Watch: Prior to French Terror Spree, ISIS Video Called for Lone-Wolf Attacks... Immediately prior to the violent incidents in four cities in France this past week, ISIS released video asking Muslims there to wage Jihad. Over the last few days, a series of apparently religiously inspired attacks in France have put authorities and citizens on edge. After calling in troops to increase security, both the government and law-enforcement officials have denied that these various events — which have already claimed one life — are connected in any direct way. But they have conceded that Islamic extremism was an underlying motivation in each. What no one has reported, however, is that only hours before the first attack in this timeline, ISIS released a new video calling for all Muslims in France unable to immigrate and join its campaigns in Syria and Iraq to pick up arms and attack local citizens, “where they stand and in their homes.” The video, which is in French, calls for Muslims to use anything at their disposal to kill Christian and Jewish citizens: stones, pistols or anything else. This echoes previous videos and calls from ISIS leadership to strike the unbelievers where they stand. The masked speaker in the video goes on to demand individual pledges of allegiance. One interpretation of this language suggests that the speaker was allowing extremist Muslims listening to the video to commit acts of terror without having to join a specific group or connect with official ISIS members. In short, viewers would have the freedom to launch and execute such acts on their own accord in ISIS’ name. -R-
Posted on: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 11:38:43 +0000
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