Wikileaks: Popular Somali Money Transfer Mechanism Used to Fund Al Qaeda
According to Wikileaks documents, the popular Somali money transfer firm, Dahabshiil, has been used to provide money for jihad. The WikiLeaks release of the files of detainees of the US’s Guantanamo Bay detention facility suggested Dahabshiil was the money transfer method used by Muhammad Sulayman Barre to fund al-Qaeda’s November 2002 attacks in Mombasa, Kenya. Partially […]
New Mexico-born Al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki reportedly spent lavishly on prostitutes while traveling around the US raising money for Jihad… http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2353860/Al-Qaeda-leader-Anwar-al-Awlaki-spent-thousands-prostitutes.html
The US Treasury Department has identified a Libyan electronics and explosives specialist as a top bomb maker for Al Qaeda in Pakistan and imposed sanctions on him. The Treasury Department says that Abd Al Hamid Al Masli, also known as Hamza Al Darnawi, runs a Al Qaeda workshop in Pakistan that provides improvised explosive devices […]
It is often said that money is the lifeblood of Jihad and evidently Al Qaeda is watching its money closely, because they basically fired one of their key North African leaders over housekeeping paperwork…That particularly Jihadi was also disenchanted with hostage-taking-for-ransom operations as well… In one 10-page letter, al-Qaida leadership scolded an ambitious terrorist, the […]
Newsmax has an interesting article today about how Al Qaeda is funded, though we can’t say that it is altogether well done. Arnaud De Borchgrave seems to buy into the whole “self-radicalization” myth in which Jihadis sitting in their boxer shorts surfing the internet suddenly decide that they hate the West and need to commit […]
Canada Paid $1.1 Million Ransom to Al Qaeda
An Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group was paid $1.1-million for the release of two captured Canadian diplomats four years ago. It is not known who paid the ransom or how it was paid. The Canadian government has said it does not pay ransoms, but has never stated clearly that no other country paid for the diplomats’ release […]
In the wake of last week’s horrific Jihadist terrorist attack in Boston, we have seen very little discussion as to the possible financial aspects of the Tsarnaev brothers’ Jihad. By all accounts, the Tsarnaevs were far from destitute. Yet there is no indication anywhere that they had jobs. They evidently had credit cards, so their transactions can […]
Islamic Charities Revealed: Bankrollers of Terror
Foreign Policy magazine recently published an excellent article on the role of Islamic charities in funding Jihadist terrorism, something we’ve been writing about here on SFW for several years now. Authors Daveed Gartenstein-Ross and Aaron Y. Zelin detail in the article how Islamic NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) are bankrolling terrorist organizations under the guise of “aid.” […]
The Latest Fallout from Europe’s Ransom Payments to Al Qaeda
Readers may recall the post we published on 10 February regarding the millions of dollars reportedly paid to Al Qaeda by European nations in the form of ransoms to win the release of hostages: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2013/02/10/former-us-diplomat-europeans-canada-paid-89-million-ransom-to-al-qaeda/ Now we have the latest tragic example of the fallout from those misguided policies. Al Qaeda has released a video […]
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the first bombing of the World Trade Center by Jihadists terrorists. Though that attack was not successful in its objective of bringing the towers down, it killed 6 innocent civilians and wounded 1,000 more. As we have often said on SFW, money is the fuel for Jihad. Terrorism […]
New York Times: How Europe Bankrolls Terror
As SFW reported a week ago, European governments have been bankrolling Al Qaeda and its affiliates by paying ransoms when their citizens have been taken hostage: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2013/02/10/former-us-diplomat-europeans-canada-paid-89-million-ransom-to-al-qaeda/ The New York Times provides a few new details…and the numbers involved appear to be growing…we reported $89 million a week ago and the Times is now reporting […]
US Treasury Department Imposes Sanctions on Al Qaeda Leader in North Africa
In what can best be described as a symbolic gesture, the US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Yahya Abu Hammam, who is a leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: The Treasury described the Algeria-born Abu Hammam as the AQIM leader for the Sahel, a vast and arid region of North Africa, and said […]
The involvement of wealthy Saudis and Saudi charities in funding Al Qaeda and other Jihadist terrorist organizations has been extensively documented for years, including by the US Treasury Department. One such individual is Soliman al-Buthe, who is currently a Saudi government official and previously started a charity here in the United States in Oregon that has […]
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Demands $50 Million Ransom for Hostages’ Release
Money is the lifeblood of jihad and the jihadists raise money any number of ways…including ransoms. This past Friday, a tribal leader stated that Yemen’s Al-Qaeda affiliate, which is holding three kidnapped Europeans hostage, has demanded $50 million for the foreigners’ release. “The organization demanded the money from the military leader who has been situated […]
A former U.S. ambassador to Mali has alleged that France paid a $17 million ransom to free hostages seized from a French mining site – cash she said ultimately funded the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist militants its troops are now fighting. French officials, whose soldiers are pushing north into the territory where the missing captives are believed […]
