The Iraqi-based segment of al-Qaeda called on Egypt's Muslims to free all prisoners from the jails and called for jihad as Cairo reported Islamists had already escaped during anti-government turmoil.The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) berated the Egyptian government for not implementing shari'a law, and said it was better for Muslims to die fighting the government than to live under its rule.
The ISI's "War Ministry" urged Egyptians to free more prisoners. "Don't rest until you have rescued them all, then destroy them (the prisons) with the aid of God, so that not a single stone remains standing," it said.
Calling for jihad against Egypt's government, the ISI declared: "If the people of Islam die trying to reach this goal, it is better for them than having a tyrant who rules them with laws other than God's Sharia law."
"Here is the market of jihad, and all the reasons to facilitate it in your home. The doors of martyrdom have opened."