After the death of their former leader Abu Ibrahim Al-Hashemi Al-Quraishi, the Islamic State jihadist militia threatened retaliation. “In trust in God, we announce a blessed campaign for revenge,” the IS militia announced in an audio message on Sunday. The new IS spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajir also called on IS supporters to carry out attacks in Europe again.
ISIS supporters must seize the “opportunity” when “the crusaders fight each other,” al-Muhajir said, referring to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Al-Quraishi blew himself up during a US operation in northwestern Syria in February, according to the US government. In March, ISIS confirmed his death and that of their former spokesman, Abu Hamza Al-Quraishi. Abu Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was appointed as the new leader.
Still thousands of active fighters
In 2014, IS conquered large parts of Iraq and Syria. After the military victory of a US-led international coalition over the so-called caliphate that IS created in 2016, the militia remained active in the region. A UN report last year concluded that there are still about 10,000 active IS fighters in Iraq and Syria.
The terrorist attack in Vienna on November 2, 2020, which killed four people, was the last major IS-related attack to date.
Source: Krone
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