Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of Islamic State terrorist group,
allegedly issued an audio recording, threatening to turn Palestine into a
“graveyard” for Israelis, and urged an insurgency against Saudi Arabia
rulers he called “apostates” perverting Islam.
In
the audio statement distributed via ISIS-affiliated social media
accounts on Saturday, al-Baghdadi said the terrorist group has not
forgotten Palestine “for a moment” claiming that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) is getting closer to Israel “every day”. He claimed that the extremists would surround Israelis one day, which “is close” according to the terrorist group leader, Israeli media reported.
The IS leader also claimed that Palestine would become “a graveyard” for Israelis and stated that since all “the Jews of the world” had gathered in Israel, war against them would be “easy.”
In
his audio message, al-Baghdadi also slammed Saudi Arabia’s initiative
to create an Islamic coalition against the terrorist group. The
self-proclaimed Islamic State leader said that the new coalition was
“falsely” called Islamic. He added that a “truly Islamic coalition” would be aimed at freeing Palestine and fighting Israel.
He also urged Saudi citizens to turn against the country’s rulers, which he called “apostate tyrants,” AFP reported.
The terrorist group leader also used the opportunity to threaten Russia and the US and claim that the air strikes conducted by the coalitions allegedly did not weaken the jihadists. He declared that the group gets only “tougher” as the world intensifies its efforts to defeat it.
The
20-minute-long audio recording is the first statement attributed to
al-Baghdadi in the last seven months as the last recording featuring his
voice was published in May. The authenticity of the latest statement
has not yet been verified, although the voice in the recording matched
al-Baghdadi’s previous audio statements, AFP reported.
The whereabouts of al-Baghdadi still remain unknown, although it was previously reported that he was severely injured in one of the US-led coalition airstrikes. He made his only public appearance in summer 2014 in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is held by IS.
Although
al-Baghdadi mentioned Israel in his statement for the first time, this
audio message was not the first one, in which IS threatened Israelis.
In October, militants claimed they would enter Al-Aqsa mosque in Palestine “as conquerors” in a Hebrew-language video attributed to ISIS. On December 4, the terrorist group released another video beginning with the images of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the militants threaten to kill “all Jews,” the Algemeiner reports.
The IS leader also claimed that Palestine would become “a graveyard” for Israelis and stated that since all “the Jews of the world” had gathered in Israel, war against them would be “easy.”
#ISIS sanctions organ harvesting from living ‘apostates’… even if it kills them https://t.co/hs2POrx3o7pic.twitter.com/3UVTj6b8ZC
— RT (@RT_com) December 25, 2015
He also urged Saudi citizens to turn against the country’s rulers, which he called “apostate tyrants,” AFP reported.
The terrorist group leader also used the opportunity to threaten Russia and the US and claim that the air strikes conducted by the coalitions allegedly did not weaken the jihadists. He declared that the group gets only “tougher” as the world intensifies its efforts to defeat it.
Pentagon refuses to share intel on #ISIS until Moscow’s stance on #Assad changes https://t.co/08Arx8FxTzpic.twitter.com/Z0a96PS9Og
— RT (@RT_com) December 26, 2015
The whereabouts of al-Baghdadi still remain unknown, although it was previously reported that he was severely injured in one of the US-led coalition airstrikes. He made his only public appearance in summer 2014 in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, which is held by IS.
Evidence reveals Turkish regime affair with ISIS as global threat – Iraqi militia to RT https://t.co/r1sASzIvVvpic.twitter.com/eYdSS5QE0p
— RT (@RT_com) December 26, 2015
In October, militants claimed they would enter Al-Aqsa mosque in Palestine “as conquerors” in a Hebrew-language video attributed to ISIS. On December 4, the terrorist group released another video beginning with the images of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which the militants threaten to kill “all Jews,” the Algemeiner reports.
