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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from Ibrahim al-Rubeish, a former Guantanamo detainee, criticizing the royal declaration from Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz that allowed women to stand for election and vote.

Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal, a Yemeni journalist who toured Abyan province for half a month in the company of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and interviewed AQAP member Fahd al-Quso, published an article in which he analyzed the current and possible future plans of the group.

A jihadist encouraged fellow forum members to join Madad News Agency and help the group distribute its releases on other sites including the social networking website Facebook.

Madad News Agency, a jihadist media group reporting from Yemen, released the first episode in a new video series called, "Eye on the Event," covering the activities of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

An unreleased video from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) focusing on its activities in southern Yemen and its position on the Yemeni revolution was uploaded by a jihadist to the popular video sharing website, YouTube.

Madad News Agency, a new jihadist group reporting from Yemen, released the first issue of what appears to be a periodical covering the activities of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Yemeni journalist Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal published an article on the website of al-Wasat, a Yemeni newspaper, on September 28, 2011, documenting his experiences for half a month in the "hospitality" of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an interview conducted by a Yemeni journalist, Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal, with one of the group's members, Fahd al-Quso.

A jihadist claimed that Ibrahim al-Banna al-Masri, the media official of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), is still alive and was not killed in a US drone strike in Shebwa province of Yemen.

The deaths of Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and American jihadist Samir Khan in an American drone strike on September 30, 2011, was particularly important to the English-speaking jihadist online community.

Messages reporting the deaths of the son and a cousin of slain radical American-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and the death of a cousin of Fahd al-Quso were distributed on jihadist forums on October 15, 2011.

Al-Raya Media Productions, an alleged media unit of Ansar al-Shariah in Abyan province of Yemen, produced a video threatening tribal elements from working with the Yemeni government.

The administration of the Ansar al-Mujahideen English Forum (AMEF), an English-language jihadist forum, issued a statement eulogizing Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan.

Jihadists distributed clips on YouTube from unreleased al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) videos, including one showing AQAP military commander Abu Hureira al-Sana'ani calling upon Muslims to join the group's ranks.

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Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) confirmed the death of radical American-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in a statement issued on jihadist forums on October 10, 2011.

An administrator of the al-Fida' Network announced that 'Adel Faraj Mubarak Mutran, a member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and one of 67 individuals who escaped from al-Mukalla prison in Hadramawt, Yemen, in June 2011, was killed.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the second audio lecture in the series called, "The Merits of Martyr and the Virtue of Martyrs," given by one of its members, Sheikh Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi.

A message attributed to an al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighter giving an account of incidents in Abyan province of Yemen including airstrikes and clashes, was posted on the al-Fida' jihadist forum on September 22, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed killing 130 Yemeni security forces in an ambush in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province of Yemen, in a communiqué issued on jihadist forums on September 30, 2011.

In a statement issued on September 27, 2011, a jihadist forum administrator called upon readers to plan jailbreaks for imprisoned jihadists.

Al-Masada Media Foundation released two anasheed, Islamic-oriented chants, from a member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who escaped from al-Mukalla prison in Hadramawt province of Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the seventh issue of its English-language e-magazine, "Inspire," on jihadist forums on September 27, 2011.

Al-Wasat, a Yemeni newspaper, published on its website on September 14, 2011, an article by Abdul Razzaq al-Jamal describing his tour of Abyan province of Yemen and his meeting with members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Al-Quds Al-Arabi, a London-based pan-Arab daily newspaper, published on its website on September 19, 2011, an interview with Fahd al-Quso.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video focusing on the June 21, 2011, escape of 67 fighters from the Political Security prison in al-Mukalla, a city in Hadramawt province of Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio lecture from one of its members, Sheikh Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi, promoting jihad and dying as a "martyr."

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) threatened revenge for an enemy airstrike on August 15h in the city of Ja’ar in Abyan province of Yemen, which killed seven civilians.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed the August 15th suicide bombing against a gathering of Houthi rebels in al-Jawf province of Yemen.

