ISIL’s Al-Adnanai Vows Battle Will “Rage” in Baghdad, Karbala
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The spokesman for the terrorist group, the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Levant, Abu Mohammed al-Adnani vowed that the battle in Iraq will “rage” in the capital and the holy city of Karbala, a day after the terrorists seized the northern city of Mosul.
"Do not relent against your enemy... The battle is not yet raging, but it will rage in Baghdad and Karbala," Adnani said, according to a SITE translation of an audio statement released on the militants' Twitter feed.
"Put on your belts and get ready."
Adnani also dismissed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki as “woefully incompetent.”
"What do you know about policy, leadership, and military command? You lost a historic opportunity for your people to control Iraq ... indeed, there is between us and you a balance to be made even,” the terrorists spokesman said in the translated statement.
Earlier on Wednesday, Maliki said that the seizure of Mosul was a conspiracy, vowing that the government will hold perpetrators responsible, AFP reported.
In a televised speech, Maliki said he will form an army of volunteers to support the regular armed forces in the face of the terrorist attack.
