The following report details the main fatwas published in November and December, 2011 on Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, a Web site run by the Salafi ideologue Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. Web surfers' questions are answered by the site's Sharia Committee, which comprises a number of prominent Salafi sheikhs. 

This publication presents some of the religious-legal rulings [fatwas] handed down in November and December 2011. Among them, we highlight fatwas concerning joining the Free Syrian Army and the revolutionaries in Libya; participation in protests against the continued rule of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces in Egypt; participation in demonstrations against the regime in Morocco, alongside elements whose principles contravene those of Islamic religious law [shari'a]; the appropriate response to a French newspaper's having derided the prophet Muhammad; and the essence of the relationship with the Al-Nahdha Party in Tunisia.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of December 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:   

• Abu Yahya Al-Libi summarizes the key events of 2011.
• A new video clip in memory of Anwar Al-Awlaki is produced by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and a message is sent to Muslims living in the US to join the battlefields of jihad or to fight the US on its own soil.
• In an audio file, Ibrahim Al-Rubaysh discusses the achievements of the Arab revolutions, especially as reflected in the weakening of the US in the Middle East.
• A new jihadist organization, calling itself Ansar Al-Din, is established in northern Mali.
• Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad in West Africa takes responsibility for abducting three European citizens in Algeria.
• A new jihadist organization calling itself Ansar Al-Mujahideen is established in the Sinai Peninsula.
• Three new jihadist media outlets are established: Al-Ibda, Ibn Taymiyyah (identified with the Palestinian Salafi-jihadist Army of Islam), and Al-Faroq (based in Egypt).

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of December 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:   

• A new audio file by Ayman Al-Zawahiri is issued, in which he addresses the isolationist trends of the Egyptian Coptic Patriarch Pope Shenouda III, officially announces the death of Attiya Allah for the first time, and sets conditions for the release of an American hostage.
• Abu Yahya Al-Libi entreats Libyan revolutionaries not to lay down their arms, and to impose Shari’a [religious law] as national law.
• An audio file of Anwar Al-Awlaki’s father is issued.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb announces the kidnapping of five Western citizens.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb tries to enlist the support of the Berber population in Algeria.
• The Taliban in Afghanistan publish new volumes of three magazines (Al- Somood, In Fight, and Nawai Afghan Jihad), which cover the jihadi arena in Afghanistan.
• Ibrahim Al-Rubaysh calls on Muslims to help the Sunni population of Dammaj, Yemen, who are besieged by Houthis.
• Increasingly, the discourse on jihadist Web forums is devoted to the release of Salafi Jihadist prisoners.

The following report sets out the main fatwas published between September and October of 2011 on the “Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” website, belonging to the Salafi ideologist, Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “Website's Sharia Committee”, which includes a number of prominent Salafi sheikhs.

The fatwas published over these months, dealt mostly with the situation in Libya following the fall of Gaddafi's regime. Other fatwas of interest discussed the upcoming elections for the Egyptian Parliament, the elections in Bosnia, the religious permit given to women to go to the Jihad theaters, the permit to abduct foreigners in the Gaza Strip and more.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of November 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:   

• In an Eid Al-Adha sermon, Sheikh Abu Hayyan Asim lists the achievements of the mujahideen and the success of the Arab revolutions, which he sees as the beginning of the end of an age of secular tyranny.
• Abd Allah Khalid Al-Adam Abu Ubaydah argues that the Arab revolutions have destabilized the Middle East, as well as Western economies. He adds that democracy is not possible in Arab countries, because of the tribal nature of their societies.
• Sheikh Abu Al-Zuhara Al-Zubaydi, a senior member of the Lebanese Jihadist organization Fatah Al-Islam, advises the Syrian people how to conduct their uprising against Bashar Al-Assad.
• The Jihadi Web forum Al-Tahadi publishes a guidebook to the kibbutzim and villages on the periphery of the Gaza Strip, to facilitate attacking them.
• As part of a general trend of listing the names of, and then glorifying, martyrs, a link is posted to a CD of the teachings of Anwar Al-Awlaki.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) secures new armaments.
• The supervisor of the Ansar Al-Mujahideen Web forum held a workshop titled, “A Campaign to Support the Somali People Against Kenyan-Israeli Aggression in Muslim Somali Territory”.
• Prominent contributor to Shumukh Al-Islam Ashik Al-Qaeda (lit. “Loves Al-Qaeda”) details the faults of the military council in Egypt, and makes his case for sending it the way of Mubarak.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of November 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:   

• A new video clip of Ayman Al-Zawahiri is issued; since being appointed to head Al-Qaeda in place of Bin Laden, Al-Zawahiri has made certain to issue a recording of his voice at least once a month.
• A Web surfer asks in vain for there to be serious discussion of the “Seven Stages Plan” [for the re-establishment of the caliphate], in light of the uprisings in the Arab world.
• Jihadist magazines in Arabic, English and Urdu, dealing in part with Jihad in Afghanistan, issue new volumes.
• There are indications of increased Jihadi activity in Kazakhstan.
• One Web surfer calls for recognizing Syria as an arena of Jihad; another exhorts Jihadi groups in Iraq to join the uprising against Assad’s regime.
• There are indications of Salafi-Jihadi activity in Tahrir Square in Egypt.
• The Salafi-Jihadi group Ansar Al-Sharia, active in Tunisia, increases its presence on Facebook.
• A old-new trend is noted: Global Jihad activists attempt to gain ground on yet another Internet organ: YouTube. pages.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of October 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:   

• A new cassette recording is released by Ayman Al-Zawahiri, in which he calls on the Algerian people to rise up against the government.
• Abu Yahya Al-Libi exhorts the residents of Algeria to revolt against the government; increasingly, Web surfers and officials call for revolution in Algeria.
• A senior member of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb congratulates the Libyan people on the assassination of Qaddafi and calls on them to make national law Islamic law [Shari’a].
• A member of the forum Shumukh Al-Islam calls on Muslims in Jordan, the Sinai Peninsula, Syria and Lebanon to open a front line of attack against the Jews.
• The group Ansar Al-Shari’a, active in the south of Yemen, distributes humanitarian aid to residents of the area and prepares for a guerilla war against the Yemeni army.
• Various forums attempt to show the increasing presence of Jihadi activists in Libya.
• Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, active in Somalia, prepares for conflict with Kenyan military forces.
• New Jihadi groups continue to open Facebook pages.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of October 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report: 

