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ISIS CHANGES NAME TO ”THE ISLAMIC STATE”, SAYS ITS USHERING IN NEW ERA OF INTERNATIONAL JIHAD…….

 

Remember folks, the sole reason for jihad, is for the ushering in of sharia, for an Islamic state that’s part of the world wide caliphate.

Iraq crisis: Isis changes name and declares its territories a new Islamic state with ‘restoration of caliphate’ in Middle East

Militants name Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as Caliph as experts say move represents ‘new era of international jihad’

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) has reportedly declared the areas it occupies in Iraq and Syria as a new Islamic state, removing Iraq and the Levant from its name and ushering in “a new era of international jihad”.

The announcement will see the Isis now simply refer to itself as The Islamic State, and the group has called on al-Qa’ida and other related militant Sunni factions operating in the region to immediately pledge their allegiance.

According to Isis’s chief spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, the declaration of the “restoration of the caliphate” was made after a meeting of the group’s Shura Council. In recent weeks, Isis has captured large areas of western and northern Iraq and for two years has held parts of Syria, imposing a harsh interpretation of Islamic law and in many cases, killing large numbers of opposition Shia Muslims.

Adnani said all jihadist organisations must now offer up their support to Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has been declared Caliph of the new state.

Charles Lister, visiting fellow at the Qatar-based Brookings Doha Centre, said that the declaration signalled “massive trouble” regardless of the perceived legitimacy of the Isis group, adding that the next 24 hours will be “key”.

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One Response

  1. The Islamic State? Not very imaginative is it ?

    Having been brought up on a diet of djinns, flying carpets, mohammed splitting the moon with his little finger, buraks and having the ability to imagine that a 50 something year old child molester was some sort of prophet – you’d expect muslims to be able to use their febrile imaginations to come up with something just a little more creative.

    We just have to wait a few months to see exactly what the ‘Islamic State’ will become. My bet is on what islam itself is – a total mess.

    And the way things are shaping up – it’s possible it will amount to nothing in a few weeks.

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