A jihadist website posted a new
promises to conduct “shocking” attacks
on the United States and the West.
The posting appeared on the Ansar al
Mujahidin network Sunday and carried
future strikes.”
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The message, in Arabic, asks: “Where will
“The answer for it, in short: The coming
will be in the heart of the land of nonbelief,
countries in Europe, in the countries that
at other times,” the threat states.
The attacks will be “strong, serious,
alarming, earth-shattering, shocking
and terrifying.”
Under a section of the post on the method
of the attacks, the unidentified writer said
the strikes would be “group and lone-wolf
operations, in addition to the use of booby-
trapped vehicles.”
“All operations will be recorded and published
in due time,” the message said.
going to be a long war of attrition.”
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the group’s plans for retaliation against
the French-led military strikes in northern
terrorists from the North African country.
The Ansar al-Mujahidin network is a well-
known jihadist forum that in the past has
published reliably accurate propaganda
U.S. counterterrorism actions over the past
conducting major attacks. However, U.S.
officials warn that the group continues to
be dangerous, despite the killing of its
top leaders in drone strikes and special
operations.
A U.S. official said the threat is being
