The recent hacking and shutting down of some jihadi websites has raised concerns among jihadi forum members seeking alternatives in case all jihadi forums go down. These forums have, in many terrorism cases, been a launching pad and deployment point for jihadi activities. One still-operational... MORE

PAKISTANI ISLAMIST FATWA REFUTES TALIBAN’S JIHAD In a surprising move, a group of Pakistani clerics best known for their hardline views on Islam’s role in society have gathered to issue a fatwa condemning suicide-bombing and the current trend of individuals or organizations declaring jihad against... MORE

On the seventh anniversary of 9/11, jihadi internet forum members posted a variety of messages recalling and celebrating al-Qaeda’s terrorist attacks in the United States, or, as the jihadis refer to it, “the victorious invasion of Manhattan.” One frequent poster and well-known member of the... MORE

AL-QAEDA IN THE ISLAMIC MAGHREB CALLS FOR JIHAD IN MAURITANIA Eleven soldiers and one civilian were abducted by AQIM after a September 15 ambush in the Tourin area of Tiris Zemmour province, near the iron-ore mining town of Zouerate. The missing men were found decapitated... MORE

To become a full fledged jihadi, volunteers must go through gradual ideological reform and build a sense of security and vigilance needed for clandestine activities. To further their preparation, one al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadi internet forum uploaded a new manual entitled "The Art of Recruitment," offering tutorials... MORE

AL-QAEDA PLANNING STRIKE ON UGANDA IN RETALIATION FOR SOMALIA PEACEKEEPING EFFORTS? Kenyan intelligence reports that fugitive terrorist Fazul Abdullah Muhammad may be planning an attack on Kampala in retaliation for the Ugandan military’s ongoing participation in African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping efforts in... MORE

Once in a while jihadi internet forums draw their members’ attention to Western tracking of such websites by posting messages analyzing terrorism monitoring agencies, often with comments on some of the better-known terrorism analysts. A recent posting entitled “Know your enemy from monitoring and analysis... MORE

Australian Convicted of Compiling Terrorism Manual Under Anti-Terrorism Legislation On September 10 Sydney resident and former Qantas Air baggage handler Belal Sadallah Khazaal became the second individual to be convicted under Australia’s Terrorism Act, introduced in 2003. The conviction by the New South Wales Supreme... MORE

A major jihadi internet forum has posted a terrorist plot to use chemical and biological agents to contaminate water resources in Europe in general and Great Britain and Denmark in particular, the latter in retaliation for insulting the Prophet Muhammad through publication of the infamous... MORE

SOMALI MUJAHIDEEN CONFIRM AL-QAEDA SUSPECT ABU TALHA AL-SUDANI KILLED LAST YEAR In a 24-minute audio statement, Salih al-Nabhan (a.k.a. Abu Yusuf), the leader of Somalia’s Shabaab al-Mujahideen movement, has confirmed the death of alleged leading al-Qaeda member Abu Talha al-Sudani (al-Sahab Media, August 31). Al-Nabhan... MORE