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State supporter warns of attacks against U.S.: SITE
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[September 16, 2014]
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A supporter of
Islamic State militants has warned of attacks on the United States and
its allies if they continue to carry out military action against the
group that has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria, the SITE monitoring
service said.
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 The message on a well-known militant Islamist online forum is one
of the few responses from supporters of Islamic State to
Washington's announcement last week that it was prepared to extend
airstrikes against the group into Syria.
The posting on the Minbar Jihadi Media website condemned
"intervention in the affairs of other peoples" and said it would
trigger an equal response, SITE said late on Monday.
"It will lead to an equal reaction of the same strength in targeting
the American depth and also the nations allied to it and in all
aspects," the message said in a translation from Arabic, according
to SITE, which tracks militant forums.
 The United States has stepped up its military response to the
hardline group, which has beheaded several Western hostages.
On Sunday Islamic State released a video that it said showed the
beheading of a British aid worker.
U.S. President Barack Obama is calling for a coalition of Western
and Middle Eastern countries to fight Islamic State.
"I direct a sternly worded warning to each of those nations involved
with America, or that are allied with it in their war against the
Islamic Caliphate, that their local and international interests will
be legitimate targets," the posting by a supporter referred to as
"Amir al-Thul" said.
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The posting used religious language and said the author was speaking
from a "blessed pulpit" but it was not clear what influence he had
on the actions of Islamic State.
The message called on the public in the United States and its allies
to oppose government actions against the group.
(Reporting by Sylvia Westall; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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