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Theoretician of Jihad, Sheikh Abu Musab as-Suri, possibly freed in Syria

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:28:22 GMT

According to the reports of Spanish and Lebanese media outlets, the Alawite regime of Syria has possibly freed a famous modern teoretician of Jihad movement, Abu Musab al-Suri (Mustafa Setmariam). This is reported in particular by El Pais, which quotes its own sources. It is believed that Abu Musab al-Suri was freed from the Alawite prison at the end of December 2011. Lebanese paper The Daily Star in its article dated 1 February writes that in August last year, the Islamic internet forum Shamikh al-Islam published an information regarding whereabouts of Sheikh al-Suri. It was reported that it was the prison of the Secret Service Headquarters in the area of the capital called Kfra-Susa. "I also have been informed that the Sheikh saw in the past days a vision that he will have an important role in Syria, Bilad Al-Sham [Greater Syria], we ask Allah that it becomes true", it was said in the posting on the forum. About the eliberation of Sheikh Abu Musab as-Suri and his assistant Abu Halid reported Soorzoon.net, a site that belongs to Syrian opposition. According to the analists, freeing of the Sheikh is a simbolical act of the Alawite regime, which attempts to show that it does not intend to continue collaborating with the US in the field of the war with Jihad, but it will deal with this war by itself. � Asad declares that in the Syrian revolution and in the annihilation of Alawite warlords, an active part is played by armed Mujahideen and Syrian jihadists. According to the information published before, including by the analists of the Middle East Institute, al-Qaeda fighters increasingly infiltrate Syria from the neighbouring Iraq. The 54 years old Sheikh Abu Musab al-Suri was born in Syria, but soon fled the county in the aftermath of the bloody supression of the Ikhwan al-Muslimeen uprising in 1982 by the father of today's Alawite boss Bashar Asad - Hafiz Asad. He moved to Spain, where he got married and received citizenship. Sheikh al-Suri became influential as one of the main jihadi thinkers, particularly after he wrote a 1600 pages work called Call to Global Islamic Resistance which was published in 2005. That same year he was arrested by the appostates of Pakistan and subsequently handed over to the US, whose government after some time handed him over to the Syrian Alawites. The analists suppose that in the case Sheikh Abu Musab al-Suri was indeed freed, then it is unlikely he is still in Syria. Apart from the Syrian Alawites, the scholar was also being searched by the occupational powers of al-Andalus (i.e. Spain). He was accused of being implicated in several bombings in this country, namely in the 1985 restaurant El Descanso bombing and in the 11 March 2004 bombings in Madrid. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Scores killed in Egypt football violence

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:42:03 GMT

At least�73 people have been killed in clashes after a football game in the Egyptian city of Port Said, medics say. Hundreds�of others were injured�in Wednesday's violence, including security personnel. At least two players suffered light injuries. Fans of�the winning al-Masry�team flooded the field seconds after the�match with al-Ahly, Egypt's top team, was over. A security official said the fans chased the players and cornered their supporters on the field and around the stadium, throwing stones and bottles at them. Thousands of supporters covered the field,�as seen in a�video posted online. "This is unfortunate and deeply saddening. It is the biggest disaster in Egypt's soccer history,"�Hesham Sheiha, deputy health minister, said. He said most of the injuries were caused by concussion and deep cuts. Al-Ahly football players were trapped in the changing room along with supporters. Riot police were sent in to drive the rival crowds of fans back. Reuters news agency quoted military sources as saying the army sent helicopters to transfer al-Ahly football players and fans from Port Said. The helicopters will transfer the injured to military hospitals. 'War, not football' "This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in front of us. There is no movement and no security and no ambulances," Abo Treika told the Ahly television channel. "This is a horrible situation and today can never be forgotten." State television announced that parliament will hold an emergency session over the violence. State prosecutors ordered an investigation into the pitch invasion and the violence that ensued, Al-Ahly's�supporter club, Ultras, said on their website that they would head to Port Said later in the evening. Al-Masry team won a rare 3-1 against Al-Ahly. The two teams have a long history of bad blood, and clashes have erupted in recent years between their fans. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh, reporting from Cairo, said several football games�after the revolution have witnessed violence due to the absence of police forces. "In the�security vacuum that has lasted since the revolution,�the police force has basically disappeared from the street after their notorious performance during the revolution." A�match in Cairo on Wednesday evening was�interrupted following the news of the deaths in Port Said.�Television footage showed�a big fire behind the supporter stand�at the Cairo stadium. The Premier League which the games were part of was suspended indefinitely. Source: Al Jazeera and agencies Kavkaz Center

America claims Assad's fall 'inevitable'

