Inspire is an englishlanguage online magazine published since 2010 by al qaeda. Inspire magazine is published online by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and was once edited by americanraised jihadi samir khan, who was killed. Memri will be releasing more reports about inspire xii soon. A critical analysis of its significance and potential.
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. Alqaedas inspire magazine celebrates boston bombings. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. 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. 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. Sep 09, 2015 inspire magazine is published online by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and was once edited by americanraised jihadi samir khan, who was killed in 2011 drone attack along with cleric anwar al. We at inspire, and in the cause of the events of 911 encourage the muslims in the west to join the lone jihad caravan. It contains some items of particular interest and concern to westerners. The airtrain connects all the airport terminals with the bay area rapid transit. Senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta.
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. Stratfors vice president of tactical intelligence scott stewart analyzes the latest edition of al qaeda of the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage jihadist magazine. 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. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history. Inspire has been implicated in multiple instances of terrorism cases in the u. Al qaedas media arm assahab released a new video on sunday teasing the launch of an englishlanguage magazine called resurgence. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. New issue of jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in. When alqaeda in the arabian peninsula launched inspire magazine. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. 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. Exposing islams new war on christians 20 and the al qaeda reader 2007.
Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. The yemenbased al qaeda affiliate, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, released its 12 th edition of the englishlanguage magazine inspire. Perspectives on terrorism, volume 8, issue 6 2014 the web site. Backgrounder the threat of new alqaeda leadership the case of syrias aljoulani une 30 2015 of a caliphate on june 29, 2014.
Aqaps inspire magazine contains military analysis of. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. The magazine cites the example of abdullah alasiri, an aqap member who died in 2009 trying to kill a senior saudi government official. 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. Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through. Interview with the amir of the soldiers of the khilafah in east asia.
They suggest using technology to plan home assassinations, such. In september 2014, alqaeda central aqc launched its latest regional affiliate, alqaeda in the indian subcontinent aqis. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization. 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. 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. Buried in todays news is the story that al qaedas inspire online magazine is ordering jihadis already within conus to go to the homes of business leaders and murder them, beginning. This issue is titled, shattered, a story about change, with the cover story focusing on how americas role as a superpower has.
Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, focusing on lone wolf operations in the west including the attack on charlie hebdos office in paris, and capitalizing on the current racial unrest in the u. 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 states until october 2009. The slick inspire magazine, published online in english, has become popular in j. As al qaeda and the islamic state vie for ascendancy in the jihad movement, policymakers grapple with distinguishing the threat posed by these groups. Al qaeda magazine publishes its first swimsuit issue. Al qaeda s media arm assahab released a new video on sunday teasing the launch of an englishlanguage magazine called resurgence.
Issue 12, released march 2014, called for car bomb attacks in u. 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. The magazine that inspired the boston bombers al qaeda in. 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. Two portable document format pdf files, each fourpages long. May 31, 20 the 11th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine, subtitled who and why, began to circulate the internet on may 30. It is the glossy magazine where terrorists are the celebrities and the only recipes are for bombs like the ones used in the boston marathon attacks. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. In the spring issue of the al qaeda magazine inspire, a picture of the airtrain at sfo is featured prominently. 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. 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.
Since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. Inspire became an important alqaeda brand tool for recruiting, informing, and motivating these open source. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. States charged with crimes related to the islamic state since march 2014. Iowa, kansas, kentucky, louisiana, maine, maryland, massachusetts. Alqaeda is telling supporters to target trains with homemade derailment devices to inflict mass casualties and regain the prominence it has lost to isis. This article presents an analysis of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas english language publication inspire that was. 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. 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.
Pdf islamic states englishlanguage magazines, 20142017. Propaganda and indoctrination the alqaeda and isis networks have been. Alqaidas slick and sinister magazine for jihadis, inspire, suggests using a vehicle to mow down a target which is apparently what happened in woolwich. Al qaeda announces new englishlanguage terror magazine. Aqap and aqim eulogize zawahiri deputy abu al khayr al masri, site intelligence group, march 2, 2017. 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. Two al qaeda affiliates, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, and al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, quickly issued a joint statement eulogizing al masri. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman al zawahari, al qaeda s. Whats between the covers of al qaedas inspire magazine. New aqap inspire magazine encourages lone wolf attacks. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Sep 03, 2014 inspire is an englishlanguage online magazine published since 2010 by al qaeda. Sep 21, 2015 the 14 th issue of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqaps english language magazine, released on september 9 to coincide with the anniversary of the 911 attacks, incites americans and others living in the west to perpetrate lonewolf attacks.
