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BRITISH spooks fear more Sri Lanka type atrocities as ISIS are thought to be focussing their attacks on tourist destinations. MI5 fear the death cult is bent on carrying a fresh new wave of carnage in Britain and Europe by using "crocodile cells" made up of sleeper jihadis who could be activated to carry out spectacular bloodbath. It comes as ISIS terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared in a video for the first time in almost five years in a new video released to prove he's still alive and to justify the the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. Charlie Winter, of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation at King's College London, told The Times: “Now that ISIS has been defeated in Syria and Iraq, it will become more violent outside this area.   “It's a grim outlook, but we are likely to see more attempts at attacks, more regularly, for the foreseeable future. “Sri Lanka was not a one-off. If anything, it was a test run.” 'SRI LANKA KILLER … [Read more...] about ISIS used Sri Lanka as a ‘test run’ for fresh campaign of massive terror attacks on Western holiday hotspots, experts warn

ISIS terror chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is seen for the first time in almost five years in a new video released to prove he's still alive. The world's most wanted terrorist can apparently be heard name-checking the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as revenge for their losses in the Syrian city of Baghouz in a speech to his closest followers. The extremist group's propaganda arm, Al-Furqan, today released a video it called “In the Hospitality of the Emir of the Believers". In the the 18 minute recording, the world's most wanted terrorist can be heard addressing the end of the so-called caliphate, which once stretched across tracts of Iraq and Syria and ruthlessly ruled over 10 million people. It seems be designed to show al-Baghdadi is alive and still in command of the on-the-run terror group as it plots new atrocities around the world. Mystery had surrounded his whereabouts for some time. He was said to have been seriously wounded in an air strike in 2015. But in the propaganda … [Read more...] about Fugitive ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ‘praises Sri Lanka bombers’ as world’s most wanted terrorist is seen for first time in five years

HUNDREDS of ISIS fighters are still hiding in caves in Syria, days after the caliphate collapsed in a final stronghold in Baghouz. A US-backed force said yesterday it was chasing the extremist militants in eastern Syria more than a week after they were declared defeated. The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) removed ISIS militants from their remaining camp in the village of Baghouz, near the Iraqi border, on March 23. The Kurdish-led and American-backed SDF declared the "100 percent territorial defeat" of ISIS. The group once controlled vast areas across Syria and Iraq, a population of up to 12 million, and a "caliphate" that drew tens of thousands of foreign nationals to join its ranks. But a US coalition with SDF is still pursuing numerous fighters in hiding in the area, Asharq Al-Awsat reports. The Syrian Democratic Forces continues to deny ISIS a physical space and influence in the area and work to deny them the resources they need to returnScott RawlinsonCoalition spokesman An SDF … [Read more...] about Hundreds of fanatical ISIS fighters still hiding in Syrian caves days after caliphate collapsed in final stronghold in Baghouz

ISIS bride Shamima Begum "never shed a tear" when her dead baby boy was buried without ceremony, it's claimed.  The 19-year-old lost baby Jerrah, who was her third child to die prematurely, in March after he developed breathing problems in a refugee camp. The baby died soon after UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid refused to allow Begum into the country and revoked her citizenship because of her ISIS sympathies and potential risk to public safety. She now lives in limbo in the refugee camp near the Iraqi border. But despite the unbearable agony most would feel after losing a child, a camp guard told The Times Begum showed little emotion at the funeral and "she never shed a tear". 'I HAVE TO MOVE ON' Speaking for the first time since the death of newborn Jarrah, Begum said “It’s really hard, but I have to accept it and move on. “I know it sounds like I don’t care, but I really do care. "It’s just…they’re in a better place now I guess.” The … [Read more...] about ISIS bride Shamima Begum’s guard reveals she ‘didn’t shed a tear’ as she watched her baby being buried through refugee camp fence