This paper takes a look into the life and work of abu musab alsuri. He is also highly critical of their strategies, and has denounced al qaedas attacks on the us embassies in east sbu, and the 11 september attack on new yorks twin towers, which he argues put a catastrophic end to the jihadi cause. In recent months, abu musab alzarqawi has emerged as the driving force behind the world. He tackles many issues along with nuclear weapons that are stored in these countries and the indigenous muslim jihadist movements.
Al qaeda and isis have different approaches when it comes to interpreting and implementing key concepts such as alwala wa albara, takfir and jihad. Alzarqawi tried to flee in dying moments world news. Abu musab al zarqawi, the godfather of the al suti state, arrived in afghanistan from his home country of jordan in late retrieved from s. Abu musab alsuri s jihad concept moshe dayan center for middle eastern and african studies he styled himself as a writer, theorist and strategist, not as a muslim cleric. Mustafa setmariam nasar, also known as abu musab al suri, is an alleged al. Jemaah islamiyah ji is a jihadist group in southeast asia that seeks to establish a caliphate in the region through violent means. The military strategy of global jihad the web site cannot be found. Other names are mustafa bin abd al qadir setmariam nasar, mustafa sethmariam nasar and abu musabal surre omar abdel hakim. Today al suri is considered a key leader and strategist for the global jihadist movement, following the publication of his 1600page book, the call to global islamic. You will receive a daily mailing containing links to the stories posted at jihad watch in the last 24 hours. Abu musab alsuri, the inspiration behind isis part i. The age of selfie jihad center for security studies.
July 19, 1999 noble brother abu abdullah bin ladin, peace upon you, and gods mercy and blessings. Drawing on new sources, the authors argue that abu musab al suri real name mustafa setmariam nasar, now in u. He has held spanish citizenship since the late 1980s following marriage to a spanish woman. What is not talked about is what role al qaedas 2ic, syrian abu musab al suri and former member of the syrian muslim brotherhood, is playing in the civil war and how the fallout will affect us in our homelands. Abu musab al suri 3 conception of jihadist strategy. While not a household name like osama bin laden, suri enjoys a burgeoning influence on the global jihadist movement, and particularly those based. According to those who study such things, he is a man more dangerous for his ideas than any particular operation. This article explores how al qaeda and isis use the doctrines through an examination of the works of four key ideologues. Whiteside states that aqis former leader, abu musab al zarqawi, received an education mostly from abu musab al suri s work on the failed syrian rebellion and suri s advocacy of revolutionary warfare. Deciphering abu musab al suri s islamic jihad manifesto annapolis, naval institute press, 2008. Abu musab s longtime companion and friend, abu khalid al suri, was a founding member of and senior leader in ahrar al sham until his death last month.
This item does not appear to have any files that can be experienced on. Abu musab al barnawi is the isisappointed leader of boko haram. This study applies discourse analysis to a prominent radical islamic text published after the terrorist attacks of september 11, 2001 911. Architect of the new al qaeda paul cruickshank center on law and security nyu school of law new york, new york, usa mohannad hage ali al hayat london, uk drawing on new sources, the authors argue that abu musab al suri real name mustafa setmariam nasar, now in u. Conditions for the success of jihadist online strategies file size1. The life of al qaida strategist abu musab al suri london. In the view of abu musab alsuri, a syrian who had been a member of al qaedas inner council, and who is a. Using his most common pen namesabu musab alsuri and umar abd alhakimhe has written a. Mustafa bin abd alqadir setmariam nasars call to global islamic resistance 2004 hereafter referred to as gir global islamic resistance. Abu musab alsuri mustafa setmariam nasar and abu khalid alsuri muhammad albahaya via. Abu musab al zarqawi, the godfather of the islamic state, arrived in afghanistan from his home country of jordan in late al suri considered the salafists as a liability and would rather be without them and their doctrinal feuds. Abu musab alsuri, born mustafa bin abd alqadir setmariam nasar, is a suspected alqaeda member and writer best known for his 1600page book the global islamic resistance call.
Islamist terrorism analysts described alsuri as an autodidact intellectual in. An old face appears poised to play a new role in the jihadist movement. Abu musab alsurialso known as mustafa setmariam nasar, and the author of. Head of al qaeda victory committee in syria fdds long. Aug 27, 20 behind syrian resistance lurks al qaeda. Mohamedou ould slahi, mauritanian detainee at the guantanamo bay detention camp. Dec 05, 2017 the name abu musab al suri is not actually the name he was given at birth, it was a name that he adopted through war. Muslims in central asia and the coming battle of islam. However, the spirits of the ummah were lifted by the taliban and its role in the establishment of the first islamic emirate ruled by the sharia of allah, swt in afghanistan and thus the birth of the first dar al islam since the fall of the islamic caliphate. Indeed, as will be evidenced by this report, alqaeda has used arizona for training, fundraising, indoctrination, and even operational purposes since its inception in the 1980s. Born mustafa setmariam nasar, suri is a syrian with spanish citizenship, and one of alqaeda s most prolific authors on insurgent and terrorist strategy and tactics. Abu musab al suri 1958 a theoretician and financier, of syrian ancestry, in al qaeda and syrian jamaat e jihal al suri.
