A new propaganda video, claiming to be from Islamic State, outlines a "global coalition" of nations that they consider to be their enemies, including Ireland.
The new video apparently released by Islamic State's Al Hayat Media Center, and is believed to have been taken from an ISIS channel on Telegram, although the provenance of the video has proven difficult to ascertain. It is entitled 'No Respite', and is primarily aimed at the United States, highlighting the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to date.
The video has been released in English, while other simultaneous messages were also apparently released in French, Turkish and Russian.
In it (around 2.57 minutes in), the narrator talks of a "coalition of devils" made up of Iran, Turkey, the United States and Russia, but adds that there is a "global coalition" of enemies against IS. At that stage, the video displays a number of flags, including that of Ireland, which sits next to Germany's on the second row in the table.
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The video goes on to claim that the number of those who are fighting against IS will reach 80, as predicted by the prophet, and encourages all those enemies named to "bring it on".
Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has stated that the gardai are very aware of any potential terrorist threats to Ireland.