Appeals Court Overturns Millennium Bomber's Sentence
[2/09/10] The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the 22-year prison sentence of Millennium Bomber Ahmed Ressam was marred by procedural error and sent the case back to a new judge in the Western District of Washington for a new sentencing hearing. DOJ explained: "The Appeals Court identified four procedural errors at the sentencing hearing... (read more)

Attorney General Letter Re: Xmas Bomb Plotter Charging Decision
[2/09/10] In a letter to Senator Mitch McConnell, Attorney General Eric Holder stated that he “made the decision to charge” the Christmas bomber “with federal crimes…with the knowledge of, and with no objection from, all other relevant departments of the government. (read more)

Arrest for Exporting Missile Components from the U.S. to Iran
[2/09/10] Federal prosecutors in Florida announced that Yi-Lan Chen, a Taiwan passport holder, was arrested on charges of illegally exporting commodities for Iran’s missile program. According to DOJ, "Chen facilitated the purchase and export of various dual use goods from the U.S. to Iran by way of Taiwan... (read more)

Additional Information Revealed on Indicted HLF Representative
[2/04/10] DOJ has revealed that recently indicted Mohammed Masfaka “sang at numerous fund-raising events for” the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) and “the FBI has video evidence of Masfaka praising HAMAS in songs he and his band sang at HLF fundraisers.” NEFA has made several of the exhibits released by DOJ available, including lyrics of those songs, Masfaka's sworn statement in his INS interview, and the INS' denial of his naturalization application. (read more)

U.S. Educated AQ Facilitator Convicted in NY Court
[2/04/10] Aafia Sidiqui, a Pakistani who studied at MIT and Brandeis and who has been identified by the U.S. government as an "al-Qa'ida facilitator", was found guilty of the attempted murder and assault of U.S. nationals in Afghanistan in connection with her attempt to kill the FBI and U.S. Army personnel guarding her in Afghanistan following her arrest there. NEFA has made available numerous documents relating to Siddiqui and her associates.  (read more)

EMS Report on Christmas Bomber Released
[2/03/10] According to the EMS report, Northwest Flight 253 bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab "pushed one unknown substance out of a syringe onto a stitch of clothing containing an unknown powder. The result was an explosion" in his lap, which caused burns to his hands, thigh, and genitalia.  (read more)

Statement of Passenger Who Subdued Xmas Bomber Released
[2/03/10] A statement proffered by Dutch passenger Jasper Schuringa, who subdued Northwest Flight 253 bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, has been released. According to his statement, after he heard a bang and saw smoke, Schuringa removed... (read more)

DNI Head Delivers Annual Intel. Community Threat Assessment
[2/03/10] Testifying before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair stated that "important progress has been made against the threat to the US Homeland over the past few years, but I cannot reassure you that the danger is gone. We face a persistent terrorist threat... (read more)

AQ-Linked Bomb Plotter's Father Indicted for Destroying Bomb Materials
[2/02/10] The father of alleged Al-Qaida-linked bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi, Mohammed Zazi, was indicted in New York for working to "alter, destroy, mutilate and conceal … glasses, masks, liquid chemicals and containers." He previously was indicted in Denver for making a false statement in a matter involving international and domestic terrorism. (read more)

Medical Examiner Report Reveals Luqman Abdullah Was Shot 21 Times
[2/02/10] The Office of the Wayne County Medical Examiner determined that Luqman Abdullah was shot 21 times during the FBI's October 2009 attempt to arrest him on an array of charges, including conspiracy to commit theft from interstate shipments and mail fraud. Following the raid, DOJ reported that "Abdullah did not surrender and fired his weapon. An exchange of gunfire followed and Abdullah was killed. An FBI canine was also killed during the exchange." (read more)

Appeals Court Overturns Mohammed Atif Siddique's Conviction
[2/02/10] Ruling that the instructions given to the jury "amounted to material misdirection" and calling the conviction of Mohammed Atif Siddique "a miscarriage of justice", an Appeals Court overturned Siddique's conviction. In October 2007, a Scottish judge sentenced Siddique to eight years in prison after he was convicted on terrorism charges. Prosecutors had labeled Siddique a "wannabe suicide bomber" whose computer was loaded with jihadist material. (read more)

