Tag: Tunisia
When ISIS official spokesman Mohamed al-Adnani gave his audio speech last week at the beginning of Ramadan, he ended it with a call for more attacks:
“O mujahedeen everywhere, rush and go to make Ramadan a month of disasters for the infidels.”
On June 25 and June 26, ISIS launched a surprise attack in Kobane, Syria, killing around 200 people.
On June 26, within a span of three hours, lone wolves struck alone or in a pair in 3 countries: France, Tunisia and Kuwait. ISIS has taken credit for the attacks in Kuwait and Tunisia. [More...]
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There was an attack today on the Bardo Museum in Tunisia. At least 11 people were killed, mostly foreign tourists. Other sources say the numbers are higher: (15 tourists, 1 Tunisian citizen, 1 museum employee, 2 policemen and two militant attackers.)
A few days ago, messages to Tunisia began appearing on ISIS Twitter accounts. Example: "Urgent. The Land of the Caliphate will soon sent you a message which will please you, God willing."
McClatchy says 7,000 Tunisian ISIS fighters have joined ISIS.
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