“God is great! Death to America! Death to Israel! Curse upon the Jews! Victory to Islam!”Nabih Bulos and Patrick J. McDonnell, “‘Death to America! Death to Israel!’ Say Houthis in Yemen,” Los Angeles Times, February 20, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/world/middleeast/la-fg-death-to-america-death-to-israel-say-houthis-in-yemen-20150220-story.html.
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda LeaderWe mark in these days the passage of nearly 15 years since the blessed invasions in Washington, New York and Pennsylvania.
“The coward [U.S.] soldiers should understand that however protective their vehicles are, these vehicles will become an obstacle for them and they will burn to death inside them.”Maayan Groisman, “Hezbollah Brigades vows to attack US forces ‘defending ISIS’ in Iraq,” Jerusalem Post, March 21, 2016, http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Hezbollah-vows-to-attack-US-forces-defending-ISIS-in-Iraq-448657.
“We have vanquished the American occupation with our quality and quantity in the past and we will continue attacking them, with our resources significantly increased. Iraq’s streets are still filled with the ruins of their vehicles that destroyed our explosive devices, and those injured by their soldiers are still hospitalized.”Maayan Groisman, “Hezbollah Brigades vows to attack US forces ‘defending ISIS’ in Iraq,” Jerusalem Post, March 21, 2016, http://www.jpost.com/Middle-East/Hezbollah-vows-to-attack-US-forces-defending-ISIS-in-Iraq-448657.
“[I can understand the 9/11 attacks] given the USA’s war in the Muslim lands of Afghanistan and Iraq.”“Radical Islamist defends alleged threats,” News in English, January 27, 2014, http://www.newsinenglish.no/2014/01/27/islamist-stands-by-his-threats/.
“Any such American force [deployed in Iraq] will become a primary target for our group. We fought them before and we are ready to resume fighting.”Ahmed Rasheed and Stephen Kalin, “Iraqi PM, militias reject foreign troops after U.S. announcement,” Reuters, December 1, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-usa-iraq-idINKBN0TK5L420151202.
“We will chase and fight any American force deployed in Iraq.”Ahmed Rasheed and Stephen Kalin, “Iraqi PM, militias reject foreign troops after U.S. announcement,” Reuters, December 1, 2015, http://www.reuters.com/article/mideast-crisis-usa-iraq-idINKBN0TK5L420151202.
“We are proud that US and Israel consider Hezbollah a threat. When the Great Satan and its puppets say that Hezbollah poses a threat, then we are certain that we are in the right place.”“Sayyed Nasrallah: Hezbollah Proud of Being a ‘Threat’ to US-Israel,” Al-Manar TV, November 11, 2015, http://archive.almanar.com.lb/english/article.php?id=238500.
“After threats off #ISIS Navy Seal Robert O'Neil admits that ‘ America is becoming a weak nation ’ #Ouch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQaqzmCJeM …#RT :)” (Tweet)Umm Hussain Britaniya, Twitter post, October 7, 2015, 6:21, a.m., https://twitter.com/OumHu55a1n/status/651749090645155840.
“‘They want to extinguish the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah will perfect His light, although the disbelievers dislike it.’ 61-8” (Tweet)Umm Hussain Britaniya, Twitter post, October 5, 2015, 9:44, a.m., https://twitter.com/OumHu55a1n/status/651075603945275392.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
In Their Own Words:
We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].
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