Though it isn’t possible to determine exactly when the audio clipping was recorded, al-Baghdadi criticizes the recently formed Islamic military coalition being led by Saudi Arabia to fight against terrorism.
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The recent audio is of 24 minutes in length in which the leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said the U.S. won’t come to fight the enthusiasts because “their hearts are full of fear from the mujahideen”.
Making a rare public address on Christmas Day, the leader of the self-declared Islamic State (ISIS) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi threatened to launch an attack on Israel in the coming days and called on Saudis to overthrow their rulers.
“The Jews thought we forgot Palestine and that they had distracted us from it”, Baghdadi says in the recording.
The Jerusalem Post said neither recording has been verified independently.
Islamic State, the terror organisation known for beheading innocent civilians and seeking formation of a caliphate, has made a major social media goof-up that blew up on its face rather acerbically.
As it often happens, many Twitterati did not realise the difference between El-Baghdadi and Al-Baghdadi and mistook the Arab Spring activist for the terrorist.
Baghdadi also pledged to attack Israel and the West, saying ISIS has “not forgotten Palestine for a single moment”.
Iraqi troops also have advanced to Ramadi Dam, about 1.2 kilometers (three-quarters of a mile) from ISIS’ compound, giving Iraqi security forces control of the important road that stretches between Ramadi Dam and the Albu Faraj area in the city’s north.
The unhinged message, which was circulated amongst jihadi fighters online, is the latest evidence that the increasingly fragile hate group is falling apart amid reports it is desperately short of both fighters and weapons.
Baghdad said in the tape, “It is unprecedented in the history of our Ummah (Islamic nation) that all the world came against it in one battle, as it is happening today”.
He used the hashtag, #youaintnomuslimbruv, a reference to the saying a Muslim man said after a knife-wielding man attacked a person at a London tube station earlier this month.
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The U.S.-led alliance doesn’t scare ISIS or challenge the group’s resolve, said the reclusive al-Baghdadi, who hasn’t been heard from publicly since May.
