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German Rapper Recruited by ISIL Threatens Terrorist Attacks in Europe

© AFP 2023 / HENNING KAISERGerman rapper Denis Cuspert (C) among salafi in Bonn, Germany
German rapper Denis Cuspert (C) among salafi in Bonn, Germany - Sputnik International
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German rapper and ISIL militant Denis Cuspert, known by his former stage name of Deso Dogg, participated in the propaganda video and threatened more attacks in Europe.

Former rapper turned Jihadist Denis Cuspert, is now considered a Global terrorist - Sputnik International
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Rapper Turned Jihadist Faces US Sanctions for Joining ISIL
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — German rapper Denis Cuspert, known by his former stage name of Deso Dogg, has been identified as the voice featured in a recent Islamic State (ISIL) terrorist group propaganda video that threatened more attacks in Europe, Der Spiegel reported Wednesday.

“In France deeds were done, in Germany the sleepers are waiting… Even if you’re in Europe wage your jihad,” Cuspert said in the video, which featured news footage of a January terrorist attack at the headquarters of the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris as well as scenes of fighting in Syria and Iraq.

Cuspert, 39, went to Syria in 2012 to take part in the civil war and joined the ranks of the ISIL group. Since then he has featured in several IS propaganda videos, including one that showed a beheading.

Picture taken on June 20, 2005 shows Former German rapper Denis Cuspert alias Deso Dogg posing for a photographer in Berlin - Sputnik International
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In February 2015, the US Department of State added Cuspert to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.

Islamic State is a Sunni jihadist group that in 2014 seized vast territories in Iraq and Syria and proclaimed a caliphate in the lands under its control.

ISIL-affiliated extremists have carried out several terrorist attacks in Europe, including the shooting at the Paris office of the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine, which claimed the lives of 12 people in January.

ISIL recruiters use videos and social networking websites to try to convince young Westerners into joining their cause. In March, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said the number of Europeans fighting alongside ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria could reach 10,000 people by the end of 2015.

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