Islamist/Jihadist Websites Based in the United States
Aboalqaqa.blogspot.com This blog is devoted to Jihad both inside and outside Iraq. Its
Internet Service Provider is the California-based Google, Inc.
Aboaumir.Modawanati.com: Devoted to Iraqi terrorist organizations, this blog is hosted
by Carpathia Hosting, based in Virginia.
Abu-hadi.net: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company BlueHost.com. Its domain name registrar is GoDaddy.com, also based in the
United States.
Al3wda.com/vb/index.php: This Multaqa Al-'Awda Al-Jihadi website features a bulletin
board for videos produced by Islamist Iraqi groups. Its Internet Service Provider is
SoftLayer Technologies, based in Dallas, Texas.
Alahed.org: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company ServePath.com. Its domain name registrar is Network Solutions, also based in
the United States.
Alamer.biz/ameer/home.html: Devoted to the late terrorist leader Abu Musab AlZarqawi, this jihadist website is hosted by Electric Lightwave, Inc., based in the state of
Washington.
Alboraq.info/forum: This Al-Buraq forum supports the jihad in Iraq. Its Internet Service
Provider is SiteGenie, based in Rochester, Minnesota.
Al-Ekhlaas.org: During 2007, this Tampa, Florida-based website posted a communique
by the al Qaeda-founded “Islamic State of Iraq” (ISI), in which ISI claimed responsibility
for the recent killing of Mu'awiyya Al-Jabbara, head of the Salah Al-Din Salvation
Council which opposes Al-Qaeda in Iraq; posted a video in which Osama bin Laden
accused Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf of pro-American, anti-Islamic treason, and
exhorted Pakistanis to “eliminate him” [Musharraf] via armed struggle; posted a video
message by the Islamist group “The Arrows of God,” announcing the release of an
elderly German hostage (after she agreed to convert to Islam) who had been kidnapped
with her son -- but threatening to kill the latter if the German government did not
promptly withdraw its forces from Afghanistan; and claimed responsibility for two
suicide bombings in Algeria that had killed many “apostates.”
Al-Faloja.org/vb: This forum supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet Service Provider
is the Dallas, Texas-based SoftLayer Technologies.
Alforqan.ingoo.us: This Shabkat Al-Furqan Al-Islamiyya website posts communiqués
by jihad groups in Iraq. Its Internet Service Provider is SoftLayer Technologies, based in
Dallas, Texas.
Algyshalmnsur.r8.org: This website of Jaysh Al-Taifa Al-Mansura (“Army of the
Victorious Group”) is hosted by the Virginia-based company SMV McLean.
AlHesbah.net: This Internet forum is hosted by NOC4Hosts Inc., an Internet Service
Provider based in Tampa, Florida.
AlHesbah.org: This website (whose full name is Muntadayat Shabakat al-Hesbah) is
hosted by RealWebHost, based in Texas. It may be the most popular jihadist forum on
the Internet, boasting more than 6,100 members as of 2006. During 2007 AlHesbah
posted a communique by several Iraqi jihadist groups announcing the establishment of a
“Political Council of Iraqi Resistance”; posted a video about an Iraqi group dedicated to
violent “resistance” against “foreign occupation”; reported that Sheikh Abu Muhammad
Al-Maqdisi, the spiritual mentor of the late al Qaeda-in-Iraq commander Abu Mus'ab AlZarqawi, had declared an indefinite hunger strike to protest his “illegal arrest” in July
2005 by Jordanian authorities; published instructions on “How to Kill a Westerner”; and
announced a month-long campaign offering members the opportunity to swear loyalty to
al Qaeda leaders online.
Almagribi.Blogspot.com: This pro-jihad blog site features video messages by prominent
Islamist figures. Its Internet Service Provider is the California-based Google, Inc.
Alnakshabandia-army.org: This Jaysh Rijal Al-Tariqa Al-Naqshabandiya jihad site is
hosted by ThePlanet.com Internet Services, based in Texas.
Alnakshabandia-army.com: This website supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet
Service Provider is Bluehost, Inc., based in Orem, Utah.
Alneda.com: Now defunct, this original al Qaeda website was based in Texas.
Alnour.hyperphp.com: The Al-Nour forum supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet
Service Provider is eNET Inc., based in Columbus, Ohio.
Alnusra.net: This Islamist website’s Internet Service Provider is the Texas-based
company Select Solutions. The Al-Nusra forum has a special section devoted to messages
from the jihadist Global Islamic Media Front.
