Islamic State urges lone wolf attacks in Europe and US during Ramadan

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) terrorist group call on its followers who are in the European and American territories to carry on lone wolf attacks during the month-long celebration of Ramadan in June for the sake of martyrdom.

"Ramadan, the month of conquest and jihad. Get prepared, be ready...to make it a month of calamity everywhere for the non-believers...especially for the fighters and supporters of the caliphate in Europe and America," Islamic State spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani purportedly said in a 31-minute audio message broadcasted on Saturday, May 21 through IS' media arm Islamic al-Furqan.

"The smallest action you do in their heartland is better and more enduring to us than what you would if you were with us. If one of you hoped to reach the Islamic State, we wish we were in your place to punish the Crusaders day and night," said Adnani.

The message may have aimed to boost morale after losing territories in Iraq and Syria which were mentioned in the recording, as reported by the Associated Press.

It was also noted that there was no mention of the recent EgyptAir Flight 804 that crashed in the Mediterranean two days before the recording was released.

According to a CNN report, Adnani is considered by the U.S. department as especially-designated global terrorist with a $5 million bounty. Former state department counterterror official Alberto Fernandez referred to Adnani as not just the terrorist group's spokesman but also responsible for the warfare on the ground.

In September 2014, Adnani made a similar call of lone wolf attacks to kill Americans and the "filthy French." Shortly after his announcement, lone wolf attacks were carried out in New York, Canada. Analysts also believe that Adnani may have inspired the Paris attacks.

"ISIS is protecting him pretty seriously by not showing his face. He's not shown in any video," Javier Lesaca, visiting scholar of George Washington University, told CNN.