Responses coming in from various parts of the world to West taking on IS

The Filipino Abu Sayyef expresses solidarity with its jihadist brothers with knives in hands:

The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), a jihadist organization based in the Philippines that previously was tied to al Qaeda and is now loyal to the Islamic State, has released a statement in which it threatened to kill a German hostage unless Germany backs out of the coalition with the United States. In a message released on Twitter in Arabic and Filipino, ASG said it has two demands for Germany, stipulating 15 days to meet these demands or the hostages will be executed. 

The two German hostages have been identified as Stefan Okonek and Henrike Dielen. Both were captured in waters off the coast of Malaysia in May. 

The demands set forth by ASG are as follows, according to a translation provided by SITE Intelligence Group:

"The first of our demands is to pay us 250 million pesos in return for releasing both of them (in addition to the second demand). The second: The participation with support from Germany to America must stop, in the killing of our Muslims brothers in Iraq and Sham [Syria] in general, and the mujahideen of the Islamic State in particular."

ASG has been notorious for kidnappings in the Philippines and surrounding areas. In the same article that identifies the two German nationals, it goes on to say that "two Germans were made to join European birdwatchers Elwold Horn and Lorenzo Vinciguerra. The two birdwatchers were abducted by the bandit group in Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi on January 31, 2012."

I'd take them fairly seriously.  After all, a French hiker in an Algerian national park got it yesterday for much the same reason. 

Mind you, "taking it seriously" does not mean surrendering to demands.  It just means remembering that these guys are not some kind of interfaith-forum kumbaya singers.