Explaining that Yemen is one of the "easiest" battlefronts to reach, a jihadist urged fellow forum members to travel to the country and participate in jihad with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and its elements calling themselves Ansar al-Shariah.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from one of its members, Sheikh Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari AKA Muhammad al-Murshidi, calling Muslims to participate in jihad.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video focusing on a slain Saudi-Yemeni fighter, Salman al-Sana'ani AKA Hani Abdu Musleh Sha'alan.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Rubeish explaining to Saudi officials that acceptance of reforms is key to their survival.

A Yemeni jihadist reported on a major clash between al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) elements calling themselves Ansar al-Shariah, and Yemeni forces in Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province of Yemen.

A jihadist distributed a video clip of a suicide bombing in Aden, Yemen, allegedly carried out by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) elements called "Ansar al-Shariah."

A jihadist asked fellow forum members about which jihadi front they would choose, either Afghanistan or Yemen, if reaching either front was easy.

A Yemeni jihadist gave news about recent incidents in Abyan and al-Jawf provinces of Yemen, and remarked on what he called the "stupidity" of the Saudi government in Yemen in two messages posted on jihadist forums on August 14 and August 17, 2011.

A Yemeni jihadist gave news about another incident involving al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and tribal militias in Abyan province of Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of Abu 'Atta al-Wa'ili AKA Abdullah bin Hadi al-Tais al-Wa'ili, a military commander who was killed during a raid on a central security center.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of Talut al-Sana'ani AKA Usama bin Ahmed Hafidhullah al-'Amrani, a fighter who was killed in a July 24, 2010, raid on a central security checkpoint in Shabwa province of Yemen. 

A jihadist directed to Abu Sufyan al-Azdi, the deputy leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), a video showing an alleged son of a Saudi prisoner lamenting his father's incarceration. 

A jihadist released a video showing the takeover of Zinjibar, the capital of Abyan province in Yemen, by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) elements called "Ansar al-Shariah." 

In discussions on an English-language jihadist forum during July 2011, members have made an unusually high number of requests for the reissue of weapons manuals previously distributed on the forum. 

Abu Hureira al-Sana'ani AKA Qasm al-Rimi, the military commander of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), threatened Saudi rulers in an audio speech released on jihadist forums on July 29, 2011, using the plight of Saudi women to justify action. 

A Yemeni jihadist gave news about incidents involving al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and Yemeni security forces trying to break the siege on the 25th Mechanized Battalion in the provincial capital of Abyan, Zinjibar.

Abu Baseer al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), pledged allegiance to newly appointed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in an audio message released on jihadist forums on July 26, 2011. 

Expressing concern for the current situation of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in various provinces of Yemen, Abyan in particular, a jihadist reached out to two fellow jihadist forum members in Yemen for information. 

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the sixth issue of its English-language e-magazine, “Inspire,” on jihadist forums on July 18, 2011. 

A jihadist announced that he will soon release a cartoon he created about al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in a message posted on jihadist forums on July 17, 2011. 

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Rubeish, praising fighters and dispending advice for the conduct of their jihad. 

A jihadist invited fighters from Saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Arabian Peninsula to travel to Yemen for jihad, noting that the borders are open and enemies are gathering against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). 

A jihadist gave a biography of Sultan Ali Suleiman al-Saya'ari, one of 63 inmates who escaped from the Political Security prison in Mukalla, Hadramawt province of Yemen, on June 21, 2011, in a message posted on jihadist forums on July 2. 

A jihadist identified one of the escapees from Mukalla prison as a chanter whose jihadi chants are featured in video releases from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), and al-Qaeda's media arm, as-Sahab.

A jihadist gave Saudi Arabia a 72-hour period to release four imprisoned women or face reprisals, and suggested that American interests may be attacked.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video biography of Jamil bin Nasser al-'Anbari AKA Abu Saber al-Abyani, a commander who was killed in an airstrike in Abyan province of Yemen. 

