Islamic State terrorists sent out a threatening video that hit back at President Obama’s vow to destroy their operations: More fighting is “coming soon,” they warned.
The video, released by the Al Hayat Media Center, came on the heels of Mr. Obama’s remarks that the United States would “degrade and destroy” the Islamic State, The Washington Post reported.
It contains 52 seconds of slow-motion explosions and militants firing off automatic weapons, as well as plenty of cars exploding amid blazing fires — all while apocalyptic music plays in the background.
The video also cuts to Mr. Obama vowing that troops would not go back to Iraq and to an image of former President George W. Bush, post-Iraq invasion with the “Mission Accomplished” banner waving in the background.
Nobody talks, but the video wraps with Islamic State’s silent warning: “Flames of War: Fighting Has Just Begun.” That line’s followed by a couple more words — “coming soon.”
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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