posted by Christopher Holton Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain accuse Qatar of financing “extremist” groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood. The four nations sent Qatar a list of 59 individuals and 12 institutions that allegedly finance terrorism and receive support from Qatar. Among the most prominent names on the list is Abdul […]
UAE Media Fingers Qataris for Funding Al Qaeda
posted by Christopher W. Holton Al Arabiya is a major news organization out of the United Arab Emirates. It has also become a player in the isolation of Qatar engineered by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. (Qatar deserves the isolation.) Al Arabiya has taken the unusual step of naming wealthy Qataris who it says […]
by Christopher W. Holton In 2006 an important book was published by Cambridge University Press: “Alms for Jihad,” written by J. Millard Burr and Robert O. Collins. Alms for Jihad contains the most detailed, exhaustive investigation into the role that Islamic charities and NGOs have played in financing and supporting violent Jihad and terrorist organizations, […]
Italy’s intelligence service helped concoct a false story about a rescue of hostages by security forces to hide a ransom payment, according to a leaked spy agency document. Al Qaeda got $525,000 in this scam…Note also that this article ties Somali piracy to Jihad, something we and others have maintained for some time, but which […]
By Christopher W. Holton A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the U.S. Senate has introduced legislation that would facilitate terror victims to sue foreign governments and private-sector financiers for support of terrorism. The bill, aimed chiefly at the Saudi regime and individual Persian Gulf terrorism funders in nations such as Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia, has been backed by victims […]
Fifteen years seems an incredible light sentence for a Jihadist who was involved with savage terrorist organizations such as Al Qaeda, which is actively at war with the USA, and Al Shabaab, which has carried out numerous deadly, vicious attacks on civilian targets in east Africa. Nevertheless, the sentence was the maximum allowable under the […]
For decades the US State Department and many foreign countries have labeled the Islamic Republic of Iran as the world’s most active state sponsor of terrorism. That’s because Iran has bankrolled Hezbollah, HAMAS, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Al Qaeda over the years. Despite this track record of savagery, the Obama administration seems hell-bent for leather […]
Every once in a while, the UN gets something right. It’s usually very late, but sometimes they actually do something right. Last September the US sanctioned the Hilal Ahmar Society Indonesia as a wing of Al Qaeda. Now, seven months later, the UN has followed suit. It’s standard practice for Jihadist organizations to have “humanitarian,” public […]
“Financial Crime and Material Support Schemes Linked to al-Qa’ida and Affiliated Movements (AQAM) in the United States: 1990 to June 2014,” found 98 material support schemes and 52 financial schemes linked to AQAM in that time period. The report, authored by Brandon A. Sullivan, Joshua D. Freilich and Steven M. Chermak, defines financial schemes as illicit financial operations involving […]
“Unless Arab countries adopt a comprehensive strategy to confront the Brotherhood, the group will continue to pose a high risk,” former leader of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad group Sheikh Nabeel Naeem told Asharq Al-Awsat. The former jihadist who previously operated in Afghanistan said Arab governments should crackdown on any Brotherhood-related investments in order to cut off […]
Fact Check on Saudi Funding of Al Qaeda and 9/11 Attacks
The 9/11 Commission, Aug. 21, 2004: Fund-raisers and facilitators throughout Saudi Arabia and the Gulf raised money for al-Qaeda from witting and unwitting donors and diverted funds from Islamic charities and mosques. The commission staff found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or as individual senior officials knowingly support or supported al-Qaeda; […]
Six Bosnian natives who immigrated to the U.S. sent money and military equipment to support Al Qaeda in Iraq and the Islamic State terror group, the Justice Department reported Friday night. The suspects sent multiple payments using PayPal, as well as U.S. military uniforms, combat boots, tactical clothing and gear, military surplus goods, firearms accessories, rifle […]
The Obama administration is considering whether to declassify still-secret sections of a congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks which examined Saudi Arabian support for Islamist militants, the White House said on Thursday. Interest in the 28-page section of the report was raised after an imprisoned former al Qaeda operative, Zacarias Moussaoui, said in […]
Is the Islamic State Funded by Ransoms?
