Saidakhmetov tells his informant of his plans if he cannot get to Syria: “It is legal in America to carry a gun. I will just go and buy a machine gun, AK-47, go out and shoot all police.”Phillip Swarts, “3 arrested in N.Y, Florida, in plot to join Islamic State,” Washington Times, February 25, 2015, http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/akhror-saidakhmetov/.

“It was not only these five [U.S. soldiers AAH killed in 2007], we killed many Americans. Every American who carried a gun is a target for us.”Eli Lake, “Inside Iraq's Iranian-Backed Militias,” Bloomberg View, February 4, 2015, http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-02-04/inside-iraq-s-iranian-backed-militias.

“Woe, time and gain, to all those who point the finger at any pressure when it gets a blast from the Muslims, regardless of size…...For the accusation is ready; You justify the explosion, you justify terrorism.” Taylor Auerbach, “Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks a ‘cure,’ says leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia Ismail Alwahwah,” Daily Telegraph (Sydney), January 13, 2015, http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/charlie-hebdo-terrorist-attacks-a-cure-says-leader-of-hizb-ut-tahrir-australia-ismail-alwahwah/story-fni0cx12-1227182578266.

In response to the Charlie Hebdo attack in France and “pressure” from the West against Islam:
“Woe, time and gain, to all those who point the finger at any pressure when it gets a blast from the Muslims, regardless of size… For the accusation is ready; You justify the explosion, you justify terrorism.”Taylor Auerbach, “Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks a ‘cure,’ says leader of Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia Ismail Alwahwah,” Daily Telegraph (Sydney), January 13, 2015, http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/charlie-hebdo-terrorist-attacks-a-cure-says-leader-of-hizb-ut-tahrir-australia-ismail-alwahwah/story-fni0cx12-1227182578266; Ismail Alwahwah, “Commentary on Charlie Hebdo and the Physical Law of Compression,” Proposition Revival, January 10, 2015, http://propositionrevival.com/2015/01/10/commentary-on-charlie-hebdo-and-the-physical-law-of-compression/.

“The day of judgment is coming…We will attack the [Muqdadiyya] area until nothing is left. Is my message clear?”“Iraq: Militias Escalate Abuses, Possibly War Crimes,” Human Rights Watch, February 15, 2015, http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/02/15/iraq-militias-escalate-abuses-possibly-war-crimesl.

“We have made sure the floor of this hall is turned red with blood, and this is how it is going to be in all future attacks and arrests of infidels,” the group leader says in a message. “From now, killing, slaughtering, destructions and bombing will be our religious duty anywhere we invade.”“Boko Haram releases video of extremists killing civilians,” Washington Post, December 21, 2014, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/boko-haram-releases-video-of-extremists-killing-civilians/2014/12/21/8549fcd4-8954-11e4-a085-34e9b9f09a58_story.html.

“The parents of the army school are army soldiers and they are behind the massive killing of our kids and indiscriminate bombing in North and South Waziristan…To hurt them at their safe haven and homes—such an attack is perfect revenge.”“Taliban: We Slaughtered 100+ Kids Because Their Parents Helped America,” Daily Beast, December 16, 2014, http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/16/pakistani-taliban-massacre-more-than-80-schoolchildren.html.

Regarding the American hostage Luke Somers: “We give the American government a timeframe of three days from the issuance of this statement to meet our demands about which they are aware; otherwise, the American hostage held by us will meet his inevitable fate.” “U.S. Discloses Failed Attempt to Rescue American in Yemen,” Reuters, December 4, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/04/us-mideast-crisis-yemen-usa-idUSKCN0JI0Y320141204.

“Our orders come from the government: whoever is with Islamic State, we will confiscate their land. Those who aren’t Islamic State will be allowed back.”Ahmed Rasheed, “Shiite Militias Expand Influence, Redraw Map in Central Iraq,” Reuters, December 31, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/31/us-mideast-crisis-iraq-idUSKBN0K909K20141231.

Addressing the Houthis: “You have to know that the mosques of Muslims that you blew up along with their homes and schools will not just pass unnoticed and you will pay the price dearly. The account is long and it has not yet been opened. So be prepared to pay for it with your souls and selves. Do you think that your crimes will pass by without judgment or punishment?”“Yemen’s AQAP Says Houthis Will Pay for Push into Country,” Reuters, November 21, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/21/us-yemen-qaeda-warning-idUSKCN0J518B20141121.