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| Maldivian featured in al-Qaeda video |
| 2009-11-08 |
| A video clip of a Maldivian man, who went to Pakistan for jihad and was reportedly killed in a suicide attack in Lahore, has surfaced on the internet. In the clip, Ali Jaleel (Mus’ab Sayyid), 30, from Moscowge in the capital Male’ said he wanted to wage Jihad and die a martyr. “I want my blood to be the bit of carpet which the Mujahideen are taking from their blood. The red carpet which would take the Ummah to its glory...So I want to be among that caravan so that I can be a brick upon which Islam will stand,” The clip carries the symbol of as-Sahab, the media production house of al-Qaeda, which relays the organisation’s views to the world. The narrator in the clip describes a number of attacks that have taken place against various institutions in Pakistan since 2007, including the American consulate in Karachi and the Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) headquarters in Lahore. He describes this last attack as a “crucial blow to this infidelic system; the eyes and ears of America in this crusader war.” The narrator adds that the mission involved numerous stages of training, noting that while “martryrdom was certain, getting out alive [was] impossible.” Elsewhere in the clip, Jaleel said it was futile for Western powers to attempt to end the war as it had God’s support. “So what I would say to you is that you still have time. Repent before it’s too late,” he said. The clip then shows footage of shootings and bomb explosions followed by images of destruction and those injured while pro-Jihadi music plays in the background. Jaleel reportedly died on 27 May in a sucide attack on the ISI headquarters in Lahore. He is survived by three children all under the age of nine. The video was uploaded onto YouTube on Friday afternoon but was removed from the site by the evening for violating company’s terms and conditions. It was later uploaded onto LiveLeak. Speaking to Minivan News today, Mohamed Zuhair, president’s office press secretary, said Jaleel case was typical of the government’s concerns about extremism. Last month in an interview with CNN-IBN, President Mohamed Nasheed said hundreds of Maldivian students were being recruited by the Taliban to fight in Pakistan. Not long after his announcement, the president called on Maldivian students in the country to return. Maldivian students in Pakistan responded by calling the president “irresponsible”, arguing the announcement would endanger them at a time when the Pakistani government was waging war against insurgents. Zuhair said many Maldivians were attracted to the prospect of a free education at one of Pakistan’s free madrassas, especially as the Maldives has no university. In October 2006, Jaleel was accused of encouraging Maldivians to wage jihad abroad but was sentenced to two years’ house arrest for the lesser charge of “teaching Islam without the permission of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. The government accused him of holding classes for ten students during which he “spread themes and ideas not approved by the council”, in particular “on the concept of jihad”. Jaleel was arrested in Colombo in April 2006 with six others while attempting to board a flight to Qatar. Police accused the group of intending to join militant groups in the Middle East. |
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| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-08 21:36 |