• A new cassette recording is released by Ayman Al-Zawahiri, in which he calls on the Algerian people to rise up against the government.
• A prominent writer on Jihadi forums calls for the destruction of the US Embassy in Sanaa’.
• A senior Al-Qaeda ideologue warns revolutionary Arabs not to fall into “the democracy trap”.
• Discussion continues of how to improve the efficiency of Jihadi propaganda.
• Various forums call for biological warfare against the US.
• A new volume of the Jihadi magazine Al-Somood is published.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula publishes an official announcement following the assassination of Anwar Al-Awlaki, promising swift revenge.
• In an unusual step, Al-Qaeda’s general leadership sends humanitarian aid to Somalia.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the Arabic media in the second half of July 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The US exposes collaboration between Al-Qaeda and the Iranian government through the activity of a group smuggling operatives and funds from the Middle East via Iran to Pakistan and Afghanistan.
• Fighting between the Yemeni army, backed by fighters from the local tribes, and Al-Qaeda operatives entrenched in the city of Zinjibar in the Abyan Province in the south of Yemen.
• For the first time in many months - Al-Qaeda is returning to the pattern of suicide bombings. Extensive military operations by the Algerian security forces prevent additional suicide attacks.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the Arabic media in the first half of July 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• 25 casualties in a triple terrorist attack in India.
• Many terrorist attacks all over Iraq claim the lives of many civilians. The Arab press reports on an escalation in the state of security in Iraq and the increase in terrorist attacks around the country. The report is backed by quantitative data.
• The Yemeni army suffers defeat against Al-Qaeda armed operatives who expelled its forces from a stadium serving as a large supply warehouse. The remnants of the defeated army fled to Aden, 50 soldiers are missing.
• An Al-Qaeda terrorist attack against the Mauritanian army in retaliation to the military operation deep in Mali territory at the end of the previous month. The Al-Jazeera network's website analyzes Mauritania's motives in its war against the organization.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of September 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The prominent religious cleric on Jihadi forums, Abe Saed Al-Amili, writes about the uprising in Syria and on the state of Jihad in Iraq.
• Another prominent writer on the Jihadi forums analyzes the Jihadi propaganda strategy.
• Surfers on the forums call for attacks on oil tankers; others ask for information on the manufacturing of biological weapons and on poisoning sources of water.
• The seventh issue of the “Inspire” Jihadi magazine in English is published.
• The emir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb congratulates the Libyan people following the ousting of Gaddafi from government.
• The emir of the Caucasus declares the end of the split between the Emirate's Mujahideen.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the Arabic media in the second half of June 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Ayman Al-Zawahiri is officially declared as Al-Qaeda's leader to replace Osama bin Laden. Al-Qaeda promises that Jihad will continue until the Day of Resurrection. Commentators from the Arab world explain that Al-Zawahiri taught Bin Laden the ways of combative Jihad, and that he was the one who actually ran the organization. They predict that the organization will carry out an operation to establish the position of its new leader.
• Continued waves of terrorism in Iraq and Pakistan.
• The armed confrontations between armed operatives from Al-Qaeda and the Yemeni army continue in the Abyan Province, which Al-Qaeda has declared to be an Islamic emirate. The confrontations spread to the Lahij Province as well. Opposition elements continue to claim that this is a deliberate action taken by the authorities.
• Mauritania carries out a military operation deep inside Malian territory against an Al-Qaeda base in the Wagadu Forest.
• The Somali Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen movement gives its support to Ayman Al-Zawahiri, and acts to reinforce its position amongst the elders of the local tribes in the various provinces of Somalia.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of September 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A new tape by Ayman Al-Zawahiri was released to commemorate the 9/11 terrorist attacks; in general there was relatively little discourse on the Jihadi forums about the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
• A senior writer on the Jihadi forums predicts that the confrontation between Al-Qaeda and the U.S., alongside the uprisings in the Arab world, will lead to a real opportunity to re-establish the Islamic caliphate.
• Uncorroborated reports claiming that the Al-Qaeda's Chief of Operations in Pakistan, Abu Hafs Al-Shihri, was killed. There were also uncorroborated reports that the commander of terrorist attacks overseas, Yunis Al-Mauritani, has been arrested.
• The publication of new issues of the magazines published on behalf of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
• A rise in the Jihadi publications discussing Libya's future in view of the collapse of the regime, at the expense of discussions on Syria, Egypt and other centers of uprisings around the Arab world.
• Extensive charity work by the Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen movement in Somalia.
• The Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus calls for financial aid.
• New Jihadi groups are establishing Facebook pages.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the Arabic media in the first half of June 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

•  A speech given by Ayman Al-Zawahiri in which he eulogized Bin Laden, promised revenge, swore allegiance to Mullah Omar, and encouraged the protests in the Arab world.
•  The waves of terrorism besieging Iraq and Pakistan continue.
• The armed confrontations between armed Al-Qaeda operatives and the Yemeni army continue in the Abyan Province, declared by Al-Qaeda to be an Islamic emirate.
•  Efforts in North Africa to eradicate Al-Qaeda's activity in the Sahel region, following reports of weapons leaking out of the chaos in Libya.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the Arabic media in the second half of May 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A wave of terrorist attacks in Pakistan – reports on a rise in the Taliban's capabilities in the country.
• A decline in the security situation in Iraq and a rise in the number of terrorist attacks perpetrated all over the country.
• Islamic militants identified with Al-Qaeda gained control of a number of cities in the Abyan Province in Yemen, including the capital Zinjibar. This occurred against a backdrop of increased protests against President Saleh, and following the opposition's accusations that Saleh is using Al-Qaeda and enabling the organization to operate freely.
• New appointments in Al-Qaeda following the death of Bin Laden.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of August 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The ideologist of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula attacks the Saudi regime.
• Attiya Allah encourages the Mujahideen to continue to fulfill the commandment for Jihad.
• Asad Al-Jihad2 claims that the revolutions in the Arab world will only be realized in a violent struggle.
• Mullah Muhammad Omar published an announcement in honor of Eid Al-Fitr, outlining the future of Afghanistan.
• The Jihadi forums concentrate their efforts on the events in Libya.
• Calls on the forums to increase the presence of global Jihad activists in the Sinai Peninsula.
• The Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen movement carried out extensive Da'awa activity in Somalia.
• A Jihadi forum manager is arrested in Spain.

The following report sets out the main fatwas published between July and August of 2011 on the “Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” website, which belongs to the the Salafi ideologist Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “Website's Sharia Committee”, which includes a number of prominent Salafi sheikhs.

