“Expert: this Indicates that the ICE still has the capacity”
“IS supreme leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi threatens with revenge in a new video clip. To terrorledaren now shows itself for the first time in several years, an important symbolic significance for the organization, according to terrorforskaren Magnus Ranstortp.”
“– IS and al-Baghdadi shows that they are still a force to be reckoned with, ” says Ranstorp.”
“The new video is seemingly the first livstecknet from al-Baghdadi since 2014.”
“– this is a thorn in the side of the large coalition that tried to combat the ICE and to a certain extent managed to locate the leaders within the ICE, but not al-Baghdadi himself. Just the fact that he has survived all attempts to find him is a victory in itself for the ICE, ” says Magnus Ranstorp.”
“the Video is a clear sign that IS not defeated,” says Ranstorp and mentions several factors that indicate that the organization is still active, including terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.”
“– You still have the capacity to conduct terrorist attacks, but there are also provinces in Egypt, Afghanistan and other places where ICE has a presence.”
“as The ICE lost their territory, they have changed strategy. The focus of the communication with supporters is for the moment no longer to expand and win new lands, according to Ranstorp.”
“– Now, it has instead taken a offernarrativ . The actual grundkärnan in the narrative is to the west for a war against islam. In the long term, you want to reappear, and it has also the possibility to make because the ideology lives on, both on the internet but also in several places around the world, not only in the Middle east and the west.”
“Much work remains”
“the Video with al-Baghdadi should serve as an alarm clock, consider Ranstorp.”
“– It is a reminder to the west that there is much work still to be done in order to locate al-Baghdadi and to be able to push back both the ideology and the movement itself.”
