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Jihadi ideologue Abu Sa'ad al-'Amili gave advice on the occasion of the second anniversary of Usama bin Laden's death, saying that while it's not appropriate for Muslims to celebrate such events and deify people, Muslims can follow Bin Laden's teachings to remember him.

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Ihsanullah Ishan released a video message for the second anniversary of the killing of former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

Abdullah Dhu al-Bajadin, the author of "Al-Qaeda Airlines" magazine and a recognized explosives expert in the jihadist forum community, commented on the book "No Easy Day" in which a US Navy SEAL gives a firsthand account of the killing of Usama bin Laden.

Jihadists prayed that the US Navy SEAL who published a book giving a firsthand account of the May 2011 raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan, in which former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden was assassinated, be killed and made an "example."

Addressing "cowardly" Americans, a jihadist declared that supporters of al-Qaeda have not forgotten to avenge the assassination of Usama bin Laden.

Al-Qaeda's media arm, as-Sahab, released the second episode of the "Days with the Imam" video series in which al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri reflects on his memories of Usama bin Laden.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an English-language booklet containing a collection of the "methodological instructions, words and poetry" of former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

In a message commemorating the anniversary of Usama bin Laden's death, a member of the Afghan Taliban remarked on his meeting the now-former al-Qaeda leader and his associates in Afghanistan.

Hani al-Sibai, a London-based jihadist ideologue and director of the al-Maqreze Center for Historical Studies, issued a May 1, 2012 judgment discouraging jihadists from commemorating the anniversary of Usama bin Laden's death.

In the weeks leading up to the one-year anniversary of the killing of former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, a jihadist reminded the United States that al-Qaeda's supporters still seek revenge.

In al-Qaeda's video commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the group's media arm, as-Sahab, included footage of a speech by former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden that it had not previously published.

Al-Qaeda's media arm, as-Sahab, released a video commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, featuring an audio speech by al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and previously unreleased footage of former leader Usama bin Laden.

A jihadist reported that a fellow forum member was killed in an American airstrike in the Waziristan region of northwest Pakistan.

Ustadh Ahmad Farooq, al-Qaeda's head of media and preaching in Pakistan, gave a eulogy for former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in an Urdu-language audio released on jihadist forums on August 2, 2011. 

A jihadist reported the death of an individual named Muhammad Abdullah Hasan Abu al-Kheir AKA Dawoud al-Madani, and provided three pictures of him and a poetic eulogy.

As-Sahab released a video containing a reading by its narrator of al-Qaeda's statement appointing Ayman al-Zawahiri as Usama bin Laden's successor. 

The al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) released a video eulogy for former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden. The 18 minute, 8 second video is titled, "Eulogy for the Imam from Across the Islamic State," and was posted on jihadist forums on July 18, 2011.

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. 

The Ansar al-Mujahideen English Forum (AMEF) released an English-language message from a Somali fighter identified as "Abu Yaser al-Maqdishy," who praises fighters killed in battle and incites for new fighters to take their place. 

Abu Obeida Yusuf al-'Annabi, a member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) Shura Council, pledged allegiance on behalf of AQIM to Ayman al-Zawahiri as the leader of al-Qaeda in an audio interview released on jihadist forums on July 7, 2011. 

Jundallah Studio, the media unit of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), released a German-language nasheed, an Islamic-oriented chant, in tribute to slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement released an Arabic-translation of a statement broadcast in Somali by its spokesman, Ali Mahmoud Ragi AKA Ali Dheere, regarding the selection of Ayman al-Zawahiri as the new leader of al-Qaeda. 

A jihadist reported that the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement declared its allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri, the new leader of al-Qaeda, in a statement broadcast by the Shabaab’s al-Andalus radio station in Somalia. 

The General Command of al-Qaeda announced that Ayman al-Zawahiri is the new leader of the group following the death of its former leader Usama bin Laden. 

Al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab, released a two-part video totaling 100-minutes in which al-Qaeda officials including Ayman al-Zawahiri, Abu Yahya al-Libi, Attiya Allah, and Adam Gadahn (AKA Azzam the American) incite for individual jihad. 

The al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claimed responsibility for the wave of car bombings in various districts of Baghdad on May 22, 2011, in a communiqué issued on jihadist forums on June 2. 

Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), declared that the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden and the subsequent throwing of his body into the sea have stoked Muslim anger and their desire for revenge.

