As the dreaded jihadist group continues to bring bombings and carnages in western Iraq that forced 180,000 citizens to flee, ISIS released the latest edition of its English-language publication called "Dabiq." The magazine contains statements that call for more vicious attacks and defenses for the enslavement of women and children.
As reported by International Business Times, ISIS made an effort to defend its violence and brutal actions including killing, kidnapping and enslaving of women and children using Islamic doctrines as a defense. In the latest edition of its propaganda magazine, the terrorist organization called up its members and followers to release unprompted vicious attacks on citizens of US-led coalition nations that have campaigned against ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
For the first time in the new publication, the dreaded insurgents had confirmed and justified the apprehending, enslaving and selling of Yazidi women and children. The article entitled, "The Revival of Slavery Before the Hour," surfaced as a new Human Rights Watch's report saying that hundreds of Yazidis are being enslaved in improvised detention facilities in Iraq and Syria. Additionally, some young women and teenagers are being forced to marry the group's fighters.
"The Islamic State's litany of horrific crimes against the Yazidis in Iraq only keeps growing," Human Rights Watch special advisor Fred Abrahams stated. "We heard shocking stories of forced religious conversions, forced marriage, and even sexual assault and slavery-and some of the victims were children."
According to CNN, ISIS stated that enslavement of women and using them as "sex slaves" is legitimate under Islamic Law, quoting Islamic Theology. However, the Muslim at large rejects the interpretation as a perversion of Islam.
"One should remember that enslaving the families of the kuffar -- the infidels -- and taking their women as concubines is a firmly established aspect of the Shariah, or Islamic law," ISIS says in an online magazine published Sunday.
The publication of the article that justified the enslavement of women is believed to be part of an intimidation effort of the ISIS militants.
"We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted," ISIS spokesperson Mohammed al-Adnani threatens.
Meanwhile, aside from ISIS' enslavement of Yazidi women, the publication also calls for attacks in every nation that is part of the US-led coalition, as reported by PJ Media. It asks the corps to target citizens of these campaigner nations wherever they are found.
In an article, there is call to Muslims to emerge from their homes and look for crusaders to kill. It further asks the killing be credited to ISIS' patrons and do it in anonymity otherwise the "crusader media" will describe such attacks as random killings.
Aside from the justifications for enslavement of women, ISIS also advises would-be jihadists to be unremorseful in killing citizens from US-led coalition nations.
"Kill a disbelieving American or European especially the spiteful and filthy French or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any disbeliever, including citizens of countries who are in the coalition against the Islamic State," the ISIS propaganda magazine tells its jihadis. "Just rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner."
In the new edition of the magazine, another article also condemns the US on invading and occupying Iraq.
"You have claimed that you withdrew from Iraq. O Obama - four years ago, we told you that you were liars, that you had not withdrawn, and that if you had withdrawn, you would return, after some time," the ISIS' article said. "Here you are. You hid some of your forces behind proxies and withdrew the rest. Your forces will return in greater numbers than they were before. If you are not able to return, then we will come to your homeland with Allah's permission."
In a separate report by the Reuters, the United Nations said Monday that violence in Iraq's western Anbar province has forced over 150,000 citizens to flee since Hit City fell to ISIS' control earlier this month. Islamic State has been on the offensive in the desert province of Anbar, bordering Syria, in recent weeks, taking the town of Hit on Oct. 2 and nearby Kubaisa on Oct. 4.
UN's office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that as a result of the fighting and airstrikes in Anbar, carried out by the Iraqi government and a US-led military coalition, up to 30,000 families or 180,000 individuals have fled Hit.
This week, the US-led military coalition continued to launch new airstrikes against ISIS forces and infrastructure in both Iraq and Syria. However, analysts say the aerial assaults have largely failed to reverse the group's impetus on the ground.
In line with ISIS' latest propaganda, the jihadists have claimed that several articles were written by late American journalist Steven Sotloff and the British hostage John Cantlie. The issue, titled "The Failed Crusade," includes an alleged copy of Sotloff's last letter to his mother and says the victim's Jewish identity warranted his beheading by ISIS. While another captive, Cantlie, allegedly pens the last section of the magazine, saying he expects to be killed soon.
"Unless something changes very quickly and very radically, I await my turn," Cantlie allegedly said.
The latest edition of the magazine that contains ISIS' justifications on enslavement of women and children as well as other threats has an interesting cover. The ISIS flag was imprinted in the Vatican courtyard.
