ISIS
supporters also shared an image of a burning plane which appeared to
have crash landed in a river near a major city
New
York’s Manhattan Bridge appeared to be another target as one of the
posters showed a US soldier fleeing from an apparent attack in that
area.
ISIS
supporters also shared an image of a burning plane which appeared to
have crash landed in a river near a major city.
In
the poster showing an obliterated Big Ben, a militant fighter can be
seen holding a Bazooka-style weapon and surveying the wreckage in the
heart of the London.
The
attacker appears to be standing on Westminster Bridge, evoking
horrific memories of the 2017 terror attack which left six dead.
A
caption on the poster reads: “Kill them wherever you find them and
capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place
of ambush.”
Another
terror poster shows a US soldier escaping from the scene of an attack
in New York, near the Manhattan Bridge.
THREATS AHEAD OF FOURTH OF JULY
Research
group TRAC Terrorism warned that the US is at bigger risk of an
attack than the UK because of the upcoming Fourth of July
celebrations.
The
propaganda does not specifically mention the US holiday, but the ISIS
supporters vow to pursue “infidels in their own homeland”.
“Know
O Crusader infidel that you – Allah willing – will soon be
pursued in your own homeland,” it reads.
“You
will be pursued in the streets and in the alleyways and you will burn
by the flames of the IEDs.
“Only
this time you will be feeling the pain of what you have inflicted for
decades upon the Muslims, of killing, burning, destruction and
displacement in refugee camps.
'BE
ON THE LOOKOUT'
“What
is coming will – Allah willing – be directed at you, and in your
own homeland.
“So
be on the lookout until then.”
It’s
not immediately clear what kind of attack the New York poster is
portraying, but a truck can be seen in the right hand side of the
image.
The
image evokes the horror of the 2016 Nice truck attack where at least
86 people were killed when a lorry deliberately drove into crowds on
Bastille Day.
This
terror tactic was also used in the Berlin Christmas market attack
when a truck ploughed into families, killing at least 12 people.
NEW
WAVE OF ISIS ATTACKS
ISIS
has carried out a number of bombings targeting mosques and public
transport in Afghanistan in recent months.
The
bombings have stoked fears that the group, which staged numerous
attacks in the UK, US, and France after coming to international
prominence in 2014, is planning new strikes against the West.
A
US intelligence official, who is based in Afghanistan, said the wave
of attacks in Kabul are “practice runs” for bigger attacks in
Europe and America.
"This
group is the most near-term threat to our homelands from
Afghanistan,” the official told AP.
"The
IS core mandate is: You will conduct external attacks" in the
U.S. and Europe.
"That
is their goal. It's just a matter of time. It is very scary."
He
added that Afghanistan's ISIS affiliate could be able to carry out a
large-scale attack in the US or Europe within the next year.
The
official added that ISIS fighters captured in Afghanistan have been
found to be in contact with fellow militants in other countries.
SLEEPER
CELLS READY TO ATTACK
A
Kurdish commander has also warned that thousands of ISIS fighters are
now on the loose and forming sleeper cells that could attack the UK
at any time.
Mervan
Kamishlo, a commander in the Syrian Democratic Forces, said that
members of the defeated caliphate have gone to ground in Syria and
are now plotting revenge attacks on countries such as Britain.
Western-backed
Kurdish forces have led the fight against Islamic State, which has
now lost almost all the territory it was able to capture amid the
turmoil of Syria’s ongoing Civil War.
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