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Al-Qaida in Yemen: Target Airports/Airplanes With Small Explosives

By Evan Kohlmann

On October 29, 2009, Al-Qaida's network in Yemen (AQIY) released the 11th edition of their official magazine Sada al-Malahim, which included an article written by the top commander of AQIY, Abu Basir al-Wahishi, titled "War is a Trick." In the article, al-Wahishi advised would-be Al-Qaida members on how to utilize all available weapons to kill "apostates" and Western nationals. He urged them to target "airports in the western crusade countries that participated in the war against Muslims; or on their planes, or in their residential complexes or their subways."

A translation of the relevant excerpts from Abu Basir's article can be accessed via the NEFA Foundation website.