Usama Bin Laden: “From Usama to Obama”
[2/01/10] On January 24th, an audiotaped message from Usama Bin Laden, titled “From Usama to Obama”, was aired on Al-Jazeera. In the message, Bin Laden praised the “mujahid” “hero” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab for his attempt to bomb Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day. He also stated, “America will not dream of security... (read more)

American Shabaab Leader Profiled in Depth by NY Times
[1/29/10] An extensive New York Times article provides the most comprehensive open-source reporting to date on American citizen Omar Hammami (a.k.a. Abu Mansour al-Amriki), who now holds a leadership position in Al-Shabaab. The article, which cites NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann, reveals Internet-based and in-person connections between Hammami and Daniel Maldonado, a U.S. citizen who pled guilty in April 2007 to receiving training from a foreign terrorist organization in Somalia. The piece also includes an appendix with Hammami's poetry, including a poem he wrote in memory of his grandfather, and a middle school journal entry in which he labeled the 1996 Oklahoma City bombing "pointless". (read more)

Taliban Leadership Council Statement on the London Conference
[1/28/10] The Leadership Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) has released a new communiqué regarding the upcoming London conference on Afghanistan. According to the statement, “The war-mongering rulers under the leadership of Obama and Brown want to deceive the people of the world by holding the London... (read more)

German Taliban Mujahideen Call for Support for Their Yemeni Brothers
[1/28/10] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a newly-released German-language statement from the German Taliban Mujahideen, a group of German-speaking fighters operating in the Afghanistan-Pakistan arena. In this statement, they call for resistance in support of Al-Qaida fighters in Yemen: “Because of these sad circumstances, the German Taliban... (read more)

IJU Video Depicts Training Camps for Small Children
[1/26/10] A new German language propaganda video titled "The Next Generation of Mujahideen, Part 2", released by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), shows makeshift IJU terror training camps for small children, along with footage of goods and materiel donated by supporters around the world over the past few months in order to help underwrite the IJU mission. For background on the Islamic Jihad Union... (read more)

Little Rock, Ark. Military Recruiting Station Shooter Claims AQAP Ties
[1/26/10] In a handwritten letter to Pulaski County circuit judge Herb Wright Jr., Little Rock, Ark. military recruiting station shooter Abdulhakim Muhammad wrote, “I’m affiliated with Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. Member of Abu Basir’s Army. This was a Jihadi attack on infidel forces. That didn’t go as plan [sic]."  See the NEFA Foundation "Target: America" Report "The Little Rock Arkansas Recruiting Station Shooting”. (read more)

FBI Director: Threats "Becoming More Diverse and More Dangerous"
[1/25/10] Testifying before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, FBI Director Robert Mueller noted that "As the Christmas Day attempted bombing illustrates, the threats we face are becoming more diverse and more dangerous with each passing day. We not only face threats from al Qaeda... (read more)

Queens Man Plotted to Kill US Troops; Admitted Guilt
[1/25/10] According to Assistant United States Attorney James P. Loonam, Queens College graduate Adis Medunjanin "traveled with others from the United States to Pakistan [in 2008], with the intent of killing U.S. service members in Afghanistan." Additionally, a document filed by DOJ revealed that after his arrest, he "provided very detailed information about terrorist-related activities of himself and others in the United States and Pakistan." (read more)

Holy Land Foundation Representative Arrested
[1/25/10] Syrian native Mohamad Mustapha Ali Masfaka was arrested attempting to enter the United States from Canada via the Ambassador Bridge and charged with attempted naturalization fraud, false statements and perjury. In 1997 and 1998, Masfaka worked as the Detroit-area representative for the Holy Land Foundation, which was convicted... (read more)

Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Canadian Bomb Plot
[1/25/10] Amin Mohamed Durrani pled guilty to terrorism charges pled guilty in connection with a 2006 conspiracy to attack the Toronto Stock Exchange, a CSIS building, and a military base and was sentenced to seven and a half years in jail. (read more)

Three New York Businessmen Charged with Laundering Money through Iran
[1/21/10] Federal prosecutors in New York indicted Reza Safarha, Nick Mohamey, and Mohammad Soroush Mahalaty for conspiring to launder money from the United States to Iran. According to DOJ, "From 2007 to 2008, Safarha, Mohamey, and Mahalaty engaged in the transfer of illicit funds to Iran through the use of the 'hawala' system, a money remittance system that facilitates the transfer of money... (read more)

