Isis releases propaganda video celebrating the Brussels attacks

Entitled 'Humiliation of the Crudaders of Europe', the film features two Belgian jihadis praising the attacks

Friday 25 March 2016 22:36

The seven-minute long film features news footage taken in the aftermath of the Brussels attacks

Isis has released a propaganda video praising the recent terror attacks in Brussels, featuring two Belgian jihadis talking about the attacks.

The seven-minute long film, released on an Isis-linked website, features news footage taken in the aftermath of the attacks on Brussels Airport and Molenbeek Metro station, which killed at least 31 people and wounded up to 270 others.

Entitled "Humiliation of the Crusaders of Europe," the film attempts to present the bombings as part of a holy war between Christianity and Islam.

"This is just the beginning of your nightmare", a Belgian Isis fighter, Abu Abdullah al-Beljiki, warns.

Isis' latest propaganda video is entitled 'Humiliation of the Crusaders of Europe'

The jihadi, whose real name is thought to be Lotfi Aoumeur, appeared in a previous Isis video threatening Brussels last year.

The video, thought to be filmed in Mosul, also uses footage of the capture of Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam.

It also mistakenly claims an old video of an attack in Russia was from the bombings in Brussels.

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In an effort to provoke more attacks, the aftermath of air strikes against Isis are shown along with the claim the Brussels attacks were revenge for civilian deaths.

Religious songs (nasheeds) are heard in Arabic, and a picture is shown of young boys dressed in camouflage, sitting with assault rifles and reading the Quran.

Belgian Isis fighter Abu Abdullah al-Beljiki (left) warns the attacks are 'just the beginning of your nightmare'

Another Belgian Isis fighter, Abu Mujahid al-Baljiki, speaks in the video

A map of Belgium exploding is shown three times throughout the video. An Isis militant is also shown shooting an assault rifle at drawings of human-shaped targets on a wall.

Towards the end of the video, Isis jihadis can be seen handing out sweets to celebrate the attacks.

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Ms Tapia, 37, was from Peru and had lived in Brussels for six years. She was at the airport with her husband, Christophe Delcambe, and their twin four-year-old daughters, Maureen and Alondra. They were checking in to fly to New York to visit Ms Ruiz’s sisters when the blast struck. The death of Ms Tapia was confirmed by the Peruvian Ministry for Foreign Affairs and her brother Fernando Tapia Coral has told Peruvian radio that she had planned to return to Peru later this year. In a Facebook post, Mr Tapia called her death “incomprehensible” in a Facebook post. Her husband and children survived, but it has been reported that one of her daughters was injured by debris

Mr Hecht was a young Belgian student working towards a qualification in law at Saint-Louis University in Brussels. The university confirmed in a Facebook post that he was one of the victims of the Maelbeek metro bombing

Mr Delespesse, 36, was confirmed dead in the metro bombing by his employers Wallonie Bruxelles Federation, an organisation which represents French speakers in the region. One of his colleagues, Olivier Dradin posted a tribute on Facebook: "I wanted to pay tribute to him and to his family and to all the other victims"

A brother and sister from New York, who were at Zaventem to fly back to the US at the time of the blasts, are also missing. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski were on the phone to their family when the phone went dead, according to Dutch media. Ms Pinczowski studied business and had previously completed an internship at the UN

A brother and sister from New York, who were at Zaventem to fly back to the US at the time of the blasts, are also missing. Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski were on the phone to their family when the phone went dead, according to Dutch media. Ms Pinczowski studied business and had previously completed an internship at the UN

Ms Bastin, 29, a former employee of the European Chemical Industry Council, was on the metro at the time of the attacks. Her friends have launched an appeal on Facebook for news of her whereabouts

Mr Ganesan’s brother has set up an appeal for information on the whereabouts of his sibling, who was on the metro at the time of the attacks. He wrote on Facebook that he had spoken to the Indian embassy, who were still searching for Mr Ganesan

There has not been word of Ms Fazal, a 25-year-old Belgian student, since yesterday morning. She would have been on the metro at the time of the attacks, on the way to the Haute Ecole Galilée in central Brussels, where she is studying

The family of Mr Dixon, a computer programmer from Nottingham, has not heard from him since he left for work yesterday morning. He is believed to have been on the metro at the time of the blast. “It’s just waiting, which is heartbreaking,” the sister of Charlotte Sutcliffe, Mr Dixon’s partner, told Radio 4’s Today program. His friend Simon Harley-Jones told the BBC that Ms Sutcliffe had been driving around hospitals in the hope of finding him

Mr Migom, 21, was on his way to Athens, but never arrived. He was texting his girlfriend, Emily Eisenman, from the train to Brussels airport however she haven't heard from him since the attacks. His cell phone rings, she said but there is no answer

An American couple who lived in Brussels are among the missing, their family have confirmed. Justin and Stephanie had just dropped Stephanie’s mother, Carolyn Moore, off at the Brussels Airport when the blasts occurred. Mrs Moore, survived the attack, but the couple has not been found

Another propaganda video released in the wake of the Brussels attacks shows a picture of Donald Trump in flames as he gives an interview in the aftermath of Tuesday's bombings.

Analysts have said Isis propaganda videos form part of the group's routine strategy, using alarmist statements by politicians and news anchors as a "trophy to declare victory".

A previous statement released by Isis claimed Belgium was targeted as "a country participating in the international coalition against the Islamic State," although the country only carried out a limited bombing campaign in Iraq before stopping air strikes in June 2015.

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