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:28:21 GMT

America has said the rule of Alawite regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria is coming to an end, as Western and Arab nations push for a UN security council resolution. Washington is seeking to convince Russia not to stand in the way of the Arab League's initiative, calling for Assad to transfer power to help resolve the crisis. "Assad's fall is inevitable", Jay Carney, the White house spokesman, claimed on Monday. "As governments make decisions about where they stand on this issue and what steps need to be taken with regards to brutality of Assad's regime, it's important to calculate into your consideration the fact that he will go. The regime has lost control of the country and he will eventually fall." � But a senior Russian diplomat said on Tuesday that the push for adoption of the Western-Arab draft resolution was a "path to civil war".� "The western draft security council resolution on Syria will not lead to a search for compromise," a KGB� news agency quoted Russian thug "deputy foreign minister" Gatilov as saying. "Pushing it is a path to civil war." Damascus dismissed Western criticism and said it would defeat foreign attempts to spread chaos. "We are not surprised at the lack of wisdom or rationality of these statements and regret that they are still issued by countries that are used to making the Middle East an arena for their follies and failures," the state news agency quoted a foreign ministry source as saying. The comments came as fighting seemed to escalate on the ground in Syria. Activists said battles resumed in Damascus suburbs on Tuesday, after members of the anti-Assad Free Syrian Army pulled back the previous night after deadly clashes. Sounds of loud explosions were reported on Tuesday in the suburbs of Zamalka and Irbin as troops with heavy weaponry entered the area. Activists also said Rankous came under attack. About 100 people were reportedly killed across the country on Monday, as regime's troops battled opposition fighters in the central city of Homs and in suburbs of the capital. The Local co-ordination committees said the majority of the victims died in Homs province, many of them in the town of Rastan, where the regime's army shelled residential buildings. Source: Agencies Kavkaz Center

Did Assad's family try to escape?

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:15:50 GMT

The family of the ringleader of the Alawite regime in Syria, Bashar Assad, had tried to flee the country, but the rebels prevented it, according to the Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al Youm. According to the rebels, the Assad's relatives tried to escape late on January 29. The security service of the Alawite regime wanted to take out of Damascus Assad's wife Asma with children, his mother and a nephew. The motorcade was heading towards the airport when it was attacked by the rebels. � After the exchange of fire, the vehicles were forced to return to the Assad's residence. Clashes between militias of Alawite regime and the opposition are continuing in Damascus suburbs. According to the latest information, about two thousand Alawite gunmen, supported by armored vehicles, started an offensive trying to take control over the suburbs of Damascus and oust the rebel units. The main target of the Alawite troops is eastern Damascus - the districts of Sakba, Hammuriya and Kfar Batna. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Syrian Alawite army in offensive near Damascus

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:31:21 GMT

The Syrian Alawite military has launched an offensive to regain control of suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus, storming neighborhoods and clashing with groups of army deserters in fighting that sent residents fleeing and killed at least three civilians, activists said. Six Alawite soldiers were also killed when a roadside bomb detonated near the bus they were travelling in south of the capital. The escalation in violence on Sunday came a day after the Arab League suspended its observer mission in the country. Activists inside Damascus said that tanks had rolled into Al-Ghouta, within 10km of Damascus city center. Al-Ghouta is historically known for being a hub of dissent against the Alawite regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, and the crackdown appeared to be an attempt "to avoid any Tahrir Square-style mass movements", she said. There are 62 killed in fighting in Syria by the early evening, including three children and two defected recruits, according to the Local Coordination Committees (LCC), an activist network. In the suburbs of Damascus, there were 16 deaths, in Kafar Batna, Saqba, Hamourya, Rankoos, Zabadany and Harasta. Some 19 were killed in Homs, 15 in Hama, five in Idlib, four in Deraa and three in Saraqeb, Deir Ezzor and Damascus, the LCC said. Amateur video appeared to show tanks rolling in to Al-Ghouta and Zamalka to the east. There were also unconfirmed reports that the shelling had destroyed homes with people inside. In the southern province of Deraa, there were reports that Alawite security forces had killed two students when they broke into a school in the town of Jasim. Meanwhile, Russia has strongly criticized the Arab League decision to halt its observer mission in Syria amid the escalating violence, saying the situation demands additional deployment of monitors and not their suspension. The Arab League suspended its observer mission on Saturday as the bloodshed in a crackdown on anti-government protests spiked. Several hundred people have died in the past four days alone. Source: Agencies Kavkaz Center