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of Fahd bin Salih al-Jatili AKA Abu Yaqeen al-Qassimi, a slain Saudi fighter and a former Guantanamo detainee, on jihadist forums on June 22, 2011. 

Abu Asma’a al-Kubi, a prominent writer on the Shumukh al-Islam forum, praised al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) elements called “Ansar al-Shariah” and urged for their support in a message posted on June 16, 2011.

A jihadist suggested that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) or the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement carry out strikes similar in impact to 9/11 against Western military bases in Djibouti so as to destabilize the country and make it a haven for mujahideen. 

Al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab, released an Urdu-language video in October 2010 vilifying the Pakistani army and using examples of its alleged barbarism against civilians to incite Pakistanis to participate in jihad. 

A jihadist cautioned about an alleged plot against al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in a message posted on jihadist forums on May 31, 2011.

A message attributed to a fighter in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) offering advice to Yemeni protestors was posted on jihadist forums on May 16, 2011.

A jihadist called for lone-wolf attacks and website hacking as part of a grand plan to avenge the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

Abu Baseer al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement issued on jihadist forums on May 10, 2011.

The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement issued on jihadist forums on May 9, 2011.

The Chatroom of Minbar al-Ansar, a jihadist media group active on forums and chat websites, hosted an audio interview with Sheikh Abu al-Zubeir ‘Adil al-‘Abab, a Shariah official in al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

A jihadist encouraged individual acts of jihad in Europe and support for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) as means to cause the collapse of the United States in a message posted on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on April 15, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Rubeish on April 8, 2011, titled, “People Who Sell Their Faith for Worldly Pleasures.”

Question 1: Please introduce us to Abu Hurairah as-Sana'ani, and tell us about your parents and your studies.

Answer: Praise be to Allah and peace and blessings be upon the most honorable of Allah's creatures صلى الله عليه وسلم and upon his family and his companions. As to what follows:

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a biography of Jamil bin Nasser al-‘Anbari (AKA Abu Saber al-Abyani), a slain commander, on jihadist forums on April 4, 2011.

One could only imagine the feelings of Hosni Mubarak watching his huge portrait, which watching over the great hall where his ministers of government would meet, was brought down and solemnly moved out of the hall, ending a legacy of oppression, corruption and a life of apostasy.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the fifth issue of its English-language e-magazine, "Inspire," on jihadist forums on March 29, 2011.

A jihadist inquired about traveling to Abyan province of Yemen for jihad in a post on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on March 27, 2011, noting recent accomplishments by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in that province.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video focusing on its suicide bombings against Houthi targets in al-Jawf and Sa’ada provinces of Yemen in November 2010.

A jihadist released an al-Qaeda-themed modification to the first-person multiplayer computer game shooter “Counter-Strike” on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on March 22, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Rubeish, inciting Muslims in the Arab world to revolt against their leaders and to establish Shariah-based governments.

The Brigades of Abdullah Azzam incited Saudis to oust the Saudi regime and threatened attacks against the Kingdom in a statement issued on jihadist forums on February 23, 2011.

An article analyzing the Saudi Interior Ministry’s release of a wanted list of 47 individuals suspected of al-Qaeda-links was published in the 16th issue of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)’s Arabic-language e-magazine, “Echo of the Epics” (Sada al-Malahem).

An article analyzing US diplomatic cables obtained and released by WikiLeaks, and focusing on those cables pertaining to Saudi Arabia and Yemen, was published in the 16th issue of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Arabic-language e-magazine, “Echo of the Epics” (Sada al-Malahem).

An article advising that fighters’ wives give unconditional support to their husbands and also incite for jihad was published in the 16th issue of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Arabic-language e-magazine, “Echo of the Epics” (Sada al-Malahem).

A video showing an interview with a now-deceased official in al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia (AQSA), focusing on jihad as a duty incumbent upon Muslims, was posted by a jihadist on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on February 13, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) published a report of its military operations its fighters carried out between November 3, 2010, and January 8, 2011, in the 16th issue of its Arabic-language e-magazine, “Echo of the Epics” (Sada al-Malahem).

