Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released statement addressing Indian Muslims, calling on them and Indian Islamic scholars to follow the path of Mullah Omar, stop talking and start fighting (the Jihad).
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s new leader , Khalid bin Umar Batarfi, praised his predecessor Qasim al Raymi, sweared his loyalty to al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri and congratulated the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for the latest deal with US.
Through an audio-message recorded by its leader, Qasim al Raymi, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula takes credit for the attack carried out in the US Naval Air Station Pensacola, in Florida.
Al Malahem Media, the official media channel of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – AQAP, released a video entitled “Knights of the Epic Battles”, featuring its fighters clashing with the Islamic State’s local branch and the Houthi movement.