The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) released two statements, one from its deputy leader and the other from an official in the group’s media unit, questioning American accounts of the assassination of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden. 

Al-Yaqeen Media Center released a video it compiled of protests in Gaza to the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released the sixth audio speech in his series titled, “A Message of Hope and Glad Tidings to Our People in Egypt,” and subtitled, “The Battle of the Quran.” 

On May 18, 2011, a new audio message from Usama bin Laden was released to Shumukh al-Islam, a password-protected al-Qaeda forum that serves as the distribution point for primary source material from al-Qaeda and affiliated jihadist groups.

Al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab, released a posthumous audio from slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden addressing Muslims in regard to the revolutions sweeping the Middle East and North Africa.

The Ansar al-Mujahideen English-language jihadist forum serves as an important online destination for English-speaking online jihadists in the West, hosting translations of jihadist communiqués and videos, and serving as a platform for forum members to collaborate and network among themselves.

Kavkaz Center, a media outlet for Chechen fighters, particularly the Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus (IEC), posted on its website an interview it conducted with IEC leader Doku Umarov.

A jihadist posted a message on jihadist forums on May 16, 2011, announcing a campaign launched by Salafist Jihadist youths in Gaza to honor slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

The General Command of the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement released on jihadist forums on May 16, 2011.

A jihadist suggested striking the headquarters of DARPA, Lockheed Martin, and other private companies and government institutions in the United States in a post on a jihadist forum on May 14, 2011.

The General Command of the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement issued on jihadist forums on May 12, 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.

Omar Hammami AKA Abu Mansour the American, a commander in the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement, spoke during an event held by Shabaab officials in the city of Afgoyee in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.

The Media Center of the Afghan Taliban released the 60th issue of its monthly Arabic-language e-magazine, “al-Samoud,” on its website on May 10, 2011.

The Afghan Taliban declared that the United States will not benefit from the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement posted on its website in Pashto on May 9, 2011, and in Arabic and English on May 11.

A jihadist threatened the United States to expect attacks if Pakistan extradites to it the wives of slain 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.

Al-Fajr Media Center, the exclusive online distributor of al-Qaeda propaganda, incited Muslims to take revenge for the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a seven-page statement issued on jihadist forums on May 9, 2011.

A message attributed to Omar bin Usama bin Laden, writing on behalf of his brothers in regard to his father’s death, was posted on the website of Mustafa Hamid AKA Abu Walid al-Masri on May 9, 2011.

Ansar al-Sunnah in Jerusalem, a Gaza-based militant faction, gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement issued on jihadist forums on May 8, 2011.

Fatah al-Islam gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a statement issued on jihadist forums on May 7, 2011. Fatah al-Islam is a militant faction that battled the Lebanese army from May-September, 2007, in the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon.

Amongst eulogies and other expressions of grief for the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, members of jihadist forums have called for attacks against the United States and its allies and have issued a variety of threats.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq (ISI), gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin laden in a statement issued on jihadist forums on May 9, 2011.

The al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claimed responsibility for the May 5th suicide bombing in the city of Hilla in Babil province of Iraq in a communiqué issued on jihadist forums on May 9, 2011.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) eulogized al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a message dated May 7, 2011 and issued to jihadist forums.

The General Command of the Army of Islam encouraged Muslims continue jihad despite al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden's death in a statement dated May 7, 2011 and distributed to jihadist forums. 

In a message signed by the Shura Council of the Tawhid and Jihad Group, Beit al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) and posted to jihadist forums, the group gave a May 6, 2011 eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden. 

A jihadist addressed two messages to American intelligence agencies the wake of al-Qaeda confirming the death of Usama bin Laden, one warning that jihadi sentiment will overcome Muslim masses, and the second, declaring that the small rallies that erupted and that call for revenge are only the beginning.

Al-Qaeda’s release of a statement confirming the death of Usama bin Laden generated an outpouring of responses from jihadist forum members expressing their rage and sadness for the news, and calling for attacks in revenge.

SITE Intelligence Group recently documented the immensely popular and active “We Are All Usama Bin Laden” fan page on the Facebook social networking site created in response to the May 1, 2011 death of Usama bin Laden.

The Shura Leadership Council of the Afghan Taliban gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in an Arabic- and Pashto-language message posted on its website on May 6, 2011.

In a four page statement released to jihadist forums on May 6, 2011, al-Qaeda officially announced the death of its leader, Usama bin Laden, stating that he “was killed in truth in a situation of truth.”

