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| Al-Qaeda releases propaganda video in Turkic |
| 2006-05-23 |
| A series of four video clips as part of a one hour and fifteen minute compilation of jihad in Turkistan was recently distributed amongst jihadist forums. Some segments bear the logo of as-Sahab, an al-Qaeda multimedia producer, and others feature clips from attacks executed by the Islamic Army in Iraq and Mujahideen Army, depicting commonness amongst the mujahideen groups’ operations. Islamic nasheeds play over opening scenes of mujahideen carrying weapons and backpacks through a mountainous region, then distributing armaments amongst members and performing training exercises involving the hurling of grenades and firing guns and mortars. Images of smoke rising from the World Trade Center towers are then followed by footage of mujahideen in a forest area preparing for an operation, the camera panning on a vehicle being fired upon as shouts of “Allahu Akbar” are shouted. Myriad shots of destroyed Humvees and enemy forces observing the damage and engaged in battle are also shown. Following is what seems to be a segment from a documentary on guns and explosives used in wars, subtitled in English, over which Turkic language is watermarked. Additional scenes of martyrs and lengthy speeches by three masked mujahideen conclude the compilation. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |