The message to countries involved in what it called the "crusader
campaign" was delivered by a man dressed in fatigues and a turban, and
identified in subtitles as Al Ghareeb the Algerian.
Islamic State threatens attack on Washington, other countries(Reuters)
Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer the same fate as France, and threatened to attack in Washington.
The
video, which appeared on a site used by Islamic State to post its
messages, begins with news footage of the aftermath of Friday's Paris
shootings in which at least 129 people were killed.
The message to countries involved in what it called the "crusader campaign" was delivered by a man dressed in fatigues and a turban, and identified in subtitles as Al Ghareeb the Algerian.
"We
say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that, by God,
you will have a day, God willing, like France's and by God, as we
struck France in the centre of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we
will strike America at its centre in Washington," the man said.
It
was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the video,
which purports to be the work of Islamic State fighters in the Iraqi
province of Salahuddine, north of Baghdad.
The
French government has called the Paris attacks an act of war and said
it would not end its air strikes against Islamic State in Syria and
Iraq.
French fighter jets launched their biggest
raids in Syria to date on Sunday targeting the IslamicState's stronghold
in the city of Raqqa. The operation was carried out in coordination
with U.S. forces.
Police raided homes of suspected Islamist militants across France overnight following the Paris attacks.
"Al Ghareeb the Algerian" also warned Europe in the video that more attacks were coming.
"I
say to the European countries that we are coming, coming with booby
traps and explosives, coming with explosive belts and (gun) silencers
and you will be unable to stop us because today we are much stronger
than before," he said.
Apparently referring
to international talks to end the Syrian war, another man identified in
the video as Al Karrar the Iraqi tells French President Francois Hollande "we have decided to negotiate with you in the trenches and not in the hotels."
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