a recipe for Napalm, a kind of gelatin gasoline used in military activity. Read More

Categories:Tactics & Tradecraft

Libyan Jihad Leader Killed Shortly After al-Qaeda Merger

February 1st, 2008

AL LibiAn image from a statement on a Jihadist website announcing the death of Abu Laith al-Libi, a senior figure in both al-Qaeda and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. Read More

Categories:Middle East · Central and South Asia

Jihadist Document Advocates Setting Forest Fires

January 24th, 2008

Forest Fire
When forest fires raged in California in October, media outlets speculated that Islamic terrorists might be responsible, citing a 2003 memo in which an alleged al-Qaeda detainee spoke of such a plot.

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Categories:Europe & Americas · Tactics & Tradecraft

“New” Bin Laden Speech Released on 29 December

January 2nd, 2008

Bin Laden 29 December 2007

On 29 December, a new audio recorded message from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden appeared on Jihadist websites. In the message, Bin Laden discussed issues in Iraq, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Territories.

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Categories:Middle East · Propaganda

Al-Qaeda Takes Your Questions

December 21st, 2007

Zawahiri takes your questions

An announcement soliciting questions for Al-Qaeda’s No. 2

An announcement has been posted to Jihadist websites advertising an “open meeting” with al-Qaeda number 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri. Members of Jihadist websites, including media outlets, are invited to post their questions on designated forums. Al-Sahab Institute for Media, al-Qaeda’s media arm, will collect the questions and pose them to “Sheikh” al-Zawahiri. Read More

Categories:Middle East · Propaganda

Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s Annual Review

December 21st, 2007

zawahiri interviewOn 16 December, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda’s 2nd in command, appeared in a video-taped interview distributed on Jihadist websites.

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Categories:Middle East · Propaganda

Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility for Algiers Bombings

December 18th, 2007

Algeria bomber 1Algeria bomber 2
Pictures of the Alleged Algerian Suicide Bombers

On 11 December, al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for a deadly double suicide bombing in the Algerian capital of Algiers. Their statement revealed the names of the bombers and the objectives of the attack. Read More

Categories:Middle East

Bin Laden’s Europe message

December 6th, 2007

bin laden europe

Bin Laden’s omission of any mention of Iraq in his message to the people of Europe was especially notable.

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Categories:Europe & Americas · Central and South Asia · Strategy & Ideology

The Jihadist View of China

November 22nd, 2007

China

As China grows, Jihadists take note Read More

Categories:Strategy & Ideology