Abu Khattab, group member and foreign fighter, ISIS recruitment video, translated from Danish, August 2013

Author
Date
August 2013
Name of Author
Abu Khattab
Body

“We were given everything in Denmark. Our parents paid everything for us, we were given bread and milk for free, but the [the infidels] could not deceive us. My dear brothers, jihad is the greatest reward. Your blood will smell sweet. Your imam will appear before you as a luminous bubble. My dear brothers and sisters in Denmark, you should come too. This is the best thing to do, to strengthen the Islamic people and the Islamic state.”“Danish-speaking Salafist incites jihad in Syria,” Copenhagen Post, August 16, 2013, http://cphpost.dk/news14/international-news14/danish-speaking-salafist-incites-jihad-in-syria.html.

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