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Pro-ISIS group urges lone-wolf attacks on children in West as revenge | |
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A pro-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) group has called for lone wolf attacks on children, a jihadist chat monitor reported. IS already has a grim record of killing minors. | A pro-Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) group has called for lone wolf attacks on children, a jihadist chat monitor reported. IS already has a grim record of killing minors. |
The group called all-Qastantiyyah Foundation called for attacks on children in the West – in particular the US, Australia and Europe – SITE, a group monitoring Islamist propaganda activities, reported on Wednesday. All-Qastantiyyah Foundation is one of several established online communities supporting the IS cause. | The group called all-Qastantiyyah Foundation called for attacks on children in the West – in particular the US, Australia and Europe – SITE, a group monitoring Islamist propaganda activities, reported on Wednesday. All-Qastantiyyah Foundation is one of several established online communities supporting the IS cause. |
The message calling for killing of children came through one of its Telegram chat channels, SITE claims. A similar message calling for attacks on minors in the West was sent earlier in November by an IS-linked group called Wafa' Media Foundation. | The message calling for killing of children came through one of its Telegram chat channels, SITE claims. A similar message calling for attacks on minors in the West was sent earlier in November by an IS-linked group called Wafa' Media Foundation. |
The jihadists propaganda justifies attacking civilians in the West by the civilian casualties that take place as foreign-supported forces in Syria and Iraq seize lands controlled by IS and similar Islamist groups. | The jihadists propaganda justifies attacking civilians in the West by the civilian casualties that take place as foreign-supported forces in Syria and Iraq seize lands controlled by IS and similar Islamist groups. |
In 2015, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child accused IS of killing children in Iraq, including by crucifixion or by burying them alive. | In 2015, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child accused IS of killing children in Iraq, including by crucifixion or by burying them alive. |
READ MORE: ‘Beheaded, crucified, buried alive’: UN slams ISIS for killing Iraqi children | READ MORE: ‘Beheaded, crucified, buried alive’: UN slams ISIS for killing Iraqi children |
The willingness of IS sympathizers to target young people in the West became evidenced in May, when a lone wolf staged a bomb attack at Manchester Arena in UK, killing 22 people and injuring over 500. The victims were fans of American singer Ariana Grande – some as young as 16 – or people who came to pick them up after the concert. | The willingness of IS sympathizers to target young people in the West became evidenced in May, when a lone wolf staged a bomb attack at Manchester Arena in UK, killing 22 people and injuring over 500. The victims were fans of American singer Ariana Grande – some as young as 16 – or people who came to pick them up after the concert. |
Apart from the slayings of children, IS has been known to use them as soldiers and even suicide bombers. | Apart from the slayings of children, IS has been known to use them as soldiers and even suicide bombers. |
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