The so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the truck attack in New York City that left eight people dead on Tuesday. In its weekly issue of Al-Nabanewspaper, the group described Sayfullo Saipov, the man accused of mowing down pedestrians along a Manhattan bike path, as “one of the caliphate soldiers.”
U.S. authorities had earlier said Saipov appeared to have been inspired by ISIS but it wasn’t clear if he was in direct communication with the terrorist group. Saipov, a permanent U.S. resident originally from Uzbekistan, asked to display an ISIS flag in his hospital room earlier this week and reportedly told police he was motivated by watching ISIS videos. Read more.
{Matzav.com}
Of course they claim responsibility, as they do for every act of terrorism large or small. Truth is, while many of these terrorists are influenced by Da’esh, the organization is falling apart and their lines of communication have been severely curtailed.