Yemen: Mujahideen leaves Radda and prepares to take Aden

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:57:26 GMT

On the photo: Talks between tribal leaders and AQAP Mujahideen in the town of Radda Last week, some western and pro-western media outlets disseminated the news that the Mujahideen of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP or Ansaar ash-Shari'ah), having stayed 9 days in the eliberated town of Radda, had left the place, Umma News reports. Interestingly, the withdrawal of AQAP units was presented in mass media almost like a flight. For example, Al Jazeera reported that the tribal leaders allegedly "convinced" the Mujahideen to exit the town "under good terms", otherwise, the Qatar media outlet mantains, "they would have had to leave the town by force". The same picture is presented by AFP, according to which, 35 tribal representatives from 7 different towns had arrived to Radda and allegedly threatened the Mujahideen. However, the reality differs, to say the least, from mass media reports. The fullest picture of what happened was described by the Mujahideen of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula themselves, in a statement that was published on the internet forum Shamikh al-Islam. Bellow is the translation from Arabic: "All praise be to Allah who said: "Legislation is not but for Allah. He has commanded that you worship not except him". (The Holy Quran, Surah 12. "Yusuf", verse 40) Peace and blessing to the truthfull one from among the most truthfull and to all his companions. To proceed... No one is left in the dark about what injustice and what transgression occurs in the cities, and this is on top of the fact that these countries aren't ruling according to what Allah has revealed. And it was precisely this that became the reason which made your brothers from Ansaar ash-Shari'ah enter the town of Radda and position in it until its situation improve, and the people would judge again according to the religion of Allah, and until the transgression and the transgressors disappear. We don't need neither the power in parliament, nor the high positions, we are motivated not by the blind loyalty to any party, sheikh, tribe, or a nation - in truth, this was only for the sake of establishment of Allah's rule, which wasn't there for a long period of time. Even before this, the actual regime began to stretch its tentacles in order to increase uneasiness in the towns and alight wars between the tribes. But your brothers dealed with it ( with the regime) in the most suitable manner, which allowed us to leave our imprint, preventing bloodshed and fitna (tribulation). In this period of time we were visited by the representatives of the leaders of various tribes who asked us to leave the area, and we agreed to that in exchange for the following demands: 1. To establish a committee, made up of town people, which will be handed community objects and which will be given possibility to manage such functions as security and court practice in agreement with the Islamic Shari'ah. 2. To not prevent the "Ansaar-ash-Shari'ah" jamaat to move freely within the town and give it complete freedom to spread their da'wa (call). 3. To eliberate 15 prisoniers, who were unjustly imprisoned in political jails. The first thing that was accomplished (from the required demands), - the brother Nasir Abdur-Rabb az-Zifri was eliberated. (From our part) we handed back a captive as a repayment for the remaining prisoners. The establishment of the committee has begun, as it was mentioned. In order to prevent bloodshed of the Muslims, �Ansaar-ash-Shari'ah" jamaat decided to withdraw its forces (from the town) in the hope that the demands will be fullfilled in the right manner, and the town courts will judge according to the laws of Allah. In the case when any of the conditions are violated, Ansaar ash-Sharia'ah will have the full right, according to Allah's law, to do that which will frighten the traitors. And one more thing. Verily, we are calling all Muslims to aspire to judge according to the Shari'ah, with all the possible and permissible means at hand, not to be silent and not to put up with transgression, but to rise in such revolt that will shake these traitiors and save them from their deep misguidance! "And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know". (The Holy Quran, Surah 12. "Yusuf", verse 21) Your brothers from Ansaar ash-Sharia'ah, Wednesday, 2 Rabi' al-Awwal, 1433 AH (25 January 2012)". In the meantime, sources from the forum Ansaar from Wakara (ex Jaar), reported that at the press-conference which took place in this town on Sunday, the representatives of Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula stated that in very short time, from the main port city of Yemen, the business capital of the country, Aden, we will receive good news, making it clear that soon the Mujahideen could free the city, especially thanks to the precence of "sleeping cells", wich engage in attacks agains the army and Saleh's regime "police". It is worthy to mention that the head of puppet security of Aden, Ahmad Alikal, said in the interview to As-Saida channel, that he is "afraid that Aden could be taken by Ansaar ash-Sharia'ah, especially in the case of the lack of sufficient support". Also, a few days ago, similar worries were expressed also by the head of marionette security service of Aden, having recognized that Saleh's regime cells in Aden became vulnerable in the face of Al-Qaeda Mujahideen. The AQAP fighters are undertaking operations in the city without any restrictions. "Al-Qaeda is conducting operations in front of everybody's eyes, while the security services' officials are sitting in their homes", said major general Ghazi Ahmad Ali. The experts say that Saleh's regime doesn't use in its struggle with Mujahideen the US trained "counter-terror" units. They are nowere to be seen, neither in the Emirate of Abyan, nor in Radda town, nor in Aden. Ali himself survived an attempt on his life in the beginning of last week, while returning home from work. The bayat (loyalty oath) given to the Emir of Mujahideen of Radda, Tariq ad-Dhahab, to the AQAP Emir Basir al-Wahishi, and to the Amir of Al-Qaeda, Ayman az-Zawahiri: Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

On anniversary of Arab Spring Mujahideen of Egypt swears allegiance to Emir of al-Qaeda Sheikh al-Zawahri

