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Interview with Sr. AQ Media Official in Pakistan[11/19/09] 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...(read more)
Judge Denies Bail for MA Terror Suspect[11/19/09] In denying bail for Tarek Mehanna, United States Magistrate Judge Leo Sorokin ruled that there is "evidence of another side to Mehanna, in the form of his own recorded words and deeds, shows Mehanna promoted terrorist activities, encouraged others to engage in terrorism, recruited others...(read more)
FBI Exec Warns of AQ-Linked Individuals Interested in Cyber Attacks[11/18/09] Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Steven R. Chabinsky, Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, warned that, “the FBI is aware of and investigating individuals who are affiliated with or sympathetic to al Qaeda who have recognized and discussed the vulnerabilities...(read more)
Salman Al-Awdah Condemns the Fort Hood Shooting[11/17/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a statement by Saudi cleric Salman Al-Awdah condemning the Fort Hood shooting. Al-Awdah, who Usama bin Laden described as his "ideal personality" in a March 1997 interview, asserted that "this action taken out by Nidal Hasan was irrational and is empty of thought." (read more)
Hasan's PowerPoint Presentation to Senior Army Doctors in June 2007
[11/16/09] In June 2007, Maj. Nidal M. Hasan, who murdered 13 of his fellow soldiers at Fort Hood in November 2009, delivered a presentation to senior Army doctors at Walter Reed Medical Center. The presentation was to focus on a medical issue but Hasan stunned his colleagues...(read more)
Taliban Deputy Emir: "Obama's New Strategy"
[11/16/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communication from Mullah Brader Akhund, Deputy Emir of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) titled “Obama's New Strategy.” Akhund stated, “Obama wants to get a by-law passed…that would allow giving money and other financial aids to some members of Taliban in order to encourage them to part ways with the current armed resistance. We would like to tell Obama that this is an old weapon that has failed...(read more)
Taliban Condemns UN Following Killing of 6 UN Staffers
[11/16/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communication from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) titled “Why is the UN So Disturbed at the Murder of the Western Nationals?" In the communiqué, issued after the Taliban killed six foreign United Nations staff in Kabul, the Taliban harshly criticized the U.N.: "If we have a glimpse at events in Palestine, Iraq and other issues and the bloodbath now going on at the level of the Ummah, we will readily know…how callously...(read more)
U.S. Citizen Sues FBI Over Ethiopia Detention
[11/16/09] Amir Mohamed Meshal, a U.S. citizen and resident of Tinton Falls, NJ, who was detained for more than four months in Ethiopia has sued the FBI agents involved in his interrogations. According to the lawsuit, "On or about January 24, 2007, while fleeing Somalia...(read more)
DOJ Seeks Forfeiture of Iranian-Controlled Building, Mosques
[11/13/09] In a groundbreaking filing aimed at targeting U.S. interests of the Iranian government, DOJ is "seeking forfeiture of the Alavi Foundation's interest in a 36-story office tower located at 650 Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan.." Additionally, DOJ is seeking forfeiture of mosques owned by the Alavi Foundation in New York, Maryland, Virginia, Texas, and California. (read more)
ABC News Features Exclusive NEFA Video of Deadly '08 Taliban Attack on U.S. Troops
[11/13/09] ABC News is featuring exclusive NEFA video that shows a July 2008 Taliban attack that killed 9 U.S. soldiers at an Afghan post. (read more)
Awlaki Urged Muslims to "Fight Against Government Armies" in July '09
[11/11/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of an English-language online blog post from just this past summer by Shaykh Anwar al-Awlaki -- the Yemeni cleric suspected of influencing Ft. Hood shooter Maj. Malik Hasan -- titled, "Fighting Against Government Armies in the Muslim World." In his message, dated July 14, 2009, al-Awlaki openly admonished his supporters, "there can be no Islam with the presence of these armies... These armies are the defenders of apostasy...(read more)
Documents Provide Further Insight into MA. Terror Case
[11/10/09] Accompanying the indictment of Sudbury, Massachusetts resident Tarek Mehanna, charged with providing material support to terrorists, DOJ has released a slew of documents which provide substantial, previously unreleased details on the investigation. The documents include extensive chat logs between Mehanna and other like-minded extremists, transcripts of phone conversations with admitted terrorist Daniel Maldonado, and pictures of Mehanna smiling at Ground Zero. (read more)
Afghan Taliban Celebrate Ft. Hood Massacre
