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ISIS to launch Al Qaeda's 9/11 style attacks

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Counter terror chiefs fear that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-styled leader of the jihadist group ISIS, will soon launch a terror attack similar to the 9/11 strikes of Al Qaeda.

According to reports, ISIS jihadists across Iraq are alleged to have plans to attack airliners, making Jordan its prime target since the country shares good relations with the West, reports the Mirror.

Arab security forces believed Baghdadi had instructed his inner circle to launch the attacks, said Western sources.

According to sources, ISIS will expand its attacks beyond Iraq and Syria whereby a missile attack or a device smuggling by suicide bomber on a plane is expected.

 

In a tape posted by ISIS on the militant website, Baghdadi has appealed to the jihadists and Muslims with practical skills to expand attacks beyond Syria and Iraq in the holy month of Ramzan.

In Iraq, Sunnis and Kurds have abandoned the parliament without a decision on replacement of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki.

The United States, United Nations, Iran and Iraq's own Shia clergy are in favour of an inclusive government that would stop the insurgent.

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First Published: Jul 02 2014 | 2:45 PM IST

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