For the Islamic State, which broadly advised operatives it sent to Europe to kill "anyone and everyone", its tactics in Bangladesh have seemed more controlled. 2 of al Qaida, Ayman al-Zawahiri, wrote a letter of complaint to the head of the group's affiliate in Iraq. For years, the Islamic State has pursued a campaign of wholesale slaughter in Syria and Iraq. On Saturday, the Islamic State released images of the attackers, describing them as having "charged into the middle of the gathering of nationals from Crusader nations in Bangladesh". His branch, al Qaida in Iraq, would years later re-emerge as the Islamic State.

Source: The Telegraph July 03, 2016 21:33 UTC