Maulana Fazluallah, Leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Gives Pep Talk to Potential Suicide Bombers: 'May Allah Allow You to Reach the Biggest Targets'


Following are excerpts from a video-clip featuring Maulana Fazluallah, Leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, which was posted on the Internet in December 2011.

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan member: "You are aware of how Tehrik-i-Taliban from the Malakand province… All praise to Allah, many martyrdom attacks have been carried out. We have approximately 300 martyrdom-seekers in our ranks, and from amongst them we dispatched four martyrdom-attackers, who have struck in Teemalgarah and in other places. At present, these ten martyrdom-attackers are ready. If Allah wills it – then they will set off soon."

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Date Posted: February 2, 2012
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Pakistani Jihadist Organization Jamaatud Dawa/Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Reappears on Internet, Promotes Antisemitism and Jihad, Leads Mass Protests Against America and India

Following the November 26, 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai, the Pakistani government banned various Pakistani terror organizations, among them Jamaatud Dawa, the charity arm of the leading jihadist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Both the Jamaatud Dawa and LeT – along with various groups associated with them and their leaders – have been outlawed by the UN Security Council. Later, the group renamed itself Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation. After the Pakistani ban, the websites of Jamaatud Dawa and its associated publications were closed down. However, the organization is making a comeback on the Internet via its websites and the video-sharing site YouTube. Jamaatud Dawa is led by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, who is wanted in India for masterminding the Mumbai terror attacks.

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Date Posted: February 2, 2012
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Taliban Deny Reports They Will Hold Talks With Afghan Officials In Saudi Arabia

In a statement published on its Urdu-language website, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government) has rejected media reports that Taliban officials will hold talks with Afghan government officials in Saudi Arabia.

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Date Posted: February 2, 2012
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Taliban Statement: 'Obama Has Also Embarked On The Path Followed By Pentagon Generals Who Hide Their Failures In The Media'

In a statement published on its Urdu-language website, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government) has rejected U.S. President Barack Obama's assertion in his State of the Union speech that compared with the past, the weight of scales in Afghanistan is against the Taliban.

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Date Posted: February 2, 2012
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Taliban Website Interviews Former Afghan National Army Soldier Turned Jihadist Who Fired On His Australian Trainers: '[At the Training Camp] We Used to Talk about Jihad All the Time'

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The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (the Taliban's shadow government) has released a video interview with a former Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier who had opened fire on his Australian trainers at a remote training camp in Uruzgan in November 2011. The Dari-language interview was published on the Urdu-language website of the Islamic Emirate.

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Date Posted: February 2, 2012
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Taliban Video Claims Victory In Waziristan, Dubs Pakistani Army As Apostates And A Creation Of Britain

In a new video, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claims victory over the Pakistani Army in the Pakistani tribal region, especially in South Waziristan.

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Date Posted: February 1, 2012
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Anthrax Parcel Sent To Pakistani Prime Minister's Office In Islamabad

Police in Islamabad have revealed that a parcel containing anthrax was sent to the Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's office last month, according to a Pakistani website.

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Date Posted: February 1, 2012
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Abu Yahya Al-Libi Relates Death of Al-Qaeda Commander Killed in 2009 Drone Strike He Himself Survived

On February 1, 2012, Al-Qaeda’s media company, Al-Fajr, published a book by its slain Afghan commander 'Abdallah Sa’id Al-Libi, who was killed in a 2009 drone strike in Waziristan. The book, Sunnat Al-Ibtila', is forwarded by leading Al-Qaeda ideologue Abu Yahya Al-Libi, who provides some biographical details about Sa’id and relates the story of his death.

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Date Posted: February 1, 2012
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Suicide Bomber Kills Rival Militant Commander In Khyber Agency

A militant commander of Ansarul Islam was killed yesterday in a suicide attack in Khyber Agency, according to a Pakistani daily.

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Date Posted: January 31, 2012
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