[11/10/09]: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) has issued a new official communique in response to the massacre at Ft. Hood, Texas that killed 13 people. In a statement titled, "The Attack In Texas Is A Proof On The Disagreement Among American Soldiers Over The War", the Taliban celebrated the "fight and trance and enormous fears within the military and civil...(read more)
FBI Acknowledges Hasan Surfaced in Prior JTTF Probe
[11/10/09] The FBI has released a statement on the Fort Hood investigation asserting that “At this point, there is no information to indicate Major Malik Nidal Hasan had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot…” The FBI confirmed...(read more)
Guilty Plea in Minnesota/Somalia Jihad Probe
[11/10/09] Minnesota resident Adarus Abdulle Ali pled guilty to lying to a federal grand jury when he denied that he knew Minneapolis men were traveling to Somalia to wage jihad. The FBI's investigation of Ali is linked to a broader probe of approximately 20 U.S.-based individuals...(read more)
Video: American Al-Qaida Spokesman Urged "Shooting Spree" at U.S. Military Base in 2006
[11/09/09] In light of the Nov. 5 mass shooting incident at Ft. Hood, Texas, the NEFA Foundation has released an excerpt from a July 2006 propaganda video produced by Al-Qaida's As-Sahab Media Foundation to mark the first anniversary of the 7/7 suicide bombing attacks in London. Among other things, the video featured a recorded message from American...(read more)
Anwar al Awlaki: “Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing”
[11/09/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a statement issued by Anwar al Awlaki, an Al-Qaida-linked U.S. citizen, titled "Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing” in which al Awlaki profusely praised the Fort Hood shooter: "Nidal Hassan is a hero. He is a man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army...(read more)
As-Sahab Foundation: The Statements of Waliur Rehman and Hakimullah Mehsud
[11/09/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated videotaped statements by Waliur Rehman, Emir of Mehsud Taliban in South Waziristan Agency, and Hakimullah Mehsud, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader. The statements appear to be aimed at legitimizing Rehman as the new leader of the South Waziristan chapter of the...(read more)
Bekkay Harrach: “O Allah, I Love Thee, Part 2”
[11/09/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a transcript of a communication from German Al-Qaida member Bekkay Harrach (a.k.a. “Abu Talha the German”) titled “O Allah, I Love Thee, Part 2”. In the message, Harrach, who was named a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S. Treasury Department in October 2009, stated, “Jihad...(read more)
Investigators Probe Fort Hood Shooter's Links to al Awlaki
[11/08/09] In light of press reports that investigators are examining possbile connections between Fort Hood shooter Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan and radical imam Anwar al Awlaki, the NEFA Foundation is highlighting its February 2009 Backgrounder titled, "Anwar al Awlaki: Pro Al-Qaida Ideologue with Influence in the West." (read more)
Palestinian Islamists Respond to Solidarity Calls from Shabaab
[11/06/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a letter from an unnamed Palestinian Islamist in the Gaza Strip, posted on several prominent jihadi forums, thanking the top commander of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia for announcing a new campaign to launch military attacks on Israel. The letter explained, "You brought us pleasure a few days ago when you went out...(read more)
Interview with Taliban Spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid re: the UN Guesthouse Attack in Kabul
[11/05/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained an English transcript of an interview with Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid regarding the October 28th attack on the UN Guesthouse in Kabul that left 11 dead, including 5 UN workers. According to the interview, “A great number of foreigners, who are to monitor the coming runoff elections...(read more)
Al-Qaida in Yemen: “The Masks Have Fallen”
[11/05/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained an English transcript of a new audio recording of Shaykh Ibrahim al-Rubeish, titled "The Masks Have Fallen." During the audio, produced by Al-Qaida's network in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen), al-Rubeish condemned the widely-reported initiative by Saudi King Abdullah to establish a new science and technology university in "a uniform...(read more)
Al-Qaida in Yemen Video Focuses on Attempted Assassination of Prince Nayif
[11/04/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained an English transcript for a recent terrorist propaganda video titled, “The Descendants of Mohammed bin Maslamah”, which was produced by Al-Qaida’s network in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen). The video purports to document the failed August 2009 assassination...(read more)
Al-Qaida’s Network in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen): “Why Mohammed Bin Nayif?”
