IS supporters threaten to assassinate Trump and Putin

An IS-supporting organization posted portraits of the US and Russian presidents being shot on social media, calling for attacks on citizens of both countries.

Islamic State militants. Photo: AP.

Media GroupAl-WafaaA supporter of the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) recently posted on the encrypted messaging app Telegram a photo of US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin riddled with bullets, calling for attacks on the two countries.NewsweekOctober 12 news.

"Take every opportunity to ambush them. The Islamic State will be the graveyard of Americans and Russians," the photo was posted.note.

According toMia Bloom,According to IS analysts, this is the first time Mr. Trump's image has appeared in propaganda messages from IS support groups, replacing the image of former President Barack Obama.

This propaganda image has attracted great attention from rebel supporters by placing pictures of Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin side by side.

On October 12, IS's Amaq propaganda agency also released an 18-minute propaganda video titled "Descendants of Ibn Jubayr", boasting of the achievements of IS snipers targeting the Syrian army and coalition forces in the eastern province of Deir ez-Zor, and asserting that there were about 2,500 snipers in the province over the past three years.

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