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[11/19/09]			Interview with Dr. Ahmad Farooq: Senior Media Official, Al-Qaida in Pakistan The NEFA Foundation has obtained a transcript of an interview, produced by the As-Sahab Media Foundation, with Dr. Ahmad Farooq, Senior Media Official, Al-Qaida in Pakistan. During the interview, Dr. Farooq was asked "how Pakistani individuals" had become a part of Al-Qaida, which "is commonly known as an Arab organization.” He explained, “The claim can be true to the extent that a great majority of the Mujahideen – many of whom have been martyred to this day - who laid its foundation and joined it at the start, was that of the Arab brothers; and even today, a large part of Al-Qaeda comprises of the Arab Mujahideen. But this neither is an introduction to Al-Qaeda, nor any condition to become part of it... We see that Al-Qaida is active on diverse fronts including Algeria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It embraces Muslims of different nationalities; not only the locals of the areas it holds presence in, but also those belonging to America, different European states, Australasia, the Philippines, Indonesia and numerous other Muslim countries. People from all backgrounds come and join it. Pakistanis are part of it too and this is nothing improbable.” Dr. Farooq also waved off the frequent criticism that "the Muslims provoked the Kuffar into fighting at a stage when they were not fully prepared to resist them" and that the 9/11 attacks were "premature" because they provoked an American military invasion "which is said to have caused the fall of the Islamic Emirate." He insisted, "9/11 did not worsen the situation; rather, the state of affairs was altered for once, and the Kuffâr were forced to pay back for the horrors they had been inflicting upon the Muslims... The other thing is that there was no other way to fell a monster like America except that it approached Muslim land itself. Stationed far afield, it was controlling us as though with a remote-control: through our marionette rulers. It is by the Grace of Allah that it has come within our reach... Allah blessed the blood of those nineteen martyrs with great inspiration... And the sequence did not discontinue here…it marked the beginning of a chain reaction. Then came 7/7, the Madrid blasts and the succession carried on. By the Grace of Allah, it is still in progression and shall continue in future, Allah willing."

[10/16/09]			Bio of Alleged Mumbai Terror Mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of an April 2001 bulletin from the Pakistani terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba unraveling the early history of the organization -- and featuring the founding role of "Abu Waleed" (a.k.a. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi), who has been named by the Indian and Pakistani governments as the alleged mastermind behind the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. According to the document, at the height of the Soviet-Afghan war of the 1980s, "a young man fired with the zeal of Jihad, who quenched his thirst for knowledge at Jamia Salfia Mamoon Kanjan and Jamia Muhammadia Gujranwala, met a commander of Jihadic forces. This meeting resulted into his entry into the field of Jihad. The name of this young man was Abu Waleed Zaki-ur-Rahman. Soon he was entrusted with the responsibility of Jihad. Mujahideen engaged in Jihad under his leadership at different Jihadic centers, for instance Markaz Makkah, Markaz Madina. There he had full co-operation of Arab Mujahideen who taught him the intricacies of Jihad and Qital [combat]. From August,1987 to January 1990, he continued his Jihadic activities at the battlefront of Kabul. He also stayed in touch with Noori and Arab Mujahideen fighting in Noorastan... Young Abu Waleed and some other Pakistani Ulema (Hafiz Seed etc) laid the foundation of Ma’skar-e-Taiba in Kunhar, at Tango on February 22, 1990. Soon the Mujahideen who received training from this centre were fighting at different fronts."

[10/08/09]			Waliur Rehman Mourns Death of Baitullah Mehsud The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new communiqué from Waliur Rehman (Emir of Mehsud Taliban in South Waziristan Agency) mourning the death of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. air strike. In his statement, Rehman said that Mehsud’s “faithfulness, devotion and love for Jihad in the sake of Allah are proven by the fact that in spite of the ongoing and hard illness from which he suffered, he still took part in Jihad activities and kept track of the Mujahidin’s situation by himself, and never ceased his Jihad activity until the last day of his life.” He continued, “we say to the heretic Pakistani Government and to the Americans that the revenge for the martyr death of the respectable leader, Baitullah, will be greater and stronger than they expect, with the help of Allah.”