With the recent abortive demand by Islamic State Jihadists for $200 million in return for releasing two Japanese hostages, some observers have speculated that the funding for the organization may be drying up. But as the article below from The Telegraph maintains, that is unlikely. It’s much more likely that the Islamic State never expected […]
IBD: New Saudi King Named In September 11th Lawsuits
King Salman has a history of funding al-Qaida, and his son has been accused of knowing in advance about the 9/11 attacks. The 79-year-old Salman once ran a Saudi charity tied to al-Qaida and has been named a defendant in two lawsuits accusing the Saudi royal family of helping the 9/11 terrorists, one of which […]
AQAP gave one of the Charlie Hebdo shooters $20,000 for terrorist operations three years ago… http://abcnews.go.com/International/al-qaeda-laid-plan-charlie-hebdo-massacre-video/story?id=28213640
Methods for Financing Jihad
The Al-farouq web site which is directly affiliated with the Al-Qaeda terror network published a web book entitled “The 39 Principles of Jihad”. The book was written by Mohammad Bin Ahmad Al-Salem and is claimed to have been written in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2003. Several of the 39 principles listed by Al-Salem directly relate to finance Jihad and providing financial […]
Money Jihad Blog: Following the Francs
The excellent Money Jihad blog has a terrific analysis of the money flow to the Jihadists who carried out the horrific attacks in Paris last week…It is a must-read: https://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/2015/01/09/follow-the-francs-the-kouachi-brothers-links/
After Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for planning the attack against Charlie Hebdo, former CIA deputy director Mike Morell told CBS Radio News yesterday that, “This is gonna put a lot of money in AQAP’s pockets. One of the ways you raise money in the terrorist world is to have a […]
French Jihadi: Financing Came from Anwar al Awlaki
One of the two brothers who killed 12 in a massacre at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last week said he received financing from Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Imam and leader Anwar al Awlaki in Yemen. Cherif Kouachi, who was killed along with his older brother by police on Friday after a siege at a printing […]
Congressman Andre Carson was recently slated to speak on a panel at a Muslim Brotherhood event in Chicago (WHERE ELSE???) that included a fundraiser for the Taliban. The event was the Muslim American Society/Islamic Circle of North America (MAS/ICNA) convention. Both MAS and ICNA were identified as Muslim Brotherhood organizations in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism […]
Kenya Shuts Down 15 Islamic Charities and NGOs for Supporting Terrorism
Kenya has shut down 510 non-governmental organizations (NGO), including 15 for alleged fundraising for terrorism, as part of a security crackdown following repeated terrorist attacks in the east African nation. The Kenyan government’s non-governmental organization (NGO) coordination board indicated that it had “de-registered 510 organizations for non-compliance with the law”, with some using their charitable status as a […]
Gufran Ahmed Kauser Mohammed, 31, a naturalized U.S. citizen who once lived in California has been sentenced in Miami federal court to the maximum 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to providing thousands of dollars in support to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations. Fifteen years seems incredibly light for someone who funds Jihad. The US desperately needs […]
How Jihad is Funded
The BBC has produced a report on the various ways several major Jihadist terror groups–Islamic State, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, Al Shabaab and the Taliban–are funded. The report is not in-depth but it does cover most of the wave tops . The problem lies in the complete lack of mention of zakat, which is the […]
Money Jihad Blog Details Pay to Al Qaeda Fighters in Iraq
This brief post on Money Jihad blog provides some insight into how Al Qaeda jihadi fighters were paid in Iraq. This is especially important and interesting since Al Qaeda in Iraq became the Islamic State, as it is known today… http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/rewind-wages-to-fighters-for-al-qaeda-in-iraq/
A report released this week demonstrates how Qatar plays a double game with the West – funding terrorist groups throughout the region while acting like an ally and responsible player on the world stage.The report, “Qatar and Terror Finance: Negligence,” is the first in a three-part series by The Foundation for Defense of Democracies and […]
Zacarias Moussaoui: Saudi Prince Bankrolled Flight Training for 9/11
Zacarias Moussaoui, the convicted “20th hijacker,” Al Qaeda terrorist is now claiming that the flight training for September 11th was paid for by a Saudi prince… http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2837261/Saudi-prince-paid-9-11-pilots-learn-fly-Incredible-claims-20th-hijacker-serving-life-prison-terrorism-asks-testify-court.html
Kevin Freeman, author of Secret Weapon, is now producing an important new blog: Global Economic Warfare. Freeman recently reported on a new magazine published by Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent called Resurgence. Al Qaeda recently pivoted its focus to India in a move that was overshadowed by the activities of the Islamic State. In this latest issue […]
Britain Sanctions Qatari Terror Financier
One of the world’s most prolific terrorist financiers Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr al-Nuaymi has been banned from doing business in Britain — 10 months after he was hit with sanctions by the United States. Al-Nuaymi, a Qatari, is accused of sending more than £1 million a month to al-Qaeda jihadists in Iraq. Al-Nuaymi has also been […]
Qatari Government Official Sanctioned for Funding Al Qaeda
An al-Qaeda money man was employed by the Qatari government despite being officially designated a terrorist by the US. Salim Hasan Khalifa Rashid al-Kuwari channelled hundreds of thousands of dollars to al-Qaeda through a terrorist network while working in the Gulf state’s Ministry of Interior. As a result, al-Kuwari is on a US terror sanctions list. […]
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