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:03:41 GMT

Thousands of Egyptians gathered on Wednesday at Tahrir Square in Cairo to mark the first anniversary of the beginning of mass protests in the country ended with the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the change of government. Some came to celebrate the victory of Islamic parties in the first election after the resignation of Mubarak. Others require the continuation of political reforms in the country, report media outlets. In honor of the anniversary of the protests, the military regime of Egypt that is in power, announced a partial lifting of emergency. The protesters demanded at Tahrir Square to sentence Mubarak to death. Protesters chanted slogans against the military council, urging it to lay down power immediately. "The Egyptian army Tahrir killed us and I'm not afraid to say so", told Reuters one of the demonstrators Khaled Abdallah. "The army and police murdered us and cut off the revolution's voice; but I am telling you now, the revolution's voice will not be silenced", he added. "Enough of the military be in power" and "Revolution until victory, revolution on the streets of Egypt" - shouted the people who gathered at Tahrir Square. Meanwhile, the Islamic Internet forums distributed a new treatment of Egyptian Mujahideen Movement "Ansar al-Jihad fi Sina (Helpers of Jihad in the Sinai)", in which they announced their oath to Emir of al-Qaeda, Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri, promising obey him in everything as long as he follows the Quran and the Sunnah. "In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful! Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and those who follow him. And then ... Allah Almighty says: "Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur'an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment". (The Holy Quran, Surah 9. "Repentance", verse 111) The message is to our beloved Emir and honorable Sheikh Muhammad Abu Ayman al-Zawahiri, may Allah preserve him and help him, from your soldiers in the beloved Sinai in the Land of the Quiver. We give you allegiance to listen and obey you in what (our souls) like and that does not like, in difficulty and ease, and now you have power over us, so throw us wherever you wish, and you will see and you will �hear from us only what will please your eyes, and what will be pleased with your soul, We will never quit or surrender until the last drop of our blood is spilled in the Cause of Allah, until then, until they are judged on the earth under the Laws of Allah, with the permission of Allah Almighty. And let Allah lead our beloved Sheikh Mujahid Ayman al-Zawahiri to what is good for Islam and Muslims, and we ask Allah to protects you as He also protects, and preserve the leaders of the Jihad wherever they are. Indeed, He is a Patron and He has the Power to preserve and protect. Your army of Jamaat Ansar al-Jihad fi Jazirat Sinai". It should be noted from our part that earlier Mujahideen of Ansar al-Jihad declared about their intention to fight against the apostate regime in Egypt, as well as against "Israel" that occupied Palestine, and the US. The address, entitled "Message number 1 - notification of creation" in particular stated: "We promise Allah that we will do everything in our power to struggle with the wicked regime and members of the American-Jewish alliance". Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Turkish says Armenian-French 'genocide' allegations bill null and void, senseless and racist

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:02:54 GMT

Turkey has threatened retaliatory measures against France following a French senate vote approving a bill that would outlaw denial of Armenian allegations of "mass killings of Armenians in 1915". Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, said on Tuesday the bill, approved by 127 votes to 86 in the French upper house, was a result of racist and discriminatory attitudes toward Turkey. "Turkey will never accept such a law, and now everybody will pay a price, including Turkey, France, and the Armenian communities" He said Ankara would impose unspecified sanctions against France if the bill is signed into law by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "We still have not lost our hope that it can be corrected. The proposal adopted in France is tantamount to discrimination, racism and violates freedom of thought", Erdogan said in the parliament during an address to his fellow deputies. "This bill is completely null and void for us", he said. "Step by step we will implement sanctions," he told a gathering of his ruling Justice and Development party in Ankara. "Right now we are still in a period of patience." Serzh Sarkisian, the Armenian president, has sent a letter thanking Sarkozy for the French senate's approval of the bill. He said it was "a historic day for Armenians all over the world". In a written statement following Monday's vote, Turkey's foreign ministry said: "We strongly condemn this decision which is... an example of irresponsibility." "Politicising the understanding of justice and history through other people's past and damaging freedom of expression in a tactless manner are first and foremost a loss for France." France's national assembly, the lower house of parliament, voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill last month, prompting Ankara to freeze political and military ties with Paris, nominally its NATO ally. The text will now be put to Sarkozy, who is expected to approve it before parliament takes a break at the end of February ahead of the presidential election. Tahsin Burcuoglu, Turkey's ambassador to France, said the bill was a "sensitive issue" that could prompt Ankara to downgrade diplomatic ties with Paris. "Turkey will never accept such a law, and now everybody will pay a price, including Turkey, France, and the Armenian communities," he said. "You can expect diplomatic relations will be at the level of charge d'affaires, not ambassador anymore." Morning headlines in Turkish newspapers were anything but calm. "A guillotine to free thought" said Star, while Sozcu splashed "Satan Sarkozy" on its front page. "Shame on France" said the Vatan daily. In Ankara, Melih Gokcek, the city's mayor, has previously said he will consider renaming the street where the French embassy is located as Algeria Street, and erecting a memorial to Algerian victims of French colonial oppression. France has already recognized the Armenian allegations as a "genocide", but the new bill would go further, by punishing anyone who denied them with a year in jail and a fine of $57,000. Ahmet Davutoglu, the Turkish foreign minister, who cancelled talks with European Union foreign ministers in Brussels on Iran's nuclear programme pending the vote, said Ankara had already prepared its response. "We have previously determined the steps to be taken if the bill is finally adopted. No one should doubt it," the state-run Anatolia news agency quoted Davutoglu as saying. The passing of the bill through the French parliament has prompted street protests in Paris by Turks from France and neighboring countries, as well as diplomatic protests. Erdogan earlier accused Sarkozy of using the bill for electoral gain, in a bid to secure the votes of French Armenians before this year's election. Armenia claims that "at least 1.5 million Armenians died under Ottoman rule when they were deported from eastern Anatolia to the Syrian desert and elsewhere in 1915 to 1916". In the Armenian story, "they were killed wicked Turks". Turkey argues that there was no systematic attempt to destroy the Armenians. It says many people on both sides suffered and died amid the chaos of World War I. Source: Agencies Kavkaz Center

