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ISIS Releases Dabiq No. 4 : Yazidis, Sotloff and Attacks on the West

ISIS has released the 4th issue of its Dabiq magazine, available here. It's more than 50 pages, and aside from the written statement by John Cantlie which I write about here, I think the three most interesting parts are the call for recruits to launch lone wolf attacks in their Western home countries and credit ISIS for any killings, an attempted justification for enslaving Yazidi women and turning them over as concubines to Islamic soldiers, and a letter it purports was written by deceased hostage Steven Sotloff to his mother. I'll summarize these in turn, and more briefly describe other topics addressed in the issue.

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On the lone wolf attacks, it channels the recent statement of ISIS public spokesman Adnan al- Adnani. I think the only addition is asking that credit go to ISIS.

Every Muslim should get out of his house, find a crusader, and kill him. It is important that the killing becomes attributed to patrons of the Islamic State who have obeyed its leadership. This can easily be done with anonymity. Otherwise, crusader media makes such attacks appear to be random killings.

I assume that's a reference to the media attributing the Oklahoma beheading to workplace violence rather than ISIS.

The part below was advocated by al-Adnani:

At this point of the crusade against the Islamic State, it is very important that attacks take place in every country that has entered into the alliance against the Islamic State, especially the US, UK, France, Australia, and Germany.

As did al-Adnani, the article tells followers not to overplan or fear failure -- the killing of even one person is a victory that will bring a reward from Allah. It quotes a prophet who said "“A kāfir and his killer will never gather in Hellfire”.

It advises secrecy in planning and execution of the attacks, highlighting stabbing:

One should not complicate the attacks by involving other parties, purchasing complex