Alsaha.com: This Islamist website’s Internet Service Provider is the Michigan-based
company Liquid Web, Inc. The Al-Saha forum posts videos produced by Al-Sahab (al
Qaeda’s production company) and speeches made by al Qaeda leaders such as Ayman
Al-Zawahiri.
Alsunnah.info: Hosted by the New Jersey-based company Interserver, Inc., this is a
website of Sheikh Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, spiritual mentor of the late al Qaeda
commander Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. Alsunnah features documents that allegedly
provide ideological and religious/legal legitimacy for many Islamist terrorist
organizations.
Altaybeh.net: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company Versaweb.net. Altaybeh’s domain name registrar is GoDaddy.com, also based
in the United States.
Anbaar.net: This website supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet Service Provider is
Endurance International Group, based in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Ansar-Aljehad.blogspot.com: This blog supports the jihad in Iraq and features
communiqués by Iraqi organizations. Its Internet Service Provider is Google Inc., based
in Mountain View, California.
Ansarnet.ws: In 2004 this jihadist website posted a threat against Australia by the
Tawhid Islamic Group (TIG), a local branch of the so called “al Qaeda in Europe,” which
read: “We call upon you to leave Iraq before your country turns to pools of blood ... We
will shake the earth under your feet as we did in Indonesia, and lines of car bombs will
not cease, God willing.” On other occasions, Ansarnet published TIG’s warnings that
Italy would “see the lines of cars laden with explosives hit your towns and turn your
nights to mornings,” and that Poland and Bulgaria would face “explosions ripping
through [the] country” and “a bloodbath,” respectively. Ansarnet ceased operations after
Polish journalists informed its server -- Micfo Group of Houston, Texas -- about the site’s
contents.
Asad101.jeeran.com: This pro-jihad blog is devoted to commemorating the late al
Qaeda commander Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. Its Internet Service Provider is Electric
Lightwave, Inc., based in Vancouver, Washington.
Azzam.com: Inactive since September 2002, this U.S.-based website was launched in
1996 and described itself as “one of the first Islamic web-sites on the Internet and the first
web-site dedicated to Jihad and Mujahideen news and information.” “Allah has enabled
us,” continued Azzam, “with meagre resources and little technological experience, to
provide information on the Mujahideen and to provide daily news and interviews from
the Jihad in Chechnya … and the Jihad in Afghanistan.” In 2002 the hosting company
shut down the site for “Terms of Service” violations.
Bintjbeil.com: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company Interland, Inc. Bintjbeil’s domain name registrar is Intercosmos Media Group,
also based in the United States.
ClearGuidance.com: This jihadist website bills itself as “a resource guide for Muslim
teenagers.” Little Green Footballs reports that ClearGuidance is “a site dedicated to
luring young Muslims into the jihad lifestyle”; a site where “Muslim kids talk about
school, their parents, the best way to stab Jews, and which decapitation video is the
coolest.”
CrusaderWatcher.blogspot.com: This Islamist site is hosted by the California-based
Internet Service Provider Google, Inc.
Darelhadi.com: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company Softlayer.com. Its domain name registrar is GoDaddy.com, also based in the
United States.
Ekhlaas.cc: In August 2007 this Rochester, Minnesota-based jihadist website posted a
document calling for Muslim “brothers” to “carry out blessed [suicide bombing]
operations in Denmark … to strike fear in the hearts of the Danish people.” Later that
same month, Ekhlass posted a video (titled “The Lions of the Philippines Are Coming”)
about the Abu Sayyaf jihad organization.
Elshouraa.ws/vb: In September 2007 this Texas-based jihadist website published a list
of names, some accompanied by photos, titled “Pictures of the Infidels and Apostates
Wanted by the Islamic State of Iraq.”
Es.Groups.Yahoo.com/Group/Hezboallah_latino: This Hezbollah website is hosted by
Yahoo!, based in the United States.
Ghaliboun.net: This Hezbollah website is hosted by the U.S.-based company Fresh Lab,
and its domain name registrar is Network Solutions, also based in the United States.
Gldag.blogspot.com: Hosted by the California-based Internet Service Provider Google,
Inc., Gldag is the unofficial blog of “Al-Furqan Media,” the production company of the al
Qaeda-founded group “Islamic State of Iraq.”
