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ISIS Campaigns to Overthrow 'Apostate' Countries in Northern Africa

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JERUSALEM, Israel -- ISIS has launched a new media campaign targeting what they call "the apostate democratic" and "Westernized regimes" of Tunisia and Morocco, with the goal of establishing Sharia law in these areas.

Through a series of propaganda videos, ISIS called on Muslims to join the Islamic State. In one of the videos, a Tunisian jihadist encouraged other Muslims to attack Tunisia.

"Follow in the footsteps of your brothers in Paris," he says. "Is it easier to bypass the security measures in Paris than in Tunisia? No. But we know Tunisia and we know its coward policemen. Hence, you can do twice as much as your brothers have done in France."

They also called on al Qaeda fighters to join the Islamic State campaign and threatened terror attacks across northern Africa.

The campaign, called "The Islamic Maghrib," is being played on the social media platform Twitter and and instant messaging app Telegram. "Maghrib" is the area known as northwestern Africa.

In the videos, ISIS fighters also accuse the leaders of selling out to U.S. and Western interests. They blame Tunisia specifically for participating in the U.S. coalition against ISIS.

The videos come at a vulnerable time for the governments of this region since many have recently experienced internal civil unrest.

In a related development, the Islamic State released its latest issue of Dabiq, their monthly English-language magazine. In the publication, they praise the two terrorists who carried out the Dec. 2 attack in San Bernardino, California.

They say the husband and wife team responsible for the massacre "not only" left "behind their comfortable lifestyle," but also "left their baby daughter in the care of others knowing that they likely wouldn't see her again in this life."

The "caliphate," they said, wants more Muslims to follow in their footsteps. 

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In a time where the world's attention is riveted on events in the Middle East, CBN viewers have come to appreciate Chris Mitchell's timely reports from this explosive region of the world. Chris brings a Biblical and prophetic perspective to these daily news events that shape our world. He first began reporting on the Middle East in the mid-1990s. Chris repeatedly traveled there to report on the religious and political issues facing Israel and the surrounding Arab states. One of his more significant reports focused on the emigration of persecuted Christians from the Middle East. In the past