US-based private intelligence group SITE once again claimed its report on Islamic State’s taking responsibility of recent killings of two foreigners and attack on a Shi’ite gathering was ‘authentic’.
The ‘jihadi monitor’ which triggered controversies in Bangladesh also accused the Bangladesh government of waging a ‘baseless campaign to discredit SITE, which was first to report on the claims, as well as its director Rita Katz.’
The group also said Bangladesh government has been aggressively denying ISIS involvement in the attacks and its misleading efforts to make ISIS’ attack claims go unnoticed have failed.
‘SITE stands by its reports on ISIS’ claims of the three attacks in Bangladesh. The claims have been authenticated and found credible by SITE’s rigorous verification process. Furthermore, all of the aforementioned claims were also featured in numerous IS media channels, including Telegram Messenger and the group’s publically available al-Bayan reports. Citizens and government officials in Bangladesh can even read the claims in their own language on a pro-ISIS Bengali blog,’ said the group in a release posted on its website.
The group claimed the Bangladesh government’s smear tactics will do nothing to taint SITE’s reputation as the most trusted source of online jihadi monitoring and analysis.
‘It would serve the Bangladesh government much better to face the truth and focus its aggression on its real enemy, ISIS, rather than on those who warn about it.’ The group said.
The ‘jihadi monitor’ which triggered controversies in Bangladesh also accused the Bangladesh government of waging a ‘baseless campaign to discredit SITE, which was first to report on the claims, as well as its director Rita Katz.’
The group also said Bangladesh government has been aggressively denying ISIS involvement in the attacks and its misleading efforts to make ISIS’ attack claims go unnoticed have failed.
‘SITE stands by its reports on ISIS’ claims of the three attacks in Bangladesh. The claims have been authenticated and found credible by SITE’s rigorous verification process. Furthermore, all of the aforementioned claims were also featured in numerous IS media channels, including Telegram Messenger and the group’s publically available al-Bayan reports. Citizens and government officials in Bangladesh can even read the claims in their own language on a pro-ISIS Bengali blog,’ said the group in a release posted on its website.
The group claimed the Bangladesh government’s smear tactics will do nothing to taint SITE’s reputation as the most trusted source of online jihadi monitoring and analysis.
‘It would serve the Bangladesh government much better to face the truth and focus its aggression on its real enemy, ISIS, rather than on those who warn about it.’ The group said.
Source: New Age