The Islamic State (IS) has called for intensified attacks against Egypt, including bombings and beheadings. In a statement released less than 24 hours after a bomb struck the entrance of Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Islamic State called on attacks that target Egyptian security forces. “Rig the roads with explosives for them. Attack their bases. Raid their homes. Cut off their heads. Do not let them feel secure,” IS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani said in a statement released online. Al-Adnani also expressed praise for militants in Egypt that have carried out “blessed operations against the guards of the Jews, the soldiers of Sisi, the new Pharaoh of Egypt.” The statement follows a similar one calling for attacks on civilians and security personnel in a number of countries, including Australia, France, Canada, the United States and more. “If you can kill a disbelieving American or European — especially the spiteful and filthy French — or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State … kill him in any manner…
