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| Bangladeshi family 'safer than ever with IS' |
| 2015-07-05 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A UK family of 12 who went missing have joined so-called 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 Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... and are "safer than ever", according to a statement said to be on their behalf. The statement, purportedly sent by a member of IS, said it was "outrageous" to suggest the family had been kidnapped and forced to join the group. It called on all Moslems to join them and "hasten to the obedience of Allah". The family from Luton has not been seen since 17 May and includes three children aged between one and 11. Police have previously said they may have travelled to Syria. The BBC has not been able to independently verify if the statement, which includes two photos purportedly of family member Muhammed Abdul Mannan, is genuine. The missing family is: - Muhammed Abdul Mannan, 75, and his wife Minera Khatun, 53 - Their daughter Rajia Khanom, 21, and sons Mohammed Zayd Hussain, 25, Mohammed Toufique Hussain, 19, Mohammed Abil Kashem Saker, 31, and his wife Sheida Khanam, 27 - Mohammed Saleh Hussain, 26, and his wife Roshanara Begum, 24, along with three children, aged between one and 11 The statement, passed to the BBC by a Briton fighting with IS, said the family had arrived in a land that was "free from corruption and oppression" and had not been "commanded" to join by a single person but by the "Khalifah of the Moslems". It said: "We say to those that are concerned for our safety to put your hearts at rest for we feel safer than we have ever felt before. "We call all Moslems to rush to the command of your Khalif. Race to your state. Race to what will give you honour in this life and the hereafter." The Islamic State group has seized large swathes of Iraq and Syria since last June, becoming notorious for its brutality, including mass killings, abductions and beheadings. On 29 June 2014 it announced the formation of a caliphate - a state governed in accordance with Islamic law or Sharia, by God's deputy on Earth, or caliph. The family was reported missing to police by two sons, understood to be Mr Mannan's from a previous marriage, who live in Luton. The family flew to Bangladesh on 10 April, police said, and then to Istanbul on 11 May. They were due back at Heathrow three days later but failed to return. It is believed Ms Khanom had links to banned Islamist group al-Muhajiroun ...formerly Omar Bakri Muhammad's spin off group from Hizb ut-Tahrir in Britain, where the detestable lunatic Anjem Chaudry got his start. More recently the name adopted by al-Qaeda in East Africa for operations in Kenya and Tanzania. It is subordinate to al-Shabaab but will probably be strong enough to fly on its own, given an uninterrupted flow of petrodollars, should the Shaboobs collapse.... , which had members in Luton. It comes after three sisters reportedly travelled to Syria with their nine children. Sisters Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their children went missing on 9 June, and an IS smuggler has since told the BBC they have reached Syria. |
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