NEFA Foundation: Video of Jihad Training Camp in Somalia, Testimonials from English-Speaking Recruits

By Evan Kohlmann

The NEFA Foundation has obtained a video recording from the Shebaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia featuring recent footage of a locally-based jihad training camp. The footage includes scenes of mujahideen recruits practicing using automatic weapons, RPGs, and anti-tank weapons—all under the watchful eyes of such instructors as Shebaab military chief Shaykh Mukhtar Robow (a.k.a. Abu Mansuur) and FBI Most Wanted terrorist suspect Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan. The video also shows recruits receiving lessons in the fabrication of explosives and advanced urban warfare/assault tactics.

The NEFA Foundation has also separately made available video testimonials from English-speaking recruits enrolled at the training camp. One of the men, masked and cradling an automatic weapon, boasted, "We have a global mission, that's why America puts us number 41 in the terrorists' list... I sincerely advise my beloved brothers and sisters to make hijrah and come join us and defend the religion of Allah." Another Shebaab recruit, sitting in front of an anti-tank missile, directed a menacing call "to the filthy dogs of Denmark, may Allah(SWT) break their hands for what they have drawn. We will never forget their mockery of the best of mankind and the last Messenger. So, sleep with the thoughts of our swords dripping with your blood." He added, "I'm calling on all Muslims in the world to stand up and avenge for their religion, their books, their prophet. Stand up, and resist the oppression of the kuffar [infidels]... and fight the kuffar [infidels] and their apostate puppets. O' Muslim brothers, migrate to the lands of jihad and fight alongside your brothers."

Both video segments can be viewed on the NEFA Foundation website.

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