in.reuters.com - 2/14/2009
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DUBAI (Reuters) - An al Qaeda leader, in a video released on Islamist websites on Friday, urged Somali militants to step up attacks against Somalia's new moderate government, which he dismissed as U.S.-backed. "Aim your arrows towards them..., direct your battles against them and intensify your ...
timesonline.co.uk - 2/16/2009
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timesonline.co.uk —
Dozens of Islamic extremists have returned to Britain
from terror training camps in Somalia, the British security...
services believe. Intelligence analysts are worried that they may attempt to launch attacks in this country or use the kudos from ...
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Somali radicals 'importing terror to UK' say ...
jihadwatch.org - 2/19/2009
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jihadwatch.org —
Mixed loyalties? Surely they would show this same
zeal and alacrity if their host country, the U.S.A.,...
needed them to serve in the military -- you know, to fend off, say, another terrorist attack? More on this story ."US-Somali youth join ...
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More than 500 American Somalis go to wage jihad in their ...
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Al-Qaeda to Somalis: "Aim your arrows towards them..., direct your battles against them and intensify your campaign against them"
Jihad Watch —
... , what sorts of conspiracy theories might the average Muslim harbor? "Qaeda figure calls for attacks on new Somali govt," from Reuters, February 13: ...
Shabaab Pic of the Day: 40 Lashes
The Jawa Report —
... appointed President look like they were false. At least, I gather that by calling Sheikh Sharif Ahmed an "infidel" in one of their postings, that the Shabaab are closing the door on working with the "moderates" of the Islamic Courts Union. This is good only inasmuch as I'd rather see them killing each other than setting their sites elsewhere. The bad new is that over the weekend al Qaeda reiterated that Somalia is the new hip place for would-be jihadists to earn their bona fides in a video starring Abu Yahya al-Libi . Which is exactly what young radicals from the West are ...
Bin Laden urges jihad against new Somali government
The Long War Journal —
... Abu Yahya al Libi, a senior al Qaeda spokesman and religious and ideological leader, called for Somalis to fight the Ahmed government, in a video released on Feb. 13. ...
Shabaab leader admits links to al Qaeda
The Long War Journal —
... Abu Yahya al Libi, a senior al Qaeda spokesman and religious and ideological leader, called for Somalis to fight the Ahmed government, in a video released on Feb. 13. ...
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