Archived from the original pdf on 25 september 2016. Abu musab al suri 1958 a theoretician and financier, of syrian ancestry, in al qaeda and syrian jamaat e jihal al suri. Back in april of this year, a friend of mine, greg rhoades, emailed me an article by dr brynjar lia. Syrian opposition and al qaedas abu musab al suri modern. Drawing on new sources, the authors argue that abu musab al suri real name mustafa setmariam nasar, now in u. Known as abu musab alsuri, nasar is considered the intellectual father of the modern jihadist movement or third jihad as osama bin laden called the post 911 terrorist movement. Abu musab al suri remains the foremost theoretician in the global jihadist movement today, despite his capture in pakistan in late 2005. Abu musab alsuri, born mustafa bin abd alqadir setmariam nasar is a suspected alqaeda. Abu musab alsuri, is recognized as alqaidas leading theoretician and strategic thinker. Following the heavy onslaught that radical jihadists have experienced post 911, nasar wrote gir while on the run with. Whiteside states that aqis former leader, abu musab alzarqawi, received an education mostly from abu musab alsuris work on the failed syrian rebellion and suris advocacy of revolutionary warfare. One of the major inspirations for this strategy is abu musab alsuri, a veteran jihadist ideologue and an al.
While not a household name like osama bin laden, suri enjoys a burgeoning influence on the global jihadist movement, and particularly those based. Deciphering abu musab alsuris islamic jihad manifesto, both edited by jim lacey, afford a superb view of not only who these salafi jihadists are, but what. In the view of abu musab alsuri, a syrian who had been a member of al qaedas inner council, and who is a. Posts about abu musab al suri written by david tashji. An analysis of abu musab alsuris call to global islamic resistance m. In the end, the accuser formally retracted his accusations, including against abu musab al suri. The call for a global islamic resistance abu musab alsuri scribd.
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. For the new eorists of jihad, al qaeda is just the beginning, e new yorker 11 sept. An analysis of abu musab alsuris call to global islamic. He has held spanish citizenship since the late 1980s following marriage to a spanish woman. Mar 09, 2006 abu musab al suri might be the most dangerous terrorist youve never heard of. Mustafa setmariam nasar, omar abdel hakim is a prime suspect in the london 77 attacks. Abu musab alsuri, 53, is one of alqaedas most prominent ideologues and strategists.
Abu musab has green eyes, ginger hair and a very fair complexion. Abu musab al suri zawahiri lectures on global jihad, warns of national boundaries thomas joscelyn june 10, 2017. This twopart article outlines and discusses alsuris training doctrine and briefly assesses its. Abu musab al suri, aka mustafa bin abd alqadir setmarian nassar, or umar abd alhakim, is an alqaeda operative who once ran one of alqaedas training camps in afghanistan. The global islamic resistance call abu musab alsuri 100pgs.
Jul 17, 2006 i can add my own of alsuris contradictions. These questions arise because of the assumption or intimation of alsuris influence upon aqi by some authors. Abu musab alsuri, anwar alawlaki, facebook, ibrahim suleiman alrubaish, youtube. 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.
Despite the wide definition of legitimate targets, alsuri strongly cautions against operations in which many. This paper takes a look into the life and work of abu musab alsuri, jihadist theorist, and. Mustafa setmariam nasars whereabouts are currently disputed. Jun 21, 2011 one series, the jihad experience, by abu musab alsuri, has appeared in four of the magazines issues, and inspire no.
Before the syrian war, he was best known as an associate of the spanishsyrian jihadi strategist abu musab alsuri, another aleppine whose real name is mustafa setmariam nasar. Abu musab alsuri might be the most dangerous terrorist youve never heard of. 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. Professor lias subject is mustafa bin abd alqadir setmarim nasar, a syrian who is better known as abu musab alsuri. Mohannad hage ali alhayat london, uk drawing on new sources, the authors argue that abu musab al suri real name mustafa setmariam nasar, now in u. Known as abu musab al suri, nasar is considered the intellectual father of the modern jihadist. Jul 15, 2006 back in april of this year, a friend of mine, greg rhoades, emailed me an article by dr brynjar lia.