[11/04/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained an English transcript of a recent audio recording by Shaykh Ibrahim al-Rubeish titled, “Why Mohammed Bin Nayif?”. During the audio, produced by Al-Qaida’s network in the Arabian Peninsula (Yemen), al-Rubeish lays out the justification for Al-Qaida’s attempted August 2009 assassination...(read more)
Chicago Plotters Also Discussed Targeting Sites in India
[11/04/09] In a new court filing, prosecutors alleged that David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana, charged for their alleged roles in a plot targeting "facilities and employees of a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed," "discussed...other targets, including...(read more)
Al-Somood Interview with Taliban Official in Herat Province
[11/03/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained an interview with Sheikh Abdul Manan Niyazi, Governor and Military Official for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (The Taliban) in Herat Province, published in Al-Somood, a monthly Islamic magazine published by the Taliban’s media center. According to Al-Somood, Niyazi has belonged to the Taliban...(read more)
Shabaab al-Mujahideen Declares Formation of the Al-Quds Brigade
[11/03/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a communiqué from Shabaab al-Mujahideen declaring the formation of the Al-Quds Brigade. According to the statement, on October 30, 2009, “Hundreds of thousands of citizens in the Islamic districts...(read more)
(PowerPoint) "The N.C. Jihad Cell and the Quantico Marine Base Plot"
[11/02/09] The NEFA Foundation has released the 22nd report in the “Target: America” series, a PowerPoint presentation on the accused jihadist network operating in Raleigh, North Carolina and an alleged plot, involving members of that cell, to attack the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. In July 2009, a North Carolina grand jury indicted seven U.S. citizens and one legal permanent...(read more)
Judge Bans KindHearts SDGT Label
[11/02/09] Supplementing his August 2009 ruling that the "OFAC violated the Fourth Amendment" when it seized KindHearts' assets "without probable cause and prior judicial review", Judge James Carr issued an order limiting the government "from designating KindHearts as an SDGT." (read more)
DOJ OIG Review Highlights Deficiencies in FBI’s Translation Program
[11/02/09] In an audit of the FBI’s foreign language translation program, the DOJ’s Inspector General revealed that “the FBI stated that it was not able to review all high-priority material requiring translation due in part to limited linguistic resources proficiency in certain languages.” (read more)
Biography of “Martyred” E. African Al-Qaida Operative Saleh Ali Nabhan
[10/30/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a biography, posted on a jihadist website, of al-Qaida Commander Saleh Ali Nabhan, who was killed in a U.S. helicopter strike south of Mogadishu in September 2009. According to the document, Nabhan traveled to Afghanistan, where he attended the Khalden and...(read more)
Leader/Members of Fundamentalist Group Indicted; Leader Killed by FBI
[10/30/09] Federal prosecutors in Detroit charged Luqman Abdullah and 10 others "with conspiracy to commit several federal crimes, including theft from interstate shipments, mail fraud to obtain the proceeds of arson, illegal possession and sale of firearms, and tampering with motor vehicle identification numbers." According to DOJ, "Abdullah was the leader of part of a group which calls themselves Ummah ('the brotherhood'), a group of mostly African-American converts to Islam, which seeks to establish a separate Sharia-law governed state...(read more)
NY Indictments Allege Hezbollah Support
[10/28/09] Federal prosecutors in New York indicted Patrick Nayyar and Conrad Stanisclaus Mulholland with attempting to provide material support to Hezbollah. Nayyar was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition. According to the indictment, “During a series of meetings with a confidential informant...(read more)
Chicago Men Charged with Plotting Denmark Attack
[10/28/09] Federal prosecutors in Chicago charged David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Hussain Rana “for their alleged roles in conspiracies to provide material support and/or to commit terrorist acts against overseas targets, including facilities and employees of a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in 2005." (read more)
Photo of Ilyas Kashmiri - Linked to Chicago/Denmark Plot
[10/28/09] The NEFA Foundation has released a rare photograph of Ilyas Kashmiri, the operational chief of the Azad Kashmir section of Harakat-ul Jihad Islami (HUJI) to whom Denmark bomb plotter David Coleman Headley has been linked. (see photo)
Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) Claims Baghdad Bombings