[9/23/09]			(Historical) Interview with Islamic Jihad Union Leader Jalolov Following the reported death of Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Leader Najmiddin Kamolitdinovich Jalolov in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan, the NEFA Foundation is releasing a May 2007 interview with Jalolov on the official IJU website. In the interview, Jalolov, identified as Ebu Yahya Muhammed Fatih, sheds light on the origins and priorities of the IJU. According to the U.S. government, “Jalolov was considered to have been a possible ringleader in the late 2007 IJU plot to conduct terrorist attacks in Germany. In late 2006, Jalolov instructed an IJU operative to case targets in Central Asia for a terrorist attack, directing him to pay close attention to certain targets including hotel complexes where visitors from Western countries stayed….Jalolov reportedly was one of the organizers of the terrorist acts in Uzbekistan in 2004 that killed at least 47 people.”

[9/17/09]			TIP: “America is Leading the Capitalist World Towards Collapse” The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated an article published in the Turkestan Islamic Party’s “Islamic Turkestan” magazine titled “America is Leading the Capitalist World Towards Collapse”. In analyzing the sources of the financial crisis, TIP wrote that “The events of 9/11 and the destruction of the World Trade Center towers accelerated the collapse of the free capitalist market system by destroying all foreign banks and investments.” Further, “The interest system is forbidden by the Shari'a and is against the will of Allah and His Messenger. Those who use interest shall be struck with the wrath of Allah and His Messenger.” The article also noted that “America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan constitute a heavy financial burden which the American Treasury will not be able to bear for duration of several years.”

[9/14/09]			Interview with TIP Commander Abdul Haq The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a two part interview with Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) commander Abdul Haq, which was published in the TIP’s “Islamic Turkestan” magazine. According to the U.S. Treasury Department, Haq directed TIP’s military commander, in January 2008, “to attack various Chinese cities, particularly focusing on the cities holding the Olympic Games…Since late 2007, Abdul Haq sent terrorists to the Middle East to raise funds and buy explosive materials for terrorist attacks against Chinese targets outside China…As of 2005, Haq was also a member of al Qaida's Shura Council." In the interviews, Abdul Haq provides biographical information, as well as information on the history of TIP and its development. Interview with TIP Commander Abdul Haq: Part 1 Interview with TIP Commander Abdul Haq: Part 2

[8/11/09]			(Historical) TIP: “The Enemy Is Terrified by Our Operations” The NEFA foundation has obtained and translated an article from the Turkestan Islamic Party’s (TIP) magazine, Islamic Turkestan, titled, “The Enemy Is Terrified by Our Operations” by Abdullah Mansur. In this November 2008 article, Mansur described the wave of TIP attacks in the lead up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the Chinese government’s response. He noted, “…the Muslims of Eastern Turkestan are longing for a call to Jihad. The Chinese Communists have been oppressing them, but they have awoken from their deep sleep. There is nothing they like more than the noise of gunfire and the sound of guns and explosives. They have made up their minds and they are not hiding themselves behind their weapons.”

[7/20/09]			Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) Military Commander Threatens China The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) titled, "In Occasion of the Communists’ Massacre of Our Muslim Nation in China and in Urumqi (East Turkistan)." In the statement, TIP's military commander warned, "you ought to know that this Muslim people has men who will avenge them, and soon the knights of Allah will ambush you, Allah-willing, so await as we are with you awaiting.” The threat comes on the heels of ethnic riots in Urumqi, the regional capital of Xinjiang, which have left nearly 200 dead and 1,700 injured.

