Al-Qaeda Magazine Notifies Jihadists to Use Protests as Cover to Help Incite Riots in U.S., Etc.
CONSERVATIVE FIRING LINE | By CLC | May 3, 2021
Recently, MEMRI reported that on April 14, 2021, the pro-Al-Qaeda Jaysh Al-Malahim Al-Electroni released the second issue of its magazine Wolves of Manhattan, which included several articles inciting its supporters who live in Western countries to exploit civil unrest to carry out lone-wolf attacks.
The opening article, titled “The Lone Wolf And The Protests,” tells supporters to carry out terrorist acts under the cover of protests that are taking place in some Western countries.
It identifies the U.S. and France as being among the top countries that currently suffer from civil unrest, along with Italy, Germany, and Britain.
The article provides tips on which kinds of protests are easier and more effective to infiltrate, saying that a lone wolf should choose a “massive chaotic protest” that takes place daily and lasts for a long time, like post-election protests in the U.S. or protests by France’s yellow vests.
The article also recommends that lone wolves choose a protest taking place at night so that it will be easier for them to escape or hide their identity.
Discussing how lone wolves can exploit protests, the article suggests that they disguise themselves as protesters and pretend to have similar views in order to infiltrate the protesters and steer them to violent actions, such as car ramming.
The article warns the lone wolf against stabbing protesters since this could alert others to his motive and make it easier for them to capture or beat him. Instead, it recommends that the lone wolf hire a “militiaman,” or “mercenary” to do the car-ramming.
“This way, you will kill a large number of Crusaders because they are all gathered. Besides, this act will have other implications, as you can incite the protesters against the police, whom you will claim to be the ones who sent this man to ram them. You will be able to enrage the protesters to steer them to fight with the police,” said the article.
It also encourages lone wolves to take advantage of the civil unrest in some countries to attack police officers. Elaborating on this, the article argues that this is easy, as the lone wolf can exploit the angry protesters, whom it describes as “Crusaders,” and steer them towards attacking the police.
