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ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says 'caliphate' well despite strikes
Daily News & Analysis ^ | Saturday, December 26, 2015 | PTI

Posted on 12/26/2015 4:32:45 PM PST by Jyotishi

Beirut - In the 24-minute audio posted on Saturday, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says airstrikes by the international coalition only increase his group's determination and resolve.

The Islamic State group has released a new message purportedly from its reclusive leader, claiming his self-styled "caliphate" is doing "well" despite an unprecedented alliance against it.

In the 24-minute audio posted on Saturday, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says airstrikes by the international coalition only increase his group's determination and resolve. He also mocks a recently announced Saudi-led Islamic alliance against "terrorism" and warns Israel that "we are getting closer to you" every day.

To Israeli Jews, he says that they "will hide behind trees and stones" from the IS. Al-Baghdadi urges Muslims world over to join the fight, saying it is their Islamic duty to rise up everywhere. The authenticity of the audio could not be independently confirmed but it was posted on IS-affiliated websites and Twitter as past IS messages.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: albaghdadi; caliphate; capiphate; isis; islam; israel; muslim; saudi

1 posted on 12/26/2015 4:32:45 PM PST by Jyotishi
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To: Jyotishi

Everyone keeps saying it’s not a holy war, but he IS calling for muslims worldwide to rise up.

Even if a few percent do, aren’t there a lot of them?

three’s 3 million here already. that’s done. no more.

Unless the day comes when things change Very Much!!


2 posted on 12/26/2015 4:35:56 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

“We The People” understand and are paying attention to what is about to happen.

Too bad that our “Leaders” are clueless.

Get Ready.


3 posted on 12/26/2015 4:42:53 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

i’d be shocked if they were just clueless and not involved.


4 posted on 12/26/2015 4:44:44 PM PST by dp0622
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To: dp0622

Well, you take out the threat, no matter who they are.


5 posted on 12/26/2015 4:46:42 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Get Ready)
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To: Jyotishi
To Israeli Jews, he says that they "will hide behind trees and stones" from the IS.

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi is invoking a section of the Hadiths, that deals with Jews.
Here it is below.

Sahih Muslim Book 041, Number 6985:
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The last hour would not come unless the Muslims will fight against the Jews and the Muslims would kill them until the Jews would hide themselves behind a stone or a tree and a stone or a tree would say: Muslim, or the servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me; come and kill him; but the tree Gharqad would not say, for it is the tree of the Jews.

Tom here - the gharqad tree is a Boxthorn tree .
It is mentioned in early Jewish history. - tom

6 posted on 12/26/2015 4:52:02 PM PST by Capt. Tom
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To: Jyotishi

“”Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says airstrikes by the international coalition only increase his group’s determination and resolve””

Oh! My gosh! Hillary was wrong. It’s the airstrikes that are to blame for the “groups’” determination and resolve, not Donald Trump.


7 posted on 12/26/2015 5:11:50 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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I thought Obama and his coalition killed Baghdadi at least a couple of times.


8 posted on 12/26/2015 5:15:39 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

This swine is all in for himself. He believes as long as he remains alive, the so called ‘caliphate’ is alive and well.


9 posted on 12/26/2015 5:30:25 PM PST by Sasparilla
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To: Jyotishi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says airstrikes by the international coalition only increase his group's determination and resolve.

Well, good. Then it's a win-win.

10 posted on 12/26/2015 5:30:41 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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This guy al Baghdadi Simon whatshisname is like Freddy Krueger

when will he just finally DIE

(Maybe when WE stop protecting him?)


11 posted on 12/26/2015 5:38:59 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Thank You Rush

“”Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi says airstrikes by the international coalition only increase his group’s determination and resolve””

Not to mention delivering tasty MRE’s, uniforms, Toyotas, and assorted weapons and helping daesh to traffic oil, drugs and women and children slaves to keep the caliphate employees paid and happy


12 posted on 12/26/2015 5:41:56 PM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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Soon to be Abu Bakr al-Bye-Bye-Baghdadi.
13 posted on 12/26/2015 5:51:24 PM PST by JPG (What's the difference between the Rats and the GOPe? Nothing.)
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To: Thank You Rush

Wait til Trump has the Seals kidnap Al-Baghdadi and try him for murder or better yet, give him to the French for trial and exicution for Paris and murder of Europeans.


14 posted on 12/26/2015 9:27:30 PM PST by Forward the Light Brigade (Into the Jaws of H*ll Onward! Ride to the sound of the guns!)
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