Propaganda Videos
| Al-Qaida Faction in Gaza Claims Rocket Attacks on Israeli Targets, Including Ashkelon (November 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained a video recording from an emerging Palestinian Al-Qaida faction based in the Gaza Strip, Jaish al-Ummah ("The Army of the Islamic Nation"), claiming responsibility for rocket attacks on the town of Ashkelon and other Israeli targets on November 14, 2008. The video includes footage of the purported launch of the rockets, and a statement read by two masked militants in front of the official banner used by Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI). The spokesmen indicated that the rocket bombardment, labeled "The Battle of Abdul Rashid Ghazi", had been carried out in honor of the late head cleric at Lal Masjid (a.k.a. "The Red Mosque") in Islamabad, Pakistan. Ghazi was killed on July 10, 2007 during a raid on the besieged Islamabad mosque by Pakistani military forces. During their recorded communiqué, the two Jaish al-Ummah militants also hailed the victories of their fellow "brethren" in various other locales, including Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| New Video of Wanted German Terrorist: Eric Breininger (October 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a video released on October 21, 2008, of Eric Breininger, a German convert to Islam who traveled to Pakistan and joined the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU). In the first half of 2008, German authorities warned that Breininger might be preparing attacks against German troops and buildings in Afghanistan. Recently, German officials issued a second warning that Breininger and his German associate Houssain al-Malla had left the Afghanistan-Pakistan area and possibly headed for Western Europe. In this new video statement, Breininger explains in German that he is still in Afghanistan and is not planning attacks in Germany. In an interview published on the NEFA site in June 2008, Breininger warned that "Germany—along with every other nation taking part in the occupation [of Afghanistan]-should expect attacks by Muslims." For more on the IJU, see the October 2008 Special Report authored by NEFA Director of Analysis and Research Ron Sandee. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video Footage of Jihad Training Camp in Somalia (October 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained a video recording from the Shebaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia featuring recent footage of a locally-based jihad training camp. The footage includes scenes of mujahideen recruits practicing using automatic weapons, RPGs, and anti-tank weapons—all under the watchful eyes of such instructors as Shebaab military chief Shaykh Mukhtar Robow (a.k.a. Abu Mansuur) and FBI Most Wanted terrorist suspect Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan. The video also shows recruits receiving lessons in the fabrication of explosives and advanced urban warfare/assault tactics. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Mujahideen in Somalia Release Video of English-Speaking Jihad Recruits (October 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage from the Shebaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia featuring testimonials from English-speaking recruits at a local jihad training camp. One of the men, masked and cradling an automatic weapon, boasted, "We have a global mission, that's why America puts us number 41 in the terrorists' list... I sincerely advise my beloved brothers and sisters to make hijrah and come join us and defend the religion of Allah." Another Shebaab recruit, sitting in front of an anti-tank missile, directed a menacing call "to the filthy dogs of Denmark, may Allah(SWT) break their hands for what they have drawn. We will never forget their mockery of the best of mankind and the last Messenger. So, sleep with the thoughts of our swords dripping with your blood." He added, "I'm calling on all Muslims in the world to stand up and avenge for their religion, their books, their prophet. Stand up, and resist the oppression of the kuffar [infidels]... and fight the kuffar [infidels] and their apostate puppets. O' Muslim brothers, migrate to the lands of jihad and fight alongside your brothers." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video-Recorded "Martyrdom" Will of "Abu Ghareeb al-Makki" (a.k.a. Kamaal al-Hadhli) (October 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained the video-recorded "martyrdom" will of "Abu Ghareeb al-Makki" (a.k.a. Kamaal al-Hadhli), the Saudi Al-Qaida suicide bomber responsible for the June 2008 suicide bombing attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Slain Hamas Militant Challenges Political Leadership Over Participation in Democratic Elections, "Supporting the Christians" (June 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new video from dissident members of the Izzadeen al-Qassam Brigades – the military wing of the Hamas terrorist organization in the Palestinian territories – of their recently slain comrade Rami Abu Suweirah (a.k.a. Abu Huzaifah) condemning the political leadership of Hamas for their decision to participate in democratic elections in the Palestinian territories, and for various other "violations of Shariah." Abu Suweirah insisted, "I... pledge my innocence before Allah from having... participat[ed] in elections, entering polytheistic councils, making visits to infidel and apostate countries, congratulating and supporting the Christians… As for their supporters, policemen, intelligence agencies, and bodyguards—to all of you, we say: we wash our hands of you, and from what you worship in place of Allah. We wash our hands of your laws and courthouses, your methodology and constitutions. We wash our hands of your governments and courthouses, your slogans and foolish symbols. We have no faith in you, and hostility and permanent hatred have arisen between us forever." (Arabic translation by CEIFIT) You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Scenes from AQIM's "Martyr Abu Ibrahim Mustafa" Terrorist Training Camp in North Africa (May 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage of lessons conducted by instructors from Al-Qaida's Committee in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) at the "Martyr Abu Ibrahim Mustafa" terrorist training camp. This is the second such video recording released by the AQIM in less than a month highlighting the existence of the Abu Ibrahim Mustafa camp, which is thought to be located somewhere within the borders of Algeria. AQIM recruits are shown in the video completing courses in physical calisthenics, weapons training, and advanced combat tactics. