(CNN)The widow of Paris kosher supermarket gunman Amedy Coulibaly has linked up with ISIS, the terror group claims.
The
second issue of an ISIS French language magazine, which began
circulating on pro-ISIS Twitter accounts Wednesday, contains a purported
two-page question-and-answer story with Hayat Boumedienne, who is
believed to have disappeared into Syria before the attack.
The
magazine, entitled Dar al Islam, claimed Boumedienne safely reached the
Islamic State, but offered no pictures or any other proof to
corroborate the claim.
French
terrorism expert Jean-Charles Brisard told CNN the magazine appears to
be an official ISIS publication and is a sign that Boumeddiene has
reached ISIS.
In the article, she was
asked how Coulibaly felt about ISIS's announcement it had established a
caliphate, or Islamic state, in territory spanning Syria and Iraq. He
wanted to go to Syria or Iraq to fight, she reportedly answered.
Boumedienne,
26, claimed in the purported interview that she encountered no
difficulties reaching ISIS territory and she felt good to be on ISIS
soil. She did not provide any detail on her role in the Paris attacks.
She also gave a lengthy response to what advice she would have for Muslim women.
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The
new issue of Dar al Islam magazine was entitled "May Allah Curse
France" and featured on its cover a picture of the Eiffel Tower being
guarded by French soldiers. It also included several pictures showing
the aftermath of the Paris attacks, praised Coulibaly and called for
more attacks against those "insulting the Prophet."
It claimed an associate of Coulibaly who had reached Syria had provided them a report of his positive qualities.
The
first issue of Dar al Islam magazine was published on December 23 and
was posted on ISIS's official Twitter account, according to Memri, an
organization tracking jihadist websites.
Boumedienne
is believed to have crossed into Syria from Turkey around the time
Coulibaly started his terrorism spree in Paris. Coulibaly pledged
allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in a video he emailed out before the
kosher grocery store attack in which four people were killed. The
recording was posted on pro-ISIS Twitter accounts.
In
January, CNN obtained surveillance video that purportedly shows
Coulibaly and Boumedienne outside a Jewish institution in Paris.
A
source familiar with the investigation into the Paris attacks said
there was a high degree of confidence that the video shows Coulibaly and
Boumedienne.
The video was recorded at the end of August or beginning of September and stored on a security camera.
The
source says the nature of the video makes it clear that the couple were
carrying out surveillance of possible targets for months before
Coulibaly, who is also believed to have killed a policewoman a day
earlier, launched his attack against the kosher supermarket.
The video was stored because it showed possible signs of unusual activity at the location, says the source.
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