Balashikha | FDD's Long War Journal

Berlin truck terrorist pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in video

Thomas Joscelyn | December 23, 2016

The Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency has released a video of Anis Amri swearing allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi. Amri is suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19. Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in the attack. Amaq has released several videos similar to Amri’s this year.

Jihadists who attacked Russian police appear in Islamic State video

Thomas Joscelyn | August 18, 2016

Amaq News Agency has released a video purportedly showing the two jihadists responsible for attacking Russian policemen in Balashikha yesterday. The video is consistent with the pattern followed after small-scale attacks in Germany and France in July. In each case, the assailants recorded themselves swearing allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi prior to their assaults.

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