Abu musab alsuri, aka mustafa bin abd alqadir setmarian nassar, or umar abd alhakim, is an alqaeda operative who once ran one of alqaedas training camps in afghanistan. Introductiondid the caliphate cease to exist in 1924, or was it dissolved after the mongolian invasion of bagdad in 1258. Zackie masoud, mphil cantab, is a research affiliate with the psychology and religion research group at the university of cambridge. Osama bin laden and alqaeda aq believed in the first claim, whereas abu bakr albaghdadi and is seem to consider the second. Muslims in central asia and the coming battle of islam. Badr attawheed studio archives present original dvcapture footage clips of abu musab al suri mustafa setmariam nasar, as well as original audio files generated from cassettes dating back to early 2000s. Jeanpierre filiu, the french diplomat and scholar who wrote apocalypse in islam, tells us. 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. Deciphering abu musab alsuris islamic jihad manifesto annapolis, naval institute press, 2008. Featured, internet jihad, islamic supremacism tagged with. 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. How will jihadist strategy evolve as the islamic state declines. Iraq today harbors a deadly terrorist network headed by abu musab alzarqawi, an associate and collaborator of osama bin laden and his al qaeda lieutenants. An old face appears poised to play a new role in the jihadist movement.
Gir can be downloaded as a pdf document from numerous radical jihadist websites. Iraq today harbors a deadly terrorist network headed by abu musab al zarqawi, an associate and collaborator of osama bin laden and his al qaeda lieutenants. An analysis of abu musab alsuris call to global islamic resistance. Other names are mustafa bin abd al qadir setmariam nasar, mustafa sethmariam nasar and abu musabal surre omar abdel hakim. Nov 10, 2016 a key architect of a more decentralized approach to terrorism and jihadist militancy is the aforementioned abu musab al suri, who wanted militants to engage in smaller but more frequent attacks against their enemies, and to launch these attacks not through a central organization but through numerous decentralized and disconnected cells.
It is important to note that the most accomplished jihadist strategist, abu musab al suri, ended his 1,600page masterwork, the global islamic resistance call, with a hundredpage treatise on the ahadith concerning the end times. Umar abd alhakim, is actually mustafa setmariam nasar, and. Abu musab alsuri, born mustafa bin abd alqadir setmariam nasar arabic. I finally found the time to read it yesterday, and it presents a fascinating portrait of the brilliant jihadist strategist mustafa setmariam nasar, better known by his pen name.
He tackles many issues along with nuclear weapons that are stored in these countries and the indigenous muslim jihadist movements. Lias monography on the syrian alqaida strategist mustafa setmariam nasar alias abu musab alsuri is a prime example of seminal scientific research which utilises both jihadist primary sources as well as court documents. 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 alsuri, the inspiration behind isis part i. After having participated in the founding of al qaeda in afghanistan in 1988, al suri, whose real name is mustafa sethmarian nasar, trained a whole generation of young jihadis at his camps in afghanistan. Deciphering abu musab al suri s islamic jihad manifesto annapolis, naval institute press, 2008. Little known jihadist inspired latest wave of lone wolf attacks. Today alsuri is considered a key leader and strategist for the global jihadist movement, following the publication of his 1600page book, the call to global islamic.
When our coalition ousted the taliban, the zarqawi network helped establish another poison and explosive training center camp. The suggestions of abu musab alsuri may allah release him present rich thoughts from which the mujahideen can benefitthe intellectual treasure of sheikh abu musab is a rich river for the mujahideen, zawahiri stated in an audio message produced by assahab. How abu musab alsuri inspired isis observer research. The global islamic resistance call abu musab alsuri. Abu musab alsuri, in an undated photo released by the u. 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.
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. According to alsuri, the third crusader campaign began in 1990 and continues to. Using his most common pen namesabu musab alsuri and umar abd alhakimhe. 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.
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. 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. According to those who study such things, he is a man more dangerous for his ideas than any particular operation. Abu musab alzarqawi, ahmad fadil nazal alkhalayleh, jordanianborn iraqi militant born oct. Mustafa sitt mariam nasar, commonly known to most as abu musab alsuri, is a syrian of spanish nationality that is being held as a secret prisoner in syria. In the end, the accuser formally retracted his accusations, including against abu musab alsuri. Abu musab alsuri remains the foremost theoretician in the global jihadist movement today, despite his capture in pakistan in late 2005. Abu musab albarnawi is the isisappointed leader of boko haram.