Global-War.bloghi.com: This pro-jihadist website is run by Julio Pino, a Muslim
convert who teaches Latin American history at Kent State University. In March 2007,
Global-War featured the headline: “Are You Prepared for Jihad? IN THE NAME OF
OBL [Osama bin Laden]. 2007: THE YEAR OF ISLAMIC VICTORY!” The GlobalWar site says: “We are a jihadist news service, and provide battle dispatches, training
manuals, and jihad videos to our brothers worldwide. All we want is to get Allah’s
pleasure. We will write ‘Jihad’ across our foreheads, and the stars. The angels will carry
our message throughout the world.” The site also featured an entry titled “Sister
Detonates Herself to Eliminate Shia Traitors,” a description of a female suicide bomber
who recently had killed 41 people. Wrote Pino: “Now she lies on the Golden Couch of
Paradise.”
Groups.msn.com/autonomiaislamicawayuu: This Hezbollah website is hosted by
MSN/Microsoft, based in the United States.
Groups.msn.com/Hezbollahelsalvador: This Hezbollah website is hosted by
MSN/Microsoft, based in the United States.
Groups.msn.com/Hizbullahh/page16.msnw: Hosted by the U.S.-based Microsoft
Corporation, this group posts speeches by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah,
information on Hezbollah operations, and links to other Hezbollah websites.
Groups.msn.com/justiciadivinavenezuela: This Hezbollah website is hosted by
MSN/Microsoft, based in the United States.
Groups.yahoo.com/group/ansaraljehad: Calling itself “Supporters of Jihad in Iraq,”
this group is hosted by the California-based Internet Service Provider “Yahoo!”
Groups.yahoo.com/group/modjahede: Now defunct, this discussion group included
links to guides for the production and use of conventional and nuclear weapons.
H-Alali.net : Hosted by the New Jersey-based company Fortress ITX, this is the website
of the pro-jihad Islamist sheikh Hamed Al-Ali.
Hamasaliraq.com: This is the website of Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiyya HamasIraq. It supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet Service Provider is Layered
Technologies, based in Texas.
Hizbollah.org: This Hezbollah website is hosted by the U.S.-based company Network
Solutions, which also serves as its domain name registrar.
Hizbollah.tv: This Hezbollah website is hosted by the U.S.-based company
Register.com, which also serves as its domain name registrar.
Hussamaldin.jeeran.com: This Islamist website is hosted by Electric Lightwave, based
in the state of Washington.
Iaisite.info: This is the website of Al-Jaysh Al-Islami fi Al-Iraq. It supports the jihad in
Iraq, and its Internet Service Provider is Zipa LLC, based in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Inshallahshaheed.muslimpad.com: This jihadist blog site (known in English as “The
Ignored Puzzle Pieces of Knowledge blog”) has approximately 500 readers. It is owned
by a young American named Samir Khan (born 1986), who administers the site from his
parents’ home in North Carolina. According to a New York Times report, Khan “serves as
a kind of Western relay station for the multimedia productions of violent Islamic groups. .
. . Mr. Khan, who was born in Saudi Arabia and grew up in Queens, is an unlikely foot
soldier in what Al Qaeda calls the ‘Islamic jihadi media.’” The website’s Internet Service
Provider is ThePlanet.com Internet Services, based in Dallas, Texas.
Iraqiasaeb.org: This is the website of the Iraqi organization Asaeb Al-Iraq. Its Internet
Service Provider is the Texas-based Layered Technologies, Inc.
Iraqpatrol.com: This Dawriyyat Al-Iraq website supports the jihad in Iraq, and its
Internet Service Provider is Performance Systems International Inc., based in
Washington, DC.
Islamic-f.net/vb: This forum supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet Service Provider
is the San Francisco-based United Collocation Group, Inc.
IslamicIraq.modawanati.com: This blog supports the jihad in Iraq and is devoted to the
al Qaeda-founded “Islamic State of Iraq.” Its Internet Service Provider is Carpathia
Hosting, based in Ashburn, Virginia.
JaishabiBaker.net: This is the website of Jaysh Abu Bakr Al-Sidiq. It supports the jihad
in Iraq, and its Internet Service Provider is SoftLayer Technologies, based in Dallas,
Texas.
JondurRahmaan.com: This Jund Al-Rahman forum is hosted by Layered Technologies,
an Internet Service Provider based in Texas.
Juba-Online.blogspot.com: Devoted to the Baghdad Sniper (who targeted American
troops in southern Baghdad during 2005), this blog was hosted by the California-based
Google, Inc.
Kataeb-20.org: This website is associated with the terrorist organization Kata'ib Thawrat
Al-'Ishrin. Its Internet Service Provider is Layered Technologies, based in Texas.
