Advertisement

ISIS praise terror attack in Oz

Islamic State has celebrated attacks in Australia and called for more attacks on “crusaders” across the Western world.

In the seventh issue of its glossy propaganda magazine, Dabiq, a spokesman for the terror group calls on its followers in the West to “target the crusaders in their own lands and wherever they are found”.

“Indeed, you saw what a single Muslim did with Canada and its parliament of [idolatry], and what our brothers in France, Australia and Belgium did — may Allah have mercy upon them all and reward them with good on behalf of Islam,” the spokesman says.

• ISIS executioner Jihadi John ‘named’ again
• Islamic State’s ‘youngest’ executioner
• Did Stefanovic chat to Jihadi John?

“And there were many others who killed, ran others over, threatened, frightened and terrorised people, to the extent that we saw the crusader armies deployed on the streets in Australia, Canada, France, Belgium and other strongholds of the cross to whom we promise — by Allah’s permission — a continuation of their state of alert, terror, fear, and loss of security.”

The magazine’s condemnation of idolatry coincides with the terror group’s destruction of ancient artefacts in Iraq.

The Islamic State group has released a five-minute video in which militants are seen destroying items at the museum in Mosul, including idols, which are prohibited by the Muslim faith.

The jihadists knock statues off their plinths and smash them to pieces with sledgehammers.

In another scene, a jackhammer is used to deface a large Assyrian winged bull at an archeological site in the city, which the Sunni extremist group captured last summer.

“Muslims, these artefacts behind me are idols for people from ancient times who worshipped them instead of God,” said a bearded militant speaking to the camera.

“The so-called Assyrians, Akkadians and other peoples had gods for the rain, for farming, for war … and they tried to get closer to them with offerings,” he goes on.

“The prophet removed and buried the idols in Mecca with his blessed hands,” he said, referring to the Muslim prophet Mohammed.

Experts said the items destroyed include original pieces, reconstructed fragments and copies from the Assyrian and Parthian eras dating back several centuries before Christ.

The jihadists have controlled Mosul, Iraq’s second city, since seizing it in a June offensive, and have systematically targeted minorities in the region.

—with AAP.

Stay informed, daily
A FREE subscription to The New Daily arrives every morning and evening.
The New Daily is a trusted source of national news and information and is provided free for all Australians. Read our editorial charter
Copyright © 2024 The New Daily.
All rights reserved.