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video Footage of a Recent Al-Qaida Suicide Bombing in Eastern Algeria (April 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated video footage of a recent Al-Qaida suicide bombing in eastern Algeria targeting a local military barracks in the town of Dellys. The footage includes the "martyrdom" will of the bomber (a young teenager who nicknamed himself "Abu Musab al-Zarqawi al-Asimi"), scenes from his education at the Abu Ibrahim Mustafa terrorist training camp in North Africa, and the actual execution of the attack itself. During his final will, "Abu Musab" called upon Muslim youths to "follow the path of jihad and martyrdom" and to "purify" Algeria "with jihad, with bullets, and with martyrdom operations... This is just the beginning of our martyrdom operations... Allah willing, you should expect dark and difficult times ahead." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video Footage of IJU Terror Training Camp in Pakistan (April 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage of a terrorist training camp run by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) somewhere inside northwestern Pakistan. The video shows the production and testing of explosives, and the recruitment of young children as fighters. On May 25, 2005, the U.S. State Department announced the designation of the IJU as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). The IJU is a breakaway faction of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) and was responsible for bombings in July 2004 at the U.S. and Israeli embassies in the Uzbek capital Tashkent. According an official statement from the State Department, "The Islamic Jihad [Union] continues to target Americans and U.S. facilities overseas and is a dangerous threat to U.S. interests." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| "Martyrdom Wills" of the Transatlantic Bomb Plotters (April 2008) Courtesy of the London Metropolitan Police Authority, the NEFA Foundation has obtained excerpted footage from the video-recorded "martyrdom wills" of Abdullah Ahmed Ali, Tanvir Hussain, Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan, and Waheed Zaman. The five men—along with Assad Sarwar, Mohammed Gulzar, and Umar Islam—are currently on trial in the United Kingdom for plotting the destruction of several U.S. and Canada-bound commercial flights in August 2006. As British prosecutor Peter Wright has explained in court, "they intended to cause a series of explosions…by the detonation in flight of home-made bombs...The component parts of the devices would be designed to resemble soft drinks bottles and their liquid contents; batteries and other innocuous items of hand luggage." Wright added, "these men were…indifferent to the carnage that was likely to ensue if their plans were successful." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video of English-Speaking Suicide Bomber from Europe in Somalia (April 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained video footage of the "martyrdom will" of "Abu Ayyub al-Muhajir"--an English-speaking Somali national living in Europe, who recently returned to his homeland and executed a suicide car bombing in the city of Mogadishu on behalf of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement (a.k.a. the Mujahideen Youth Movement). On February 29, 2008, the U.S. State Department designated Shabaab al-Mujahideen as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. According to the U.S. State Department, the Shabaab movement includes “a number of individuals affiliated with al-Qaida. Many of its senior leaders are believed to have trained and fought with al-Qaida in Afghanistan.” You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video of German Suicide Bomber in Afghanistan Cuneyt Ciftci (March 2008) The NEFA Foundation has obtained footage documenting the first suicide attack carried out by a German national of Turkish origin in Afghanistan. The March 3rd attack targeted the Sebari military compound near Khost, along the restive Afghan-Pakistani border. Cuneyt Ciftci (a.k.a. Saad Abu Furqan)--a 28-year old German national born in Bavaria to a family of Turkish immigrants--drove an explosive-laden truck into a US guard post killing 2 soldiers. An Uzbek terror group, the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), claimed responsibility for the attack. Ciftci had worked as a clerical worker in Germany, and was married with two children. He left Germany in April 2007 after formally deregistering as a resident at his local town hall. According to media reports, Ciftici was linked to Adem Yilmaz, detained in Germany in 2007 for plotting attacks against Frankfurt airport, Ramstein airbase, and other American interests in Germany. Ciftci's departure from Germany and his journey to the Pak-Afghan region was reportedly organized by Yilmaz himself. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| Video of Abu al-Laith al-Liby Supervising a Terrorist Training Camp in 2005 (February 2008) A new video is available from the NEFA Foundation featuring footage of senior Al-Qaida commander Abu al-Laith al-Liby supervising an Al-Qaida terrorist training camp somewhere along the Pakistani-Afghan border in approximately 2005. On January 31, the Al-Fajr Media Center announced that al-Liby had been "martyred" along with "a group of his brothers" on Pakistani territory, the apparent result of a U.S. missile strike. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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