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Egypt’s Ansar Beit al-Maqdis pledges allegiance to ISIS
Egypt’s main Islamist militant group, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), in a recording posted on its Twitter account on Monday.
The announcement is the most significant pledge of support for ISIS in the region outside of Iraq and Syria, suggesting the group’s influence over militant groups is overshadowing its once dominant al-Qaeda rivals.
“We announce our pledge of allegiance to the caliph Ibrahim Ibn Awad… to listen and obey,” the audio recording said, referring to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
“We call on all Muslims everywhere to pledge allegiance to the caliph and support him,” the recording said.
The militant group posted the clip, which is nine minutes and 26 seconds in length, early on Tuesday morning on a Twitter account that calls itself the official mouthpiece of Ansar.
Especially active in northeastern Sinai, Ansar Beit al-Maqdis has claimed responsibility for numerous high-profile attacks against police and army personnel in recent months.
In September, ISIS issued a statement urging insurgents in Sinai to push ahead with attacks on the country’s security forces.
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