Masada al-Mujahideen, a Palestinian militant faction, gave a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin laden in a message issued on jihadist forums on May 6, 2011.

Al-Qaeda released a statement on jihadist forums on May 6, 2011, confirming the death of its leader, Usama bin Laden.

“Asad al-Jihad 2,” a prominent member of the jihadist internet community, polled users on the Ansar al-Mujahideen and Shumukh al-Islam forums about their thoughts on issues related to the reported death of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden.

As an act of revenge for the reported killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, a jihadist called upon al-Qaeda fighters to murder US President Barack Obama in a message posted on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on May 4, 2011.

The jihadist who earlier posted a message urging that attacks be carried out in the United States and Europe if al-Qaeda confirms the death of Usama bin Laden, dictated that message and posted the audio on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on May 4, 2011.

Continuing discussions on forum threads reacting to the May 1, 2011 news that Usama bin Laden was killed by American forces in Pakistan included calls that jihad will continue despite the death of al-Qaeda's leader, directions to wait for official jihadist confirmation of the news of bin Laden's death, and warnings to remain security conscious.

A jihadist attempted to explain the motivations behind US President Barack Obama announcing al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden’s death, and argued that the 72-hour period between the announcement and the possible issuance of a statement from al-Qaeda is the “most serious” period in the conflict with the enemy.

A jihadist called for attacks against the United States and Europe, and wrote in a message posted on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on May 3, 2011, that if al-Qaeda confirms the death of Usama bin Laden, then that announcement will signal the launch of operations.

Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah said that talk at this point about the reported death of Usama bin Laden is “premature,” and explained that the United States did not present “convincing evidence” to prove their claim about the al-Qaeda leader’s killing.

The Shumukh al-Islam forum, the exclusive outlet for official messages from al-Qaeda, issued a statement on May 2, 2010, criticizing media outlets for reporting the death of Usama bin Laden by solely relying on the evidence offered by the United States.

A jihadist warned the United States to expect attacks in revenge for the death of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a message posted on jihadist forums on May 2, 2011.

A Facebook page titled “We Are All Usama Bin Laden” was created on the social networking site hours after American President Barack Obama's public announcement late on May 1, 2011, that Usama bin Laden had been killed by American forces in Pakistan.

A jihadist threatened retaliation against Americans for the killing of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, writing in a message posted on a jihadist forum on May 2, 2011, that “we will have an incident with the American tourists.”

The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC), a Palestinian militant faction, issued a eulogy for slain al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden on its website on May 2, 2011.

Following the May 1, 2011, news that American forces in Pakistan had killed al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, members of English- and French-language jihadist forums reacted by sharing their personal sorrow for the death of bin Laden while congratulating him on his martyrdom.

Hussein bin Mahmoud, a jihadist scholar and frequent contributor on jihadist forums, issued a message regarding the reported death of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, and urged jihadists to plan specific, well-planned attacks rather than launch random revenge attacks.

“Asad al-Jihad 2,” a prominent member of the jihadist internet community, gave a eulogy for former al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a message posted on the Shumukh al-Islam forum on May 2, 2011.

After news broke of the reported death of al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden, some jihadists reacted with disbelief and prayers that the reports are false, and others accepted the reports and declared that jihad will not cease against the United States and its allies.

A jihadist warned against the use of mobile phones and used an incident that happened to a fighter’s family in the area of Dera Ismail Khan, a city in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, to highlight their potential danger.

Al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab, released the full audio of Usama bin Laden’s demand that the French government withdraw its forces from Muslim lands, or its kidnapped nationals would be killed.

Al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden justified threats to France and the capturing of its nationals in North Africa in an audio speech broadcast by al-Jazeera Arabic Television on October 27, 2010. Al-Jazeera provided a clip from the as-Sahab-produced video that contained the audio, and also published the Arabic transcript.

Al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden addressed the issue of relief work in a new audio speech released on jihadist forums on October 1, 2010. The speech, entitled, “Pauses with the Method of Relief Work,” came in an 11 minute, 39 second video produced by al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab.

Al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden urged support to Pakistanis afflicted by flooding in an audio speech released on jihadist forums on October 2, 2010. The speech, entitled, “Help Your Pakistani Brothers,” came in a 13 minute, 9 second video produced by al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab.

Al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden addressed the issue of relief work in two new audio speeches released on jihadist forums on October 1, 2010. and October 2, 2010  The first speech, entitled, “Pauses with the Method of Relief Work,” came in an 11 minute, 39 second video produced by al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab.

