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).
Periodical Review: Summary from the Jihadi Forums - The Second Half of December 2011