Video shows Paris attackers committing earlier IS atrocities
The 17-minute video shows the extent of the planning that went into the multiple attacks in Paris, which French authorities have said from the beginning were organised in Syria.
The video shows that men saying that it has been addressed to all the countries taking part in the (US-led) coalition that has been fighting against the outfit in Syria and Iraq since September 2014.
French president Francois Hollande is condemning a new ISIS video that claims to show the men behind the Paris attacks training. It also aims to show that the assailants – almost all of whom had European passports – had been carrying out atrocities in the group’s name long before their return to Europe.
On November 13, IS extremists carried out a series of coordinated attacks at various locations in the French capital, killing 130 people and injuring over 360 others.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and John Bercow, a prominent figure in the British parliament, are seen with crosshairs over the faces.
There is no authentication of the video as yet.
The footage was released through the media channel of IS, Site monitoring group said.
The video was released by ISIS’ Al-Hayat Media and features the eight November 13 Paris attackers, including Abdelhamid Abaaoud.
The video has been titled “Kill wherever you find them”.
“The following are the final messages of the nine lions of the khilafah who were mobilized from their dens to bring an entire country – France – to her knees”, the video reads.
Seven of the nine Paris militants, including a 20-year-old who was the youngest of the group, were filmed standing behind tied-up captives, described as “apostates”.
The shocking video shows Bilal Hadfi, who was killed during the attacks in the French capital.
There has been no comment on the video from the foreign ministry of France despite request from Reuters.
They are seen beheading and shooting captives, and one of the militants holds a victim’s head up and says, in a reference to one of Paris’s most famous landmarks, “Soon on the Champs Elysees”. Several of the men are shown speaking in French with what appeared to be native accents.
Four suspects remain at large, including Salah Abdeslam, who allegedly drove suicide bombers to the French national stadium outside Paris, as well as Mohamed Abrini, suspected of having helped scout out the attack sites.