Paris attacks: We’re coming for you in Washington next, Islamic State video warns

Islamic State has used a new video to warn countries taking part in airstrikes in Syria they will suffer the same fate as France. “We say to the states that take part in the crusader campaign that, by God, you will have a day God willing, like France’s and by God, as we struck France in the centre of its abode in Paris, then we swear that we will strike America at its centre in Washington,” the video said. It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the video, which purports to be the work of IS fighters in the Iraqi province of Salahuddine, north of Baghdad.

I say to the European countries that we are coming, coming with booby traps and explosives, coming with explosive belts and (gun) silencers and you will be unable to stop us because today we are much stronger than before.

Warning  on IS video

The video, which appeared on a site used by IS to post its messages, begins with news footage of the aftermath of the shootings. The message was delivered by a man dressed in fatigues and a turban, and identified in subtitles as Al Ghareeb the Algerian. He also warned Europe in the video that more attacks were coming. Apparently referring to international talks to end the Syrian war, another man identified in the video as Al Karrar the Iraqi tells French President Francois Hollande “we have decided to negotiate with you in the trenches and not in the hotels”.

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