The fatwas published over these months dealt mostly with events in Egypt, Libya and Europe. The religious clerics were asked about the possibility of taking part in the political process being formulated in Egypt, in the Jihad activity in Libya and in participation in the riots that took place in England.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of August 2011. Following are the main points covered in this report:

• Ayman Al-Zawahiri calls on the Egyptian people to implement Sharia in the country, and emphasizes that the Jihad against the U.S. will not stop.
• Following the imprisonment of a Muslim woman, surfers threaten terrorist attacks against Germany; threats are also made against other European countries due to their attitudes towards the Muslims.
• New editions of the “Al-Somood” and the “Turkistan Al-Islamiyya” (Islamic Turkistan) magazines.
• A surfer suggests the Mujahideen in the Maghreb adopt the action patterns of the Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen movement in Somalia.
• Surfers call for an exploitation of the wave of riots in Britain in favor of the Mujahideen.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the media in the Arabic language in the first half of May 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Protests in the Muslim world over the killing of Bin Laden. Retaliation is promised in an opinion paper from the organization's affiliates in Somalia, Iraq, the Maghreb and the Arabian Peninsula.
• The Taliban in Afghanistan executes a wave of terrorist attacks as part of the “spring offensive”, and promises escalation. According to the organization, the attack was planned even before Bin Laden's death.
• Three suspects arrested for planning a terrorist attack in Germany.
• The New York security forces arrested two suspects who planned to carry out a terrorist attack against synagogues in the city and against the Empire State Building.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of July 2011. Following are the main points covered in this report:

• Ayman Al-Zawahiri publishes his first tape since being appointed as Al- Qaeda's leader.
• The Emir of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula swears allegiance to Al- Zawahiri.
• The Military Commander of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula threatens to move the campaign to Saudi Arabia.
• Al-Qaeda's future strategy was published in sections by “Asad Al-Jihad2”.
• Will a new Al-Qaeda branch be founded in the near future in the Al-Sham region?
• The Jihadi forums enlist support for the uprisings in Syria.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of July 2011. Following are the main points covered in this report:

• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb swore allegiance to Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
• Indian intelligence sources claim that Ilyas Kashmiri is still alive.
• New editions of the “Inspire” and the “Al-Somood” magazines.
• Calls on Jihadi forums to join the Jihad in Syria.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of June 2011. Following are the main points covered in this report:

• Al-Qaeda's general leadership declares Al-Zawahiri to be Bin Laden's successor; the Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen movement is the first to express its loyalty to the new leader.
• The Jihadi forums discuss at length the connection between the Arab Spring and the future of global Jihad.
• The Taliban-Pakistan organization is threatens to carry out terrorist attacks in the U.S., France and Britain.
• The “Boko Haram” Jihadi group carried out a suicide attack in the Nigerian capital.

The following report sets out the main fatwas published on the “Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” website between April and June 2011. The website belongs to the Salafi ideologist, Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “Website's Sharia Committee”, which includes a number of prominent Salafi sheikhs.

The fatwas published over these three months dealt mainly with new developments in the Arab campaign following the popular uprisings. Global Jihad was caught unprepared for such developments, and therefore there is no organized religious framework clarifying how to conduct oneself in face of the new campaign, how to get involved in the current struggle developing in several arenas, and so forth.

A review and analysis of the fatwas and the issues they discuss reveals several paths of action that global Jihad may operate in, even though at this point there is no information on the formulation and modeling of Al-Qaeda's policy in general, and in particular of the Jihadi branches in the various theaters.

The most prominent element arising from several answers given by the Salafi-Jihadi sheikhs is that their followers must not use the tools of democracy to obtain the objective of implementing Islamic Sharia, as these tools constitute an infringement of the Oneness of God.

The religious clerics also dealt with other issues in this respect, including the issue of harming innocent Muslims found amongst heretics; harming members of the “tyrannical” regimes' security forces; questions of religious permission to take part in the Egyptian political campaign following Mubarak's fall; recommendations with regards to the events in Syria; reference to the protests held in several Arab countries; and encouraging financial support of Jihad and raising donations for it.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of June 2011. Following are the main points covered in this report:

• The Jihadi forums advance the strategy of individual Jihad, and threaten to carry out attacks against Americans and targets in the U.S.
• Ayman Al-Zawahiri eulogizes Bin Laden and threatens to carry out a revenge attack which will be larger in scope than the 9/11 attacks.
• The “Abdullah Azzam Brigades” organization denies any connection to the attack on a UNIFIL convoy at the end of May 2011, and supports the popular uprising in Syria.
• The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan movement threatens to attack American targets in response to Bin Laden's assassination.
• The Jihadi forums publish the 61st edition of the Jihadi “Al-Somood” magazine.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” movement carried out an attack on the Somali Minister of Interior.
• Reports on additional Jihadi groups on the Facebook social network.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the media in the Arabic language in the second half of April 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A wave of attacks in Iraq against security forces, combined with the continuation of showcase attacks. An attack using two car bombs in a secure road at the entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad.
• The Jordanian Salafist movement confronts the regime in Zarka'a, in order to drag the Palestinian refugees there into a confrontation. Experts attempt to ease fears by stating that the movement's strength in Jordan is limited.
• Activists from various Salafist organizations in the Gaza Strip killed an Italian hostage within hours after his kidnapping. Confrontations ensued between the Hamas government and Salafist organizations.
• Fears in the Maghreb from Libyan weapons finding their way into Al-Qaeda's hands.
• The Al-Qaeda organization established a new base in Mali to perpetrate high profile attacks in neighboring Mauritania.
• A new video by Al-Zawahiri was published, in which he called upon the Arab Armies to join the rebels in Libya in order to prevent NATO's intervention.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadist online forums in the second half of May 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Additional responses following Osama Bin Laden's elimination. The main theme is that his legacy of Jihad will live on.
• The Taliban perpetrated a series of reprisal attacks following Bin Laden's elimination.
• Debates on Jihadist forums continue with regard to the revival of Jihad in Egypt.
• More Jihadist groups are being formed on Facebook.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadist online forums in the first half of May 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Global Jihad organizations, media institutes and Jihadist forums eulogize Bin Laden and vow revenge following his death in the hands of American Special Forces.
• Anwar Al-Awlaki escaped an American assassination attempt in Southern Yemen.
• The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU): A special review.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the media in the Arabic language in the first half of April 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Statements made by Al-Qaeda leaders Ayman Al-Zawahiri and Anwar Al- Awlaki, in which they support the uprisings and protests throughout the Arab world and stress the Islamic aspect of these protests.
• Seven foreign United Nations employees were killed by demonstrators in Afghanistan, in a protest following the burning of a copy of the Quran by the Floridian pastor, Terry Jones.
• 57 people were killed in Tikrit, Iraq in a terrorist attack which included the armed take over of the local government building, hostage taking and killing people inside the building. According to commentators, the modus operandi was similar to that of the Mumbai attacks of 2008, which has been gaining popularity among Global Jihad organizations.
• Concerns in North Africa over the possibility that Libya's security situation will be exploited by Al-Qaeda to transfer large quantities of weapons to Al-Qaeda strongholds in Northern Mali.
• 41 people were killed in Pakistan in a suicide bomb attack.
• The Somali Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen movement is threatening to perpetrate attacks in Kenya.

