by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – The Salafi jiahdist Islamic State terror group last week called on its supporters to carry out “lone wolf” attacks on Christians and Jews in Europe, Israel, and the United States, i24News reports.
The March 31 call from Islamic State (IS) followed the March 22 massacre at a concert hall in Moscow, during which four terrorists armed with guns and explosives murdered 139 people. IS has repeatedly claimed responsibility for that attack, although some analysts have expressed doubts the group has the capability to conduct such a highly coordinated assault.
In a 41-minute audio speech titled “By Allah, this matter will be made possible,” IS spokesperson Abu Hudhayfah al-Ansari said the terror group was commemorating the 10th anniversary since its declaration of a caliphate in Iraq and Syria in 2014.
While the group’s 2014 caliphate aspirations were subsequently subdued by Western forces, IS terrorism continues to be a force to be reckoned with around the world, especially for Jews. Explaining IS aims during a speech in January this year, Al-Ansari said: “Monotheism is the goal, and jihad is the path…the war with the Jews will not end in a one-state solution or two-state solution, as nationalists believe. It is a religious ideological war that will continue until we kill their antichrist under the banner of the Prophet of Allah… tighten the plans and diversify operations: Blow them up with explosives, burn them with incendiary bombs, shoot them with bullets, slaughter their necks with knives, and run them over with buses.”
In addition to calling for attacks on Jews and Christians in last week’s speech, Al-Ansari referenced plans for attacks on the United States troops in Iraq and called on IS cells in Mozambique and the Philippines to continue terror activities there, i24News reports.
Copyright 1999-2026 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
Latest News from Worthy News
The Trump administration has finalized a sweeping reciprocal trade agreement with Taiwan, confirming a 15 percent U.S. tariff rate on Taiwanese imports while securing broad new market access and purchase commitments for American goods.
Democrats are applauding White House border czar Tom Homan’s Thursday announcement that immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota will end next week.
Democrats in the U.S. Senate tanked the Homeland Security full-year funding bill in a last-ditch vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing a partial government shutdown starting Saturday.
Mourners in a remote Canadian town grappled Thursday with the aftermath of one of the country’s deadliest school shootings in decades, as families, survivors and leaders reacted to the tragedy that left eight victims — most of them children — dead, along with the 18-year-old suspect.
A gunman who opened fire at a school in southern Thailand’s Hat Yai city on Wednesday wounded a teacher and a student before being detained, authorities said, in a rare attack that sent students and staff into panic.
The Republican-led House of Representatives has passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, advancing legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and photo identification at the polls. The bill now heads to the Senate, where its future remains uncertain amid strong Democratic opposition.
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that its advanced David’s Sling air and missile defense system has completed a series of complex modernized tests, a development officials say bolsters the country’s defensive posture as tensions with Iran escalate and the United States prepares military options that could include direct strikes.