NEFA Foundation: New Video Footage of a Terrorist Training Camp Run by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU)
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained new video footage of a terrorist training camp run by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), apparently inside the borders of Pakistan. The video shows IJU fighters receiving instruction in basic weapons and more advanced urban warfare courses. The IJU was founded by breakaway fighters from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in March 2002 in Pakistan's Tribal Areas. Based in Mirali in South Waziristan, the IJU is training Western recruits for attacks in the West. The recruits are mainly Turkish nationals and elements from Turkish communities in Western Europe--but also Muslim converts from Europe. In October 2008, the NEFA Foundation released a Special Report by Director of Analysis and Research Ronald Sandee analyzing the IJU and its developing efforts to promote international terrorist operations in concert with the Al-Qaida and the Taliban.
To watch the video, visit the NEFA Foundation website.