[10/28/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new communiqué from the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claiming responsibility for the suicide car bombings that left more than 160 dead and injured nearly 500. (read more)
Taliban: "Regarding the Runoff Elections”
[10/27/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communication from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) titled “Regarding the Runoff Elections,” which noted that runoff elections are being held again to “keep the attention of our countrymen and the public of the world diverted in order to hide their defeat at the military...(read more)
Queens Imam Indicted for Lying to FBI re: Zazi Tip Off
[10/26/09] Queens imam Ahmad Wais Afzali, who served as an NYPD Confidential Informant, was indicted in the Eastern District of New York for making false statements to the FBI when he denied tipping off Al-Qaida-linked bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi that he was a subject of interest to counterterrorism agents. He faces up to eight years in prison if convicted. (read more)
Toledo Men Sentenced in Jihad Case
[10/26/09] In a case in which NEFA Senior Investigator served as an expert witness, Ohio residents Mohammad Zaki Amawi, Marwan Othman El-Hindi, and Wassim I. Mazloum were sentenced to prison terms ranging from more than 8 years to 20 years for conspiring to commit terrorist acts against Americans overseas…(read more)
"The September 2009 New York/Denver Terror Plot Arrests"
[10/25/09]: Najibullah Zazi emigrated with his family from Afghanistan as a child and grew up in Flushing, Queens. He shared the same interests as other typical American teens, including a love of video games and the latest fashion trends. He dropped out of high school and began operating a coffee cart in Lower Manhattan. In 2006, he married a…(read more)
“Migrating from the Saudi Peninsula to Somalia”
[10/22/09]: In a posting on an Al-Qaida web forum, a jihadist recounted his journey from Saudi Arabia to join the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia, in the process providing valuable insight into the radicalization process and the logistics involved in waging jihad in a foreign land. Identifying the impetus that pushed him to...(read more)
MA. Resident Indicted for Terror Support; Contemplated Mall Attack
[10/22/09] Sudbury, Massachusetts resident Tarek Mehanna was charged with conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists. According to DOJ, "Mehanna and the coconspirators had multiple conversations about obtaining automatic weapons and randomly shooting people in a shopping mall, and that the conversations went so far as to discuss the logistics of a mall attack...(read more)
US Gov't Sentencing Memo: Ali al-Marri
[10/22/09] In arguing that convicted Al-Qaida terrorist Ali al-Marri should be sentenced to fifteen years in prison, federal prosecutors noted that he admitted "conspiring with al Qaeda to assist in a post-September 11, 2001 operation within the United States." (read more)
“Jondollah” Claims Suicide Attack on Revolutionary Guardsmen
[10/21/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a claim of responsibility from a Sunni militant group known as “Jondollah” (“The Army of God”) for the October 18 suicide bombing attack on a delegation of senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers in the southeast corner of the country near the border with Pakistan. (read more)
Treasury Designates German Al-Qaida Member
[10/20/09] The U.S. Treasury Department designated German national Bekkay Harrach, "an al-Qa'ida member believed to be currently located in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area, for acting for or on behalf of al-Qa'ida." Treasury noted, "According to investigations by the German Federal Public Prosecutor, there is reason to believe...(read more)
Indictment in Somali Jihad-Linked Case
[10/19/09] According to a JTTF agent, Abdow M. Abdow, a U.S. citizen of Somali descent, lied to the FBI when questioned about renting a car and driving to Las Vegas with four other individuals. The FBI's investigation of Abdow is linked to a broader probe of approximately 20 U.S.-based individuals who traveled to Somalia to wage jihad. (read more)
ITAC Examines Western Jihadists’ Acquisition of Paramilitary Skills
[10/19/09] An Unclassified/For Official Use Only assessment, produced by Canada's Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (ITAC), has become public. The July 2008 document, titled "Acquisition of Paramilitary Skills by Al Qaeda-Inspired Extremists in Western Countries...(read more)
AQIM Mourns Pakistani Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud
[10/19/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from Al-Qaida's network in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) mourning the death of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. air strike. According to the statement, Mehsud was “graced…with martyrdom at the hands of the ruthless power and the most tyrannical country in the world...(read more)
