“I have a message to Abu Bakr,” Barak Barfi, a friend of Sotloff’s
and family spokesperson, said in heated Arabic before television cameras
late Wednesday, referring to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of ISIS. “You
said Ramadan is a month of mercy but where is your mercy? You speak of
Islam and the Holy Koran but I know the Koranic verses.”
Barfi then quoted a verse in the Muslim holy book about God’s disdain for oppressors.
“Abu Bakr, I am ready to debate you” Barfi said. “I come in peace, I don’t have a sword in my hand, I am ready for your answer.”
Barfi’s
personal challenge to al-Baghdadi came after he read the first
statement from Sotloff’s family since his death was confirmed by U.S.
officials Tuesday. Sotloff appeared to have been murdered on camera by
an ISIS fighter. -Source and for more on this story: ABC NEWS
Update: Abu Bakr, The Leader of ISIS has been killed in U.S. Airstrikes in Iraq, more to come
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