Mujahideen

February 10, 2021 | Thomas Joscelyn |

AQAP leader cites U.S. Capitol riot as evidence of America’s supposed decline

In a newly released video, Khalid Batarfi, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), cites the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Trump as evidence of America’s...

July 27, 2020 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban again promotes its Badakhshan training camp

In a video released yesterday on Voice of Jihad, the Taliban celebrated its “newly graduated martyrs and Mujahideen from [the] Abu Ubaidah Ibn Jarrah Training Center.” This camp is known to...

May 20, 2020 | Thomas Joscelyn |

The Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooter Shows That Al-Qaeda Is Still a Significant Threat

We now know that Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani was working for AQAP.

January 27, 2020 | Bill Roggio |

U.S. Air Force communications aircraft crashes in Taliban controlled district

Footage of the crash scene of the USAF E-11A in Deh Yak district in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/B6t1DMBot9 — Bill Roggio (@billroggio) January 27, 2020 A U.S. Air Force communications...

September 17, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban suicide bombers kill dozens of civilians in Kabul, Parwan

The Taliban claimed credit for today’s suicide attacks in the capitals of Kabul and Parwan that killed dozens of civilians. One of the two attacks took place at an election rally for President Arshaf...

August 14, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Shabaab’s jihad against the ‘leaders of disbelief’

Shabaab’s latest video features a clip of Ayman al-Zawahiri criticizing “corrupt regimes” that are allied with America. Shabaab, al Qaeda’s branch in East Africa, has released a lengthy video that...

August 8, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban leader quashes Eid cease fire, urges followers to continue jihad

In his yearly Eid-al-Adha message to his followers, Taliban emir Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada dashed all hopes for a holiday ceasefire and urged his jihadists to continue the fight. Unlike last year, when...

August 4, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban threatens Panjshir province

Afghan security forces scrambled to defend the relatively peaceful and secure province of Panjshir this week after the Taliban seized a district in neighboring Badakhshan. The narrative stemming fr...

July 30, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban storms district headquarters in Zabul province

The Taliban overran Mizan district in the southern province of Zabul today. The district was under siege for more than one year before it fell, according to the Taliban.

July 23, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn, Bill Roggio

Taliban justifies 9/11 attack, blaming America’s ‘interventionist policies’

The Taliban justifies al Qaeda's attack on 9/11 as follows: "This heavy slap on their dark faces was the consequence of their interventionist...

July 22, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban seizes remote district in Afghan north

The Taliban overran a remote district in the northern province of Badakhshan today after seizing a lapis lazuli mine there last week. Security in Badakhshan has gradually worsened over the past five y...

July 18, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban suicide team kills a dozen policemen in Kandahar

A Taliban suicide team killed 12 people, including seven civilians, in an attack on a police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar earlier today. The Taliban has launched five major sui...

July 9, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda leader threatens India, criticizes Pakistan in message on Kashmir

Al Qaeda’s media arm, As Sahab, has released yet another message from Ayman al-Zawahiri. The elderly al Qaeda leader is a prolific commentator on world affairs, having released a series of videos an...

July 2, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban overruns district in Afghan north

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July 1, 2019 | Bill Roggio |

Taliban launches string of attacks throughout Afghanistan

The Taliban has launched several major attacks throughout Afghanistan over the past two days, including an attack on the Ministry of Defense in the capital of Kabul, and another on election workers in...

June 25, 2019 | Bill Roggio

Taliban military commission threatens Afghan media

The Taliban’s “Commission for Military Affairs of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” gave media outlets a one week deadline to cease broadcasting anti-Taliban commercials or they “shall become mi...

June 13, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Senior al Qaeda official praises Taliban’s ‘victory’ in Afghanistan

Asim Umar, a senior al Qaeda official, has released a lengthy statement praising the Taliban’s “victory” in Afghanistan. He claims that America’s “defeat” proves that its superior technology...

June 1, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Taliban leader claims US-led war effort ‘condemned to defeat’

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May 13, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Shabaab official justifies attacks on civilians while preaching the sanctity of Muslim blood

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May 11, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Al Qaeda video emphasizes unity with Taliban’s Islamic emirate

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