Jihadists claiming to be ‘Islamic State in Central Africa’ have called for militants to join them in the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the extremist group’s self-styled ‘capital’, Raqqa, was reclaimed by US-backed Syrian forces.
A video circulating on pro-ISIS sites purports to be a message from dedicated jihadis, although ISIS has not expanded its official media output to the central African country.
In the footage, a man brandishing a gun and with bullets draped around his neck addresses the camera in Arabic as other men and some children are seen standing behind him.
He says: ‘I swear to God that this is Dar al Islam of the Islamic State in Central Africa,’ according to a translation by PJ Media.