ISIS calls for lone wolf attacks on the West following devastating losses in Mosul
ISLAMIC State have called for deadly lone wolf attacks in the West in response to the terror group's impending loss in Mosul.
Jihadis have been encouraged to carry out attacks on the West
The comments were made in an ISIS-linked propaganda magazine, which is published in English, Arabic and French by the Nashir Media Foundation.
The magazine said: “Every soldier fights on the Caliphate land in Iraq and Syria wishes to be in your place. We can cut the tail of the snake but it will sooner grow again. But you have its head.
“Brave Mosul is bleeding. You should stop its bleeding by carrying out exhaustion operations of the Enemy’s power and blood, cut their heads by your knives, let us hear your guns blasting their heads.”
There are fears that civilians could be hurt in Mosul
You should stop its bleeding by carrying out exhaustion operations of the Enemy’s power and blood
There is a major push to free the city of Mosul from ISIS.
However, thousands of ISIS jihadists are defending the city, using civilians as human shields as the US backed forces get closer to Mosul.
The article follows previous calls to carry out lone wolf attacks by former ISIS commander Abu Muhammad al-Adnani.
Mr Adnani, who died in an airstrike in August, told jihadis to focus their attacks on the West.
There is a major push to free Mosul from ISIS
Iraqi forces have entered the outskirts of Mosul as they try to get ISIS militants out of the northern city for the first time.
The Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has told the militants still inside Mosul that there was no escape and they must surrender or they will die.
Iraqi troops TAKE ON ISIS in Mosul
Experts have said that entering Mosul will trigger fierce fighting and there are serious concerns that there could be a high number of civilian casualties.
The ISIS militants have destroyed Christian churches in Mosul leaving graffiti all over their wall and even cutting the head off a statue of Jesus.