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As-Sahab

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Media division of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan

As-Sahab Media (Arabic: السحاب, "The Clouds") is the official media wing of Al-Qaeda's core leadership based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent. It produces media featuring original sermons and speeches by senior Al-Qaeda commanders as well as footage of international operations carried out by Al-Qaeda. In addition to being released in Arabic, some published videos come with English subtitles.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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As-Sahab Media (Arabic: السحاب, "The Clouds") is the official media wing of Al-Qaeda's core leadership based in Pakistan and Afghanistan, as well as al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent. It produces media featuring original sermons and speeches by senior Al-Qaeda commanders as well as footage of international operations carried out by Al-Qaeda. In addition to being released in Arabic, some published videos come with English subtitles.2

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The organization uses modern technology to produce its videos. The release of the "5 Years After Tribute [Manhattan Raid]" video demonstrated a new standard comparing favorably with the production quality obtained by major television networks. Video and audio are (depending on the source material, some of which is dated) usually crisp, and subtitles are by and large free of grammatical and spelling errors and sometimes even explain Islam-specific concepts.

In 2005 a CBC program was released, called, Media Jihad - As-Sahab Foundation, which traces the origins of As-Sahab.

From Wikipedia’s article on As-Sahab, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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