Yemen: Mujahideen increase their success. Another town liberated

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:20:23 GMT

Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyasa, known for its support of the regime of Saleh, has quoted local sources from the southern province Lahj, west of the Emirate of Abyan, according to which, a few hundred Mujahideen of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (aka AQAP or Ansar al-Shariah) liberated the town of al-Habilain, says Yemen Post. Mujahideen have declared Sharia rule in al-Habilain and expressed their willingness to go on and storm the southern port city of Aden, writes Yemen Post. Secretary General of the separatist group Southern Movement, Nasser Al-Khabji, denied the fact that al-Habilain had been taken by Mujahideen, however, he offered no evidence to support his statement. The Kuwaiti newspaper wrote that the AQAP Mujahideen, headed by Emir Adel Hardba, gave puppet officers and soldiers, stationed in al-Habilain, 24 hours to ensure that they have enough time to leave the city and surrender their weapons. There are no other details of this report. Lahj province borders the largest port city of Yemen, the southern capital of the country, Aden. The leader of the puppet security forces acknowledged that the structure of Saleh regime in Aden, became vulnerable to the influence of Mujahideen AQAP and that the fighters are conducting operations in the city without any restrictions or resistance. "Al-Qaeda operates in front of everyone and security officials are sit in their homes", said Maj. Gen. Ghazi Ahmad Ali. Experts say that the regime of Saleh does not use US model of fighting the terrorism in their struggle with the Mujahideen. Regime pretends that the problem of terrorism does not exist in the Emirate of Abyan, neither in Radda nor in Aden. Ali himself survived an attempt on his life at the beginning of last week, when he returned to his work. Meanwhile, the sources of BikyaMasr, close to the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, said that after the recent liberation of Radda (province of al-Baida), the following goal of AQAP was listed: the capital Sana'a, which is located 170 km north from the region. In one of its recent statements AQAP Command announced that one of the main objectives of the Mujahideen in the near future is to establish Sharia rule in the whole territory of Yemen. Meanwhile, Mujahideen began to all-out clearance of all non-Islamic elements in liberated city of Radda. For instance, recently Mujahideen killed 3 and wounded several fasiqs, or corrupted, during the attack on the home of the well-known urban sorcerer. The detail of heavily armed Mujahideen under the command of Emir of Radda Tariq Al-Dhahab arrived to arrest a sorcerer Hassan Alawbali. They came to the house of Alawbali in armoured vehicles, captures from the regime of Saleh. Armed supporters of al-sorcerer Alawbali resisted, but were killed on the spot. It is reported that during the operation 2 Mujahideen were martyred (Insha'Allah). Meanwhile on Monday, according to Reuters, large military formations of the regime were sent to Radda. Last week, the Mujahideen of AQAP offered Saleh's regime in return for the withdrawal of its troops from the town to release Muslim prisoners from the jails and set up Sharia law in Radda, but the regime refused: "The government will not agree to the demand of the terrorists of releasing their jailed operatives", said a senior official of the regime. On Monday, the information came in that government tanks and armoured vehicles are approaching the town. "When we were leaving Radda, I saw 15 tanks and 20 armoured vehicles, moving to a military base on the west side of town", said one eyewitness Abdullah. Another eyewitness reported that the soldiers stationed at a checkpoint, outside the town, told him about the purpose of arriving reinforcements: they must get ready to the imminent attack on the town. According to sources at the local tribes, the Mujahideen of al-Qaeda and residents are preparing for a major battle. "Fighters are getting armed with machine guns, mortars, rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Shop owners have moved their goods to stores outside the town, the situation could explode at any moment", said one resident. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Saudi regime reports to US attorney about 'successes' in struggle to suppress Jihad

