World press on Isis activity in Iran and Syria (June 30, 2014)"Isis announces Islamic caliphate in area straddling Iraq and Syria", reads the title of the article published by the Guardian on Monday, June 30.Islamist militants have declared an Islamic "caliphate" in an area straddling Iraq and Syria, making the declaration in several videos."This is not the first border we will break, we will break other borders," the Guardian quotes a "jihadist" from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) warned in the video called End of Sykes-Picot, which makes a reference to the agreement between France and Britain that divided up the Ottoman empire territories after the first world war."Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, an Isis spokesman, defined the Islamic state's territory as running from northern Syria to the Iraqi province of Diyala north-east of Baghdad, a vast stretch of land straddling the border that is already largely under Isis control. He also said that with the establishment of the caliphate, the group was changing its name to the Islamic State, dropping the mention of Iraq and the Levant", writes the newspaper."The legality of all emirates, groups, states and organisations becomes null by the expansion of the caliph's authority and the arrival of its troops to their areas," the Guardian cites al-Adnani' audio statement posted online, with a reference to AP. "Listen to your caliph and obey him. Support your state, which grows every day."
"Isis announces Islamic caliphate in area straddling Iraq and Syria", reads the title of the article published by the Guardian on Monday, June 30.
Islamist militants have declared an Islamic "caliphate" in an area straddling Iraq and Syria, making the declaration in several videos.
"This is not the first border we will break, we will break other borders," the Guardian quotes a "jihadist" from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) warned in the video called End of Sykes-Picot, which makes a reference to the agreement between France and Britain that divided up the Ottoman empire territories after the first world war.
"Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, an Isis spokesman, defined the Islamic state's territory as running from northern Syria to the Iraqi province of Diyala north-east of Baghdad, a vast stretch of land straddling the border that is already largely under Isis control. He also said that with the establishment of the caliphate, the group was changing its name to the Islamic State, dropping the mention of Iraq and the Levant", writes the newspaper.
"The legality of all emirates, groups, states and organisations becomes null by the expansion of the caliph's authority and the arrival of its troops to their areas," the Guardian cites al-Adnani' audio statement posted online, with a reference to AP. "Listen to your caliph and obey him. Support your state, which grows every day."
