#ISIS hails Paris beheading, without claiming any direct link, and incites similar attacks. In its weekly paper al-Naba, IS claims credit for inspiring such attacks through its calls over the years for lone actor attacks 'using available means', such as stabbings and car rammings
Reminds Muslims about the importance of incitement - through text, propaganda and verbal - to ensue the continuation of such attacks
In the editorial, IS promoted the concept of "easy" jihad: attacks that don't need expertise, training, or complicated weapons & equipment. Although IS claims credit for inspiring such attacks, al-Qaeda, esp in Yemen, focused on that message of "individual jihad" years ago
But perhaps IS is right that within the realm of "individual jihad" (aka "lone wolves"), it rather than AQ lowered the requirements & expectations for such attacks. AQ had more sophisticated instructions through its magazine Inspire. For IS, even spitting at someone counts!
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