Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:58:58 -0400
Monday 14 July 2014
Salafi group says Iraq's ISIS has no presence in Sudan
July 13, 2014 (KHARTOUM) - Sudan's traditional Salafi group Ansar al-Sunnah
has criticised the Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS), a jihadist
group active in both countries, asserting it has no presence in the East
African nation.
Map released by the ISIS of the Islamic state
Sudanese tourism minister Abdel Karim Alhud, who represents Ansar al-Sunnah
in the national government, criticised ISIS on Sunday, saying it is a
Shiite group that has no existence or followers in Sudan.
Alhud asserted that his group stands against those who fight the Muslims,
adding they are "still sceptical about the movement "which aborted the
Syrian Revolution".
Ansar al-Sunnah group, which is closely linked to the Saudi Arabia, calls
to correct ways in which the Islamic faith was practised but stands
strongly against Salafi jihadist or Takfiri groups that preach the use of
violence.
In June, Sunni ISIS fighters captured Mosul, Iraq's second-largest town and
have now threatened to take the control of more areas.
The leader of the radical group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, proclaimed himself
as the Caliph of Muslims and called for jihad (holy war) for the sake of
God.
Earlier this month, ISIS released a map of the Islamic caliphate or state
the group's intends to establish. The map includes three provinces in
Africa among which "Habasha", including Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan
and Somalia.
(image/jpeg attachment: ISIS-map.JPG)