Isis losses are test from Allah says leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 'new recording', Independent, 23 August 2018
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For the Mujahideen the scale of victory or defeat is not dependant on a city or town being stolen or subject to that who has aerial superiority, intercontinental missiles or smart bombs... Oh Caliphate soldiers ... Trust in God’s promise and His victory ... For with hardship comes relief and a way out.
— Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "For the Mujahideen the scale of victory or defeat is not dependant on a city or town being stolen or subject to that who has aerial superiority, intercontinental missiles or smart bombs... Oh Caliphate soldiers ... Trust in God’s promise and His victory ... For with hardship comes relief and a way out." in the context of "Isis losses are test from Allah says leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in 'new recording', Independent, 23 August 2018" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi" (Quotes, 2018, Statement released in Arabic, 22 August 2018)
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About Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو بكر البغدادي, born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri) (28 July 1971 – 27 October 2019) was the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS or Daesh, an Islamic extremist group in western Iraq, Libya, northeast Nigeria, and Syria. He was proclaimed by his followers to be a caliph.
About Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو بكر البغدادي, born Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim al-Badri) (28 July 1971 – 27 October 2019) was the leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS or Daesh, an Islamic extremist group in western Iraq, Libya, northeast Nigeria, and Syria. He was proclaimed by his followers to be a caliph.
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