The following is the translation of the interview with the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks released to the "magazine" dabiq, the Islamic State's online monthly for propaganda purposes. The interview, published in the seventh issue of the "magazine", consists of three pages.
This is the story of Abu Umar al-Baljiki, 27, known to the Parisian authorities as Abdelhamid Abaaoud, extrapolated from the available English pdf online. The language used is typical of terrorists. In dabiq the references to Inspire (edited by al-Qaeda), but the view of ISIS focuses on the religious legitimacy of the caliphate.
"Last February I left Syria and together with two other brothers, I went to Belgium to terrorize the crusaders who wage war on Muslims. As you know, Belgium is a member of the Coalition that bombs us. It took months to enter Europe, but then everything was easy. We obtained weapons, documents and a safe house where we planned operations against the crusaders. We succeeded in the enterprise thanks to Allah, nothing can do against him. Some time later we were discovered by the police who attacked us. 150 people surrounded our house. A firefight ensued with the death of my brothers. I alone, thanks to Allah, managed to escape, but I became a wanted man. The secret services also got a photo of me that went around the world. One day I was stopped at a checkpoint. They had my wanted photo hanging inside the car, but thanks to Allah's intervention, they didn't recognize me. I was shocked, they said it wasn't me. That was a sign, because I was later able to organize the attacks, while the police were chasing the wrong people. Meanwhile, my other brothers in Greece, Spain, France and Belgium were being arrested. They have done nothing, but their sacrifice will not be in vain. May Allah release all the Muslims locked up in the Crusader prisons. This shows that we need not fear their wit, the crusaders are not intelligent".
The interview ends with some verses from the Koran and with the man who foretells his death.
