Verses from the Qur'an are regularly cited in martyrdom videos to provide religious justification.

Recruitment is a main objective for martyrdom videos.

Hezbollah is particularly prolific in their production of martyrdom videos to generate support locally.

Video taped terrorist attacks are distinct from martyrdom videos in they show the action but not the intention.

Many martyrdom videos are self-produced and of very low quality.

Some people who oppose martyrdom videos have begun making their own videos on youtube in protest.

Islamists who seek to become martyrs find motivation and courage to carry out actions from martyrdom videos.

His mother, Naima, appeared in her son's martyrdom video and proclaimed, "God willing, you will succeed.

One of the suspects said on his martyrdom video that the "war against Muslims" in Iraq and Afghanistan had motivated him to act.

Another British official stressed that martyrdom videos were often made well in advance of an attack.