IS fighters: ‘These are our lions, it’s the first drops’

A fighter of the Islamic State militant group has praised the attack on the magazine saying the raid was revenge for insults against Islam.

“The lions of Islam have avenged our prophet”, said Abu Mussab, a Syrian who fights with the Islamic State, which has captured broad swathes of Iraq and Syria.

“These are our lions. It’s the first drops — more will follow,” he said, speaking from Syria. He said he and his fellow fighters were happy. “Let these crusaders be scared because they should be.” No group has so far claimed responsibility.