“We pledge to wage jihad for the rest of our lives until either we implant Islam all over the world or meet our Lord as bearers of Islam.” (Tweet)Nick McCarthy and Amardeep Bassey, “FBI to hunt Jihadists in our midst as Birmingham man linked to beheading of James Foley,” Birmingham Mail, August 24, 2014, http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/fbi-hunt-jihadists-midst-birmingham-7663367.

“So Shia declare jihad, the media calls it-A call to arms

Sunni declare jihad, the media calls it- terrorist activities

#propaganda #ISIS”Sevdet Besim, Twitter post, June 13, 2014, 8:35 a.m., https://twitter.com/sevislam/status/477444035859058688.

“Battle and jihad are endless because evil and its front continue to exist. … This battle will only end when the society can get rid of the oppressors’ front with America at the head of it, which has expanded its claws on human mind, body and thought….”Cheryl K. Chumley, “Iran’s Ayatollah: Jihad Will Last until America Is Wiped out,” Washington Times, May 26, 2014, http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/26/iran-ayatollah-jihad-will-last-until-america-wiped/.

In reference to signing up for the U.S. Army Explorers, a career program involving weapons training: “[I will] use that training to go overseas to wage jihad.”Jenny Deam, “Colorado woman’s quest for jihad baffles neighbors,” Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2014, http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-high-school-jihadi-20140726-story.html#page=1.

“Being connected in Jihad make you stronger and you can all help each other by fulfilling the duties that Allah swt put over you…Like us in Somalia the brothers from mpls are well connected so try to do the same….It is something we have learned after six years in Jihad.” “Two Minnesotans Charged With Conspiracy To Provide Material Support To The Islamic State Of Iraq And The Levant,” U.S. Department of Justice, November 25, 2014, http://www.justice.gov/usao/mn/yusufandnurcomplaint.html.

“Our brave Jihadists in Syria should unite their ranks and be obedient to Dr. Ayman to prevail in the war.”Jamal Halaby, “Preacher in Jordan trial appeals to Syria jihadis,” Associated Press, December 24, 2013, http://bigstory.ap.org/article/radical-preacher-jordan-trial.

“Your jihad in Syria is the property of the Islamic nation, not yours. Every day the brothers delay the solution to their differences implies additional sins, and the bloodshed today or tomorrow is a consequence of the separation.”Tamer al-Samadi, “Abu Qatada continues work from Jordanian prison,” Al-Monitor, November 7, 2013, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/politics/2013/11/jordan-abu-qatada-salafist-leader-work-prison.html.

“During the holy month of Ramadan, jihad has major rewards. And mujahideen will continue to employ all their fighting techniques to mount attacks on the enemy.”“Afghan Taliban vow attacks over Ramadan after being hacked,” Reuters, July 5, 2013, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban/afghan-taliban-vow-attacks-over-ramadan-after-being-hacked-idUSBRE9640DT20130705.

Addressing Indian Muslims:
“[Join the] global jihad to give a final push to the collapsing edifice of America…lives are being sacrificed in this jihad to defeat America and its allies everywhere.”Bill Roggio, “Al Qaeda opens branch in the ‘Indian Subcontinent’,” Long War Journal, September 3, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/09/al_qaeda_opens_branc.php.

“From the land of Afghanistan, a caravan is heading toward India. Not on someone's directive. Not on the basis of some governmental policy. But simply on the basis of abiding by God’s command.”Asim Tanveer and Maria Golovnina, “Al Qaeda’s shadowy new ‘emir’ in South Asia handed tough job,” Reuters, September 9 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/09/us-southasia-alqaeda-insight-idUSKBN0H42DN20140909.