Senate Hearing on Lessons/Implications of Christmas Bomb Plot
[1/21/10] In testimony before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, NCTC Director Michael Leiter and Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair asserted that the Intelligence Community’s failure to detect the Christmas Day bomb plot “was not – like in 2001 – a failure to collect or share intelligence; rather it was a failure to connect... (read more)

Senate Report Warns of American Ex-Convicts Training with AQ in Yemen
[1/20/10] In a newly released report, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff revealed that "Law enforcement and intelligence officials told the Committee staff in interviews in December in Yemen and other countries in the region that as many as 36 American ex-convicts arrived in Yemen in the past year, ostensibly to study Arabic." (read more)

Two Plotters – Including Ringleader – Sentenced in Toronto Bomb Conspiracy
[1/20/10] Toronto bomb plot conspirator Saad Gaya was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while mastermind Zakaria Amara was sentenced to life in prison in connection with a 2006 conspiracy to attack the Toronto Stock Exchange, a CSIS building, and a military base. The judge sentencing Amara commented, “What this case revealed was spine-chilling. The potential for loss of life existed on a scale never before seen in Canada.'' Numerous case documents are available on the NEFA website. (read more)

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Suspension of Scientist's Clearance
[1/20/10] A federal appeals court upheld the Department of Energy's suspension of the security clearance of Dr. Abdel Moniem Ali El-Ganayni, a native-born Egyptian who became a U.S. citizen in 1988 and who worked as a physicist at Bettis Laboratory. The ruling also provided additional details on the case: "On June 30, 2006, the FBI raided the Light of Age Mosque... (read more)

AQIM Issues Demands for the Release of French Hostage
[1/19/10] Al-Qaida's network in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced that it was giving “France and Mali a period of 20 days that begins with the publishing date of this statement, to respond to our legitimate demand, and at the end of the period both governments will be fully responsible for the life of the French hostage”, Pierre Camatte, who was seized from a Mali hotel in November. AQIM demanded “the release of... (read more)

California Man Charged in Conspiracy to Ship Items to Iran
[1/19/10] Federal prosecutors in California charged three men in a conspiracy to ship items from the United States to Iran, in violation of U.S. sanctions imposed on that country and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Jiraiir Avanessian, 56, of Glendale, Calif., and Farhoud Masoumian, 42, of Tehran, Iran, were charged with multiple violations... (read more)

DOD Releases Report on Fort Hood Shooting
[1/19/10] In announcing the release of a DOD report on the failings that led to the Fort Hood attack, Defense Secretary Robert Gates commented, "It is clear that as a department, we have not done enough to adapt to the evolving domestic internal security threat to American troops and military facilities that has emerged over the past decade." (read more)

Chicago Businessman Charged for Involvement in 2008 Mumbai Attacks
[1/15/10] In a newly filed superseding indictment, federal prosecutors in Chicago charged Tahawwur Hussain Rana, 49, a Canadian citizen, Chicago resident, and native of Pakistan, with involvement in the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, that killed approximately 164 people, including six Americans. (read more)

Two Zazi Associates Charged in NYC Bomb Plot Probe
[1/13/10] Zarein Ahmedzay, a NYC taxi driver, and Adis Medunjanin, a U.S. citizen born in Bosnia who attended high school with Najibullah Zazi and Ahmedzay, have been indicted in connection with the probe of the September 2009 NYC bomb plot.  Ahmedzay was charged with lying to the FBI about locations he visited during his trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Medunjanin was indicted for conspiring to commit murder in a foreign country and receiving military training from a Foreign Terrorist Organization. (read more)

Maersk Hijacker Charged with 2 Additional Hijackings
[1/13/10] Somali pirate Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse has been brought to New York after he was captured following the "April 8, 2009, hijacking of the Maersk Alabama container ship in the Indian Ocean, and the subsequent taking of the captain of the ship as a hostage." According to DOJ, "Once on board the Maersk Alabama, Muse, who conducted himself as the leader of the pirates... (read more)

JFK Plot Conspirator Admitted He Was "Brain of Everything"
[1/12/10] During an interview with FBI agents shortly after his arrest, JFK bomb plotter Russell Defreitas admitted that he “was the ‘brain of everything’ and the plan was ‘blow up the tanks’. Defreitas stated that the plan was the damage the tanks and the gas lines and the intention was to hurt the economy of the United States.” He further acknowledged that he had not requested a lawyer earlier because he “did not realize” the FBI “had so much evidence”. (read more)

