Corsican Militants Warn ISIS of Tough Response

-, FRANCE: Picture taken in an undisclosed location in Southern Corsica at the end of October 2006 showing four spokesmen of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Corsica (FNLC) flanked by armed and hooded militants holding a press conference in a remote farm with two Corsican journalists (out of camera range). Corsican militants have been waging a long and low-level violent struggle for independence or autonomy since the 1970s. AFP PHOTO STEPHAN AGOSTINI Photo credit should read STEPHAN AGOSTINI/AFP/Getty Images

Militants on the French island of Corsica have warned the ISIS terrorist group that they will strike back for terrorist attacks.

The group, which posted a photo online with several masked men in camouflage holding rifles, call themselves the “FLNC October 22” group, which is a splinter from the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC). The FLNC for decades has carried out robberies and bombings that target the French state. Nine French policemen have been killed in 34 years by the FLNC.

They warned of a “determined response, without any qualms” after any jihadist attack in Corscia, reported the BBC.

The October 22 faction released a message to Muslim leaders in Corsica to “take a stand against radical Islam” and “alert us to any excesses you notice among disillusioned youths inclined towards extremism.”

The FLNC then addressed ISIS and other jihadists, saying that “your medieval philosophy doesn’t scare us.”

A photo taken in an undisclosed location in Southern Corsica at the end of October 2006 shows four members of the outlawed National Liberation Front of Corsica (FNLC) STEPHAN AGOSTINI/AFP/Getty Images