Anwar al-Awlaki, Former Senior AQAP Media Official, Summer 2010

Author
Anwar al-Awlaki
Name of Author
Anwar al-Awlaki
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“Assassinations, bombings, and acts of arson are all legitimate forms of revenge against a system that relishes the sacrilege of Islam in the name of freedom.”Anwar al-Awlaki, “May Our Souls Be Sacrificed For You!” Inspire Magazine 1 (2010): 27-28

Rhetoric Category
Pro-Islamism
Pro-Violence
Threat
AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula)

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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