“The Islamic State is not happy enough to kill and send the Christians out of their countries but now they want to deny them the help needed to survive once they arrive to this beautiful place we all call home,” the Facebook post reads. “This attack seems to carry with a threat to the Church here in Sydney.”
“We do not retaliate with guns or unkind words, but through the power of Christ in prayer, faith, hope, love and knowledge,” a Facebook post added on Thursday states. “We ask everyone to keep vigilant and pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters.”
As the Islamic State has become notorious for publicizing gruesome execution videos, much like the ones posted on the church’s website, IS has released another series of videos showing more unique and twisted methods of execution.
The Daily Mail reports that IS’ affiliate in Yemen recently released four videos purporting to show various executions of Houthi rebels.
IS killed six of the men by blowing them up with a rocket launcher, while killing another six rebels by putting them on a boat that was blown up after it was sent out to sea. While IS decapitated nine other rebels with daggers, the group executed four rebels by putting necklaces with mortar shells around their necks and blowing them to pieces.
Although much of the focus around IS is on its strongholds in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Egypt, IS in Yemen is seemingly gaining more strength and notoriety.
On Sunday, IS claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed the governor of Yemen’s southern Abden province, Gov. Gaafar Mohamed Saad, and six of his body guards. Also, IS has claimed a number of bombings in Yemen this year that have killed 159 people and wounded over 345.