The following report sets out the main Fatwas published on March 2011 in the “Minbar Al- Tawhid wal-Jihad” website, which belongs to the Salafist ideologue, Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “Website's Sharia Committee” which includes a number of prominent Salafist sheikhs. The Fatwas published over the past month dealt with a broad range of topics and areas including the demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt and rulings regarding the demonstrations in Libya, Morocco and the Gulf countries. Furthermore, the committee members were asked about the legitimacy of the terrorist attacks against the Christian church in Alexandria on early January 2011, as well as about harming innocent people in terrorist attacks in Iraq.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the media in the Arabic language on the second half of March 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The deadly attacks and assassinations in Iraq continue, following the arrest of Al-Qaeda senior members by security forces.
• Yemenite authorities are tackling difficulties controlling the south of the country, especially the Abyan Province, while reports claim Al-Qaeda has succeeded in taking over extensive areas.
• Reports on the arrest in Pakistan of Umar Patek, a “Jamaa Islamiya” operative in Indonesia, suspected of being involved in terrorist attacks in Bali, Indonesia on 2002, killing 202 people.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the second half of April 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Surfers on various forums call upon Al-Qaeda to re-examine its strategy following the protests erupting throughout the Arab World.
• 500 Mujahideen escaped from a Kandahar prison during a Taliban operation.
• The Salafist-Jihadist movement in Morocco denied involvement in the terrorist attack in Marrakesh.
• The Jihadist forums support the uprising in Syria.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the first half of April 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The fifth part of Ayman Al-Zawahiri's speech to the people of Egypt is published, warning of the conquest of Libya by NATO forces.
• The Jihadi forums publish a new issue of the “Al-Somood” Jihadi magazine.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Mufti justifies attacking the forces of the Yemenite Army.
• A writer in a Jihadi forum posts photographs of Al-Qaeda Mujahideen who arrived at the theater of combat in Libya.
• Indications that Al-Qaeda operatives are participating in the fighting in Libya.
• The “Abdullah Azzam Brigades” organization praises the uprising in Syria.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the second half of March 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Senior Al-Qaeda members and writers on Jihadist forums address the events in Libya and express their support for the rebels. 
• The 5th issue of the Jihadist "Inspire" magazine is published.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula declares the Abyan Province in South Yemen as an "Islamic Emirate". 
• A report claiming the leader of the Islamic Emirate in the Caucasus, Dokka Umarov, has been eliminated.
• New social groups supporting Global Jihad are opening their own pages on Facebook. 

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the media in the Arabic language on the first half of March 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Dozens of casualties in severe terrorist attacks in Pakistan carried out despite ongoing American drone attacks.
• Reports on an increase in the scope of smuggling weapons and other contraband in the Maghreb region, following the deterioration in the security situation there.
• Two casualties in a shooting attack on bus transporting American troops at the Frankfurt airport.
• A new Al-Qaeda publication for women, offering a variety of advice on grooming and fashion alongside Jihadist indoctrination.
 

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the first half of March 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The fourth part of Ayman Al-Zawahiri's speech to the citizens of Egypt was published.
• Abu Yahya Al-Libi issued publications following the events that transpired in Libya.
• Sheikh Atiyyah Allah, an Al-Qaeda leader, stressed that spilling the blood of innocent Muslims is prohibited.
• The “Turkistan Islamic Party” printed the 8th edition of its publication.
• A new Jihadi magazine dedicated to Muslim women was published.
• Unconfirmed reports circulated on the death of the Al-Qaeda mufti in the Arabian Peninsula and the serious injury of the organization's no. 2 man.
• Jihadi forums reported that the “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” have become more powerful.
• Details of the terrorist attack at the international airport in Frankfurt were revealed.
• The review is made of Jihadi propaganda on Facebook.  

This report summarizes the most prominent events that have been mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the second half of February 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Ayman Al-Zawahiri gave a three-part speech in which he addressed the people of Egypt.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's Mufti called on all Muslims to rise against their tyrannical rulers.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb threatened the Libyan ruler.
• The Abdullah Azzam Brigades went on an attack against the Saudi regime.
• The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan welcomed the overthrowing of President Mubarak.
• Efforts continued to recruit for Jihad in Germany.
• A new Jihadi forum – the “Global Jihad Network” – came online.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the first half of February 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Anwar Al-Awlaki addressed the media in an audiotape, calling for the real face of the United States and its agents to be exposed.
• The 16th issue of the “Sada Al-Malahem” magazine was published.
• A member on Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's Sharia Committee stated that every Muslim is duty-bound to join the Jihad in the Maghreb.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination of the Mauritania President.
• The “Islamic State of Iraq” organization called to Egypt to found an Islamic religious state.
• One of Ayman Al-Zawahiri's deputies in the Egyptian “Islamic Jihad Group” expressed his support for the demonstrators in Egypt.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” movement in Somalia started a television channel. 

The following report summarizes the main Fatwas published during February 2011 on the “Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” website, which belongs to the Salafi ideologist Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “Website's Sharia Committee”, which includes a number of prominent Salafi sheikhs.
The Fatwas published over the past month dealt with a broad range of topics and areas including: the demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt and the entire Arab world; the law regarding holding Christian women captive; the law regarding Jihad in Palestine; the law pertaining to women leaving for Jihad; the law regarding fighting the Yemen government forces, and more.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles published in the Arabic media over the course of the second half of February 2011 on the subject of global Jihad. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• In a new message, Ayman Al-Zawahiri called for more creative terrorist attacks against Western financial targets.
• An article in the “Al-Hayat” newspaper analyzed the growing participation of women in global Jihad organizations.
• Fighting resumed between the “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” movement and the Somali authorities and African Union Forces following threats made by the “Al-Shabab” movement against Kenya. 

This report summarizes the most prominent articles published in the Arabic media on the subject of global Jihad over the course of the first half of February 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the assassination attempt on the Mauritanian President.
• A wave of terror attacks took place in Peshawar, in the tribal region of Pakistan; the Taliban-Pakistan threatened to carry out more attacks.
• Suicide attacks in Iraq continue to claim victims.
• There is concern in the U.S. that Al-Qaeda will attempt to carry out a terrorist attack against prominent figures in the financial sector on Wall Street.
• “Wikileaks” documents revealed Al-Qaeda's attempts to obtain “dirty” bombs. 