Usama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, addressed a message to the American people in an audio released on jihadist forums on June 14, 2010, giving warning about the US potentially executing Khalid Sheikh Muhammad. The audio came in a 1 minute, 30 second video produced by al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab, and showed only a still picture of bin Laden.

Winston Churchill described Russia as “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Were he alive today, the famed British statesman, who also knew something about fighting extremist Muslim tribesmen along Pakistan’s lawless frontier,[1] would likely have characterized al-Qaeda in identical terms. In this respect, the perennial question for at least the past five years has been whether al-Qaeda is on the march or on the run?[2] No less frequently the answer has presented a mixed picture of a movement under enormous pressure while simultaneously demonstrating a remarkable resiliency and capacity to adapt and adjust to even its opponents’ most consequential countermeasures.

During the first week of June 2009, al-Qaeda leadership released two messageswithin 24 hours reacting to President Obama's speech to the Muslim world that took place on June 4th in Cairo, Egypt. First was a speech from Ayman al-Zawahiri on June 2nd, arguing that Obama had already presented a clear message to Muslims through US political and military policy in the Middle East and its conduct in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He said: “His bloody messages were received and are still being received by Muslims, and they will not be concealed by public relations campaigns or by farcical visits or elegant words.”

In a recently released speech, Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second-in-command of al-Qaeda, discussed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and alleged designs of the West in Sudan, reinforces al-Qaeda’s continued interest in pursuing jihad in that country and re-establishing al-Qaeda's presence. In that speech, issued to jihadist forums on March 24, 2009, Zawahiri addressed Sudanese Muslims, particularly those in Darfur, urging they take lessons from fighters in Iraq and Somalia in combating the future Western military presence in Sudan.

The appearance in an al-Qaeda video of Bekkay Harrach (AKA Abu Talha the German) speaking fluent German and possessing knowledge of the German social and political fabric brought to the forefront the preexisting jihadist threat to Germany. His video, released concurrently with a Taliban suicide bombing outside the German embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 17, 2009, was celebrated on jihadist forums. Indeed, virtual jihadist groups, such as the Global Islamic Media Front and the Jihadist Brigades to Invade the Internet, launched a campaign for its distribution to German internet forums and German citizens via e-mail and Facebook groups.

Since the Israeli offensive in Gaza began on December 27, 2008, al-Qaeda, its aligned groups and supporters, and nationalist Iraqi insurgent factions have contributed to a deluge of contemptuous criticism directed towards Israel and Western and Arab leaders, including calls for physical reprisals.

Every year since the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, as-Sahab, al-Qaeda's media wing, has produced a video celebrating the anniversary of the attacks. This year's video, entitled "Results of 7 Years of the Crusades", commemorates the seventh anniversary of the 9/11 attacks- excerpts of which were broadcast by al-Jazeera on September 8.

 The fashion this spring in Washington, D.C. is optimism — at least so far as al-Qaeda and the war on terrorism are concerned. In recent weeks, a succession of senior Bush Administration officials, intelligence officers, pundits, newspaper columnists, academicians and other knowledgeable observers have joined in trumpeting, if not quite the imminent end of al-Qaeda, at least the beginning of its end.

In death as in life, the person known by the nom de guerre, Abu Ubaidah al-Masri (“the Egyptian father of Ubaidah”) remains an enigma. US counter-terrorism officials announced in April 2008 that Abu Ubaidah had died of hepatitis the previous December.  Although he was not a marquee name on par with instant-name-recognition figures like Usama bin Laden or Ayman al-Zawahiri, nor was he as publicly well-known as such prominent al-Qaeda talking heads as Adam Gadhan or Abu Yahya al-Libi, it would be a mistake to dismiss Abu Ubaidah as either a marginal figure or bit player.  As a senior al-Qaeda operational commander, he was reportedly responsible for directing both the July 7, 2005 suicide bomb attacks in London, and the plot uncovered a year later to simultaneously blow up as many as 18 US and Canadian passenger airliners while en route from London to destinations in America.  In many respects, Abu Ubaidah was the jihadist everyman- one of the legions of anonymous soldiers whom we should fear and remember, and indeed pay very close attention to.  Moreover, his inexorable rise to the top of al-Qaeda’s senior command structure reveals as much about that movement’s resiliency, longevity, ambition and intentions as it does about our own ability to effectively deter al-Qaeda and counter the threat it still poses.