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:20:59 GMT

The Saudi "justice minister" Muhammad Al-Isa said that the efforts of the Muslims of Arabia to help the Jihad with their wealth and souls were brutally suppressed and nullified, reports the news agency Arab News. The "success" of the apostates, according to him, is due to zombating "rehabilitation programs", increased harassment and persecution of the faithful, as well as the mastering of the tyrannical (Taghut's) system. Al-Isa, who heads the delegation of the judicial forum, made the announcement after meeting with US Attorney Eric Holder and other officials in Washington. Referring to measures taken by Saudi apostates to prevent any attempts to finance the jihad abroad, including Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen, Al-Isa said: "The government has taken stern steps to counter the terror financing. The steps included legislation and strong executive tools besides handing over the suspects to the justice". During the meeting, Al-Isa described the Taghut judicial system of the Saudis, as well as their system of trials. The "minister" said the Saudi law system sought help from puppet government scholars, who obviously would make no decisions contrary to the wishes of the Saudis. Furthermore, the Fatwas, based on the fraud provisions of the Quran and Sunnah or on wrong opinions of the scholars will play into the hands of the puppets, , according to Al-Isa, because the society would accept them without objection. The Saudi "minister" assured the US that the Murjiah ideology spread by the Saudis always advocated the principles of "moderation" and "peaceful coexistence" with disbelievers who fight against Islam: "The Kingdom follows a clear path of the Islamic law marked by its principles of moderation, toleration and coexistence with the others", he said. Al-Isa said that the ideology of jihad was a "foreign idea" and that the trend "came from outside": "The history of more than 100 last years of the Kingdom shows no instance of deviating from the moderate path... Islam is a religion of peace. It coexists with other faiths, cultures and civilizations... King Abdullah's call for interfaith dialogue is based on this principle", he added. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

LIBYA. Libyan Muslims demand establishment of Sharia

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:03:02 GMT

Western media reported that thousands of Libyan Muslims staged in Tripoli on Friday demonstration demanding the country to take Muslim Sharia laws as a legal framework. This action, according to its organizers, was a response to the emergence in the country secular political parties after the fall of the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi. Gathered under the banners of Islamic political and religious groups, mostly young, bearded men with copies of the Koran in hand, staged a demonstration in support of Sharia in all major areas in the capital Tripoli, in the eastern city of Benghazi and Sabha, the main town in the southern desert. At the Algiers area of Tripoli, the Muslims publically destroyed the so-called "Green book" of dictator Muammar Gaddafi on politics, economy and everyday life. Thus the protesters pointed out that the Koran should be the main source of legislation in the country. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Statement of Islamic Emirate regarding despicable actions carried out by British soldiers against Afghan children

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:49:37 GMT

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. This is the second time in the past two weeks that people have learnt of western invading forces in Afghanistan trampling on Afghan values and have unquestionably affirmed the claims of Islamic Emirate that the foreign invaders have occupied our country to violate our honor and dignity. We are once again witnesses to the anti-human crime, the target of which is regrettably once again our defenseless, oppressed and subdued countrymen. This time it is the British forces that have compelled two ten year old children (a boy and a girl) to touch the private parts of a few savage animals (soldiers) of the so called civilized world which they have also notoriously videotaped. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan vehemently condemns this immoral and shameful act and points to this as an example of the ethical standards of the occupying soldiers. We call on our respected, honorable and distinguished nation to fortify their ranks before everything else and to deny our enemy the chance of ever again playing with our chastity and honor. Esteemed and oppressed nation! Today the hands of the invaders have reached our honor. Instead of living subdued lives, the various classes, in the hope of martyrdom and dignity, should join hands and take revenge from the enemy for all these criminal actions. In addition, an exemplary lesson should also be given to those notorious faces that have accompanied these savage invaders and believe their filthy presence on our Islamic soil is necessary. Valiant martyrdom desiring Mujahideen of the trenches! You also have particular obligations towards protecting the honor, dignity and freedom of the nation in your respected areas. You know that the defeated enemy is taking its last breath and have now extended its hands towards such vile acts and have started digging their own graves in advance so you should also strive to give them such exemplary last blows which they shall never forget in accordance with your Islamic and Afghan customs for carrying out such acts with our children, urinating on our dead and thousands of other such cowardly criminal acts in order to restore our honor and dignity and assure our independence. Alongside this we also call on all the nations of the world especially the Muslim nations to help us in preventing such acts taking place by showing their sympathy to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan as the true representatives of the people of Afghanistan and cooperating in anyway possible in defeating this barbaric enemy. As before, we once again call on the United Nations, all Human Right organizations and especially OIC and all the Islamic countries to not consider such acts by the British and other invading countries as isolated personal incidents but they should treat is as only a sample of the savageries of these armies and officially condemn them with one voice while at the same time, lend every assistance possible in helping us achieve freedom in accordance with the real aspiration of every human being. We one again tell our cowardly, defeated and despicable enemy that such crimes of yours will definitely (if Allah wills it) bring about your end. We recognized your evil, despicable lack of ethics and weakness in the initial stages of this war. These crimes are not the personal crimes of a few of your soldiers but this is the real face of your governments and military organs which is being exposed to the whole world. The people witnessed and still remember your treatment of the prisoners in Guantanamo while your handling of prisoners in Iraq's Abu Ghuraib and the thousands of secret and disclosed crimes against our people in the past decade are the representation of your actual faces. These actions of yours will definitely (if Allah wills it) be judged heavily; our determinations are strong and we will not waver; we have a long history of battle and war! about which you are either ignorant or have perceived us as weak. Our soil has a history of crushing empires. Your crimes only reveal your identity. Our nation shall also come out from this trial with their heads held high. Your surrogates will also face prosecution here. We understand very well that you are in the last moments of your occupation and you will reach for every crime and savagery in these tender moments but you should not forget that you will have to answer for all of it. You and your invading soldiers will not go unquestioned. We shall take revenge against each one of your soldiers with our blood. Hundreds of our martyrdom seeking Mujahideen are eagerly awaiting their turn while thousands of our enraged Mujahideen are marching to confront you. You shall certainly have to face retribution for your crimes and your necks shall certainly be broken. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Source: The Unjust Media Kavkaz Center�

