The Islamic State claim responsibility for the Paris attacks

[mnhtnbb]

Source: The Guardian

In an official statement, the group said France is the “top target” of the group.

It says it carefully studied the locations for the attacks, which were carried out by fighters wearing suicide belts and carrying machine guns.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/nov/14/paris-terror-attacks-attackers-dead-mass-killing-live-updates

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Follow the link for the statement in French. It is not yet translated to English.

[mnhtnbb]

1. Here is the Statement in French

The fourth paragraph translates:

Eight brothers carrying explosive belts and guns targeted areas in the heart of the French capital that were specifically chosen in advance: the Stade de France during a match against Germany which that imbecile François Hollande was attending; the Bataclan where hundreds of idolaters were together in a party of perversity as well as other targets in the 10th, 11th and 18th arrondissement

France and those who follow its path must know that they remain the principle targets of the Islamic State.

[riderinthestorm]

2. Thanks for this. It makes my heart hurt reading it

Despicable and cruel and demented

[cstanleytech]

4. Well of course but I think its probably because they are losing more and more people to the drones

and are hoping to trick countries like France into sending actual troops to the Middle East with the goal of providing a more fertile ground to recruit more nutjobs.
After all the drones dont provide a face of the enemy for which to use to recruit people with but real live troops on the ground do and also people think of actual troops on the ground in their country more of as an invasion than they do a drone which they probably rarely see.

[7962]

3. They have been saying they were going to reclaim Europe.

This isnt over. AQ always said "stay out of the ME". ISIS says they are going to spread their way of life across the world

[randome]

5. IOW, this has absolutely nothing to do with payback.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[7962]

16. Payback? I'm saying its just their method of operation.

They intend to spread this throughout Europe and everywhere else. they've said so. Its time we believe them
The French havent even been that involved in the fight in Syria

[randome]

18. I was basically agreeing with you.

And you're right, France's involvement has been minimal. They are 'low-hanging fruit', in the view of ISIS.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]"The whole world is a circus if you know how to look at it."
Tony Randall, 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)[/center][/font][hr]

[riversedge]

6. "capital of adultery and vice," (Paris)

IS group claims Paris attacks, says France at 'top' of list
Associated Press By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF
52 minutes ago

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Attacks in Paris
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A man holds his head in his hands as he lays flowers in front of the Carillon cafe, in Paris, Nov.14, 2015. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

I just cannot wrap my head around how some people can cause such horrible carnage to other people.




http://news.yahoo.com/group-claims-paris-attacks-says-france-top-list-120622672.html



IS group claims Paris attacks, says France at 'top' of list
Associated Press By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF
52 minutes ago

CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks in Paris that killed 127 people and said France would remain at the "top of the list" of its targets.


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An online statement said eight militants armed with explosive belts and automatic weapons attacked carefully chosen targets in the "capital of adultery and vice," including a soccer stadium where France was playing Germany, and the Bataclan concert hall, where an American rock band was playing, and "hundreds of apostates were attending an adulterous party."

The statement said France and its supporters "will remain at the top of the list of targets of the Islamic State."

"The stench of death will not leave their noses as long as they remain at the forefront of the Crusaders' campaign, dare to curse our prophet, boast of a war on Islam in France, and strike Muslims in the lands of the caliphate with warplanes that were of no use to them in the streets and rotten alleys of Paris," it said.

France is part of the U.S.-led coalition that has been striking the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq for the past year, and has been targeted by jihadists in the past because of its perceived tolerance of speech deemed offensive to Islam..............

[Jesus Malverde]

7. Who is the Islamic state?

ISIL, ISIS, Daesh? There is no real way of knowing who actually executed this.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. IMHO

this didn't seem like that group but more like Al Qaeda (which seemed to be tentatively tossed out there with all the analyses going on overnight). Both groups are at odds but I wouldn't rule Al Qaeda out from having some sort of involvement - mainly due to this tragedy having occurred using Al Qaeda's signature tactic of highly-coordinated simultaneous attacks.

[Jesus Malverde]

11. I wouldn't disagree with your assessment....nt

[Chan790]

12. They're all the same group.

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL; Arabic: الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام‎ ), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), Islamic State (IS), or Daesh (داعش ) is a Wahhabi/Salafi jihadist extremist militant group and self-proclaimed Islamic state and caliphate, which is led by and mainly composed of Sunni Arabs from Iraq and Syria.

Excerpted from The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant entry on Wikipedia

ISIS/ISIL/IS is what western media has called them and they've called themselves in communications targeted to western audiences; Daesh is what they call themselves locally to themselves and in communications targeted to ME audiences.

[Jesus Malverde]

13. Daesh

Is actually an insult. But it's late here and I'm too lazy to google it.

We might as well call them boogyman.

[Chan790]

15. You're right, it was the French that called them Daesh.

I just looked it up...but it's all the same group in any case.

[sulphurdunn]

8. Can it be possible

that Western intelligence agencies don't know where the headwaters of the terrorist money stream originates or what course it flows?

[Jesus Malverde]

14. Millions of dollars in oil revenue...

Untraceable...

[NobodyHere]

20. They get a lot of money from "taxation"

Just taking it from the people in the areas they control.

There is also ransom money and oil revenues, though we have been bombing ISIS controlled oil refineries.

[bemildred]

9. Paris attacks: 'This is just the beginning' Isis vows after killing at least 127 people in French ca

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“A group of believers from the soldiers of the Caliphate set out targeting the capital of prostitution and vice, the lead carrier of the cross in Europe, Paris,” he said.

“They divorced worldly life and advanced towards their enemy hoping to killed for Allah’s sake…and his allies.

“Allah granted victory upon their hands and cast terror into the hearts of the crusaders in their very own homeland.”

Isis’ statement said eight “brothers” were armed with assault rifles and wearing explosives belts that they detonated when their ammunition ran out.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-attacks-this-is-just-the-beginning-isis-vows-after-killing-at-least-127-people-in-french-a6734546.html

[pasto76]

17. Of course IS will capitalize on anything they can. Real responsibility for this TBD

[Beacool]

19. May the bastards rot in hell!!!

Sickening detritus of humanity......

[romanic]

21. I believe

this is a cry of a dying cult. ISIS may be shrinking in Iraq and Syria, but there will always be lone wolves who are inspired by this twisted and worthless cult. SO technically ISIS may be responsible, but they sure as hell aren't an omnipresent power that they claim to be.