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Advisor To Mahmoud Abbas Warns Of Global Religious War In Friday Sermon: The World Will Live To Regret It If It Does Not Rein Israel In
In a July 21 Friday sermon, Sheikh Mahmoud Habbash, advisor to PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Religious and Islamic Affairs, directed a message toward the entire world, saying that world peace was in danger and that “if you do not act to rein in that racist aggression, which wants to ignite a religious war that will engulf the planet in its entirety… [you] will bite [your] fingers in regret for having been remiss.”
EXCLUSIVE: ISIS Names Possible Swede As Perpetrator Of Martyrdom Attack Near Raqqa, Syria
On July 26, 2017, the Islamic State (ISIS) Raqqa province released a statement noting that Abu Al-Farouq Al-Suwaidi had carried out a martyrdom operation against a PKK gathering south of Raqqa, Syria.
EXCLUSIVE: Al-Qaeda Central Command Urges Mujahideen In Syria To Stop Fighting Each Other
A communique issued July 20, 2017, by Al-Sahab, the media arm of Al-Qaeda’s Central Command, called on Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and Harakat Ahrar al-Sham in northern Syria to stop fighting each other.
Al-Shabab video Appeals To Kenyan Voters Ahead Of ‎Upcoming Elections, Urges Them To Pressure Government ‎To End Military Campaign In Somalia
On July 23, 2017, the Somali branch of Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen, released a video highlighting the failures and ramifications of Kenya’s military campaign in Somalia, which began in 2011, on the lives and personal security of Kenyans. The video promises continued Al-Shabab attacks on Kenyans as long as their country’s military campaign against the group continues. (by memri.org.)