Sunni jihadists declares new Islamic caliphate




 Written by : Mohamed Abdel Fattah
Jun 30, 2014

The Sunni jihadists group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) on Sunday declared a new caliphate and an Islamic state to claim dominion over Muslims across the globe .

ISIS jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq's Diyala province to Syria's Aleppo a new Islamic State - a ‘caliphate and declared its chief, Abu Bakr [Unlink] al-Baghdadi, as "the caliph" of the new state and "leader for Muslims everywhere,"

In a recorded audio statement, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham’s spokesman, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, said

“The time has come for the Ummah  of Mohammed (peace be upon him) to wake up from its sleep, remove the garments of dishonour, and shake off the dust of humiliation and disgrace,” he says. “For the era of lamenting and moaning has gone, and the dawn of honour has emerged anew.

“The sun of jihad has risen. The glad tidings of good are shining. Triumph looms on the horizon. The signs of victory have appeared.”

"The legality of all emirates, groups, states and organizations becomes null by the expansion of the caliph's authority and the arrival of its troops to their areas," al-Adnani said

The Islamic State has called on Al-Qaeda and other radical Sunni militants in the region to immediately pledge their allegiance, ushering in “a new era of international jihad.”

"The Shura [Council] of the Islamic State met and discussed this issue…The Islamic State decided to establish an Islamic caliphate and to designate a caliph for the state of the Muslims," said group spokesman Adnani.

This announcement poses a huge threat to Al Qaeda and its long-time position of leadership of the international jihadist cause

Islamic extremists have long aspired to recreate the Islamic caliphate that ruled over the Middle East for hundreds of years.

There have been various caliphates throughout Islam's 1,400-year history. The last one, which was governed by the Istanbul-based Ottoman Empire, extended across vast lands throughout North Africa, the Persian Gulf, Eastern Europe, modern Greece and Iraq . the Ottoman Empire fall in 1923

The US-based rights group said Friday militants from the ISIL killed between 160 and 190 men in two locations in Tikrit between June 11 and June 14, Al-Alam reported.

“The number of victims may well be much higher, but the difficulty of locating bodies and accessing the area has prevented a full investigation,'' it said.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) posted several photos online in mid-June posted on the group’s website show rows of men lying face down in trenches while their executioners blast away.

“The photos and satellite images from Tikrit provide strong evidence of a horrible war crime that needs further investigation," Human Rights Watch Emergency Director Peter Bouckaert said in a statement.

The Obama administration has proposed Congress on Thursday to authorize $500 million in direct U.S. military training and equipment for Syrian opposition fighters.

National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden announced on Thursday that the administration would seek the money that she said would build on "longstanding efforts" by the United States "to empower the moderate Syrian opposition."

Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz ordered on Thursday “all steps” be taken to safeguard kingdom from jihadists battling the government in neighbouring Iraq.

The call came days after militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) seized the border crossing from Iraq into Jordan, which also neighbours the kingdom, as they press an offensive in Iraq.

Saudi Arabia is one of several countries bordering Iraq, where the Shiite-led government of Nouri al-Maliki is facing a growing Sunni insurgency spurred by what critics of the Iraqi leader say are his sectarian policies.

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