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Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe: The Afghan-Bosnian Network

"About [Al-Qaida's] operations in Europe, Evan F. Kohlmann has written an illuminating book... Kohlmann is at his best in exhaustively reporting the details of such terrorist episodes. He has compiled prodigious research about the perpetrators and their support networks. Moreover, he never loses sight of the strategy behind the individual attacks... [a] genuine historical analysis."
- Political Science Quarterly (PSQ)

"This book is a pathbreaking piece of research… Kohlmann addresses the issue in unprecedented detail, exploiting a wide variety of available sources to piece together a largely neglected segment of contemporary Bosnian history… [which] provide critical insights into terrorist preferences, motives, and interests… The book… is descriptive and empirically rich."
- Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

"Written by a genuine expert in the subject... this is a lucid and informed account of the involvement of the mujahedin in Bosnia, one that lays the myths to rest... This excellent book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the truth about an episode of the Bosnian war that is so frequently misrepresented by those with a political motive for doing so."
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Dr. Marko Hoare, History Faculty, University of Cambridge

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Globalterroralert.com Archive
(April 2004 - November 2007)

Cyberterrorism
7/27/04

Islamic Militants Claim Hacking Attack on U.S. Army Computer System
Islamic militants claim to have hacked into a U.S. Army computer system based in South Korea. The militants were able to seize control of the system in June 2004, but “did not seek to [immediately] destroy the system… in order to spy on them.” To prove the veracity of these claims, the hackers produced a screenshot of the Windows desktop from the hijacked military computer, along with several files covertly downloaded from the system.

8/8/04

Briton Sought for Supporting Jihad on the Web
Authorities in Connecticut have unsealed an arrest warrant for Briton Babar Ahmad, deemed responsible for the operation of several terrorist-linked websites. The two sites, founded by an organization known as Azzam Publications, were used to support Islamic militants in Bosnia, Chechnya, and Afghanistan. The websites of Azzam Publications were directly endorsed by senior mujahideen leaders, including the legendary military commander Ibn-ul-Khattab in Chechnya. 

8/9/04

Trail in U.K. Cyber-Jihad Case Leads to London, Connecticut, N.J.
The investigation of British Internet jihad supporter Babar Ahmad by federal authorities in Connecticut appears to have led to several other suspects within the U.S. who were aiding Ahmad in providing material support to designated international terrorist organizations. One of the men, New Jersey computer engineer Mazen Mokhtar, has recently served as an outspoken leader at Masjid al-Huda in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

8/20/04

Zarqawi Website Taken Over by Pro-U.S. Hackers
The official website of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the Tawheed wal-Jihad Movement has been taken over by a hackers group calling itself "TeaMz UsA." The site has been the source of several videos depicting the murder of foreign hostages held in the central Sunni region of Iraq, audio recordings of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and other Tawheed wal-Jihad leaders, and Zarqawi's new jihad propaganda video, "The Winds of Triumph."

4/11/06

IAI Calls for Resurrection of the Al-Hesbah Forum
The Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI)--a prominent Sunni insurgent faction based in central Iraq--has released a statement citing the importance of "jihadi media" work. According to the statement, "the Al-Hesbah network forum... strengthens the mujahideen and includes uplifting and delightful news about their operations. [Those of us] in the Islamic Army of Iraq… feel that the administrators of the Al-Hesbah network are so sincere in their dealing with the jihadi organizations that they have become the subject of envy. This is precisely why we ask blessed Allah to enable the administrators of this website to resume their informational jihad as soon as possible."

4/15/06

Al-Hesbah Announces Arrest of Administrator
The Al-Hesbah network media forum has released their sixth official public statement announcing the arrest of a chief web administrator known as Abu Musab al-Mohtaseb. According to the document, "He was arrested... for spreading truth… The crusaders realized the importance of the threat posed by the Islamic media forums that uncovered their lies and stood in the way of their campaigns of misinformation and deception... due to several recent developments, [Al-Hesbah]’s administrators decided to reopen the network... taking all the precautions they can, in order to reassume their media role."

 

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