CAIRO: A leader of Al-Qaeda’s Iraqi branch called Saturday on Egyptians to fight their army and derided the Muslim Brotherhood as “evil” for seeking power through democracy.
In the 32-minute audio, Al-Adnani derided the Brotherhood, from which ousted President Muhammad Mursi hails, as “a secular party with an Islamic cloak, worshipping power and parliaments, and their jihad is for democracy and not for God’s sake.” It is “more evil and malevolent than the secularists, and if seizing power necessitates bowing to the devil, they will bow without hesitation,” he said.
Abu Mohammed Al-Adnani is spokesman of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, which is battling Baghdad’s Shiite-led government. The audio could not be independently verified but appeared on a website commonly used by militants.
Al-Qaeda to Egyptians: Fight army
Al-Qaeda to Egyptians: Fight army
