"The Islamic State group has blasted Syria's interim president calling him a puppet without a soul controlled by Western countries, adding that his fate eventually will be similar to that of ousted leader Bashar Assad. In an audio message released late Saturday by the group's spokesman, who identifies himself as Abu Musab al-Furati, he called on IS followers around the world to attack Jewish and Western targets as they have in past years."
"Al-Furati sent greetings to IS fighters from the group's leader Abu Hafs al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi who was named as the head of the group three years ago. The audio is the first to be released by the group in months and comes after IS was blamed for attacks that left dozens dead or wounded in recent months in Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and other parts of the world."
"In December, the group was blamed for an attack in central Syria that left three Americans dead and triggered intense U.S. airstrikes on the extremists' suspected hideouts in the country. Despite its defeat in Iraq in 2017 and in Syria two years later, IS sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks in both countries, where they once declared a caliphate."
An audio message by a spokesman identifying himself as Abu Musab al-Furati condemned Syria's interim president as a Western-controlled puppet and urged IS followers to attack Jewish and Western targets worldwide. Al-Furati conveyed greetings from IS leader Abu Hafs al-Hashemi al-Qurayshi. The recording is the group's first in months and follows attacks blamed on IS that left dozens dead or wounded across Syria, Iraq, Pakistan and elsewhere. A December attack in central Syria killed three Americans and prompted intense U.S. airstrikes. Despite territorial defeats in 2017 and 2019, IS sleeper cells continue to carry out deadly attacks in former caliphate areas.
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