Pro-Violence

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

Date
Mar. 2010
Name of Author
Anwar al-Awlaki
Body

“We seek to apply the rule of Qur’an and make the word of Allah supreme over all other, and God willing, we will strive to achieve these goals with all what we possess, and we will fight to the last man against whoever stands in our way.”Anwar al-Awlaki, “Message to the American People,” Global Islamic Media Front, accessed January 28, 2015, https://archive.org/details/AwlakiToUsa.

Akram al-Kaabi, AAH leader, Spring 2010

Date
Mar. 2013
Name of Author
Akram al-Kaabi
Body

“We did not announce any intention to put down our weapons and we will not stop our resistance as long as there is an occupying force in Iraq.”Michael Harari, “Status Update: Shi’a Militias in Iraq,” Institute for the Study of War, August 16, 2010, https://www.understandingwar.org/sites/default/files/Backgrounder_ShiaMilitias.pdf.

Rhetoric Category

Sirajuddin Haqqani, operational commander of the Haqqani network, 2010

Date
2010
Name of Author
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Body

“Our Mujahedeen were not involved in the attacks, but we are happy that they took place because all foreigners who come to our country are working for the continuity of the current occupation and they help the crusaders in various areas and issues.”“Excerpts of Interviews with Sirajuddin Haqqani,” Anand Gopal, accessed April 20, 2015, http://anandgopal.com/excerpts-of-interviews-with-sirajuddin-haqqani/.

Rhetoric Category

Sirajuddin Haqqani, operational commander of the Haqqani network, 2010

Date
2010
Name of Author
Sirajuddin Haqqani
Body

“We must give sacrifices in the fight against the crusaders. In this fight, whether we are killed, martyred or thrown in jail we are proud of it.”“Excerpts of Interviews with Sirajuddin Haqqani,” Anand Gopal, accessed April 20, 2015, http://anandgopal.com/excerpts-of-interviews-with-sirajuddin-haqqani/.

Rhetoric Category

Mukhtar Robow, Addressing al-Shabaab fighters, January 2010

Author
Date
Jan. 2010
Name of Author
Mukhtar Robow
Body

“We will cross the water between us and fight alongside with you against the enemy of Allah, be patient until we reach you brothers... These young fighters successfully completed several months of tough training and they are now ready to join their brothers in the holy war against the enemy of Allah worldwide.” "Somalia: Al Shabaab Says They Will Send Fighters to Yemen," Mareeg, January 1, 2010, http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=14786&tirsan=3.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Anwar al-Awlaki, Former Senior AQAP Media Official, November 9, 2009

Name of Author
Anwar al-Awlaki
Body

“Nidal Hasan is a hero. He is a man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people. Any decent Muslim cannot live, understanding properly his duties towards his Creator and his fellow Muslims, and yet serve as a U.S. soldier. ”“The Evolution of a Radical Cleric: Quotes from Anwar Al-Awlaki,” New York Times, May 8, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/world/09quotes.html.

Rhetoric Category

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, November 2009

Date
Nov. 2009
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

"The (resistance) is a permanent national necessity that should last as long as the Israeli threat, and in the absence of a strong, stable state in Lebanon.”Nadim Ladki, “Hezbollah Cuts Islamist Rhetoric in New Manifesto,” Reuters, November 30, 2009, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/30/us-lebanon-hezbollah-idUSTRE5AT3VK20091130.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, January 2009

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“We must cut the supply routes of the Zionist-Christian Crusaders, and we must kill every Crusader we find in our lands.”“Qaeda: From Here We Begin…and at Al-Aqsa We Meet,” World Analysis, February 19, 2009, http://worldanalysis.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=212.

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, January 2009

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“O Muslim nation! You must take a truthful stance in regards to the rulers in the Islamic world. These rulers must either send their armies to Gaza and Baghdad, or they must let the masses march, armed or unarmed, to face the Jews.”“Qaeda: From Here We Begin…and at Al-Aqsa We Meet,” World Analysis, February 19, 2009, http://worldanalysis.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=212.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

In Their Own Words:

We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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