Jihadist pleaded guilty to attempted bombing of New York Federal Reserve Bank
In a completely different form of financial jihad, Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis pleaded guilty this week to attempting to detonate what he believed was a 1,000-pound bomb at the New York Federal Reserve Bank on Liberty Street in lower Manhattan’s financial district. The charge to which Nafis pleaded guilty, attempting to use a weapon of mass […]
Al Qaeda offers $160,000 in gold for murder of US ambassador to Yemen
It seems that it is “open season” on US ambassadors these days. Before the assassination of the US ambassador to Libya, Christopher Stevens, last year, the last time a US ambassador had been killed was 32 years earlier when the US ambassador to Afghanistan was murdered. Now, Al Qaeda is targeting another US ambassdor: Gerald […]
A man convicted of attempting to fund an Al Qaeda affiliate has been sentenced to just 8 years in prison by a French court. This seems like a ridiculous sentence for someone who was trying to send money to the world’s most notorious Jihadist terrorist organization… Irfan Demirtas, 53, was found guilty of financing terrorism […]
An interesting story from Government Security News on a new wrinkle on how Jihadists raise money: A phone hacking ring with ties to Al Qaeda-related groups in the Philippines and Somalia have targeted small businesses in New York, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of overseas long distance calls. The ring is exploiting gaps […]
Money Jihad blog’s short list of Shariah banks that fund terrorism
Money Jihad blog is one of the most invaluable web sites in existence for anyone who is concerned with how Jihadist terrorism is supported and funded. That is why we link to it so frequently here on SFW. Money Jihad’s latest work is a prime example of why we like the blog so much: they have […]
Al Gore Sells Out to Qatar: State-Owned Al Jazeera Buys Current TV
Al Gore has sold his failing Current TV television network. The buyer is none other than Al Jazeera, the infamous Islamist television network based out of Doha, Qatar (more on Qatar very shortly). Gore released an interesting statement along with the announcement of the sale: “Current Media was built based on a few key goals: […]
“Extremism” on the Rise in Zanzibar–Thanks to Saudi Money and Islamic Charities
The Financial Times has an important article about the influx of Salafi Islam in the island region of Tanzania known as Zanzibar. The article doesn’t draw any of the correct conclusions about what is happening there, but it contains enough clues to build a picture. For folks who don’t remember, Tanzania is one of the […]
US Treasury Blacklists Al Qaeda-linked Jihadist Rebels in Syria
The US has blacklisted an Al Qaeda-linked rebel group in Syria, declaring that “extremists” could play no role in building a future for the Syrian people. The move against the Al Nusra Front came as the Obama administration recently recognized the new Syrian National Coalition as the “legitimate representative” of the Syrian people. The problem […]
A New York federal judge who found Iran, the Taliban and Al Qaeda culpable in the 2001 terrorist attacks has approved a $6 billion default judgment against them. The order signed Wednesday by Judge George Daniels is largely symbolic, but it provides some hope the relatives of Sept. 11 victims can someday recover damages. A […]
Pakistani Railways Minister Offers Al Qaeda $100,000 to Kill Mohammed Filmmaker
A Pakistani cabinet minister on Saturday offered a $100,000 reward for the death of the person behind the anti-Islam video made in the United States that has roiled Muslims around the world, even suggesting that Taliban and Al Qaeda militants could carry out the killing. Ghulam Ahmad Bilour, the federal railways minister, said at a […]
Saudi Gitmo Prisoner Charged With Multiple Terrorism Offenses
We know that it comes as a shock that (i) a Saudi national would be involved in terrorism and (ii) a Gitmo inmate would be involved in such activities (sarcasm intended), but that is just what is happening in the case of Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Haza al Darbi…who has been charged with several terrorism-related offenses, including […]
How Zakat Funds Jihad
From time to time SFW provides links to primary sources which affirm the use of zakat funds to support violent jihad. For new readers who are unfamiliar with the term “zakat,” it is a form of tithing in Islam. Individuals, as well as businesses, are required to pay it. Muslims who are able to do […]
West Point Report: Haqqani network supported by “rich donors”
By way of CNN, we have still more evidence of financial support for violent jihad by wealthy Muslims in the Persian Gulf region. The Haqqani network is one of the most virulent Jihadist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan and has been battling US troops for several years. It is closely allied with both Al Qaeda and […]
Our only problem with this article is the fact that “legitimate” Islamic charities have customarily raised money for jihad, as required under Shariah. We can’t help but wonder whether the Brits have this right. Did these two twin brothers pose as Muslim Aid fundraisers, or could they have been actual Islamic charity fundraisers? Shabir and Shafiq […]
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) in its article, “Al Qaeda’s War for Syria,” cited officials from the US Treasury Department stating, “Al Qaeda in Syria (often operating as the “Al Nusra Front for the People of the Levant”) is using traffickers—some ideologically aligned, some motivated by money—to secure routes through Turkey and Iraq for foreign […]
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