Message from German Taliban Mujahidin Amir Abu Ishaq al Muhajir
[10/16/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new document from the designated terrorist organization known as the “Islamic Jihad Union” (IJU), offering a message from the “German Taliban Mujahideen.” The statement encourages German ISAF soldiers serving in Afghanistan to abandon their posts, or else face grave punishment...(read more)
Bio of Alleged Mumbai Terror Mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi
[10/16/09] 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...(read more)
Montage of Al-Qaida's Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (a.k.a. "Shaykh Saeed")
[10/16/09] Following reports of an alleged connection to NYC terror suspect Najibullah Zazi, attention has focused on Al-Qaida's "number 3" Shaykh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (a.k.a. "Shaykh Saeed al-Masri.") The NEFA Foundation is releasing a video screenshot montage of al-Yazid. (read more)
Convictions in Australian Terror Conspiracy
[10/16/09] In November 2005, a joint investigation by several Australian government agencies resulted in 17 arrests with New South Wales Police Commissioner Ken Moroney commenting, “I am satisfied that we have disrupted what I would regard as the final stages of a terrorist attack or...(read more)
AQIM Establishes Andalus Wing
[10/15/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from Al-Qaida's network in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announcing the founding of a specialized media wing known as the "Andalus Foundation." According to the statement...(read more)
Mustafa Abu al-Yazid Mourns Pak Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud
[10/15/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a transcript of a communiqué from Shaykh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid (a.k.a. “Shaykh Saeed”) mourning the death of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. air strike. In the statement, al-Yazid said, “Emir Baitullah Mehsud was a model of boldness...(read more)
Taliban Statement on the “Eighth Anniversary of the American Attack"
[10/14/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communication from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban) titled “On the Occasion of the Eighth Anniversary of the American Attack on Afghanistan”, in which the Taliban noted, “they were promising they would withdraw within three months...(read more)
Indictment Filed in Texas Bomb Plot
[10/14/09] Hosam Maher Husein Smadi has been indicted by a Texas grand jury in connection with his attempt to bomb a skyscraper in downtown Dallas. He was charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction...(read more)
Alleged Ringleader in Canadian Bomb Plot Pleads Guilty
[10/13/09] Zakaria Amara, the alleged ringleader of a homegrown terror plot in Canada, has pled guilty in an Ottawa court. At the time of the June 2006 arrests, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Mike McDonell revealed that the conspirators "took steps to acquire three tons...(read more)
Exclusive: Hakimullah Mehsud’s Autobiographical Handwritten Notes
[10/9/09] Following Hakimullah Mehsud’s meeting with tribal reporters last week, the NEFA Foundation gained access to a brief autobiographical sketch handwritten by the TTP leader to provide a reliable account of his life and origins to the media. The NEFA Foundation is releasing an exclusive package based on those notes, which includes...(read more)
Uzbek AQ Leader Joins Hands with New TTP Leader Hakimullah Mehsud
[10/9/09] Following the death of IMU’s supreme leader Qari Tahir Yuldashev, the NEFA Foundation gathered a video released by IMU media wing, Studio Jundallah, depicting the Uzbek AQ leader joining hands with the new TTP leader, Hakimullah Mehsud. In what appears to be a joint IMU-TTP release, the two leaders’ appearance highlights the importance...(read more)
Najibullah Zazi's Father Indicted for Making a False Statement
[10/9/09] The father of alleged Al-Qaida-linked bomb plotter Najibullah Zazi, Mohammed Zazi, was indicted in Denver for making a false statement in a matter involving international and domestic terrorism. According to DOJ, "Specifically, Mohammed Zazi allegedly denied...(read more)
Conviction in GIMF-Linked Bomb Plot
[10/9/09] Saïd Namouh was convicted in Quebec on four charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Namouh, who was heavily involved as an Al-Qaida online propagandist, collaborating closely with the Global Islamic Media Front, plotted with an individual in Austria to set off a car bomb at an undetermined location. (read more)
German and American Militants Training for Terror in Pakistan
