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‘Ansar al-Khilafah Brasil’ Becomes First Latin Group to Pledge Allegiance to Islamic State
2016-07-21
[BREITBART] The SITE Intelligence group has confirmed that a jihadist cell calling itself “Ansar al-Khilafah Brasil” — “Soldiers of the Caliphate Brazil” — has pledged allegiance to Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, stoking fears that ISIS jihadists are planning an attack on the upcoming Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

SITE published an image found on a Portuguese-language channel dedicated to the Islamic State jihad on the encrypted messaging application Telegram, which establishes the group as an ISIS affiliate and warns they are ready to conduct attacks.

The pledge of allegiance is considered the first of its kind in Latin America, according to SITE director Rita Katz. It states that members of the Brazilian group are “prepared for the sacrifice of becoming martyrs” and warns that Brazilian police training alongside French officers will do little to protect the South American nation, as France has become one of the most frequent targets of Islamic State attacks in the West.

Reuters reports that a man identified by the nom de guerre “Ismail Abdul Jabbar al-Brazili” has been identified as the moderator of at least one Portuguese-language Islamic State Telegram channel and has been translating propaganda from the official ISIS media outlets stationed in Raqqa, Syria, for distribution in Brazil. Authorities have not given any indication they know his true identity. At least one Brazilian national has been arrested trying to join the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, halted on his voyage in Bulgaria.
Posted by:Fred

#2  Jihadi salsa.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2016-07-21 12:41  

#1  Brazil's Sunni ISIS must be greatly outnumbered by its Brazilian Hizbullah. The Hizb began organizing in the Foz de Igacu region (triborder with Paraguay and Argentina) in 1988. Literally thousands of Hizb entered the region on phoney Paraguayan travel docs. They later took part in the Iran-sponsored attacks on Jewish centers in Argentina. Today the Hizb run all sorts of rackets in southern Brazil, and it has for years helped fund their bros. in Lebanon.
The Brazilian Caliphate may be the pipedream of a sixteen year old nuisance. We shall see.
Posted by: Whavise Wheque2596   2016-07-21 09:09  

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