Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, an Islamist militant group in Egypt had pledged loyalaty to ISIS. Obama said he would ‘degrade and destroy’ ISIS, it turns out he’s making them stronger, with more membership than ever before.
Heckuva job there Barry!
Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, a jihadi organization based in the Sinai Peninsula that has carried out several attacks targeting Egyptian security forces, has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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The announcement by Ansar Beit al-Maqdis reflects, as Morrell said, the growing regional appeal of ISIS, an al Qaeda breakaway group that has carved out a self-styled caliphate in Syria and Iraq and demanded the loyalty of the world’s Muslims.
The announcement pledging loyalty al-Baghdadi came in an audio speech posted late Sunday on the Egyptian militant group’s official Twitter account and a militant website. Last week the group had used the same Twitter account to deny reports saying it had pledged allegiance to al-Baghdadi.