Isis member Rachid Kassim linked to the murder of a Catholic priest in France says beheading 'enemies of Allah' is 'a pleasure' but leaving his pet cat was the saddest thing about moving to Syria

An Islamic State chief has spoken out about his life as one of many world's most wished terrorists in a startlingly frank interview.

Within the sensational interview, Rachid Kassim claimed beheading ISIS prisoners was 'a pleasure' and mentioned the saddest factor about fleeing France for Syria was leaving his pet cat behind.

He is likely one of the world's most wished males after he was linked to a string of terror assaults in Europe, together with the homicide of a Catholic priest close to Normandy in France, and the slaughter of a policeman and his accomplice close to Paris.

Rachid Kassim is likely one of the world's most wished males after he was linked to a string of terror assaults in Europe

Kassim gave his first on-the-record interview to Washington-based tutorial Amarnath Amarasingam, who researches jihadism

French-born Kassim additionally appeared in a propaganda video for Islamic State simply six days after Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhel murdered 86 individuals within the July Good terror assault, which came about in on Bastille Day. 

Within the footage he praised the assault, promised extra atrocities in France, and beheaded a prisoner on movie.

The 29-year-old can be believed to have run an encrypted app known as Telegram, utilized by jihadists to share tips about the best way to perform terror assaults.

French-born Kassim appeared in a propaganda video for Islamic State simply six days after Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhel murdered 86 individuals within the July Good terror assault

Kassim praised the actions of Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhel, who murdered 86 individuals within the July Good terror assault

Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisianm drove a truck right into a crowd watching a fireworks show on Bastille Day

The app was taken offline by French safety companies in September. 

Kassim gave the on-the-record interview to Washington-based tutorial Amarnath Amarasingam, who researches jihadism, the Mirror experiences. 

When requested the way it had felt to behead a prisoner, he mentioned: 'To behead an animal, it could be tough, with enemies of Allah, it's a pleasure.' 

Kassim, often known as Ibn Qassim. additionally revealed that he fled France after being positioned beneath fixed surveillance due to his radical views.

Kassim has been linked to the homicide of priest Jacques Hamel within the church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy

He left for Syria in the midst of the evening, taking his spouse and younger daughter with him with simply 1,500 Euros in his pocket. 

'I considered attacking France once I was there, and my household was afraid due to it,' he mentioned.

'The cops knew about me. Each time I went jogging, there have been all the time two cops following me. Then they conceal. It was ridiculous.

'We left all the pieces behind. Particularly my cat. I had a beautiful cat that I left in Gaziantep. It was one of many saddest issues about my hijrah (migration to Syria).' 

The fear chief, who mentioned he doesn't worry the defeat of ISIS in Mosul, additionally claimed that any makes an attempt made by western authorities to cease jihadists travelling to Syria would solely end in extra atrocities on house soil. 

'We imagine that even a small assault in dar ul-kufr (non-Muslim lands) is best than an enormous assault in Syria,' he mentioned.

'Because the door of hijrah closes, the door of jihad opens. If I stayed in dar ul-kufr, I'd do an assault there.'

He additionally used his first on the report interview to encourage his followers to hold out extra atrocities.  

'Earlier than the assault, ship me a video with an oath of allegiance,' he mentioned.

 

 

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