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the 16th issue of its Arabic-language e-magazine "Echo of the Epics" (Sada al-Malahem) on jihadist forums on February 15, 2011.

Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical Yemeni-American cleric in Yemen, spoke in a new audio speech released on February 13, 2011, urging support for reporters who “expose” the alleged criminality of America. 

An audio message attributed to a Saudi woman calling for support for Muslim women from Muslims in Saudi Arabia and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), was distributed across jihadist forums on February 7, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video focusing on its capture of Ali Muhammad Salah al-Hussam, the Deputy Director of Political Security in Sa’ada province of Yemen.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) deputy leader Abu Sufyan al-Azdi warned Sunnis in Yemen about dangers posed to them by Shi’ite Houthis and urged they take up arms in defense in an audio speech released on jihadist forums on January 28, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the fourth issue of its English-language e-magazine, “Inspire,” on jihadist forums on January 16, 2011. 

An article detailing the life of Uthman al-Salwi, a suicide bomber who carried out an assassination attempt on the British ambassador to Yemen in April 2010, is featured in the 14th issue of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s Arabic-language e-magazine, “Echo of the Epics” (Sada al-Malahem).

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the 15th issue of its Arabic-language e-magazine “Echo of the Epics” (Sada al-Malahem) on jihadist forums on December 28, 2010.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed a suicide bombing targeting Houthis in Yemen, and threatened that additional attacks are planned for the Shi’ite separatists.

In the wake of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claiming the recently discovered plot involving parcel bombs, and also claiming success in using a parcel bomb to down a UPS cargo plane in Dubai, jihadists provided their analysis of the plot.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed the recently discovered plot involving explosive parcels, and also claimed responsibility for the downing of a UPS cargo plane in Dubai in September 2010.

Using an ordinary item to conceal an explosive, such as a printer cartridge in the most recent case, is a tactic that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has employed in the past.

In light of the discovery of packages originating from Yemen containing explosive materials, and those packages being attributed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, SITE Intelligence Group has prepared a brief on examples of AQAP’s recent threats to the US and its interests. Since its establishment, AQAP has demonstrated its determination to launch strikes abroad, specifically in its deployment of Umar al-Farouk Abdulmuttalab to carry out a suicide bombing on a US-bound passenger plane, and to use innovative methods.

Abu al-Zubeir ‘Adil al-‘Abab, a Shariah official for al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), criticized Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salih’s pledge to implement Shariah in an audio speech released on October 8, 2010.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from its military commander, Abu Hureira al-Sana’ani (AKA Qasm al-Rimi), warning Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Salih against continuing to serve his “American masters.”

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from Ibrahim al-Rubeish giving a eulogy for Zayed al-Daghari al-Awlaki, an AQAP fighter who was killed in a raid in Shabwa province of Yemen on July 24, 2010.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released the second issue of its English-language magazine “Inspire” on jihadist forums on October 11, 2010. The 74-page issue features two articles by radical American-Yemen cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and an article by Samir Khan, an American from North Carolina who was an active online jihadist and traveled to Yemen to join AQAP. Khan’s article, entitled, “I Am Proud to be a Traitor to America,” follows his travel to Sana’a, Yemen, and his experiences with the fighters.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a video focusing on three fighters involved in two assassination attempts on Saudi officials. The 64 minute, 7 second video is the second episode in AQAP’s video series, “I Won, by the Lord of the Ka’aba,” and was posted on jihadist forums on October 4, 2010.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released what the group billed as “the first magazine issued by the al-Qaida Organization in the English language” to jihadist forums on June 30, 2010. However, the distribution of the magazine was marred by technical errors and only the first three pages of the magazine are legible, including the cover, the table of contents, and a letter from the editor of the magazine.

A jihadist on the Tahaddi forum posted copies of two statements attributed to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) which he said were distributed in Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan in Yemen. The statements were posted on September 10, 2010.