[10/8/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new video from the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) showing a group of alleged German nationals receiving instruction at an IJU terrorist training camp in northwest Pakistan. The video also includes footage of a balding Caucasian male identified as a U.S. national fighting alongside the IJU, "Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki." In 2007, the IJU claimed...(read more)
Waliur Rehman Mourns Death of Baitullah Mehsud
[10/8/09] 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...(read more)
"Abdullah al-Faisal: Extremist Ideologue with Influence in the West"
[10/7/09]: The NEFA Foundation has released a new Backgrounder by NEFA Senior Analyst Madeleine Gruen titled, "Abdullah al-Faisal: Extremist Ideologue with Influence in the West." Al-Faisal is an extremist ideologue based in Jamaica who reaches supporters worldwide via the Internet, and through extensive international travel, particularly to Africa. Al-Faisal formerly resided in...(read more)
Appeals Court Upholds Ashqar's Sentence
[10/5/09] In November 2007, Abdelhaleem Ashqar was convicted of obstruction of justice and criminal contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating Hamas' U.S. network. The terrorist enhancement was applied and he was sentenced to 135 months in prison. In his appeal, Ashqar argued "that applying the terrorist enhancement violates...(read more)
Zawahiri Mourns Slain Pakistani Taliban Commander Baitullah Mehsud
[10/4/09] The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new recording of Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri confirming the recent death of Pakistani Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud in a U.S. air strike. In the message, al-Zawahiri praised Mehsud for creating "a massive Jihadi movement that launched wars, attacks and ambushes against the Crusaders and their allies...(read more)
NY Businessman Pleads Guilty to Terrorist Financing Charge
[10/2/09] Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari pled guilty in New York federal court to terrorism financing and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The Ardsley, New York, businessman "facilitated the transfer of $152,000, with the understanding that the money would be used to fund training...(read more)
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NEFA in the NewsArchived News
Thursday, November 19, 2009
The Associated Press quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article titled "200 Web Sites Spread Al-Qaida's Message in English."
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Claudio Franco testified during the Spanish trial of eleven individuals who were allegedly plotting suicide attacks on the Barcelona metro on orders from the Pakistani Taliban.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Peter Bergen cited documents on the NEFA site, including the Target: America report on the Fort Dix plot, in his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The New York Times quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Washington Post cited NEFA in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Wired's "Danger Room" blog quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann regarding his discovery of a posting by Salman al-Awdah, Usama bin Laden's spiritual mentor, condemning the Fort Hood attack.
Monday, November 16, 2009
A Washington Post report cited NEFA in an article on Anwar al Awlaki.
Monday, November 16, 2009
A Washington Times article noted the extensive information that was available on the NEFA website on Anwar al-Awlaki prior to the Fort Hood shooting.
Friday, November 13, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an Associated Press article about the arrest of an individual in the Netherlands who was allegedly involved in the al-Shabaab recruitment network in Minnesota.
Friday, November 13, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann published an article in Foreign Policy titled "A Web of Lone Wolves: Fort Hood shows us that Internet jihad is not a myth."
Friday, November 13, 2009
The Dallas Morning News interviewed NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about a report that Nidal Hasan wired money to Pakistan.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Reuters quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about the Fort Hood shooting probe.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
ABC News featured exclusive NEFA video that shows a July 2008 Taliban attack that killed 9 U.S. soldiers at an Afghan post.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Los Angeles Times interviewed NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about Anwar al Awlaki and cited NEFA's posting of al Awlaki's "Fighting Against Government Armies in the Muslim World."