Mustafa Abu al-Yazid: “Infiltrating the American Fortresses”
[1/08/10] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué issued by Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, identified by the As-Sahab Media Wing as “the overall head of al-Qaida Organization in Afghanistan,” titled, “Infiltrating the American Fortresses.” In claiming responsibility for the December 30th suicide bombing attack by Jordanian physician Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi that killed seven CIA... (read more)

White House Review of Christmas Bomb Plot
[1/08/10] Following the failed Christmas day plot to detonate an explosive device onboard flight 253, President Obama ordered Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan to conduct a complete review of the terrorist watchlisting system. The preliminary review found that “the U.S. government had sufficient information to have uncovered... (read more)

Backgrounder: Sgt. Hasan Akbar and the March 2003 Kuwait Attack
[1/07/10] On March 23, 2003, Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar killed two fellow military officers and wounded 14 others in an attack at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait that bore many similarities to the November 5, 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood by Major Nidal Malik Hasan. Both Akbar and Hasan were born and raised in the United States, and both had personal, academic, and military careers... (read more)

Bomb Plotter Indicted in Michigan Federal Court
[1/07/10] Christmas day bomb plotter Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was charged in Michigan federal court in a six-count indictment. The charges include attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction... (read more)

Anwar al-Awlaki: “The Lies of the Telegraph”
[1/06/10] In December 2008, Al-Qaida-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who has been in the spotlight recently due to his contacts with Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan and alleged connections to the Christmas bomb plotter, posted a statement on his blog titled, “The Lies of the Telegraph.” In the post, Awlaki disputed claims made by The Daily Telegraph. For example... (read more)

Images of the PETN Underwear Bomb
[1/05/10] The NEFA Foundation is releasing images of the PETN underwear bomb that Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to detonate aboard a Northwest flight on Christmas Day. ABC News was the first to release images of the device, which Abdulmutallab was given in Yemen. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has issued an official communique claiming responsibility for the failed attack. (read more)

Fmr. Alavi Foundation President Pleads Guilty to Obstruction of Justice
[1/05/10] Farshid Jahedi, the former president of the Alavi Foundation, pled guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice, admitting that he destroyed documents covered by a grand jury subpoena that pertained to Assa Company and 650 Fifth Avenue Company. Additional background information on this complex case is available in the legal documents section. (read more)

Comprehensive Set of Online Postings by Underwear Bomber
[1/05/10] NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann has collected the 310 online posts that failed Christmas bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab made to the Islamic Forum on Gawaher.com, using the name “Farouk1986.” (read more)

Yemen Link in Little Rock Recruiting Station Shooting
[1/05/10] As detailed in NEFA's "Target: America" report "The Little Rock, Arkansas Recruiting Station Shooting", Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammed reportedly studied at Damaj Institute in Yemen, which DOD has alleged “was often used for indoctrination and [a] recruiting grounds for foreign extremists/terrorists seeking entry into paramilitary or jihad organizations.” His lawyer also claimed that Muhammed was “brainwashed” in prison by radicals with whom he was imprisoned. (read more)

NEFA "Backgrounder" Reports Highlighted Influence of Faisal/Awlaki
[1/02/10] On the heels of open source reports that Christmas day bomb plotter Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was influenced by imams Abdullah al-Faisal and Anwar al-Awlaki, the NEFA Foundation is highlighting the "Backgrounder" reports it published on them in 2009. For more, see "Abdullah al-Faisal: Extremist Ideologue with Influence in the West" and "Anwar al Awlaki: Pro Al-Qaida Ideologue with Influence in the West". (read more)

Charges Filed in Attempt to Down U.S. Airliner
[12/29/09] 23-year-old Nigerian national Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was charged with attempting to destroy a Northwest Airlines aircraft on its final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Christmas Day. A preliminary FBI analysis found that the device contained PETN, a high explosive. (read more)

AQIY Claims Responsibility for Christmas Airline Attack
[12/28/09] Al-Qaida's network in Yemen (otherwise known as "Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula") has issued an official communique claiming responsibility for the failed terrorist bomb plot targeting a Delta/Northwest airliner traveling from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas day. The communique included original photographs of would-be bomber...(read more)

