Jihadi reactions to the ISIS caliphate declaration

A quick roundup of reactions to the new IS caliphate from the first few days of its existence.

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  1. On 29 June 2014, ISIS released an audio statement in which spokesperson Abu Muhammad al-Adnani declared a caliphate with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as the caliph.
  3. It also renamed itself the Islamic State (IS) and took a new flag:
  5. Not surprisingly, there was widespread support and celebration in IS's heartland:
  8. But how would the outside world react?
  10. A couple of minor groups in the Syrian theatre responded by pledging allegiance:
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  14. There were also reports of support from "pro-Isis circles" abroad, notably in Libya:
  16. MEMRI has an excellent roundup of solidarity statements by Islamists in the West:
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    The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, click here. In April 2013, a rift was created in the global jihadi movement when the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) announced that it was expanding into Syria and that it was changing its name to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
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  18. Somewhat more significantly, there was a declaration of support from one faction of AQIM:
  22. Two figures associated with AQAP in Yemen also pledged allegiance to IS:
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