Why has alqaeda preferred these tactics and techniques. The alqaedataliban nexus council on foreign relations. The document, which has since been described by the fbi as the al qaeda training manual, was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. The techniques were the same as those used on our own people in the sere program. Salma ibn alakwaa followed, caught, and killed him. In the days leading up to the attack, al qaedas amir, ayman alzawahiri, focused his annual 911 message on the drone war, eulogized allibi and called on libyan brothers to avenge the loss. Terrorist training and indoctrination mi5 the security service. The leadership secrets of osama bin laden the atlantic. The training tapes are among an archive of 64 al qaeda videos obtained by cnn from a source in afghanistan who said they were found in a house where bin laden himself had stayed. By teaching them the methods and tactics of terrorism, those conducting such. The handbook, which was seized in 2000 in the manchester, england home of anas al liby. The scholars have also permitted the exchange of hostages for money, services, and expertise, as well as secrets of the enemy s army, plans.
Al qaeda took credit for the attack on two black hawk helicopters during the battle of mogadishu in somalia in 1993, as well as the world trade center bombing in new york in 1993, and a car. Alqaeda changes, adjusts and adapts its tactics and modus operandi so that it can exploit gaps in defences and counterterrorism measures. The manual was translated into english and was introduced earlier this year at. Al qaeda employs a number of different terrorist tactics, including suicide bombing, car bombing, roadside bombing, hijackings and paramilitary operations against civilian and military targets. Al qaeda chapter describing alleged torture techniques. Special reports technology and terror al qaedas new. The us training manuals al qaeda used emptywheel 20110425 back in april 2009, i wrote a post outlining how purported al qaeda training manuals formed the basis of. Al qaeda chapter describing alleged torture techniques the handbook, which was seized in 2000 in the manchester, england home of anas al liby, a student at the time.
Consistent with al qaeda methods, it is also interesting to note that video. Simply put, alqaeda is the epitome of a terrorist organisational model of darwins evolutionary concept, survival of the fittest. All 19 of the 911 hijackers, as well as the operatives in the cole. Osama bin laden, in a videotaped message, praises god for sept. The manual explained that at least 80 percent of the information gathered on. The al qaeda training camps are an integral part of the terrorist organization. The threat posed by the alqaedataliban relationship is a crucial element in u. Today, al qaeda outsources most of its training to pakistani outfits like tehrike taliban pakistan ttp and lashkaretaiba let, the group. Al qaeda manual had its own description of torture techniques. Al qaeda training children video captured during a recent operation against an aqi safe house in kahn bani.
May 24 2007in a raid on an alqaeda safe house in iraq, u. The summer 2011 issue of the widely disseminated inspire magazine, published by alqaeda and released on a quarterly basis, includes articles on. It has been deprived of operational bases and training camps in afghanistan. The united states launches air strikes in afghanistan aimed at alqaeda training camps and taliban bases. Al qaeda took credit for the attack on two black hawk helicopters during the battle of mogadishu in somalia in 1993, as well as the world trade center bombing in new york in. Al qaeda is clearly weaker than it was at the formal commencement of the war on terrorism, on october 7, 2001. Most of the organizations attacks are wellplanned and often evolve over a number of months, if not years. It should be composed of many cells whose members do not know one another, so that if a cell. A terrorist training camp is a facility established to train individuals in the ways of terrorism, often without the consent of the trainees. Al qaeda training children video captured during a. Al qaeda terrorist worked with fbi exsilicon valley. Al qaeda training manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home. One of the most sensitive documents recently revealed in the cache taken in osama bin ladens house details the recruitment methods employed by alqaeda.
Alqaeda recruitment methods revealed clarion project. Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror. Al qaedas operational intelligencea key prerequisite to action. The eighteen chapters of the manual of terror take the reader through a tour of al qaeda membership criteria, basic tradecraft, means and methods of. One of alqaedas techniques, the dead letter box system, consists of using a shared email account and leaving messages only in the drafts therefore avoiding a physical paper trail of. Al qaeda training manual inside the terror network pbs. Terrorist organizations use variety of techniques to. Al qaeda arabic for the base is a complex international islamic terrorist network.
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