The reported new Islamic State
(ISIS) leader in Libya, Abdel Qader Al-Najdi, has invoked the
conquest of Rome in an interview with jihadist weekly Al-Naba.
"We pray to God that we might be pious faithful and those
that conquer Rome," Al-Najdi said in the interview published
Wednesday.
"We pray that the Caliphate's vanguard in Libya might be
the ones to conquer Rome," he added.
"Preparations are underway for the creation of a new
coalition of crusaders aiming to wage war against the Islamic
State," Al-Najdi continued.
Its principal members are "France, Great Britain and
Italy, supported by local combatant factions that will
strengthen the coalition", he added.
Thought to be of Saudi origin, Al-Najdi replaces Iraqi
Abu-al-Maghirah al-Qahtani, who was reportedly killed in an
American air strike last November.
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