{"id":28622,"date":"2014-06-30T12:45:03","date_gmt":"2014-06-30T12:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=28622"},"modified":"2014-06-30T11:11:11","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T11:11:11","slug":"isis-rebels-declare-islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/isis-rebels-declare-islamic-state-in-iraq-and-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Isis rebels declare ‘Islamic state’ in Iraq and Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jihadist militant group Isis has said it is establishing a caliphate, or Islamic state, on the territories it controls in Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n

It also proclaimed the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, as caliph and “leader for Muslims everywhere”.<\/p>\n

Setting up a state governed under strict Islamic law has long been a goal of many jihadists.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Iraq’s army continued an offensive to retake the northern city of Tikrit from the Isis-led rebels.<\/p>\n

The city was seized by the insurgents on 11 June as they swept across large parts of northern-western Iraq.<\/p>\n

In a separate development, Israel called for the creation of an independent Kurdish state in response to the gain made by the Sunni rebels in Iraq.<\/p>\n

Allegiance demand<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis) announced the establishment of the caliphate in an audio recording posted on the internet on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Isis also said that from now on it would be known simply as “the Islamic State”.<\/p>\n

The BBC’s Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen,\u00a0says the declaration harks back to the rise of Islam<\/a>, when the Prophet Muhammad’s followers conquered vast territories in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n

The Sunni-Shia split has its origins in a dispute over the succession to Muhammad.<\/p>\n

Isis said the Islamic state would extend from Aleppo in northern Syria to Diyala province in eastern Iraq.<\/p>\n

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the group said, would become the leader of the state and would be known as “Caliph Ibrahim”.<\/p>\n

In the recording, the rebels also demanded that all Muslims “pledge allegiance” to the new ruler and “reject democracy and other garbage from the West”.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Iraqi government jets struck at rebel positions and clashes broke out in various parts of Tikrit, witnesses and officials said.<\/p>\n

“The security forces are advancing from different areas”, Lt-Gen Qassem Atta told journalists. “There are ongoing clashes.”<\/p>\n

Troops had reportedly pulled back to the nearby town of Dijla as Saturday’s initial offensive met stiff resistance.<\/p>\n

The heavy fighting over the two days caused many casualties on both sides, eyewitnesses and journalists told the BBC.<\/p>\n

Insurgents were reported to have shot down a helicopter and captured the pilot.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the creation of an independent Kurdish state in response to gains made by Sunni insurgents in Iraq.<\/p>\n

In a speech in Tel Aviv, he said the Kurds were “a nation of fighters and have proved political commitment and are worthy of independence”.<\/p>\n

The Kurds have long striven for an independent state but they remain divided between Syria and Turkey, Iran and Iraq.<\/p>\n

The international community, including neighbouring Turkey and the US, remains opposed to the breakup of Iraq.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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