[5/6/09]			TIP: "The Chinese and Pakistani Media are Full of Lies and Accusations" The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) titled, "The Chinese and Pakistani Media are Full of Lies and Accusations." In the statement, dated May 1, 2009, the TIP warned, "The American government announced last month that the Turkistan Islamic Party is a terrorist group, and will be punished by freezing its finances (money) in America. It's [also] mentioned in the statement that the American government kowtows in front of the Chinese government especially in the cases of Afghanistan and Pakistan, and that is the reason the Chinese government forced them to [make] these declarations. The [TI] Party, Allah-willing, is capable of a practical reaction to any country in the world if they dare to arrest any member of the group and hand them to China.”

[4/16/09]			Transcript of Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) Training Camp Video The NEFA Foundation has transcribed and translated video messages from senior commanders of the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) featured alongside recently-released footage of a TIP training camp located somewhere in northwest Pakistan. The speakers featured in the video include the current emir of the TIP, "Shaykh Abdulhak", along with "Abdullah Mansur" and "Commander Seyfullah." During his address, Mansur scoffed that the Chinese were merely "a so-called 'Dragon', the proof being the fear and terror they felt as a result of our operations and threats during the Beijing Olympics. They became like a frenzied bird, and that is why every Muslim in East Turkestan must become involved in specifically undertaking military training." Seyfullah boasted of the quality of the courses being taught to recruits at TIP training camps in Pakistan: "Thanks to Allah, we trained them on various weapons which are accessible to us, and which the mujahideen are presently using around the world. We gave them Shariah, political, and military lessons-such as in explosives and tactics, heavy and light weaponry, and lessons in intelligence and other military sciences."

[4/13/09]			Translated Communiques from the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) The NEFA Foundation has released English translations of a series of recent communiques issued by the Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) over the past year. The TIP is a splinter faction of the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) primarily based in Waziristan and elsewhere in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is primarily comprised of Uighur Muslims from western regions of China-who have sworn to wage war against the Chinese government and have carried out scattered shooting and bombing attacks. The translated communiques include threats from the TIP to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and an explanation of how the TIP's conflict with China fits into the larger global "war on terrorism." Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP): “Why Are We Fighting China?” Turkestan Islamic Party (TIP) Commander Threatens 2008 Beijing Olympics TIP: “On the Occasion of Our Blessed Jihad in the Chinese City of Yunnan”

[1/29/09]			IMU Issues Messages from German Militants Fighting in Afghanistan The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a newly-released German-language propaganda video from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) produced in September 2008. During the video, a group of German nationals fighting with the IMU in Afghanistan offered messages and commentary to those living back home in Europe. According to "Abu Adam the German", "more than 20 organizations are fighting here side-by-side with the same goal. All of their members and commanders have given their oaths of allegiance to a man who found its way into the hearts of each mujahid. We speak of the mujahid Amir al-Mumineen Mullah Mohammad Omar. As far as the jihad in Afghanistan is concerned, there are currently about 30 mujahideen operations per day. About 75% of the country is already under our control. My dear brothers and sisters, I do not say to you merely to come to the the land of jihad. Rather, I say to you, you should be racing one another to come to the land of jihad." Another German national, "Abu Abdullah"-shown sitting amongst a group of young children brandishing automatic weapons-explained, "as you can clearly see, praise be to Allah, this has become a very family-friendly place. So, bring your wives and children. Praise be to Allah, there are living quarters here far away from the front. There are hospitals, pharmacies, doctors, and schools-schools in which our children not only learn about Islam, but also all walks of life and obedience. That is why we advise you all to join together, revive, and live the cause of jihad with your entire family." These sentiments were also echoed in the video by IMU commander Muhammad Tahir Farooq himself, who openly welcomed European recruits, "we invite our brothers and sisters. We invite you to our frontline of jihad. We invite you to martyrdom."