Yemen: AQAP Mujahideen ready to withdraw from Radda, if Sharia Law is introduced there

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:06:27 GMT

The Mujahideen of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (aka Ansar al-Sharia) offered the Saleh's regime a deal to release 400 Mujahideen from prisons of the ruling regime in return for retreat of their fighters from the recently liberated town of Radda. Sheikh Tariq al-Dahab, Emir of Al-Qaeda in Radda (province of al-Baydah), told tribal mediators that the AQAP units would retreat from the town if the so-called "transitional government" of Saleh's regime sets free at least 400 Mujahideen from puppets' torture chambers n Sana'a. "They also demanded the court to introduce the Sharia Islamic Law in the town", a puppet official said on condition of anonymity. The official of the Yemeni ruling regime's intelligence Political Security Agency said that "nearly all al-Qaeda prisoners in south and southeast Yemen were liberated over the past months by their fellows, lwhich happened in the provinces of Aden, Shabwa and Lahj. Or the prisoners broke out on their own by digging tunnels, which happened in Mukalla (province of Hadramawt) on June, 22, 2011". But in Sanaa, there is still a large number of Muslim prisoners, supporting Jihad, said the puppet intelligence official who asked to remain anonymous. Apparently, the Mujahideen's proposal to withdraw their forces from Radda in exchange for the establishment of Sharia law and the release of Muslim prisoners from the jails of Saleh's regime was dictated by the fears that the town would be turned intothe second Zinjibar where civilians were subjected to endless bombings by the Yemeni puppets. However, the proposal of al-Qaeda command was rejected by the regime of Saleh and intelligence officials in Sana'a. "The government will not agree to the demand of the terrorists of releasing their jailed operatives", according to a brief statement by a senior puppet official of the regime. Meanwhile, the Mujahideen continue operations also on the southern front. Thus, on Wednesday morning, the AQAP fighters attacked a vehicle with a senior ringleader in the southern port city of Aden, reported Xinhua. Mobile squad of Mujahideen opened heavy fire with automatic weapons at the vehicle of the intelligence and security ringleader of the Saleh's regime, General Ghazi Ahmad Ali, when he returned home, passing near Aden University. Ali miraculously survived from the attack, and two his bodyguards were seriously injured.� The Mujahideen "fired a hail of bullets at General Ghazi's car, but he survived the attack, he was not injured", said one of the security officers of the regime. "This is the third unsuccessful attempt at Ghazi", he said, adding that "the incident was in style" of the Mujahideen of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Before leaving the place of the special operation, the mobile squad of the Mujahideen entered into a gunfight with local puppet security forces. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Alawite gunmen of Assad behead 7-month-old baby

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:10:02 GMT

Assad's Alawite gunmen continue to shock the world with their brutality. It is to be recalled that the Alawites is a sect of from traditional Shi'ism, which is a mixture of pseudo-Islam, paganism, eastern cults and the Shiite fiction. According to The Daily Mail, polytheists from Alawite special gangs, who fight peaceful Muslims, suspected of helping the Syrian rebels, commit heinous crimes. � Thus, a militant from the Alawite gang of 11th Armored Division claimed that his ringleader beheaded a 7-month-old baby in front of the family. � This happened after polytheists could not find the baby's father at home, whom they suspected of fighting the Assad's regime. This heinous crime by the Syrian regime was reported by Western media, in particular, by British Daily Mail. � According to eyewitnesses, the Alawite military ringleader laid the baby on the floor, took his army knife and decapitated the little boy in front of his horrified mother. He then hang the child's head above the front door and cried that he would do the same for another child unless the man gave up. � The baby Killing happened last week in Jisr al-Shurur in northwest Syria. The 22-year-old Alawite soldier, known only as Mohammed, told The Sunday Times: "That was when I decided to defect. I'll have to live with that memory forever... We committed the acts I never want to remember". � It is to be recalled that earlier there were reports of atrocities by Alawite polytheists in revolutionary Syria. � Zeinab al-Husni, a 18-year-old girl, became the first woman killed in March in Alawite torture chambers. � The Muslim girl was seized by the polytheists to put pressure on her brother, one of the activists and ardent opponents of Assad. The Alawites intended to force to surrender her brother Muhammad, who organized an uprising in Homs. � The polytheists contacted Muhammad by telephone and told that his siste rwould be released if he ceases his anti-Alawite activities. Finally, Muhammad was captured. It happened earlier this month. On 15 Shawwal (13 September), the Alawites brought his mother to the morgue to pick up her son's body. Before being killed, Muhammad was brutally tortured - his body had bruises, abrasions, burns and gunshot wounds. To their dismay, the parents accidentally found the body of their daughter Zeinab in the same morgue. The polytheists cut off the girl's head and hands, and flayed the body. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center