This report summarizes the most prominent articles published in the Arabic media on the subject of global Jihad over the course of the second half of January 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A wave of attacks in Iraq resulted in the death of over one hundred people. Al-Qaeda has been targeting Shi'ites who practice their religious rites.
• The Egyptian security authorities have found new evidence regarding who was behind the attack on the Al-Qiddissin Church in Alexandria.
• Al-Qaeda in Yemen spoke out against the Yemeni army and the Houthi movement and threatened to harm them.
• Bin Laden published a new tape in which he threatens France.
• 35 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the arrivals hall at the Domodedovo airport in Russia.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles published in the Arabic media on the subject of global Jihad over the course of the first half of January 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The Arab media reported on conflicts taking place with the Al-Qaeda leadership over the organization's strategy regarding terror attacks.
• There are increasing indications that Al-Qaeda prefers to carry out continuous small-scale attacks with the goal of wearing down the enemy forces to perpetrating sporadic large-scale attacks.
• The “Islamic State of Iraq” organization has been waging a campaign against the Iraqi Christians.
• The attack on the Coptic Church in Alexandria was widely covered by the Arab media.
• The Al-Qaeda organization is focusing its efforts on attacking Yemen security forces.
• Saudi Arabia published a new list of wanted men, which includes 47 wanted Al-Qaeda members.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums over the course of the second half of January 2011. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• An audio tape by Osama bin Laden addressing the French people was released.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's no. 2 man published an audio tape in which he defends the Sunnis against the Shiites.
• The Iraqi “Al-Furqan” institute dedicated a video on the subject of explosive devices to the Mujahideen in the Arabian Peninsula.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula published the fourth issue of the English Jihadi magazine “Inspire”.
• An announcement was made by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb following the revolution in Tunisia.
• The Jihadi forums welcomed the riots in Egypt and surfers called to reinforce the Jihad there.
• A report was issued regarding the death of Dagestan's Deputy Amir, Adam Husseynov Amir Hassan.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles published in the Arabic media on the subject of global Jihad over the course of the second half of December 2010. Following is a summary of the main issues raised in this report:

• Detailed reports were published in the Arabic media on terror activities in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq.
• Reports were published regarding attempts to form Jihadi cells in the United Arab Emirates.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” movement and the Islamic Party in Somalia merged; the newly joined party threatened to perpetrate attacks in Somalia's neighboring African states.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles published in the Arabic media on the subject of global Jihad during the first half of December 2010. Following is a summary of the main issues raised in this report:

• The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), which has ties to Al-Qaeda, increased its activity in central Asia.
• Dozens of senior Al-Qaeda operatives in Iraq were arrested.
• Information was published on Al-Qaeda in Yemen’s modus operandi and the role foreigners play in the organization.
• Ongoing reports were issued regarding the internal struggle in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

The following report summarizes the main Fatwas that were published during January 2011 on the “Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” website, which belongs to the Salafi ideologist Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “website's Sharia Committee”, which includes a number of prominent Salafi Sheikhs.
The Fatwas published over the past month dealt with a broad range of topics, including: the law regarding the demonstrations in Tunisia, Egypt and the rest of the Arab world; the law regarding holding Christian women captive; the law pertaining to Jihad in Palestine; the law pertaining to women who leave for Jihad; the law regarding fighting the Yemen government forces, and more.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of January 2011. Following is a summary of the main issues raised in this report:

• The Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan published the 56th issue of the “Al-Somood” Jihadi magazine.
• The Amir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb published two audio tapes following the wave of demonstrations in Tunisia and Algeria.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of two Frenchmen in Niger.
• There was extensive coverage of the responses to the terrorist attack at the church in Alexandria on the Jihadi forums. Moreover, threats against Christians in Egypt and around the world continued.
• An announcement was made on the founding of a new Jihadi media institute – “Al-Qadisiyya”.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of December 2010. Following is a summary of the main issues raised in this report:

• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula publishes two new editions of its journal. The publications focus on how the Sharia permits fighting against the Yemenite defense forces.
• The GIMF publishes a new edition of the “Sada Al-Jihad” magazine after over a year of not publishing anything.
• “The Islamic State of Iraq” continues to threaten Christians.
• The “Mujahideen Shura Council” is formed in the Gaza Strip, with the aim of uniting the various Salafi groups active in the Strip.
• The Egyptian defense forces arrest activists on Jihadi websites.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” movement and the Islamic Party in Somalia officially announce their merger.
• The “Boko Haram” movement in Nigeria claims responsibility for attacks against Christians in the country.
• A supervisor of a Jihadi forum calls upon Al-Qaeda to act forcefully to prevent the division of Sudan.

The following report is an overview of the main Fatwas published during November and December 2010 on the Minbar Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad site, which belongs to the Salafi ideologist Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers' questions are answered by the “site's Sharia Committee”, which includes a number of prominent Salafi sheikhs.
The Fatwas published over the past two months have dealt with a broad range of subjects and areas, including: religious laws to be upheld in prison; laws pertaining to those who work in government offices; laws pertaining to those who work in non-Muslim institutions; religious judgments regarding Sharia-permitted ways of fundraising for Jihad; laws regarding the harming Christians; etc.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the online Jihadi forums during the first half of December 2010. Following is a summary of the main issues raised in this report:

• The GIMF calls on all Muslims to donate funds for Jihadi propaganda.
• Strategic discussions took place on the importance of the waterways in the Indian Ocean and their essential role in achieving victories in the Jihad theaters of Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Indonesia.
• Jihadi forums publish the 55th issue of the Jihadi “Al-Somood” magazine.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) continues to operate against the Shiite population in Yemen.
• The Jihadi forums publish another call to forcefully return the lands of Ceuta and Melilla, currently under Spanish rule, to Islamic control.
• A senior surfer on Jihadi forums issues a call to Muslims in the West Bank to create Jihadi brigades and join the global Jihad.

This report summarizes the most prominent events discussed in the online Jihadi forums during the second half of November 2010. Following is a summary of the main issues raised in this report:

• The Jihadi forums published the first part of the second edition of Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s well-known book: “Knights under the Prophet's Banner”. The preface to the second edition was written by Al-Zawahiri in July 2010.
• Approximately two months after reports of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith's release from house arrest in Iran, the Jihadi forums published a new book apparently written by him, titled “The 20 commandments on the road to Jihad”.
• The Amir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb decided that all negotiations regarding the French hostages must be conducted by Osama bin Laden.
• The fundraising campaign on the Jihadi forums continues.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula published a special edition of the “Inspire” magazine following their claim of responsibility for the explosive packages. The organization declared a new strategy – a war of economic attrition.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against the Houthis.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility for sending the envelope found on a German aircraft scheduled to depart from a Namibian airport to Munich, and was said to contain explosives.
• A call was issued on the Jihadi forums to revive the Jihad in Egypt.
• A request was made by the media arm of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to publish a periodical in French.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles related to the subject of global Jihad that have been published in the media in Arabic during the second half of November 2010. Following are the main issues touched upon in this report:

• The Arab media analyzes Al-Qaeda’s new strategy – an economic war of attrition – following the affair of the explosive packages and the publication of a new issue of “Inspire”, the English Jihadi magazine.
• Following the exposure of 19 terrorist cells in Saudi Arabia, the Arab media discusses the modus operandi of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and the role that women play in Al-Qaeda.
• Contradicting assessments regarding Al-Qaeda's involvement follow terrorist attacks against the Houthis in northern Yemen.
• The Arab media discusses the connection between crime and the financing of Al-Qaeda’s terrorist activities in the Islamic Maghreb.