More Info on AQIY's Interest in PETN Explosives
[12/28/09] On September 21, 2009, Al-Qaida's network in Yemen released a video about the failed assassination of Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Nayif carried out by AQ operative Abdullah Assiri. The video stated, "The idolic tyrants of the Saudi Family thought that they closed the doors on the face of the Mujahideen, by banning all explosive substances from the markets. But Allah made available to us something they cannot handle....Allah willing, we will come to you with only 50, 100 or 200 grams. Allah willing, our brothers in the explosives department will release some instructive videos about how you can blow up the enemies of Allah with simple ingredients available to all which they cannot ban, except if they kill everyone or close all the stores." (read more)

Al-Jazeera Interview With Anwar al-Awlaki Re: Alleged Role In Radicalizing Ft. Hood Shooter
[12/24/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new interview by the Al-Jazeera satellite network with Yemeni-American cleric Shaykh Anwar al-Awlaki regarding his alleged role in radicalizing Maj. Malik Nidal Hasan, who is awaiting charges of carrying out last month's massacre at Ft. Hood, Texas. According to al-Awlaki, "Brother Nidal corresponded with me...(read more)

FBI Agent Alleges TN Man Spoke of Mall Attack
[12/21/09] According to the testimony of an FBI agent, Knoxville convenience store operator Hazam Ali Ahmed, indicted for being a felon in possession of two firearms, "referred to jihad" and asked a confidential source "if he would be interested in joining jihad. (read more)

Guilty Plea in IARA Prosecution - Illegally Transferring Funds to Iraq
[12/21/09] Former Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) fundraiser Ahmad Mustafa pled guilty to illegally transferring funds to Iraq in violation of federal sanctions. According to DOJ, "On behalf of IARA, Mustafa traveled throughout the United States soliciting charitable contributions. (read more)

Open Source Center Report on Taliban "Conquest" of Abandoned Coalition Outpost
[12/21/09] A report by the DNI Open Source Center examining the Taliban video depicting the conquest of a coalition military outpost in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan has become publicly available. (read more)

AQ Associates Indicted on Drug Charges; FARC Link
[12/19/09] Harouna Touré, Oumar Issa, and Idriss Abdelrahman were charged in New York federal court with agreeing to transport cocaine through West and North Africa with the intent to support three terrorist organizations: Al-Qaida, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Magreb ("AQIM"), and the FARC. As DOJ noted, "The charges in this case mark the first time that associates of Al Qaeda have been charged with narco-terrorism...(read more)

Shabaab Announcement re: UN Anti-Mine Agency in Somalia
[12/19/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué from Shabaab al-Mujahideen regarding the UN Anti-Mine Agency in Somalia. According to the statement, “As of 17-12-2009, the UN organization known as ‘Mine Action’ has been shut down. (read more)

AQIM Claims Responsibility for Taking French and Spanish Hostages
[12/18/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué from Al-Qaida's network in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claiming responsibility for taking a French businessman and three Spanish aid workers hostage. According to the statement, “With the grace of Allah, two groups of heroic mujahideen were able to kidnap four Europeans during two separate operations...(read more)

AQIY Releases Martyrdom Wills of 2 Most Wanted Killed in Failed Oct. Saudi Attack
[12/18/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained the martyrdom wills of Yousef Al-Shehri and Raed Al-Harbi, produced by Al-Qaida's network in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen), following their deaths in an October shootout in Saudi Arabia as they prepared to launch a terrorist attack. Both men were on the 85 most wanted...(read more)

(PowerPoint) The Attempt to Attack the Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield, Illinois
[12/17/09] The NEFA Foundation has released the 23rd report in the “Target: America” series, a PowerPoint presentation examining the September 23rd, 2009, attempt by Michael C. Finton (a.k.a. Talib Islam) to trigger a bomb packed in a van that he had parked outside of the Paul Findley Federal Building in Springfield, Illinois. Finton, a prison convert to Islam...(read more)

Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: "The Idol of National Unity”
[12/17/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new audio recording produced by Al-Qaida's As-Sahab Media Foundation of Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri titled, "The Idol of National Unity.” In the statement, al-Zawahiri said, “…Obama’s commands that uncovered for the Muslims in Palestine and everywhere his true plan that backs Israel, covered with smiles and invitations...(read more)

DOJ Reveals Second Chicago Resident Knew of Mumbai Plot in Advance
[12/15/09] Although indicted Denmark attack plotter Tahawwur Hussain Rana has "gone so far as to claim...that his beliefs are akin to those of Gandhi", he allegedly had advance knowledge of the November 2008 Mumbai attacks carried out by Lashkar-e-Taiba. According to a newly filed DOJ document, "On September 7, 2009, [David] Headley and Rana took a long car ride and discussed several topics. This conversation was recorded...It is clear from the conversation and extrinsic corroboration that Rana was told just days before the Mumbai attacks...(read more)

