ISIS chiefs call on militants to carry out more attacks on the US, Britain and Australia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the wake of the London and Manchester massacres
- Disturbing message was circulated by ISIS spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajer
- He has called for more attacks before Islamic Ramadan fasting ends on June 24
- In audio note, he praises 'brother in your land' for doing well carrying out terror
- Message was shared among supporters on encrypted messaging app Telegram
Islamic State chiefs are calling on its militants to carry out more attacks on the US, Britain and Australia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the wake of the London and Manchester massacres.
In a disturbing audio message released by the terror group's spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajer, the Manchester Arena and London Bridge murderers were praised and he called for more of the same before the fasting period ends on June 24.
'Your brothers in your land have done well so take them as role models and do as they have done,' he said in the clip being shared among ISIS supporters on its channel on Telegram, an encrypted messaging application.
Islamic State chiefs are calling on its militants to carry out more attacks on the US, Britain and Australia during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in the wake of the London and Manchester massacres
The van used by Khruam Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba in the London Bridge attack
Salman Abedi who killed 22 and injured at least 119 when he blew himself up in Manchester
The victims of the Manchester Arena bombing where Ariana Grande had just finished playing
In an audiotape circulated online on Monday, spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajer praised last week's attacks in Iran's capital, saying the country is 'weaker than a spider's web' and called for more assaults.
Al-Muhajer also called for attacks in Russia and Australia, saying 'heaven is reached under the shadow of swords'.
ISIS has called for attacks during Ramadan in the past and claimed responsibility for both the London Bridge attacks carried out by Khuram Butt, Rachid Redouane and Youssef Zaghba and the Manchester Arena suicide bombing by Salman Abedi.
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This year it has claimed responsibility for attacks in Britain, Egypt, Iran and the Philippines that killed dozens of people and wounded hundreds.
The authenticity of the recording could not be independently verified, but the voice was the same as a previous audio message purported to be from the spokesman.
'O lions of Mosul, Raqqa, and Tal Afar, God bless those pure arms and bright faces, charge against the rejectionists and the apostates and fight them with the strength of one man,' said al-Muhajer.
Rejectionist is a derogatory term used to refer to Shi'ite Muslims.
'To the brethren of faith and belief in Europe, America, Russia, Australia, and others,' he added.
'Your brothers in your land have done well so take them as role models and do as they have done.'
Khuram Butt, left, Rachid Redouane, centre, and Youssef Zaghba, right - the London Bridge murderers
Questions have been raised regarding the Telegram messenger service's hosting of terror groups.
Militants use it due to its impenetrable encryption and in response to criticism the Russian-founded app wrote an insensitively-titled blog post called Don't Shoot The Messenger and incredibly blamed journalists for terrorism.
'In the aftermath of a recent terror attack, government officials all over the world renewed their calls for backdoors in end-to-end encrypted messaging apps,' it read.'
'At the same time, journalists made the usual heap of mistakes in their coverage.
'Thanks to these mistakes, I got many questions from surprised Telegram users. So let's set a few things straight.
'If you don't look too closely, it may indeed seem tempting to simply ban end-to-end encryption to stop terrorists from exchanging coded messages. The sad truth is that this will not work.
'Terrorists are prepared to face great discomfort to ensure that their communications are secure and their task is successful, including the ultimate discomfort of death. So if you ban or backdoor existing messaging apps, they will immediately switch to one of the following tactics - make their own apps, use coded language or use other forms of communication.
'What makes terrorism possible is not the weapons terrorists use, and not the messages they exchange – they have a rich history of improvisation in both these fields. But there exists one truly indispensable enabling element - the media.'
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