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. Not once but twice the instructions for building such a device have been published in inspire, the englishlanguage magazine of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. Alqaeda launches inspire its first online magazine in. The latest versions of adobe reader do not support viewing pdf files. Post under al qaeda, arabian peninsula, book, magazine at 5. The magazine, called inspire, is being run by al qaeda s branch in yemen, which has been linked to the failed christmas day bombing attempt of a usbound airliner. A key feature of al qaedas magazine, inspire, is a section titled open. In particular, inspire 17 features the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb, abu musab abdel alwadoud. At the time of this writing, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap has. The magazine is one of the many ways aqap uses the internet to reach its audience.
Al qaedas digital magazine inspire in the selfradicalization process. Inspire, al qaedas magazine, and the tsarnaev brothers. Alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap released the 14th issue of its english magazine, inspire, with a thematic focus on assassination operations. The same pdf files of inspire can easily be located using search engines and are. It called upon other alqaeda groups to develop and franchise their own magazines. Alqaeda inspire magazine analysis october 30, 2010 ufouo purpose and scope. Reading this magazine could land you in jail foreign policy. Besides the plethora of radical islamist online magazines in arabic that has been produced since 2003along. They are all mentioned in the first edition of the yemenbased english language version of inspire, a magazine published by the muslim terrorist group alqaeda in the arabian peninsulas aqap. College usawc press publications may be downloaded free of charge from the ssi. The magazine is published by the media arm of al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, but it covers al qaeda operations worldwide. Pdf this chapter focuses on the instructional content, both text and. I downloaded these issues from the website public intelligence 2012.
The 88page issue was released on september 9, 2015 in both english and arabic. Holton al qaeda has issued its latest edition of inspire magazine, inspire 17. Inspire magazine was first published by alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap in january 2010, the. Al qaeda in the arabian peninsulas inspire magazine has received attention. Inspire is an english language online magazine reported to be published by the organization alqaeda in the arabian peninsula aqap. On tuesday, nbc quoted law enforcement sources as confirming that dzhokhar tsarnaev, from his. Alqaida puts celebrities and bombs online with inspire. A critical analysis of its significance and potential. Radical islamist englishlanguage online magazines army war. The premier issue of inspire was glossy or it would be if you printed the downloadable pdf, at least, filled with color photos and languid.
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