Strong words from a devout Muslim—a descendent, in fact, of Mohammed—and a stalwart defender of Christians, via AFP:
Jordan’s King Abdullah II warned Tuesday of a “third world war against humanity”, describing the Islamic State group as “savage outlaws of religion” in the wake of the Paris attacks. During an official visit to Kosovo, Abdullah said both Europe and Islam were under attack from the “scourge” of terrorism that could strike anywhere and at any time. “We are facing a third world war against humanity and this is what brings us all together,” he told a press conference. “This is a war, as I’ve said repeatedly, within Islam,” he said, stressing the high number of Muslim victims of the Islamic State (IS) group. Abdullah said groups such as ISIS “expose themselves daily as savage outlaws of religion, devoid of humanity, respecting no laws and no boundaries”. “So therefore we must act fast and holistically to tackle and respond to the interconnected threats whether it is in this region, Africa, Asia or in Europe,” he said.
UPDATE: Check out the video of his remarks below.
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