Imam Anwar Awlaki Back Again, Saluting Al-Qaida "Victories" in Yemen
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a statement issued by Anwar al Awlaki, an Al-Qaida-linked U.S. citizen, in which al Awlaki celebrated the "humiliating defeat" suffered by the Yemeni government in recent clashes with mujahideen. Al Awlaki said, "The first face to face fight between the army and the mujahideen ended in a resounding victory for the mujahideen. May Allah bless them with further victories. The army pulled out after asking for a truce from the mujahideen. May this be the beginning of the greatest Jihad, the Jihad of the Arabian Peninsula that would free the heart of the Islamic world from the tyrants who are deceiving the ummah and standing between us and victory.”
A copy of al-Awlaki's statement can be accessed from the NEFA Foundation website.