ISIS - in Africa

[DrLeftover]

Islamic State spreading into northern Africa, alarming U.S.

November 27, 2014

In its war to create a caliphate across Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is opening a front in North Africa, where affiliated militants are wreaking havoc in eastern Libya and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula — presenting a complex challenge for Washington and its allies in the region.

Through its savvy use of social media and slick production of recruitment videos, the Islamic State — also known by the acronyms ISIS and ISIL — is attracting a growing number of individual jihadis to its harsh interpretation of Islamic, or Shariah, law.

“ISIL’s stated goal of expanding its caliphate and its adherence to a strict form of Shariah has definitely resonated with a collection of extremists across North Africa, who appear to be mimicking ISIL’s rhetoric and brutality,” said a U.S. intelligence official who spoke on the condition of anonymity in order to discuss security issues freely.

What remains to be seen is whether the region will face a surge of unbridled Islamic State-style violence, including beheadings. Counterterrorism analysts say there is little doubt of that — especially in Libya, where the government is under threat of being overrun by militants, and in Egypt, where the military has struggled to contain Sinai extremists for years.

“I don’t think there’s any doubt that the Islamic State is going to commit and claim responsibility for an increasing number of attacks in North Africa, both in Libya and in the Sinai during the year ahead,” said Thomas Joscelyn, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/27/islamic-state-opening-front-in-north-africa/

 

[Fayble]

That's scary. These people are dangerous, and the sad part is that Americans will ignore the war until it reaches our homeland. The only thing I worry about is that by then it will be too late. The ISIS are growing stronger everyday. This has potential to be the next Holocaust/World War 3. Thanks for the information.

 

[DrLeftover]

They also have the potential to fulfill the prophecy of the "Abomination of Desolation".

Which, to their credit, they have admitted is one of their goals.

To wit: how many beheadings of 'infidels' on Haram al-Sharif (the Temple Mount) would it take to qualify?