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The New York Daily News cited NEFA's report on Anwar al Awlaki and Time Magazine selected a quote by NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about the FBI's failure to more aggressively investigate Nidal Hasan as one of the "quotes of the day."
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
The Washington Post quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about the FBI's response to Nidal Hasan's contacts with Anwar al Awlaki.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
The Voice of America and The Christian Science Monitor quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in articles examining Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's ties to Anwar al Awlaki.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Newsweek credited NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann with discovering Anwar al Awlaki's web posting praising Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan as a "hero". NEFA's posting of al Awlaki's remarks was cited by USA Today, The NY Daily News, and Fox News. Further, Kohlmann and NEFA were quoted or cited on al Awlaki in The Los Angeles Times, Der Spiegel, Wired's "Danger Room" blog, The AtlanticWire, and The Weekly Standard's blog (which was reprinted by CBS News).
Thursday, November 5, 2009
NEFA Foundation Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was interviewed on MSNBC about the Fort Hood shootings.
Monday, October 19, 2009
NEFA's video footage of Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki was featured on Fox News' "Happening Now."
Monday, October 19, 2009
NEFA's Director of Research Ron Sandee was quoted in a Washington Post article on Western recruits, including Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki, joining the jihadist cause in Afghanistan/Pakistan.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Toronto Star interviewed NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann for an article on the influence of Anwar al-Awlaki, the subject of a NEFA backgrounder.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann's report on Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was referenced in a Newsweek article on al-Yazid.
Saturday, October 17, 2009
The Los Angeles Times quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann on the Islamic Jihad Union and Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki in an article on Al-Qaida's capabilities.
Friday, October 16, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was interviewed for an Associated Press article on Pakistan's plans to dislodge jihadists from South Waziristan.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The Associated Press quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Al-Qaida's Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an individual featured heavily in NEFA's online library.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Wired's Danger Room blog quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on the Taliban's use of YouTube.
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Daily Beast quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article titled "Al Qaeda's Web Revival."
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wired cited NEFA's posting of Abu Yahya al-Libi's “The Ruling Concerning Muslim Spies".
Thursday, October 1, 2009
The Washington Times cited NEFA's translation of the Turkestan Islamic Party article titled “America is Leading the Capitalist World Towards Collapse”.
Friday, September 25, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann appeared on MSNBC to discuss the thwarted bomb plots in Texas and Illinois.
Friday, September 25, 2009
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a New York Daily News article on Usama Bin Laden's latest audio message.
Friday, September 25, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald highlighted the expert witness testimony of NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in the case of Belal Khazaal, who was sentenced to twelve years in prison for compiling a "do-it-yourself jihad" manual.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The French publication lepoint.fr cited NEFA's translation of Shabaab's demands for the release of the French security consultant.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The Washington Post quoted NEFA's translation of Mullah Omar's Ramadan message.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
CNSNews.com referenced NEFA's transcript of a video featuring Saleh Ali Nabhan, who was killed in a recent U.S. strike.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Weekly Standard cited NEFA's translation of a two part interview with TIP commander Abdul Haq.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Washington Independent and Politico cited NEFA's translation of the latest Usama Bin Laden tape.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
NEFA Director of Strategic Operations David Draper was quoted in a Fox News report on American Shabaab al-Mujahideen member Omar Hammami (a.k.a. Abu Mansoor al-Amriki).
The Associated Press quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article titled "200 Web Sites Spread Al-Qaida's Message in English."
NEFA Senior Investigator Claudio Franco testified during the Spanish trial of eleven individuals who were allegedly plotting suicide attacks on the Barcelona metro on orders from the Pakistani Taliban.
Peter Bergen cited documents on the NEFA site, including the Target: America report on the Fort Dix plot, in his testimony before the House Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment.
The New York Times quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
The Washington Post cited NEFA in an article on Nidal Hasan and Anwar al Awlaki.
Wired's "Danger Room" blog quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann regarding his discovery of a posting by Salman al-Awdah, Usama bin Laden's spiritual mentor, condemning the Fort Hood attack.
A Washington Post report cited NEFA in an article on Anwar al Awlaki.
