Al-Hesbah

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Al-Hesbah is an Arabic message board and has been called "one of the most widely used jihadist Internet forums".[1]

In March 2006, the site was accused by rival[who?] Jihadist forum of aiding in the arrest of the well-known cyber-persona of Irhabi 007, a representative of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. This led to the site administrators shutting down the site on March 26, stating that they had discovered the identities of two members of the site who were actual security officers, Muhammad al-Zuhayri and Muhammad Tamallat.[2]

In April 2006, the site was accused of aiding the arrests of 40 mujahideen in Saudi Arabia, drawing claims that it was either "heavily monitored", or working in actual connection with, Saudi security forces.[2]

On August 4, 2006, the site again caught attention when it released a communique entitled How to Kill a Crusader in the Arabian Peninsula.[3]

On June 29, 2007, the site was found to have a warning possibly related to the failed 2007 London car bombs in London, England.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Reals, Tucker. "Was London Bomb Plot Heralded On Web?", CBS, June 29, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-06-30. 
  2. ^ a b Ulph, Stephen (April 11, 2006). Intelligence War Breaks out on the Jihadi Forums. The Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
  3. ^ Special Dispatch Series - No. 1263. Middle East Media Research Institute (August 25, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-06-30.

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