ISIS, al-Qaida commandeer COVID-19 as a 'soldier of Allah'
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Terrorist groups have given deadly COVID-19 a new name: “Soldier of Allah.”
And ISIS and al-Qaida claim that the virus and ensuing global pandemic are retribution on the wicked West courtesy of God.
In typical, flowery al-Qaida style, the death cult released a statement.
“Allah, the Creator, has revealed the brittleness and vulnerability of your material strength,” reads the maniacal missive. “It is now clear for all to see that it was but a deception that could not stand the test of the smallest soldier of God on the face of the Earth.”
The latest dispatches were first reported by terror watchdog SITE Intelligence group.
Iran is one of the most COVID-19 wracked countries on the planet with more than 50,000 cases as of Thursday and hundreds dead.
But Afghanistan and Pakistan — part of the Islamic extremists’ heartland — have been relatively unscathed by the pandemic, Al Jazeera reports.
Pakistan has a population of around 212 million but so far has reported just 2,238 cases of COVID-19.
Al-Qaida, the cult of terror master Osama bin Laden, also claimed the virus has obliterated the U.S. economy as millions of Americans apply for unemployment benefits.
Not to be outdone, junior jihadis ISIS said the virus has killed more Americans than the 9/11 attacks that left 3,000 dead. ISIS added that now was the time to strike the U.S.
“It is falsehood to worship America and to fear it instead of Allah the Almighty,” the ISIS statement said.
The group has encouraged its followers to carry out terror attacks despite COVID-19, claiming that a massacre will make the martyr immune to the virus.
Both terrorist groups are calling on followers to attack, according to ABC News.
In COVID-19 ravaged New York, the NYPD has issued bulletins reminding officers to stay cautious and on the look out for suspicious activity.
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