Al suri was also a founding member and senior leader in ahrar al sham, a powerful militant organization that helps lead the islamic front, which is a coalition of several rebel groups. A statement about the arrest of sheikh abu musab al suri and a message from al suri calling upon sleeper cells to awaken and attack the west jihadist news created. Message to the british and european peoples and governments after the bombings of july 2005. Mar 09, 2006 abu musab al suri might be the most dangerous terrorist youve never heard of. Yet his lectures remain available as audio files in cyberspace. In brief remarks to reuters, nasars wife, elena moreno, said she had also come to believe her husband was probably in syria, following what she called recent but unofficial confirmation. A london islamist told the authors he had been traced to an address after his wife had tried to reach him by phone from qatar. Mustafa sitt mariam nasar, commonly known to most as abu musab al suri, is a syrian of spanish nationality that is being held as a secret prisoner in syria. Description this paper utilizes social movement theory to analyze the online strategies of al qaeda and the islamic state. Suri s writings significantly influenced other highprofile jihadist leaders, including isils father figure abu musab alzarqawi.
Rather than concentrate on the indoctrination of the rank and file, setmariam focused on. It first examines aqis distinctive vision and its defiance of al qaeda central. An analysis of abu musab alsuris call to global islamic. Aug 11, 2016 this is part i of a twopart essay that dives into the life and work of abu musab alsuri by way of examination of both his own writings and secondary literature about him and makes a case. Over the last decade, countless words have been written about the figure of abu musab alsuri, focusing on his magnum opus, dawat almuqawama alislamiyya alalamiyya the global islamic resistance call and its. A salafi jihadi ideologue, he has popularized many of the most common themes of radical. Abu musab alsurialso known as mustafa setmariam nasar, and the author of the call of islamic global resistanceis a notable figure within the jihadi movement.
After having participated in the founding of alqaeda in afghanistan in 1988, alsuri, whose real name is mustafa sethmarian nasar, trained a whole generation of young jihadis at his camps in afghanistan. In 2009, the call to leaderless resistance was adopted by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, and in the wake of the ft. It was another jihadi, abu musab alsuri, who more fully grasped the future possible. Abu mus ab alsuri, 53, is one of alqaedas most prominent ideologues and strategists. The brains behind the bombs jihadism the economist. Before the syrian war, he was best known as an associate of the spanishsyrian jihadi strategist abu musab al suri, another aleppine whose real name is mustafa setmariam nasar. Abu musab has green eyes, ginger hair and a very fair complexion. Abu musab al suri, one of the most important strategists of jihad, whom we have discussed throughout this book, incorporated apoca lyptic narratives in his writings. Iraq a mortally wounded abu musab alzarqawi was still alive and mumbling after american airstrikes on his hideout and tried to get off. Pdf on jun 1, 2009, brynjar lia and others published architect of global jihad. Furthermore, islamic radicalization in arizona is a particularly interesting case study due to alqaedas longstanding ties to local islamic institutions.
Abu musab al zarqawi download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Ji first raised its global profile after carrying out bombings in bali in 2002 and 2005, killing 202 and 20 people. He is a syrian jihadist who has had a great influence on the plans for al qaeda to move forward after the incidents of 911. According to alsuri, the third crusader campaign began in 1990 and. Abu musab alsuri, born mustafa bin abd alqadir setmariam nasar is a suspected alqaeda. Abu mus ab alsuri remains the foremost theoretician in the global jihadist movement today, despite his capture in pakistan in late 2005. Mustafa setmariam nasar, also known as abu musab alsuri. Alsuris doctrines for decentralized jihadi training part 1.
Known as abu musab al suri, nasar is considered the intellectual father of the modern jihadist. Architect of global jihad the life of alqaeda strategist sheikh abu musab alsuri. Abu musab alzarqawis antishiite jihadist perspective, dramatized by aqis use of social media, attracted. Using his most common pen namesabu musab alsuri and umar abd al hakimhe has written a. I swear to god that i have in me a joy stronger than the joy of the farmer who sees the harvest of his fruits after a long planting and efforts and patience throughout decades of building. Sheikh nasar was reportedly captured in the pakistani city of quetta in late october 2005, although exactly where and when is disputed.
