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2019-04-30 Terror Networks
ISIS chief Baghdadi makes first video appearance since 2014
More on this story from yesterday. A few stills from the 18 minute video can be seen at the link. I am now as curious about Mr. Baghdadi’s monthly reports as I once was about Yasser Arafat's red binder.
[Rudaw] Video footage purportedly showing His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
...the head of ISIS, or what remains of it, and a veteran of the Abu Graib jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us. So far he has been killed at least four times, though not yet by a stake through the heart...
, leader of the Islamic State
...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allah around with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not really Moslems....
(ISIS) group, emerged on jihadist social media platforms on Monday, his first public appearance in five years.

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In the 18-minute clip, Baghdadi said the recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, which killed more than 250 people, were an act of Dire Revenge for the group's defeat in Syria's Baghouz.

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized the last sliver of ISIS territory in Syria's Baghouz, Deir ez-Zor province, on March 23.

He said the Sri Lanka attacks are "part of the consequence the Crusaders and their descendants have been waiting for ... Praise be to God, they [the victims] also include Americans and Europeans."

"We also congratulate the unified in Sri Lanka for their allegiance and joining the caliphate. We recommend them to stay with God the Almighty and the One, and be thorns in the hearts of the Crusaders," he added.

Published by ISIS media arm al-Furqan on messaging app Telegram, the footage shows 47-year-old Baghdadi seated next to an AK-47 assault rifle ‐ a pose reminiscent of images of al-Qaeda leader the late Osama bin Laden
... who is now sometimes referred to as Mister Bones...
It is not clear when or where the footage was taken, but several contemporary references in Baghdadi's speech indicate it was very recent.

"The war of Islam and its followers against the crusaders and their followers is a long one," Baghdadi said, claiming the group has now resumed its earlier insurgency tactics.

The battle for Baghouz demonstrated the "barbarism and brutality" of the West and the "courage, steadfastness and resilience of the nation of Islam."

"This steadfastness shocked the hearts of the Crusaders in what increased their rage."

He thanked ISIS fighters killed defending the group's last territorial holdout. "Their brothers will not forget their sacrifices," he said.

He praised the group’s long reach and ability to strike at targets worldwide.

"This proves the unity, stability, vigilance, and perception of the Mujaheddin about the requirements of the war as well as their understanding of reality they live in," he said.

He also praised imported muscle who joined the group, calling on supporters to attack the "Crusaders" - specifically La Belle France - and welcomed recent pledges of allegiance by krazed killer groups in Africa.

"Regarding the pledging allegiance from your brothers Burkina Faso
...The country in west Africa that they put where Upper Volta used to be. Its capital is Oogadooga, or something like that. Its president is currently Blaise Compaoré, who took office in 1987 and will leave office feet first, one way or the other...
and Mali, I congratulate them for the allegiance and their enrollment in the ranks of the caliphate," Baghdadi said.

"We ask God Almighty to protect them and our brother Abu Walid al-Sahrawi [leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara
The suckulent fruit of the union of splinter factions from Mokhtar Bekmokhtar'sal-Mourabitunes and MUJAO. Once the dust had settled and the smell of gunsmoke had dissipated, they became the Islamic State in Mali, then adopted their present clever name. They are headed by Adnan Abu Walid Saharaoui. It operates along the borders of Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali....
], and I advise them to intensify their attacks on the Crusading La Belle France and its allies."

Baghdadi also touched on the ongoing Algerian and Sudanese protests, calling on the protesters to embrace jihad (holy war).

"Another highlighting event was the fall of Algeria’s and Sudan’s tyrants. However,
it's easy to be generous with someone else's money...
unfortunately and sadly people still do not understand why they go out [to protest] and what they want," he said.

"The replacement of a tyrant with another tyrant brings the worst crimes and murders to Moslems. We tell them and remind them that the only path to overcome these tyrants is the jihad for the sake of Allah."

"Jihad leads to the suppression of tyrants, and dignity and pride because only sword can be useful against tyrants. So, they have to return to God Almighty," Baghdadi added.

The ISIS chief is also seen examining "monthly reports" about the group's activities in different countries, including Yemen, Sudan, and even The Sick Man of Europe Turkey
...the most dubious NATO
...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's headquartered in Belgium. That sez it all....
ally....

The one-time "caliph" has not been seen in public since he announced the foundation of the ISIS statelet at the al-Nuri mosque in djinn-infested Mosul
... the home of a particularly ferocious and hairy djinn...
in 2014.

This is a developing story...
Posted by trailing wife 2019-04-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top
 File under: Islamic State 

#1 Ha! No mention of Sports Illustrated!
Posted by Airandee 2019-04-30 11:58||   2019-04-30 11:58|| Front Page Top

#2 ^ Just biding his time. Couple more years and, if they too survive, he's in like Flynn.
Posted by Wheating Jeater9257 2019-04-30 20:00||   2019-04-30 20:00|| Front Page Top

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