Jihad's new leaders

Middle East Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Gartenstein Ross, Daveed ^a   Dabruzzi, Kyle ^b  

^a Foundation for Defense of Democracies

^b Gartenstein Ross Group

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EID: 34548572721     PISSN: 10739467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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References (66)

1. Author telephone interview with U.S. military intelligence officer, Dec. 12, 2006.
2. David Childs, "In the Spotlight: Al-lttihad al-lslami (AIAI)," Center for Defense Information, Washington, D.C., May 26, 2005.
3. The Washington Post, Jan. 5, 2007; "Terrorism: Al-Qa'ida Leaders, Jihadist Websites Express Support for Somali Islamists, Brand Ethiopians as 'Crusaders,'" from "Jihadist Websites," Open Source Center (OSC) Report in Arabic, Dec. 19, 2006
4. reprinted in Foreign Broadcast Intelligence Service (FBIS), Dec. 19, 2006.
5. Garowe Online (Puntland, Somalia), Dec. 26, 2006.
6. Bruno Schiemsky, et al., "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1676," U. N. Security Council Committee, New York, Nov. 2006, pp. 42-3.
7. Reuters, Mar. 8. 2007.
8. CBS News, Mar. 13, 2007.
9. "Key Leader Profile: Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys," Terrorism Knowledge Base, The Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism (MIPT), Oklahoma City, accessed Jan. 18, 2007.
10. Sunguta West, "Somalia's ICU and Its Roots in Al-lttihad al-lslami," Global Terrorism Analysis, Jamestown Foundation, Washington, D.C., July 27, 2006.
11. Author telephone interview with Abdiweli Ali, assistant professor of economics, Niagara University, Dec. 6, 2006.
12. Newsweek, JuIv 23, 2006.
13. Interview with Abdiweli Ali, Dec. 6, 2006.
14. Schiemsky, "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia," p. 33.
15. Ibid.
16. SomaliNet, Aug. 9, 2006.
17. "Initial Assessment on the Potential Impact of Terrorism in Eastern Africa: Focus on Somalia," Partners International Foundation, Newtown, Conn., May 5, 2002, p. 48.
18. Schiemsky, "Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia," p. 42.
19. Garowe Online, Sept. 27, 2006, accessed Dec. 4, 2006 (article since removed).
20. CNN.com, June 15, 2006.
21. "Key Leader Profile: Abu Hamza al-Muhajer." Terrorism Knowledge Base, MIPT, accessed Feb. 28, 2007.
22. Abdul Hameed Bakier, "A Profile of Al-Qaeda's New Leader in Iraq: Abu Ayyub al-Masri," Global Terrorism Analysis, June 20, 2006.
23. Lawrence Wright, The Looming Tower (New York: Knopf, 2006), p. 336.
24. Bakier, "Abu Ayyub al-Masri."
25. Barbara Starr. Live From.., CNN, transcript 061503CN. V85, June 15, 2006.
26. Bakier, "Abu Ayyub al-Masri."
27. The Times (London), June 9, 2006.
28. The New York Times, June 15, 2006.
29. Good Morning America, ABC News, June 10, 2006.
30. Letter from Ayman al-Zawahiri to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, July 9, 2005, accessed Apr. 9, 2006.
31. Ibid.
32. Author telephone interview with U.S. military intelligence officer, Dec. 12, 2006.
33. "Iraq: Al-Muhajir Threatens U.S. Troops in Audio Statement," from "Jihadist Websites," OSC Report in Arabic, Nov. 10, 2006.
34. Ibid.
35. Dawn (Karachi), Sept. 6, 2006.
36. The 9-11 Commission Report (New York: W.W. Norton Co., 2004), p. 365.
37. "Key Leader Profile: Matiur Rehman," Terrorism Knowledge Base, MIPT, accessed Jan. 19, 2007.
38. Alexis Debat, "The Man Who Is Planning the Next Attack on America," The Blotter, ABC News, Aug. 9, 2006.
39. Ibid.
40. Alexis Debat, "Why Al-Qaeda Is at Home in Pakistan," ABC News, Mar. 3, 2006.
41. Alexis Debat, "Inside Pakistan," National Interest Online, Nov. 1, 2006.
42. Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 31, 2006;
43. CNN.com, Aug. 12, 2006.
44. Ahmed Rashid, "Pakistan's 'Isolated' President," BBC News, Mar. 15, 2007.
45. Sohail Abdul Nasir, "Al-Zawahiri's Pakistan Ally: Profile of Maulana Fagir Mohammed," Global Terrorism Analysis, Feb. 9, 2006.
46. Ibid; Alexis Debat, "Al-Qaeda's Winter Headquarters," The Blotter, ABC News, Oct. 27, 2006.
47. MSNBC.com, Oct. 31, 2006.
48. MSNBC.com, Nov. 15, 2006.
49. "Treasury Designates Jemaah Islamiyya's Emir Top Bomb Maker and Military Commander," Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of the Treasury, May 12, 2005.
50. CNN.com, Feb. 26, 2004.
51. Author interview with U.S. military intelligence officer, Dec. 12, 2006.
52. Associated Press, Nov. 19, 2003.
53. "New Jemaah Islamiyah Terror Chief Profiled," The Asia Security Monitor, no. 55, American Foreign Policy Council, Washington, D.C., Nov. 21, 2003.
54. "Jemaah Islamiyah in South East Asia: Damaged but Still Dangerous," ICG Asia Report, no. 63, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Aug. 26, 2003, p. i.
55. Ibid., p. 5.
56. "Treasury Designates Jemaah Islamiyya's Emir."
57. Sydney Jones, interview, Four Corners, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed Feb. 23, 2007.
58. Uriya Shavit, "Al-Qaeda's Saudi Origins," Middle East Quarterly, Fall 2006, pp. 3-13.
59. Jemaah Islamiyah," ICG Asia Report, pp. 8, 10.
60. "Southern Philippines Backgrounder: Terrorism and the Peace Process," ICG Asia Report, no. 80, July 13, 2004.
61. Sydney Morning Herald, Oct. 27, 2005.
62. BBC News, Sept. 8, 2003; Associated Press, Nov. 19, 2003.
63. Author interview with U.S. military intelligence officer, Dec. 12, 2006; Associated Press, Nov. 20, 2003.
64. Author interview with U.S. military intelligence officer, Dec. 12, 2006.
65. The 9-11 Commission Report, p. 51.
66. Ibid., pp. 365-7.