Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz #conspiracy tribune.com.pk
Saudi Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz has claimed that the Islamic State (Daesh) militants are Israeli soldiers and the Saudi-led 34-nation military alliance of Islamic countries will defeat it.
The statement came after Abu Bakr al Baghdadi, the secretive leader of the terror group, called for an uprising in Saudi Arabia and pledged to attack Israel, in an audio recording released Saturday and attributed to him, AFP reported.
Terming the extremist group's threat to attack Israel a 'lie', Aziz alleged that IS is a part of the Israeli army.
"This threat against Israel is simply a lie. Actually, Daesh is part of the Israeli soldiers," said the grand mufti, who is also a chairman of Senior Scholars' Commission and Ifta Council, during a telephonic interview with Saudi Gazette.