It is a stratified community of muslims who are led by a caliph currently abu bakr al baghdadi, aspire to participate in a state governed by sharia, and are located in the global territory of cyberspace. Mr al suri comes across as a lone wolf, neither a hardbitten fighter like abu musab al zarqawi, the late leader of al qaeda in iraq, nor a religious ideologue, like the jailed palestinian. An analysis of abu musab alsuris call to global islamic resistance. One of the major inspirations for this strategy is abu musab al suri, a veteran jihadist ideologue and an al qaeda leader who worked with bin laden and zawahiri in the 1990s. Applying social movement theory, this paper argues that the relative. His famous book, a call to a global islamic resistance, is not only the template for individual jihad, but contains many pages of apocalyptic predictions. Abu musab al suri, aka mustafa bin abd al qadir setmarian nassar, or umar abd al hakim, is an al qaeda operative who once ran one of al qaedas training camps in afghanistan.
Gir can be downloaded as a pdf document from numerous radical jihadist websites. The life of alqaeda strategist abu musab alsuri brynjar lia on. Translation of lessons learned from the jihad ordeal in. Its sectarian worl d view is examined by analyzing the legacy of abu m usab al zarqawi whose cult status for the is is venerated in its emagazine dabiq. Abu musab alsuri produced withering critiques of the jihadi move. Mr alsuri comes across as a lone wolf, neither a hardbitten fighter like abu musab alzarqawi, the late leader of al. This virtual caliphate is a distorted version of the historic islamic caliphate. Facebook and youtube still feature videos by leading al qaeda jihadis.
Syrian opposition and al qaedas abu musab al suri modern. Zawahiri eulogizes al qaedas slain syrian representative. The global islamic resistance call abu musab alsuri. Jun 21, 2011 one series, the jihad experience, by abu mus ab alsuri, has appeared in four of the magazines issues, and inspire no.
Mustafa bin abd al qadir setmariam nasars call to global islamic resistance 2004 hereafter referred to as gir global islamic resistance. Imam malik says, he who curses the companions of the prophet, may god bless him and grant him salvation, has no share or part in islam. Mustafa setmariam nasar, omar abdel hakim is a prime suspect in the london 77 attacks. He put down his vision for the future of jihad in a book entitled, call for worldwide islamic resistance, a onethousand sixhundred page manifesto published on the internet in 2004. Al maqdisi grew up in kuwait and studied at several universities, but he is mainly selfeducated. How will jihadist strategy evolve as the islamic state. Muslims in central asia and the coming battle of islam is an amazing research piece by abu musab al suri written about the history of central asia, its muslims and analysis on the muslim nature of these countries. The al nusrah front openly follows abu musab s teachings. Ahrar al sham appears to be following a course similar to the one advocated by abu musab as well. Library search results abu musab al suri goes online. As against alqaidas adventurism and centralized elitism, which in al suris view renders it vulnerable at its very core, abu musab alsuri proposes a distributed network model of decentralized resistance that reflects and responds to the aspirations of ordinary muslims. Abu musab alsuri, born mustafa bin abd alqadir setmariam nasar arabic. Ayman al zawahiri, the head of al qaeda, has released an audio message eulogizing abu khalid al suri, who served as zawahiris representative in syria until he was killed by a suicide bomber on feb. He is considered by many as the most articulate exponent of th.
He later joined al qaedas al farouq training camp before moving on to the airport camp for specialist training. Mohamed merah, the 23yearold islamist gunman who hunted down three jewish children and a rabbi after murdering three french paratroopers in toulouse last month, didnt act alone. As will be detailed in the sections to come, this study. Abu musab al suri had been held in syria for six years after. This is part i of a twopart essay that dives into the life and work of abu musab al suri by way of examination of both his own writings and secondary literature about him and makes a case. Abu musab alsuri remains the foremost theoretician in the global jihadist movement today. Ahmad fadeel alnazal alkhalayleh, also known as abu musab alzarqawi. Abu musab al suri also known as mustafa setmariam nasar, and the author of the call of islamic global resistanceis a notable figure within the jihadi movement. Rather than concentrate on the indoctrination of the rank and. Archived from the original pdf on 25 september 2016.
While not a household name like osama bin laden, suri enjoys a burgeoning influence on the global jihadist movement, and particularly those based in the west. These questions arise because of the assumption or intimation of al suri s influence upon aqi by some authors. For the new theorists of jihad, al qaeda is just the beginning. Architect of global jihad the life of alqaeda strategist sheikh abu musab al suri by. Abu musab al suri, anwar al awlaki, facebook, ibrahim suleiman al rubaish, youtube. How abu musab alsuri inspired isis observer research. For the new eorists of jihad, al qaeda is just the beginning, e new yorker 11 sept. He traveled to afghanistan between 1998 and 1999 and was believed to be in the ghuraba training camp, run by abu musab al suri, for a year.
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