[8/14/08]			NEFA Exclusive: An Interview with Haji Namdar The NEFA Foundation is releasing a transcript (which will later be accompanied by audio/video) of an exclusive interview of Haji Namdar, who was shot to death at a mosque in Khyber Agency on August 13, 2008; the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan took credit for the attack. Among the most well-known radical ‘leaders’ in Khyber, Namdar served as head of the now-defunct militant organization ‘Amr Bilmaroof Wa Nahi Anilmunkar; he also joined forces with Mangal Bagh, supporting him in the recent clashes against government forces. On June 30, 2008, Namdar’s house was destroyed during the recent military offensive ordered by Islamabad. NEFA interviewed Haji Namadar at an undisclosed location in the Bar Qambarkhel area, Khyber Agency on May 2nd 2008, one day after he was unsuccessfully targeted by a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) suicide bomber.

[6/2/08]			Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) Interview with German "Eric B." The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new interview published by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) with “Abdul Gaffar al-Almani”—better known as “Eric B.”, a 20-year old German convert to Islam from Neuenkirchen in Saarland who traveled to Pakistan in 2007 and joined the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU). According to “Abdul Gaffar”, as long as European governments continue to participate in the NATO-led security mission in Afghanistan, “Germany—along with every other nation taking part in the occupation [of Afghanistan]—should expect attacks by Muslims. The one who goes searching for war will surely find it.” He further boasted that the IJU has recently “assembled a group of recruits who are ready to conduct martyrdom operations.” Separately during his interview, “Abdul Gaffar” also indicated that the IJU is currently suffering from a serious financial crisis, acknowledging, “Truthfully, we have a shortage of money, but generous Allah is supplying us with all of our necessities.”

[4/29/08]			Interview of Turkish Islamic Jihad Union Fighter The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated an interview of a Turkish Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) fighter. According to the IJU, Abu Yasir Al-Turki “left everything he had in Turkey, following the verse of Allah c.c. to do Jihad, migrated to live the life of the companions of Muhammed, and is presently fighting in the ranks of the Islamic Jihad Alliance.” During the interview, Al-Turki comments, “America and its allies have woken up a sleeping giant. I mean they re-lit the fire of Jihad, which was inside the religious community, and this fire is growing every day. We may not be able to see it, but this will go on until the conquest of Rome as promised by the prophet of God and hopefully will put all of Europe under the jizya tax with the permission of Allah.”

[5/6/05]			A Profile of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LET) - Pakistan The United Nations has finally announced the designation of the Pakistani terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba [LET] (a.k.a. "The Army of Medina", "The Army of the Pure and Righteous") under UN resolution 1267 for connections to Al-Qaida, the Taliban, and Usama Bin Laden. Over the past two decades, the virulently anti-American founders of LET--including a well-known Saudi Al-Qaida member--have allowed their organization to serve as a recruiting and training mechanism for foreign terrorists based in Bosnia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, and Kashmir--including several American, British, and Australian Muslim converts.

[8/2/04]			"Al-Islambouli Brigades" Release Second Communiqué The organization calling itself the "Al-Islambouli Brigades" of Al-Qaida has released its second communique, taking credit for an ambush attack using assault rifles and grenades on a group of Pakistani soldiers traveling in a military vehicle near Khuzdar, about 300 kilometers southwest of the Afghan border city of Quetta. The sudden ambush killed at least six soldiers and civilians, and two others were wounded during the incident.

[7/31/04]			New Communiqué from "Al-Islambouli Brigades" A group called the "Al-Islambouli Brigades" has taken credit for an assassination attempt on Pakistani Prime Minister-designate Shaukat Aziz. A suicide bomber exploded at a campaign rally near Fateh Jang, narrowly missing the Prime Minister and killing at least nine others, including Aziz's personal driver. The failed assassination came only hours after the capture of wanted Al-Qaida operative Ahmed Ghailani in the town of Gujrat by Pakistani security forces.

[7/31/04]			New Communiqué from "Uzbek Islamic Jihad Movement" The Islamic Jihad Movement of Uzbekistan has issued a statement taking responsibility for a series of suicide bombings in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent. The attacks targeted the U.S. and Israeli embassies, as well as the office of a local prosecutor involved in a case against alleged supporters of that group. The communique further warned, "these martyrdom operations that the movement carried out will not stop.” The attacks killed three bystanders.