This report summarizes the most prominent events mentioned in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of November 2010. Following is a list of the main issues raised in this report:

• A new audio tape by Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
• Anwar Al-Awlaki in a new video clip: “there is no need for a Fatwa in order to fight the Americans”.
• An increase in the range of materials pertaining to the manufacturing of explosive charges and to their concealment.
• A new issue of the “Turkistan Islamic Party” (TIP) Jihadi magazine.
• The search for operational solutions for the activity of unmanned drones continues.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claims responsibility for sending the explosives packages and declares a new strategy – an economic attrition war.
• A threat to attack American targets over Christmas.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published in the media in the Arabic language in the first half of November 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A wave of terrorism in Iraq against Christians and Shiites results in the death of over 100 people.
• A new tape from Anwar Al-Awlaki in which he calls for the Americans to be fought, and says that this does not require a religious permit.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” organization threatens to attack targets in Uganda and Burundi.
• Saif Al-Adel, who was recently released from house arrest in Iran, was appointed to lead Al-Qaeda’s international terrorist attacks.
• Five terrorists suspected of attempting to assassinate an Islamic leader who is considered to be moderate, were arrested in France.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of October 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A new tape by Bin Laden, threatening France.
• Discussions on Jihadi forums continue surrounding Al-Qaeda’s strategy.
• The “Islamic State of Iraq” organization threatens the Christian church in Egypt.
• Explanations on the forums on how to manufacture explosive charges that can go undetected through airport scanners.
• A new issue of the Jihadi “Al-Somood” magazine.
• Global Jihad organizations focus their attention on the Palestinian theater.
• An announcement declaring the opening of a new forum called “Al-Mushtaqun Ila Al-Jannah”.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published by the Arabic language media over the course of the second half of October 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Saif Al-Adel, who was released from Iran and arrived in Afghanistan, will lead Al-Qaeda’s military branch.
• Atiyah Allah, one of Al-Qaeda’s most important ideologists, was killed as the result of an aerial attack in the Waziristan region.
• Coverage of the story of the explosive parcels sent from Yemen.
• Significant changes in the leadership of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb.
• The no. 2 man in the “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” movement in Somalia denies the existence of disagreements within the organization’s leadership.
• Bin Laden threatens France in a new audio tape.
• Adam Gadahn calls on the Muslims in the West to carry out terrorist attacks against the “Zionist-Crusader Alliance”. 

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of October 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• A discussion surrounding “Al-Qaeda’s 7 point strategy” arose on the “Shumukh Al-Islam” Jihadi forum. The discussion took place following the American withdrawal from Iraq.
• The Taliban threatens to carry out terrorist attacks in the Netherlands.
• Surfers call for the abduction of Americans in Islamic countries in response to the American aerial attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
• The Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula military commander declares the founding of the “Aden-Abyan Army”.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” leadership in Somalia denies that there are disagreements within the organization’s leadership. This denial follows increasing numbers of reports on troubled relationships between the organization’s leaders.

The following report contains the main Fatwas published in October 2010 on the “Minabr Al-Tawhid wal-Jihad” website, belonging to the Salafi ideologist Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi. The surfers’ questions are answered by the “Website’s Sharia Committee” comprised of several prominent Salafi Sheikhs.
It should be noted that since Al-Maqdisi’s arrest on September 17th 2010, there has been a significant decline in the number of questions on the subject of Jihad on the website.
The Fatwas published over the past month dealt with a wide variety of issues and regions, including: the ruling regarding working on oil installations in Iraq; the scope of Jihadi publications in the Maghreb, the ruling regarding harming Christians, women and children, the principle of “Bayaa” (pledging allegiance), commemorating the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the ruling regarding leaving for Jihad, the ruling regarding charity funds etc.

This report summarizes the most prominent articles on the subject of global Jihad published by the Arabic language media over the first half of October 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• The Coalition Forces continue to assassinate senior Al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Afghanistan and Pakistan from the air.
• The Yemen Foreign Minister declares that his country will not extradite Anwar Al-Awlaki to the United States.
• The standing of the Amir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) continues to deteriorate.
• Reports on a schism in the leadership of “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” in Somalia.
• Phenomenon: more and more women in the West take an active part in Jihad activity.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of September 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Audio publications by Osama bin Laden, Ayman Al-Zawahiri and Adam Yahiye Gadahn – all dealing with the major floods in Pakistan.
• Calls to donate money to the Mujahideen continue.
• Following the numerous aerial attacks by unmanned airplanes, surfers offer solutions to the problem.
• Issue no. 52 of the Jihadi “Al-Somood” magazine.
• Al-Qaeda’s Operations Commander in Afghanistan–Pakistan, the replacement for Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid, has been killed.
• Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid’s son, who like his father was linked to the organization’s financial mechanism, was killed in the attacks.
• Reports stating Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, Saif Al-Adel and other Al-Qaeda leaders, were released from Iran and have reached Afghanistan.
• Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb publishes photographs of the French hostages.
• The Jordanians have again arrested Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi.
• A surfer on a Jihadi forum calls on the Muslims to take the initiative and carry out individual terrorist attacks in the West.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of September 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• An audio tape by Ayman Al-Zawahiri commemorating the 9 year anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.
• The Jihad theaters of Afghanistan-Pakistan, Iraq and Yemen continue to be a focus of large-scale terrorist attacks for Jihad organizations.
• An increase in the scope of activity of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
• Threats to carry out terrorist attacks in Spain.
• Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi’s website publishes Fatwas on the subject of Jihad on a daily basis.
• The “Ansar Al-Mujahideen” forum manager is arrested in Spain.
• A declaration announcing the establishment of a new Jihadi media institute – “Al-Aqsa”.

This report summarizes the most prominent events raised in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of August 2010. Following are the main issues dealt with in this report:

• The Jihadi forums are continuing to publish instructional audio tapes within the framework of the security and intelligence course.
• The publication of the 51st edition of the “Al-Somood” Jihadi magazine.
• The Taliban carry out a series of suicide attacks against the Shiites in Pakistan.
• The terror attacks in Iraq continue, following the withdrawal of American troops.
• Fighting between Yemeni security forces and Al-Qaeda activists in the south of the country.
• The surrender to the authorities of former leaders of the “Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat” in Algeria.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” in Somalia declare a Jihadi campaign to end the presence of foreigners in the country.
• A new Amir for the Islamic movement in Uzbekistan – Usmon Odil.