The second issue of the englishlanguage jihadi magazine inspire is out. 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. Al qaedas first english language magazine is here the. Al qas eda inspire magazine promotes lonewolf attacks. Nov 17, 2016 since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. 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 shipto. Al qaeda makes its move with a video primer by hamza bin laden significance of the new video, advice for martyrdomseekers in the west by ahmet s yayla al qaeda has stepped out of the shadow. I read alqaedas inspire mag so you dont get arrested peter van buren 2014 1010 inspire is an english language online magazine published since 2010 by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula. Al qaeda is today a fragmented organization, and its strategic communication efforts now focus largely on recruiting individuals in the west to carry out individual jihad in their home countries. Holton al qaeda in the arabian peninsula has just published its latest issue of inspire magazine.
Apr 04, 2011 stratfors vice president of tactical intelligence scott stewart analyzes the latest edition of al qaeda of the arabian peninsulas englishlanguage jihadist magazine. This analysis finds that the magazine weaves together jihadist ideology, a narrow. Mar 09, 2014 over the past several years al qaeda s offshoot in yemen, named al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, has become the most dangerous al qaeda franchise, according to u. The new group was created to operate across south asia, however, with its centre of gravity and leadership based in pakistan. San francisco international airport in al qaedas inspire. It is therefore likely a strategic consideration for both joulani and zawahiri to ensure this network adheres to alqaeda as it evolves. Apr 23, 20 senior correspondent john miller reports on an online magazine that instructs aspiring jihadists in athome bombmaking and executing lone wolf terror atta. May 04, 2012 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 article ran in the 12th issue of inspire, a magazine put out by alqaeda in the arabian.
Magazine details al qaeda cargo plane plots by the cnn wire staff inspire magazine, which analysts say is published by al qaeda, gives details on a plot to put bombs on cargo planes. Dec 25, 2014 the magazine cites the example of abdullah al asiri, an aqap member who died in 2009 trying to kill a senior saudi government official. Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through strategies. Mar 16, 2014 memri will be releasing more reports about inspire xii soon. 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. An image from the cover of the spring 20 issue of inspire, titled we are all usama. Nov 21, 2010 magazine details al qaeda cargo plane plots by the cnn wire staff inspire magazine, which analysts say is published by al qaeda, gives details on a plot to put bombs on cargo planes.
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 such a buzz. On march 14, 2014, alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 12th issue of its englishlanguage magazine inspire. In the heyday of alqaedas operations in afghanistan, from late 2004 through early 2007, the group. This issue is titled, shattered, a story about change, with the cover story focusing on how americas role as a superpower has essentially been shattered in the post911 world. Aqaps tactics are modern and innovative, as seen by their englishlanguage magazine inspire and their. This issue of the englishlanguage magazine focuses heavily on the april 15 boston marathon bombing and claims credit for influencing the two brothers responsible for the attack, tamerlan and dzhokhar tsarnaev. One al qaedaaffiliated publication, inspire, represents an unusual use of the digital magazine format and content for recruitment.
Pdf al qaeda makes its move with a video primer by hamza. Comment on arresting muslim sisters in france to inquire about a translation for this release for a fee email. Several people in the uk have been arrested and jailed for possessing the magazine inspire, reportedly published by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Alqaeda calls for jihadists in the west to derail trains. Mar 17, 2014 al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. 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. The current issue focuses primarily on incitement urging attacks on the u. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire.
Oct 12, 2010 the second issue of the englishlanguage jihadi magazine inspire is out. Apr 10, 2014 in the spring issue of the al qaeda magazine inspire, a picture of the airtrain at sfo is featured prominently. Jan 15, 2014 several people in the uk have been arrested and jailed for possessing the magazine inspire, reportedly published by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. Al qaidas slick and sinister magazine for jihadis, inspire, suggests using a vehicle to mow down a target which is apparently what happened in woolwich. Bin laden and azzam established al qaeda from the fighters, financial resources, and. May 04, 2012 two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Inspire includes a message to the people of yemen directly transcribed from ayman alzawahari, al qaedas. The 11th edition of al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine, subtitled who and why, began to circulate the internet on may 30. Aug 25, 2014 but isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. 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 strike along with popular. The third strategic objective that elevating joulani to.
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