A Washington Times article noted the extensive information that was available on the NEFA website on Anwar al-Awlaki prior to the Fort Hood shooting.
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in an Associated Press article about the arrest of an individual in the Netherlands who was allegedly involved in the al-Shabaab recruitment network in Minnesota.
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann published an article in Foreign Policy titled "A Web of Lone Wolves: Fort Hood shows us that Internet jihad is not a myth."
The Dallas Morning News interviewed NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about a report that Nidal Hasan wired money to Pakistan.
Reuters quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about the Fort Hood shooting probe.
ABC News featured exclusive NEFA video that shows a July 2008 Taliban attack that killed 9 U.S. soldiers at an Afghan post.
The Los Angeles Times interviewed NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about Anwar al Awlaki and cited NEFA's posting of al Awlaki's "Fighting Against Government Armies in the Muslim World."
The New York Daily News cited NEFA's report on Anwar al Awlaki and Time Magazine selected a quote by NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about the FBI's failure to more aggressively investigate Nidal Hasan as one of the "quotes of the day."
The Washington Post quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann about the FBI's response to Nidal Hasan's contacts with Anwar al Awlaki.
The Voice of America and The Christian Science Monitor quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in articles examining Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan's ties to Anwar al Awlaki.
Newsweek credited NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann with discovering Anwar al Awlaki's web posting praising Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan as a "hero". NEFA's posting of al Awlaki's remarks was cited by USA Today, The NY Daily News, and Fox News. Further, Kohlmann and NEFA were quoted or cited on al Awlaki in The Los Angeles Times, Der Spiegel, Wired's "Danger Room" blog, The AtlanticWire, and The Weekly Standard's blog (which was reprinted by CBS News).
NEFA Foundation Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was interviewed on MSNBC about the Fort Hood shootings.
NEFA's video footage of Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki was featured on Fox News' "Happening Now."
NEFA's Director of Research Ron Sandee was quoted in a Washington Post article on Western recruits, including Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki, joining the jihadist cause in Afghanistan/Pakistan.
The Toronto Star interviewed NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann for an article on the influence of Anwar al-Awlaki, the subject of a NEFA backgrounder.
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann's report on Mustafa Abu al-Yazid was referenced in a Newsweek article on al-Yazid.
The Los Angeles Times quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann on the Islamic Jihad Union and Abu Ibrahim al-Amriki in an article on Al-Qaida's capabilities.
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was interviewed for an Associated Press article on Pakistan's plans to dislodge jihadists from South Waziristan.
The Associated Press quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on Al-Qaida's Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an individual featured heavily in NEFA's online library.
Wired's Danger Room blog quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article on the Taliban's use of YouTube.
The Daily Beast quoted NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in an article titled "Al Qaeda's Web Revival."
Wired cited NEFA's posting of Abu Yahya al-Libi's “The Ruling Concerning Muslim Spies".
The Washington Times cited NEFA's translation of the Turkestan Islamic Party article titled “America is Leading the Capitalist World Towards Collapse”.
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann appeared on MSNBC to discuss the thwarted bomb plots in Texas and Illinois.
NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann was quoted in a New York Daily News article on Usama Bin Laden's latest audio message.
The Sydney Morning Herald highlighted the expert witness testimony of NEFA Senior Investigator Evan Kohlmann in the case of Belal Khazaal, who was sentenced to twelve years in prison for compiling a "do-it-yourself jihad" manual.
The French publication lepoint.fr cited NEFA's translation of Shabaab's demands for the release of the French security consultant.
The Washington Post quoted NEFA's translation of Mullah Omar's Ramadan message.
CNSNews.com referenced NEFA's transcript of a video featuring Saleh Ali Nabhan, who was killed in a recent U.S. strike.
The Weekly Standard cited NEFA's translation of a two part interview with TIP commander Abdul Haq.
The Washington Independent and Politico cited NEFA's translation of the latest Usama Bin Laden tape.
NEFA Director of Strategic Operations David Draper was quoted in a Fox News report on American Shabaab al-Mujahideen member Omar Hammami (a.k.a. Abu Mansoor al-Amriki).