This report summarizes the most prominent events raised in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of August 2010. The report contains the following main issues:

• Ayman Al-Zawahiri releases a third audio tape over the past month
• The no. 2 man in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula publishes a strategic action plan for bringing down the Saudi royal family
• Global Jihad organizations turn to the Muslim public for donations
• A publication by the “Al-Fajr” media institute about how to recruit activists to Al-Qaeda
• Three months after the killing of Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid, notice of his replacement has not yet been published
• An increase in terrorist attacks in Iraq
• The leadership of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb threatens France
• The “Abdullah Azzam Brigades” claim responsibility for the terrorist attack against a Japanese tanker at the Strait of Hormuz
• The Lebanese “Fatah Al-Islam” organization announces the death of its leader
• Explanations of how to attack western vessels, and calls to carry out terrorist attacks in the heart of Europe
• Why has the “Al-Faloja” forum been closed down?

This report summarizes the most important issues raised in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of July 2010, including:

• Ayman Al-Zawahiri and Abu Yahya Al-Libi eulogize Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid.
• The Jihadi forums publish multiple instruction manuals on the production of weapons, methods of defense, and the protection of security mechanisms.
• The Jihadi forums praise the Shahids in the various theaters of Jihad.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula increases its activity against the Yemeni government forces.
• A veiled threat made against France by the Amir of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb.
• The Amir of “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” threatens that the terrorist attacks will continue.
 

This report summarizes the most prominent events raised in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of July 2010. Following are the main subjects covered in this report:

• An interview with the Al-Qaeda Preaching Supervisor in Pakistan.
• The Jihadi forums publish a program called “The Terrorism Industry”, intended to supply the Mujahideen with security and intelligence information.
• Publication of the sixth edition of the “Sawt Al-Islam” magazine, published by the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP).
• Calls by internet surfers on the forums to carry out Jihad in the various fighting arenas.
• A surfer from the Palestinian territories encourages Muslims to embrace the ideology of Global Jihad in Gaza, and calls on the Salafi movements in the Strip to unite.
• The Salafi ideologist Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi was arrested and then released after a few days.
• The “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” organization claimed responsibility for the double attack which occurred on July 11th 2010 during the World Cup finals.
• An announcement made by Abu Muhammad Abubaker bin Muhammad Shekau, the Imam of the “Sunna Group for Preaching and Jihad in one of the African countries called Nigeria”.
• Unemployed youth in Algeria join Al-Qaeda in order to earn a living.
• The United States froze the assets of Anwar Al-Alwaki; The United Nations added his name to the list of terrorists.

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of June 2010. Following are the main issues raised in this report:

• Abu Yahya Al-Libi calls for the continuation of Jihad in Iraq
• Adam Gadahn (“Azzam the American”) threatens with terrorist attacks against American targets
• The religious supervisor of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula calls to the Muslims to go on Jihad
• The “As-Sahab” Institute publishes a video of Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid, killed in May 2010, calling to send funds to the Mujahideen
• The Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula organization launches a new Jihadi magazine in English called “Inspire”
• Al-Qaeda activists attack the Yemenite Intelligence installation in Aden
• The main Jihadi forums are trying to rehabilitate after having stopped their operations for many days

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the first half of June 2010. Following are the main issues brought in this report:

• The no. 2 man in Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) calls upon supporters of the organization to raise funds to form operational cells to kidnap Saudi princes and foreigners
• The mufti of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula explains that the Jihad commandment is a personal duty of every Muslim
• The Jihadi forums publish a tape made by Osama bin Laden, which was previously broadcast about three months ago on the Al-Jazeera channel
• A call made by surfers to increase the Jihadi activities in the Islamic Maghreb region
• The son of the Salafi ideologist, Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, was killed by the American forces in Iraq

This report summarizes the most prominent events brought up in the Jihadi online forums in the second half of May 2010. Following are the main subjects brought up in this report:

• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s media institute publishes an interview with Anwar Al-Awlaki, calling to the Muslims in the U.S. Army to kill their friends.
• Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula publishes a video calling the Yemenite tribes to join the Jihad campaign against the U.S. and the Yemenite government.
• Ayman Al-Zawahiri publishes an obituary for the death of the leaders of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.
• Al-Qaeda’s general leadership announces the death of the organization’s leader in Afghanistan, Mustafa Abu Al-Yazid.
• Calls to support Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb.
• A call to attack American and Jewish targets following the Flotilla to Gaza events.

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of May 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• AQAP leader embraces Anwar Al-Awlaki
• A video clip presents the young German Jihadi fighter, Eric Breininger
• AQAP military commander threatens the U.S. after the death of two senior members
• A new message from the leader of Taliban Pakistan
• A new issue of the "Sada Al-Malahim" magazine; Said Al-Shihri's wife calls the Muslim women to come to Yemen and join the Jihad 
• Appointing an heir to the Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader
• Surfers suggest "new" ways of operation against the U.S.
• References to the foiled attack at "Times Square"
• The Jihadi forums publish a guide book titled "How to hide anything"

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of April 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• A tape by Sheikh Ibrahim Al-Rubaish, AQAP's Mufti.
• The "Studio Jund Allah" publishes a video which focuses on the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
• A new issue of the Jihadi magazine "Al-Somood"
• A new issue of the Jihadi magazine published by the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP)
• The "Al-Fajr" media institute publishes an article by Sheikh Abu Yahya Al-Libi
• The Taliban movement threatens to increase attacks against the German forces in Afghanistan
• The Jihadi forums deals extensively with the death of Al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq
• Following the death of Al-Baghdadi and Al-Muhajir, surfers and the Jihadi organizations call for avenge and support
• A surfer suggests a way to close the Bab-el-Mandeb Straits
• A correspondence titled "blow up and aircraft by yourself"

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of April 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• The Taliban publishes a video depicting an American soldier kidnapped in Afghanistan 
• A new issue of the Jihadi magazine "Al-Mushtaqun Ila Al-Jannah", mainly dedicated to AQIM 
• A Jihadi media institute publishes a booklet titled "A realistic and live model for the country Al-Qaeda wishes to establish"
• "Al-Fajr" media institute publishes an interview with a regional commander of the "Abdullah Azzam Brigades"
• Discussions in the Jihadi forums regarding the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq
• Reports regarding the movement of senior members of AQAP from Yemen to Somalia
• Abu Obeida Yusuf is the next AQIM leader? 
• Reports on the arrest of Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi
• Reports on the presence of Al-Qaeda activists in Sudan
• Calls for the Mujahideen in Somalia to target ships
• The Jihadi forums publish a list of tasks for the Muslim women