Defense Filing Reveals Additional Details in NY Bomb Plot Probe
[12/15/09] In a letter to the judge in the case of Ahmad Wais Afzali, charged with making false statements to the FBI in the Najibullah Zazi investigation, Ron Kuby - Afzali's attorney - provided more information on the behind the scenes work of the NYPD Intelligence Division and FBI during the probe. (read more)

Two Atlanta Men Sentenced for Role in Global Jihadi Network
[12/15/09] Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, of Roswell, Ga., was sentenced to 17 years in prison, while Syed Haris Ahmed, 25, of Atlanta, was sentenced to 13 years in prison after being convicted on terror charges. At sentencing, U.S. District Judge Bill Duffey commented, "While there was no attack in this case, it's because you were stopped...(read more)

Canadian Court Quashes Hassan Almrei Security Certificate
[12/15/09] A Canadian court has quashed the security certificate filed against Syrian-born Toronto resident, ruling that "there are no reasonable grounds to believe that Hassan Almrei is to-day, a danger to the security of Canada." The court stated, "In the aftermath of the tragic events of September 9, 2001 ('9/11'), it was reasonable to believe that Hassan Almrei posed a risk to the security of Canada. (read more)

DOJ Reveals Case of Iranian Procurement Agent
[12/14/09] According to DOJ, “from his bastion inside the Islamic Republic of Iran, [Amir Hossein] Ardebili operated as a procurement agent for his sole customer: the government of…Iran.” “As an Iran acquisitions agents, Ardebili acquired thousands of components for the government of Iran...(read more)

2002 Al-Qaida Posting Described Strategy to Drag US into Military Quagmires
[12/13/09] In 2002, Al-Qaida's main online mouthpiece, Al-Neda, published a statement, obtained by the NEFA Foundation, suggesting that Al-Qaida was succeeding in its principle longterm strategy of dragging the U.S. into quagmire military conflicts in the Muslim world. According to the statement, “it is known and transmitted amongst the pioneers in the fields of sacrifice that al-Qaeda Organization adopted a new plan to lure [enemies] into Afghanistan...(read more)

Former Taliban Minister: Two Million Martyrs to Defend UBL
[12/13/09] The NEFA Foundation has the transcript of a jihadi magazine interview with former Taliban Deputy Justice Minister Jalaluddin Shinwari, once considered one of the moderate Taliban leaders who would cooperate with the Karzai administration. Shinwari said, “we welcome Sheikh Usama bin Laden...(read more)

Pakistani Interrogation Report of Americans Seeking to Fight U.S. Troops
[12/13/09] According to a Pakistani police report, the five Americans from the Washington suburbs who were arrested December 9 “were of the opinion that a Jihad must be waged against the infidels for the atrocities committed by them against Muslims around the world...(read more)

Man Attempting to Procure Anti-Aircraft Missiles Linked to Hezbollah; Photos with Weapons
[12/12/09] According to a recently filed DOJ document, Dani Nemr Tarraf, indicted in Pennsylvania for conspiring to acquire anti-aircraft missiles and other weapons, has "admitted that he was working with others to acquire massive quantities of weapons for the benefit of Hizballah...(read more)

2002 Warrant for Al-Qaida-Linked Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki's Arrest
[12/11/09] In June 2002, a warrant was issued in federal court in Colorado for the arrest of Al-Qaida-linked cleric Anwar al-Awlaki for making a false statement on a passport application. The warrant was subsequently rescinded. David Gaouette, the Assistant U.S. Attorney who supervised...(read more)

Three Convicted in Connection with 2006 Transatlantic Bomb Plot
[12/11/09] Three friends of Abdulla Ahmed Ali, a leader of the foiled 2006 transatlantic bomb plot, were convicted of terrorism offences. John McDowall, head of the MPS Counter Terrorism Command, said: "Adam Khatib may not have known the full extent of the plan being hatched by his co-conspirators, but he certainly knew that they had murder in mind. (read more)