Yemen: Mujahideen of al-Qaeda exploit success and extend to country's center

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:48:50 GMT

Mujahideen of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) swept into the southern Yemeni town of Radda (province of al-Baydah) overnight and overran it within hours, reports AFP referring to the tribal sources. The takeover of Radda, 130 kilometers (80 miles) southwest of country's capital Sana'a, was another success in the fight of AQAP against the regime of Saleh, who is currently undergoing a political crisis. � Radda lies only 30 kilometers from the main highway connecting the capital Sana'a and Yemen's southern and southwestern regions, where Mujahideen control the Emirate of Abyan and most of the province of Shabwa. (We would like to note that AQAP units are also operating in other provinces in the south of Yemen, where they control large areas and towns - KC). "Al Qaeda has taken over the town and is now the de facto power there", a local puppet official told AFP on condition of anonymity. � "The government's security forces have retreated to their bases and militants are now manning the checkpoints in and out of the town", he added. � AFP reports that Radda was entered by AQAP units of more than one thousand Mujahideen. In turn, the website ZeeNews indicates that the the Mujahideen pushed into Radda from several points they had captured over the weekend, including an ancient castle that overlooks the town, a school and a mosque. Reuters notes that the AQAP Mujahideen raised the Islamic flag over the castle and pledged allegiance to al Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahri � "Al Qaeda has raised its flag over the citadel", one resident told Reuters by telephone. "Its members have spread out across the town's neighborhoods after pledging allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahri during evening prayers (on Sunday)". � On Monday, the Mujahideen captured the city's central prison, the main headquarters of puppet "police" and several government buildings. According to local tribal elders, about 150-200 Muslim prisoners, including the Mujahideen, have been released. Two puppet prison guards were killed on the spot. According to the CBS, another soldier got injured. AFP reported that 10 soldiers of Saleh's regime were captured. � Freed Muslims joined the Mujahideen and got weapons from them. AQAP fighters were armed with grenade launchers and machine guns. Yemen Observer indicated that the Mujahideen had heavy weaponry. The operation to clean up the city from the remnants of puppet formations began on Sunday evening and was completed at dawn on Monday, 22 Safar 1433 (January 16, 2012). Small groups of puppets did not put significant resistance. � "There were almost no fightings took place", told a local tribal elder. One of the pro-Saleh tribal chieftains Ammar at-Teiri said that he and his associates warned Saleh's regime that behavior and actions of AQAP men indicate their intention to storm and capture the town. At-Teiri with his militants tried to put together a group to confront the Mujahideen, but Islamic fighters "came up with such great force that it became clear that they are stronger than the state, at least, in this town", added the chieftain. � Currently, the governor of Radda appointed Amir Tariq al-Dahab, a husband of sister of Martyr Sheikh (Insha'Allah) Anwar al-Awlaki. �Some commentators have linked the liberation of Radda in 2012 with the liberation of Zinjibar at the end of May 2011 and predict a new phase of expansion of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Battles with Saleh's formations are going on in the same Emirate of Abyan, but it is clear that the Mujahideen gain the upper hand in this confrontation. � Western media outlets write about the plight of puppets in Abyan. Thus, the Washington Post notes that despite the strong support of the Yemeni puppets from the US and the Saudi regime, the situation is worsen for them daily. "We are like an island in a sea of al-Qaida", said puppet Lt. Abdul Mohamed Saleh, standing at a checkpoint on a desolate highway that connects Zinjibar with the port city of Aden. � Today the Mujahideen controls large areas in South Yemen, near the strategically important sea lanes through which oil supplies to the West are conducted. � AQAP has already announced its long-term prospects: to create the Islamic Emirate in Yemen (Emirate of Abyan has already established in May 2011 - KC) and start moving along the peninsula. Invaders and puppets are concerned that AQAP will use Yemen as a base to prepare attacks on the US and the march on Saudi Arabia. The Washington Post indicates that the bridgehead is already taking shape. One of Western journalists recently visited the Abyan and expressed the opinion that the position of the Mujahideen there as strong as anywhere else. � A puppet soldier Ali al-Katib, warring on the side of the Saleh's regime, said looking at the empty road leading to Zinjibar: "They've attacked us three times already today". He looked as haggard as the battered landscape. � Less than a mile from the highway is located a main football stadium Al-Wahda, which was in the hands of the Mujahideen before. There is also a military base of the 25th Mechanized Brigade, which has long been under siege by the Mujahideen. Guided by tactical considerations, the ACAP in early September left both the stadium and the base, going back to Zinjibar. This has allowed Saleh's formations move to the capital of the Islamic Emirate. The regime called it a "victory" and on the night of September 11, 2011 declared the capture of Zinjibar, though, as it turned out, the Yemeni minions did not even entered it. Going back to Zinjibar, deep into Abyan, the Mujahideen had lured the puppets into a trap, stretching the front line for a considerable distance and methodically weaken the regime's forces. Department of Monitoring Kavkaz Center