Kjawd.blogspot.com: Hosted by the California-based Google, Inc., this blog is dedicated
to the legacy of the late al Qaeda commander Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. Kjawd features a
number of Al-Zarqawi’s messages and videos.
Kjgafd.blogspot.com: Hosted by the California-based Google, Inc., this blog is devoted
to the promotion of jihad in Iraq.
Kwaflislam.com: Supportive of jihad in Iraq, this is the website of Shabkat Qawafil AlIslam. Kwaflislam features a bulletin board for communiqués from the al Qaeda-founded
“Islamic State of Iraq.” The website’s Internet Service Provider is Layered Technologies,
based in Texas.
Majahd.quickbb.net: This website of Shabkat Al-Mujahideen Al-Electroniyya posts
communiqués by jihad groups in Iraq. Its Internet Service Provider is SoftLayer
Technologies, based in Dallas, Texas.
Nasrunmiallah.net: This is the website of the Jaysh Al-Mujahideen organization. Its
Internet Service Provider is Network Operations Center Inc., based in Pennsylvania.
News.stcom.net: Hosted by the Florida-based company DNS Services, this is a Frenchlanguage Islamist website called “La Voix des Opprimés” (“The Voice of the
Oppressed”).
Press-Release.blogspot.com: This Islamist site is hosted by the California-based Internet
Service Provider Google, Inc.
Rmadi.top-me.com: The Al-Ramadi forum supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet
Service Provider is SoftLayer Technologies, based in Dallas, Texas.
Sadcom.montadamoslim.com: This website is associated with the al Qaeda-founded
“Islamic State of Iraq.” Its Internet Service Provider is SoftLayer Technologies, based in
Dallas, Texas.
Salafia.balder.prohosting.com: This is the website of the Salafist Group for Preaching
and Combat (GSPC), an Algerian organization ideologically close to al Qaeda. The
Investigative Project on Terrorism reports that GAPC’s website “has been relatively
stable, but located on a number of different addresses. … The address is [currently]
situated at prohosting.com, a company located in the U.S. that offers web hosting with ecommerce support. The site offers, on its main page, information about the group and its
ideology, as well as links to subdirectories for ‘Official communiqués’ and ‘Information
about operations.’ The latter has suggestive graphics of blood dripping …”
Sarayaalquds.org: This is the website of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror
organization. The site’s Internet Service Provider is ThePlanet.com Internet Services,
based in Texas.
Sarayasaad.com: This the official website of the terrorist group Saraya Sa'd Ibn Abi
Waqas. Its Internet Service Provider is Liquid Web Inc., based in Michigan.
Sawtaljihad.org: This Islamist blog is hosted by New Dream Network LLC, an Internet
Service Provider based in Brea, California.
Shiaweb.org: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company, Everyones Internet. Shiaweb’s domain name registrar is Intercosmos Media
Group, based in the United States.
Shmo5alIslam.net: This Shumukh Al-Islam forum supports the jihad in Iraq, and its
Internet Service Provider is R & D Technologies, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sobhank.com: This Subhanaka forum posts communiqués by jihad groups in Iraq. Its
Internet Service Provider is based in California.
Somod.org: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
company, Everyones Internet. Its domain name registrar is GoDaddy.com, based in the
United States.
Soutweb.100free.com: This Islamist website supports the jihad in Iraq, and its Internet
Service Provider is AiNET Hosting Operations, based in Columbia, Maryland.
Supporters of Jihad in Iraq: Hosted in Washington state, the caption at the top of this
blog reads: “Kill the Americans everywhere.”
Tawhed.ws: Hosted by the New Jersey-based company Interserver, Inc., this is a website
of Sheikh Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, spiritual mentor of the late al Qaeda commander
Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi. Tawhed features documents that allegedly provide ideological
and religious/legal legitimacy for many Islamist terrorist organizations.
Vb.roro44.com: This 'Alam Al-Romansiyya forum supports the jihad in Iraq, and its
Internet Service Provider is Layered Technologies, based in Frisco, Texas.
Wa3ad.org: This Hezbollah website’s network access is provided by the U.S.-based
VersaWeb.net. Its domain name registrar is GoDaddy.com, based in the United States.
W-N-N.net: This Islamist “World News Network” forum’s Internet Service Provider is
the Minnesota-based company SiteGenie. The forum posts messages by numerous
organizations such as al Qaeda’s production company Al-Sahab, the al Qaeda-affiliated
media company Al-Furqan, and the Iraqi terrorist organization Ansar Al-Sunna.