A critical analysis of its significance and potential impact through the lens of the information. Return of al qaedas inspire magazine stratfor worldview. The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Since june, aqap has released four inspire guides reintroducing tactical information from its longer englishlanguage magazine, inspire. This issue of inspire magazine features memphis rapper, don trip. The magazine tells the good news stories of transformed lives people who find their faith changes the way they live, and who want to make a real difference at home, at work, at church and in the local community. The clarion project is committed to working towards safeguarding human rights for all peoples.
According to fisher, the portable document format pdf file that contained the first issue also contained a computer virus. We published this analysis about inspire, a magazine by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that has in fact inspired several terrorist plots, on march 21, 20. Federal law enforcement officials have reportedly confirmed that dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother got bombmaking instructions from inspire. Two new editions of inspire, al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqaps englishlanguage propaganda magazine, were published may 2. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine has received. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has released the 12th issue of inspire magazine. Hours after the new inspire magazine was released online, the new york police department nypd counterterrorism bureau responded with a series of messages on its official twitter feed. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. The yemenbased al qaeda affiliate, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap, released its 12 th edition of the englishlanguage magazine inspire. Inspire is a free christian magazine for the uk produced in partnership with major christian charities and ministries. Latest issue of inspire magazine encourages small scale. Oparc headquarters 9029 vernon avenue montclair, ca 91763. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. A new issue of inspire, the englishlanguage online magazine produced by alqaedas affiliate in yemen, is devoted to jihad on america and suggests targeting major american figures as well.
Inspire and islamic states dabiq magazines, the publi cations have been. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. The new edition of al qaedas online propaganda magazine, known as inspire, calls on its followers to target trains in the us and europe, identifying three. These pictures are taken from the al qaeda magazine inspire, issue 16. A story about change, argues that the 911 attacks were a turning point in american history.
The long war journal has obtained a copy of the magazine, which is published as a pdf file online the cover story of the magazine, shattered. Islamic state of iraq and the levant arabic addawlah alislamiyah fi aliraq washsham. The magazine has increased in stature after the revelation that the alleged boston marathon bombers apparently relied on the publication when planning their attack. Aqap publishes guide for derailing trains in the us. Source document contributed to documentcloud by the intercept the intercept.
The clarion project formerly clarion fund is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to educating both policy makers and the public about the growing phenomenon of islamic and other forms of extremism. Issue, released december 2014, included instructions for making a hidden bomb that could evade. The slew of interesting articles that cover a range of topics in each issue provide. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases. The th inspire issue also specified different targets of attack in two different categories. Magazine descriptionnspire is akin to a tonic to inspire lowersecondary students to love reading, and to be inspired to better themselves. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience. How do terrorist organizations inspire, support and teach their european supporters via internet. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization. Order inspire for yourself or your church, or view a digital copy online at. Anybody can read the pdf and see that this inspire magazine is a stupid joke. New issue of jihadist magazine produced by alqaeda in. Al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. Radical islamist online magazines first appeared in.
Al qaedas propaganda magazine inspire calls for train. Numerous international and domestic extremists motivated by radical interpretations of islam have been influenced by the magazine and, in some cases, reportedly used its bomb. Inspire is a free christian magazine for the uk produced in partnership with major christian charities. Selecting a region changes the language andor content on. Qaida in the arabian peninsulas electronic magazine inspire consistently revisits several themes, including training withuse of guns, use of encryption software. This issue is titled, shattered, a story about change, with the cover story focusing on how americas role as a superpower has essentially been shattered in the post911 world. For printable versions of tv listings from archived months, please visit our weekly page. After four amateurish issues, khan moved to yemen and went pro, rebranding the magazine as inspire and releasing it as an online pdf under the. The document details what potential jihadis should expect and bears a great deal of similarity to inspire magazine, which was also reportedly authored by khan. Such attacks, claims the magazine, are easy options that do not require huge efforts or man power, but the result is. We removed the circuit board from the mobile and attached it next to a circuit board of the.
Aqap inspire magazine as a tool motivating to terrorist activities. Inspire magazine details how bombers planned to avoid detection the publication praises the september 11 attacks for their high destruction and death toll. After several new issues of inspire magazine surfaced online in early may, the following document has also recently appeared online with an acknowledgement of the death of samir khan. Pdf copies of the first 14 issues of inspire magazine were obtained via two sources. Islamic states isis, isil horrific magazine clarion. These shorter publications allow rapid dissemination of aqap messages following global attacks, as was the case three days after the mass casualty operation in nice, france on july 14. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsula releases 12th issue of. Peninsulas aqap inspire magazine and the just terror jt section of isis. Inspire magazine is published online by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and was once edited by americanraised jihadi samir khan, who was killed in 2011 drone attack along with cleric anwar al.
After four amateurish issues, khan moved to yemen and went pro, rebranding the magazine as inspire and releasing it as an online pdf under. Inspire magazine humbly presents to you a simple improvised home recipe of. Unclassified for official use only u fouo inspire magazine at a glance unclassified for official use only reference aid 29 may 2012 ufouo al. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. Every woman has a story at inspire magazine we feature stories of heart, health and happiness. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. With ads, editorial content, and indepth profiles highlighting the accomplishments of our local business and medical leaders, inspire magazine provides an effective networking. The first suggested various western airline companies, including american airlines, united, continental airlines. Two portable document format pdf files, each fourpages long. The mission of inspire magazine is to feature local medical and business innovation and progress in order to ignite positive growth in our coastal bend community. Mi k but now you can see that we revealed to you a bigger security lapse than the last one and yet you are still being stubborn bile phone. Alqaeda magazine is cupcake recipe book public intelligence.