Radio al-Furqan
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| Frequency | 87.8 MHz[1] |
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| Owner | Al-Kataib Media Foundation[2] |
Radio al-Furqan (Somali: Idaacadda al-Furqaan) is a Somali radio station and media outlet owned and controlled by al-Shabaab.[3]
Radio al-Furqan was created by al-Shabaab in 2009 in order to disseminate Jihadist propaganda, religious teachings and audio messages, alongside Radio al-Andalus.[4] Radio al-Furqan hosts a Somali language website that promotes interests of al-Shabaab which include videos and photo releases by al-Kataib Media Foundation, its style similar to Amaq News Agency as it tries to present itself as an independent media source.[5] Normally, Radio al-Furqan posts news reports including photo reports before any other organization including Shahada News Agency.[6]
In 2013, al-Shabaab hosted Radio al-Furqan through an FM radio station under the alias Al-Ihsan local FM radio in Mogadishu before being shut down by Somali forces on March 2, 2013, they then moved operations to Adado District in the capital of it, Adado.[7]
On December 31, 2020, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted airstrikes in southern Somalia, launching at least four missiles. According to initial reports, the strikes were intended to target Al-Shabaab's Radio Andalus; however, later confirmations indicated that Al-Furqan radio, located on the outskirts of Kunya Barrow, was hit instead.[8]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Radio al-Furqan and other Al-Shabaab media outlets tried to paint the pandemic as a punishment against the "kuffar".[9]
References
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- ↑ Hafez, Mohammed; Misra, Angela; Paul, Cruickshank; Colin, Clarke; Smyth, Phillip; McGregor, Andrew; Warner, Jason; Weiss, Caleb; Muibu, Daisy; Nickels, Benjamin (2017). "Why Jihadis Lose" (PDF). CTC Sentinel. 10 (10): 33 – via Combating Terrorism Center.
- ↑ "Suicide bombing kills two at Turkish military base in Somalia". The New Arab. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ↑ Alshawi, Abeer Salim; Alghaithi, Salim Ali; Alrayssi, Jabir Ali; Alsuwaidi, Abdallah EbrahimnMohammed Ebrahim; Hamzah, Abd. Rahman Bin Hj. (2022-04-01). "The impact of the use of digital media in the radio on the dissemination of Islamic culture". International Journal of Health Sciences: 651–658. doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS3.5407. ISSN 2550-696X.
- ↑ Anzalone, Christopher (2016). "Continuity and Change the Evolution and Resilience of Al-Shabab's Media Insurgency, 2006-2016" (PDF). Hate Speech International. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ↑ Weiss, Caleb (2018-07-24). "Shabaab releases photos from inside joint US-Somali-Kenyan base". FDD's Long War Journal. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ↑ Sook, Kim (2013-07-12). "Letter dated 12 July 2013 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
- ↑ "US drone strikes target Al-Shabaab radio station in Somalia". Garowe Online. 2020-06-30. Retrieved 2025-03-25.
- ↑ West, Sunguta (2020-07-28). "Al-Shabaab Attacks Spike, as COVID-19 Grips the World". Jamestown Foundation. Retrieved 2025-03-24.