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Sawt Al-Jihad: "How many soldiers were there, in your estimation?"

Al-Nashami: "The truth is that there were a great number of forces, armored cars, Hummers, and other vehicles. We meant to take the car because the ring of security was kilometers [long]. We had to have a car to carry us and our weapons, in order to break through it.

"When we appeared from behind the trees, the soldiers were startled and looked at us as if we were ghosts. The first to reach them was Nimr, may Allah have mercy upon him. He ran with incredible speed, shooting and shouting, 'Allah Akbar.' We exchanged fire with them, and Allah, in His kindness, generosity, mercy, and benevolence, gave us victory over them.

"The rest of the soldiers who were around the building began to fire, I do not know what they were shooting at, perhaps some of them were trying their weapons for the first time.

"We destroyed two jeeps and killed the people in them. I killed the driver of the third jeep, and the vehicle turned over several times. We were now in the middle of the street, and we couldn't find a car to drive in.

"We wanted to go down one of the nearby streets, but Nimr went out, quick as lightning, took a very difficult battle position, and exchanged fire with the Hummer. I saw the tracer bullets leaving his rifle, illuminating the soldier behind the machine gun. We crossed the street, with bullets showering down upon us like rain, and we returned fire. This was a miracle and wonderful grace from Allah. We saw the bullets [passing] between our feet and around us, but nevertheless nothing hurt us, Allah alone be praised.

"We entered the designated quarter, and, Allah be thanked, we managed to break out of this ring while those idiots were still shooting. Then we climbed into one of the cars and drove off.

"By Allah, I am stunned by what happened. The distance was a kilometer and a half, or two; we passed dozens of armored cars, jeeps, and APCs, and fired on all of them, and passed through them all, in the middle of the street where they were gathering, with only one meter between us and each of their vehicles.

"They blocked the street, but Allah facilitated our exit. We defied death, and wanted to plunge into their midst, seeking to slaughter them and achieve martyrdom. However, [the first Caliph] Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, spoke truly when he said, 'Desire death and you will be given life.'

"The tracer bullets frightened these cowards greatly. We shot at them with Kalashnikovs and also threw at them bombs made by our brothers. We shouted, 'Allah Akbar' and 'There is no God but Allah,' and Allah gave us a great victory.

"We broke through the first ring [of security], and then the second, and the third. In the third ring, the hero lion Nimr emerged from behind a car and fired. A bullet struck him in the middle of his chest, but despite this, this valiant lion continued firing.

"We broke through the fourth ring and the fifth, with Nimr's blood flowing strongly, but he continued shooting... We broke through the sixth ring, but Nimr fell at the sixth ring.

"Inside the car, he raised his index finger.(7) We tried to move him and shake him, but he did not move, so we did not doubt that he was killed. We asked Allah to elevate him to a higher rank...

"When we came out of the sixth ring, we reached the highway. We could not believe that we had gotten through all these security rings. We knew with certainty that this was the result of divine support and benevolence.

"We went about 10 kilometers... We found a National Guard pickup truck and took it. Brother Nader was in the back with his weapon in order to shoot in case of exchanges of fire. On the highway we saw jeeps going the opposite direction, on their way to the site. We passed them by, thanks be to Allah, with them thinking that we were their friends - heaven forfend - and Allah blinded their eyes from seeing us, even though brother Nader was in the back of the truck carrying his rifle...

"We entered the city, with Allah's grace, as though what we had passed through was a dream, because of the many miracles and divine support that we saw. Oh Allah, to You is the praise and the gratitude, as behooves the magnificence of Your face and the greatness of Your rule!

"When we escaped, we got in touch with our brothers, and met them, thanks be to Allah always, and blessings to Him, for this great victory."

'This Operation Is Considered a Great Victory From Allah... Many [of the Arabs and Muslims In the Compound] Prayed For Our Victory'

Sawt Al-Jihad: "One of the stupid mistakes of the media of Al-Salul [derogatory term for the royal House of Saud] was the publication of testimony of Arabs and Muslims who were in the compound, so the entire world heard that you did not target or harm the Muslims. Please tell us, may Allah protect you, about their attitude towards you, and about the impact of this event on them."

Al-Nashami: "Praise be to Allah. The truth is that this operation is considered a great victory from Allah. Dozens of people knew the demands of the Mujahideen and saw this with their own eyes. Many [of the Arabs and Muslims at the compound] prayed for our victory and success. Some of the Pakistani and Indian Muslims shouted 'Allah Akbar' with us, and when they found out the name of our brigade was Al-Quds [i.e. Jerusalem], they said, 'Allah Akbar, we want to go with you to Jerusalem.'

"When we were in the hotel we taught some of them the Koran. When we encountered an Arab or Muslim dressed like the infidels or with un-Islamic facial features, we advised him to stay away from the compounds in which the infidels live. Likewise, we advised them to wear Islamic clothing so no one would have to ask whether they were Muslims or not. We encountered an Iraqi Muslim who had American citizenship. He trembled before us but we told him that we had not come to kill Muslims...

"When we looked for the infidels, we passed the offices where some from the Arabian Peninsula waited for us apprehensively. We spoke with them and told them: 'Oh brothers, do not fear, we are not killing Muslims, we want the foreigner infidels. Oh fellows, how are you?' We did this until their fear was gone and they began to joke with us and to direct us to the sites of the infidels...."

Sawt Al-Jihad: "Were any of you hurt?"

Al-Nashami: "Only one light wound: Brother Hussein got a cut on his hand when he broke one of the glass windows. We are all well, Allah be praised, and we undertake before Allah, I and the members of my brigade, to participate again in a raid like this one, Allah be praised and thanked."

Sawt Al-Jihad: "Praise to Allah for your well-being, and we ask Allah to inscribe your reward, and to give your hearts the satisfaction of vengeance [against the infidels] in the same way that you gave satisfaction to the hearts of Muslims all over the world."

Endnotes:
(1) Sawt Al-Jihad, Issue No. 18, June 2004. The transcript can be found at http://www.hajr.ws/forum/showthread.php?p=404390047
(2) This word is a Koranic expression that signifies idolatry and devil worship, and is used by modern Islamists for the oppressive rulers who, while nominally Muslim, have betrayed the true Islam.
(3) See above, Note 2.
(4) Al-Jazeera channel announced that it had received a phone call from an unknown individual claiming that he was speaking from where the hostages were being kept, and that he had one hostage with him. Al-Jazeera said that it had refused to deal with this matter because it does not deal with conversations from unknown sources whose credibility cannot be verified. Al-Rai Al-'Aam, (Kuwait), May 31, 2004.
(5) The term used here for seeking Allah's advice is Istikhara, the practice of opening the Koran at random and picking a verse.
(6) Presumably the verse they had found in the process of Istikhara.
(7) In saying the Shahada, i.e. the Muslim declaration of faith: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet."


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