ISIS praise Ukraine war as 'God's punishment' but won't back either 'crusader nation'

dailystar.co.uk:

ISIS have lauded Russia's invasion of Ukraine as "God's punishment" on the West, but refuse to pick a side between the two "crusader countries".

The Jihadists have also predicted that "great wars" are to come, hoping that conflicts in the Western world will be detrimental for the "enemies of Islam".

The statements were made in an article in the terror cell's al-Naba newsletter, a weekly publication which started in 2014. It read: "What is happening today, the direct bloody war between the Orthodox crusaders – Russia and Ukraine – is but one example of God's punishment for them, as described in the Qu'ran. "Whether long or short, this Russian-Ukrainian war is but the beginning of the next wars between the Crusader countries, and the images of destruction and death we see are but a small scene of the situation in which the great wars begin."The crusader versus crusader is still in its infancy, so, O God, perpetuate their wars and break their hearts."The terror group also reckon that there will be "great consequences" from the conflict.They continued: "The state of the escalating competition between America and Russia to control the countries of Eastern Europe, especially after the policy of 'support and containment' that America pursued." It is not surprising that ISIS have not taken a side in the Russia-Ukraine conflict - instead hoping that it is equally disastrous for all involved.

Ukraine is one of the countries signed up to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is Jewish.Vladimir Putin sided with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against the group following Russia's intervention there from 2015.