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Al-Fajr Media (Шаблон:Lang-ar) or Dawn Media is an Al-Qaeda affiliated media organization that was started in 2006 and was used by multiple Al-Qaeda affiliated organizations on Jihadist forums.[1][2][3]

History

Early years

Al-Fajr Media started with memorials of dead members/leaders of Al-Qaeda and other Al-Qaeda affiliated groups and distributed the videos on Jihadist forums based in the Middle east and North Africa.[4] The organization also posted videos with Ansar al-Islam that call for Jihad.[5]

Al-Fajr also released an online magazine in 2006 entitled "Technical Mujahid" which focused on online security and technology.[6]

Al-Fajr released posters in 2006 inciting for people to spread them.[7]

Al-Fajr has also shown support for Palestinian Jihadist organizations and incited them to Jihad against Israel.[8]

Al-Fajr also in 2007 starts working with Islamic State in Iraq to report on new control of towns and cities in Iraq, and they also start reporting on "enemy attack".[9]

Al-Fajr also starts releasing books by Ayman al-Zawahiri to show support for Al-Qaeda and Ayman al-Zawahiri in early 2007.[10]

In late 2008, Al-Fajr Media created a Jihadist forum which was taken down abruptly after release, Al-Fajr did make a statement about the forum's shutdown.[11][12]

In December of 2008, Al-Fajr recommended for Jihadist to "invade" the YouTube website and to spread Jihadist videos on there.[13]

Mid-years

In 2010, Al-Fajr started a series called "Manufacturing Terrorism" for Jihadists online.[14]

In May of 2011, Al-Fajr announced, with the permission of Al-Qaeda, of Osama Bin Ladin's death,[15][16] and incited for Jihadists to take "revenge" for Osama Bin Ladin's death.[17]

In February of 2012, Al-Fajr released a women's magazine for Jihadist women.[18]

In September of 2012, Al-Fajr releases a Technical Committee which revolves around app and website making for online Jihadists.[19]

Late years

In late 2013, Al-Fajr releases a encryption application to encrypt messages when talking to Jihadists.[20]

In Mid-2014, Al-Fajr releases an encryption application for Android phones for Jihadists on phone messaging services like Telegram.[21][22]

In early 2016, Al-Fajr released a pasting website for Jihadists as an alternative for a pasting website like Pastebin.[23]

Designation as a Terrorist organization

In 2016, when Al-Fajr Media became defunct, the United States officially called Al-Fajr Media a media center of Al-Qaeda and designated it as a terrorist organization.[3][24]

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