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of March 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• A new audio recording by Osama bin Laden
• Anwar Al-Awlaki published an audio tape calling to carry out Jihad against the United States
• Step-by-step instructions on how to build a car bomb
• A new issue of "Al-Somood" magazine
• A security threat to shipping in or near the "Bab-el-Mandeb" strait
• Calls to carry out Jihad against Israel
• The Jihadi forums report extensively on the double suicide attack on the Russian subway system
• "Al-Qaeda shall participate in the Olympic Games in London 2012"
• A surfer raises the possibility of attacking the United States with biological and nuclear weapons

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of March 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• "As-Sahab" publishes a video clip by Adam Yahiye Gadahn
• "As-Sahab" publishes an interview with Abu Dujaanah Al-Khorasani
• The Turkish Jihadi "Elif Medya" publishes a video in German by the German Taliban Mujahideen
• A video portraying "Tandzim Al-Qoidah Indonesia" was uploaded by Markaz Media Al-Ufuq
• A periodical Jihadi magazine called "Al-Ikhlaas" came out for the first time on the internet
• AQIM publishes an announcement on the release of the kidnapped Spanish citizen
• AQIM's activity expands to west and central Africa
• Advices how to solidify Al-Qaeda's position in Gaza Strip
• The Nigerian "Boko Haram" group announced it is joining Al-Qaeda
• Threats against the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden
• Reports on the killing of Dulmatin, one of the leaders of JI in Indonesia

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of Fabruary 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• The Jihadi forums report of a new video by Ayman Al-Zawahiri
• New issues of the "Sada Al-Malahim" and "Al-Somood" magazines
• Abu Yahya Al-Libi calls to attack U.S. on its own soil
• The military commander of AQAP threatens to attack the U.S.
• Surfers explain the importance of the Bab el-Mandeb straights to the Mujahideen, following the words of Said Al-Shihri in this regard
• Correspondents calling for unity amongst the Salafi groups in Gaza
• Following the recent events in Nigeria, calls to help the Muslims there by terrorist attacks
• A new phenomenon: More and more articles written by women or regarding the role of Muslim women find their way onto Jihadi forums

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of Fabruary 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• An audio tape by Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi, Al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq
• A new issue of the Jihadi magazine "Al-Mushtaqun Ila Al-Jannah"
• A manifesto by Abu Yahya Al-Libi entitled "We are not Houthis..."
• The Jihadi forums publish links for virtual courses on explosives
• Al-Qaeda in Iraq threatens to carry out attacks before the upcoming elections
• AQAP publishes an audio tape by Sa'id Ali Al-Shihri
• Reactions to the London conference regarding Yemen
• An official announcement by AQIM leader concerning Nigeria 
• Calls for the Jihadi organizations in Gaza to unite
• "Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen" movement announces that it is joining Al-Qaeda
• Estimations when Al-Qaeda will attack the United States

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of January 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• Two audio tapes by Osama bin Laden
• A new issue of the Jihadi magazine "Al-Somood"
• Official Pakistani sources claim that The leader of the Taliban movement in Pakistan, HakimAllah Mahsud, has been killed
• AQAP denies that six of its commanders were killed
• "A statement marking the one year anniversary of the founding of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula" 
• The Mauritanian government began a dialogue with salafi detainees at the central prison in Nouakchott 
• Surfers suggest that the Mujahideen infiltrate into groups of pirates to learn from their experience 
• "Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen" movement exchanges fighters with armed groups from Yemen
• A message from AQIM pleading with Muslims to help the Muslim population in Nigeria
• The Jihadi forums publish instructions to prepare homemade explosives

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of January 2010. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• The suicide bombing of Abu Dajana Al-Khorasani (Hummam Khalil Al-Balawi) at the CIA base in Afghanistan
• A third issue of the Jihadi magazine "Al-Mushtaqun Ila Al-Jannah" (Those yearning for Heaven) 
• The leader of the Taliban movement in Pakistan, HakimAllah Mahsud, survived an aerial assault
• AQAP's military leader, Qasem Al-Rimi, was killed in an aerial attack
• Yemen has reinforced security alongside its coast, around Aden Bay, the Arab Sea and the Red Sea
• Jihad activists declaring the North Africa region, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and Morocco as the "Islamic Emirate of the Sahara"
• "Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen" movement threatens to send fighters to Yemen via the sea to help in the battle against "the enemies of Allah"

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of December 2009. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan's media institute published a video tape of the American Soldier held captive by the Taliban
• Ayman Al-Zawahiri's wife, Umayma Hasan, published "A Missive to the Muslim Sisters"
• The "As-Sahab" media institute published a missive by Ayman Al-Zawahiri entitled "The Morning and the Candle"
• Jihadi forums report extensively on the attacks carried out against Al-Qaeda in Yemen
• The "Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen" movement has announced its complete takeover of the districts in southern Somaila
• Interesting reactions in the Jihadi forums to the attempted attack on the American plane
• The English room at the "Shumukh" forum posted correspondence explaining how to prepare for Jihad
• Rooms in the Jihadi forums dealing with the psychological, physical and technological preparation for the Mujahideen

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of December 2009. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• A new audio tape by Ayman Al-Zawahiri 
• A new video by Adam Yahiye Gadahn, known as “the American Azzam”, entitled “The Mujahideen don't Target Muslims“
• A 42 page manual on the use of the GPS service
• An article by Bakhasrov Adankalo, who writes on Yemen on Jihadi forums, entitled “The CIA digs a grave for America in Yemen”
• Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for the abduction of a French citizen in Mali and of three Spanish citizens in Mauritania
• A new media institute called “Al-Raya” (“the Flag“)
• “Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen” organization denies it was behind the terrorist attack in Mogadishu
• Reactions to The U.S. President’s declaration that he would send another 30 thousand soldiers to Afghanistan
• Calls against Spain and South Korea in response to their decision to send forces to Afghanistan
• Responses against the decision of the Swiss people not to allow the construction of mosque turrets
• Conflicting reports surrounding the possibility that Al-Qaeda’s Mufti, Abu Yahya Al-Libi, was killed

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the second half of November 2009. Among the central topics appearing in this issue are:

• New issues of the Jihadi magazines "Al-Mushtaqun Ila Al-Jannah" and "Al- Somood"
• A 36 page manual on wireless devices and their use
• Links to a virtual course on the operation of light weapons
• A discussion on the subject of the sources of financing the Taliban
• Photographs of American military bases in the Arabian Peninsula
• Reports of the kidnapping of four Spanish tourists in Mauritania
• "Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen" in Somalia calls upon all the Muslims worldwide to stand alongside the movement and come to Somalia
• Jihadi forums published an announcement supporting the terrorist attack carried out by Nidal Malik Hassan at the military base in Texas
• Calls against Belgium

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums in the first half of November 2009.

This report summarizes the most prominent events posted on the Jihadi online forums, in the second half of October 2009.