Al-Majallah Al-Islamiyah (The Islamic Magazine), a Jihadist website available at , was observed on 30 May to post within its "Usama Islamic Forums" the "11th news report on the details of the Al-Quds Brigade Operation" in the Saudi city of Al-Khubar. The statement, located at , is posted by a participant in the chatroom with the pseudonym "Abou Yasser" and signed by the "Al-Qa'ida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula."

The following is the text of the statement:

"If ye will aid (the cause of) God, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly. But those who reject (God),- for them is destruction, and (God) will render their deeds astray (from their mark). (Koranic verse)

"Subsequent to what was explained in the statement on the blessed Al-Quds Brigade Raid, we would like to explain the following facts: The blessed raid began yesterday (29 May) in the city of Al-Khubar when four mujahidin stormed the premises of the Petroleum Center company, a subsidiary of the US occupation Halliburton company, which Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin mentioned in his speech previous to his most recent speech and noted its role in serving the US project of occupying the land of Muslims. In this building, the mujahidin killed four persons -- two Americans, a westerner, and a security man. After that, the mujahidin tied the body of one of the Americans and dragged it in the streets of the city.

"The mujahidin then moved to another site, which is the premises of the APICORP company. On their way to the site, they faced an ambush by the forces of Al Salul (reference to the Saudi Royal family), who, praise be to God, were defeated. Two members of these forces were killed and another was wounded. At the premises of the company, the mujahidin killed its financial director, a British national, and two of the Christian Philippine employees.

"The mujahidin then moved to the third site, which is the Ma'n al-Sa'igh Compound -- Al-Wahah Compound -- where members of the US occupation forces and senior employees of US occupation companies reside.

They managed to liquidate the guards who were present around the sites.

They also killed the driver of the Hummer vehicle and a person wielding a 50 caliber machine-gun. The mujahidin then entered the compound, combed the area, and killed a number of westerners, including an American. In one of the hotels, they detained and killed a number of westerners, including an Italian and a Swede. They had their throats slit after the Italian addressed a message through Al-Jazirah satellite Channel. Ten Indians -- cow worshippers and killers of our Muslim brothers in Kashmir, who work as engineers in the oil companies -- were also killed.

"In the meantime, the forces of Al Salul tried to raid the building where the mujahidin were. The mujahidin confronted their attack, wounding the leader of the raiding operation and a number of his soldiers, as admitted by the apostate regime of Al Salul.

"Thanks be to God, the mujahidin afterwards withdrew from the scene of the fighting to secure places, despite the tight security cordon. With God's permission, one of the heroes, mujahid Nimr Bin-Suhaj al-Baqmi, may God exalt his status in heaven, was martyred. He sacrificed his life for the sake of his brothers, offering his life for martyrdom to facilitate the mission of his brothers and to give them cover. One of the 26 persons on the list of wanted persons participated in the attack. The details of the operation were audio recorded. A segment of this recording will be released in the near future, God willing. The blessed operation lasted for one day, during which the forces of Al Salul were decisively defeated, thanks be to God.

"It is worth mentioning that the mujahidin were very concerned about the safety of the Muslims, distinguishing between them and the infidel Crusaders. They released the Muslims and sent them away from the scene of the fighting, as opposed to what the apostate government did when they opened indiscriminate fire in every direction without discrimination. We want to draw attention to the false claims made by Al Salul media that their forces freed the hostages from the compound, and that they arrested one of the wanted persons. These claims are mere lies and baseless. Those cowards could not enter the compound except after the mujahidin left it. The mujahidin did not keep any hostage alive, but rather killed all the infidels and Crusaders they captured.

"We give many thanks to God for this blessed qualitative operation, and we reiterate our determination to defeat the forces of the Cross (Christians) and the taghut (tyrant leaders who do not follow God's guidance), liberate the land of Muslims, enforce God's shari'ah, and obey His orders. We also intend to cleanse the Arabian Peninsula of polytheists.

"As for the government of Al Salul, let it rejoice over its failed exhibitionist operations and its weak defeated forces, which were exposed by God in front of everybody and on which He inflicted an abysmal defeat, despite the fact that the number of the Mujahidin was small and that their equipment was limited. Thousands of the taghut's soldiers, who were heavily armed with various kinds of light and heavy weapons, backed by helicopters, armored vehicles from various sectors; namely, the Army, the National Guard, the Emergency Forces, the Special Security Forces, the Police Force, the Traffic Police, the Civil Defense, and others -- all of those stood helpless in front of only four Mujahidin for one whole day. But as the Almighty God Says: O ye who believe! If ye will aid (the cause of) Allah, He will aid you, and plant your feet firmly. (Part of a Koranic Verse).

"And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not. (Part of a Koranic Verse)

(Signed) Al-Qa'ida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula."

Translated from the original by WNC.