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Islamic State will conquer Europe, militants tell embedded German journalist

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ASSIST News Service (ANS) - PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net -- E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Monday, December 29, 2014 Islamic State will conquer Europe, militants tell embedded German journalist By Mark Ellis and Michael Ashcraft SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS) -- After visiting Islamic State-occupied territory at great risk, a German journalist called the extremist organization a "movement with the power of a nuclear bomb" after returning home last week. Jurgen Todenhoefer with IS fighters Jurgen Todenhoefer, a 74-year-old German journalist, was given unprecedented access to the Islamic State and returned to Munich after spending 10 days with the terrorist group in the areas the group control in Iraq and Syria. They are "the most brutal and most dangerous enemy I have ever seen in my life," Todenhoefer said, as part of a series of interviews broadcast on the BBC and CNN. Born out of the Syrian rebel movement, IS catapulted into international attention, seizing major cities in Iraq last June and beheading James Foley and other westerners whose governments refuse to negotiate a ransom. The group consists mostly of Sunni Muslims, many of whom aided Saddam Hussein's cruel regime, and is growing daily by Muslims drawn to radicalism from all parts of the world. IS fighters were surprisingly confident, Todenhoefer said. "We will conquer Europe one day," one fighter told him. "It is not a question of IF we will conquer Europe, just a matter of when that will happen. But it is certain. For us, there is no such thing as borders. There are only front lines. Our expansion will be perpetual. And the Europeans need to know that when we come, it will not be in a nice way. It will be with our weapons. And those who do not convert to Islam or pay the Islamic tax will be killed." MORE     See all ASSIST News articles at www.assistnews.net Mark Ellis is a senior correspondent for ASSIST News Service and the founder of www.Godreports.com.  He is available to speak to groups about the plight of the church in restricted countries, to share stories and testimonies from the mission field, and to preach the gospel. mark@Godreports.com ** You may republish this story with proper attribution. Send this story to a friend. Note to our subscribers: It you really appreciate what we do through ANS and would like to make a donation to help us continue with this unique news service, you can do so in two ways. First, just go to our secure site at www.assistnews.net/assist/donations.htm, where you can sign up for a monthly gift or a one-off contribution (tax-deductible in the US). Second, if you prefer to send a check, just make it out to ASSIST, and mail it to ASSIST, PO Box, 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609, USA (also tax-deductible in the US). Thank you so much for caring! Dan Wooding Click here if you wish to unsubscribe ASSIST News Service is Sponsored By