Al-Qaida-Linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Claims Attack on a Combat Engineering Unit
[12/11/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a communiqué from the Al-Qaida-linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Movement in the Palestinian territories claiming credit for an attack on a combat engineering unit South of Kissufim. According to the statement, “your united brothers in the Group of the Followers of Sunna have managed to fire...(read more)

Al-Qaida-Linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Group, Jerusalem Claims Rocket Attack Near Abu Safia Military Fortification
[12/11/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a communiqué from the Al-Qaida-linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Movement in the Palestinian territories claiming credit for a rocket attack near the Abu Safia military fortification. The group announced, “after on-going tracking...(read more)

Taliban: "Obama, Following in Bush’s Steps”
[12/09/09] The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) have released a new communiqué titled, “Obama, Following in Bush’s Steps.” According to the statement, “the Afghans…did not expect Obama, a Nobel peace prize winner, to flare up the war in the country…despite his warmongering approach, Obama did not achieve his declared goal of wiping out the Mujahideen in Helmand or realizing the take, hold and...(read more)

New Charges Allege Chicago Resident Aided Mumbai Plotters
[12/08/09] Federal authorities in Chicago filed new charges against U.S. citizen David Headley alleging that he “conducted extensive surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the November 2008 terrorist attack...(read more)

Retired Major in Pakistani Military Charged in Denmark Plot
[12/08/09] Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed (Abdur Rehman), a retired major in the Pakistani military, was charged with conspiracy in planning to attack the facilities of the Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten, a Danish newspaper, and two of its employees. (read more)

Images of the Taliban at an Abandoned Coalition Outpost in Nuristan Province
[12/07/09] The NEFA Foundation has released still images from a video recording recently published by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban), depicting the conquest of a coalition military outpost in the eastern Afghan province of Nuristan. Following their apparent "victory", several high-ranking Taliban commanders are shown in the video touring the abandoned base and sampling...(read more)

Guilty Pleas in JTTF Probe of St. Louis Criminal Enterprise
[12/07/09] Eight members of a criminal enterprise operating out of five St. Louis area convenience stores have pled guilty to charges of federal racketeering or related charges. The probe, spearheaded by the JTTF, revealed that proceeds from the sale of stolen goods...(read more)

Taliban: "Regarding Obama’s New Strategy”
[12/03/09] The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) have released a new communiqué responding to President Obama’s remarks, titled, “Regarding Obama’s New Strategy”. The statement noted, “The American President Obama has announced his strategy after months of dithering. The essence of the strategy shows that the needs and wants of the American people have been overlooked...(read more)

Jihadist Group Claims Russian Train Bombing
[12/03/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué from the Chechen mujahideen claiming credit for the November 27th train bombing that killed over 30 in Russia. According to the statement, “We declare that this operation was prepared and carried out within the planned, early this year, and successfully carried out acts of sabotage on a number of strategically important objects of Rusnya, pursuant to the order of the Emir of Caucasus Emirate Dokka Umarov. (read more)

Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI): “The Martyr Abu Usama Walid al-Tunisi”
[12/03/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated the thirty-eighth edition of Al-Qaida's "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI) "Distinguished Martyrs" series featuring the official biography of Abu Usama al-Tunisi, formerly of the "Aeisha Brigade." According to the communiqué, “he was from amongst the first to join Jihad in al-Rafidein...(read more)

The "Martyrdom" of "Abu Safiyya" in Afghanistan (a.k.a. German national Javaid Siddiqi)
[12/02/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a video recording released by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) paying tribute to a German national "Abu Safiyya" (a.k.a. Javaid Siddiqi) who was "martyred" in late October during fighting...(read more)

Ansar Al-Mujahideen Lauds Fort Hood Shooter
[12/01/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained an English-language statement regarding the Ft. Hood massacre that was posted on the Ansar al-Mujahideen online jihad forum. The statement noted, "We issue this statement in support of the actions of brother Nidal Malik Hassan...(read more)

Al-Qaida-Linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Claims Rocket Attack on Israeli Military Post
[12/01/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a communiqué from the Al-Qaida-linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Movement in the Palestinian territories claiming credit for a rocket attack on the Sufa military post in Israel.  (read more)

Al-Qaida-Linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Explains its Origins
[12/01/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a communiqué from the Al-Qaida-linked Tawhid wal-Jihad Movement in the Palestinian territories in which the group explains its origins. According to the statement, “The Muslim Nation will have no glory and find no way to achieve stability, except by a combination of Monotheism and Jihad.  (read more)