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An ISIS propaganda rag revealed the top six reasons why the group despises Westerners just months before the Manchester Arena terror atrocity.

The article, titled 'Why We Hate you and Want to Fight You' emerged last summer, less than a year before Salman Abedi blew himself up at the arena.

Abedi's sister, Jomana, has claimed her brother carried out the attack against Ariana Grande fans on Monday night in “revenge” for US airstrikes in Syria.

The 18-year-old sparked outrage after telling the Wall Street Journal: “I think he saw children - Muslim children - dying everywhere, and wanted revenge.

“He saw the explosives America drops on children in Syria, and he wanted to revenge. Whether he got that is between him and God.”

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Twenty two people, including kids as young as eight, were killed and 119 others were injured when Abedi detonated an IED at the arena.

Police have since made 10 arrests in relation to the attack.

The ISIS article, which appeared in 15th edition of the terrorists' periodical Dabiq, spells out why the jihads are hell bent on destroying the West.

The poisonous 'listicle-style' feature opens by glorifying Omar Mateen's murderous rampage at Pulse gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, last June.

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It begins: "Shortly following the blessed attack on a sodomite, Crusader nightclub by the mujahid Omar Mateen, American politicians were quick to jump into the spotlight and denounce the shooting, declaring it a hate crime, an act of terrorism, and an act of senseless violence.

"A hate crime? Yes. Muslims undoubtedly hate liberalist sodomites, as does anyone else with any shred of their fitrah (inborn human nature) still intact.

"An act of terrorism? Most definitely. Muslims have been commanded to terrorize the disbelieving enemies of Allah."

The writer then goes on to list the top six reasons why the killers want to destroy the West - although there appears to be two points made several times.

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1. Because you are disbelievers

"We hate you, first and foremost, because you are disbelievers; you reject the oneness of Allah – whether you realize it or not – by making partners for Him in worship, you blaspheme against Him, claiming that He has a son, you fabricate lies against His prophets and messengers, and you indulge in all manner of devilish practices."

2 . Because you are liberal

"We hate you because your secular, liberal societies permit the very things that Allah has prohibited while banning many of the things He has permitted, a matter that doesn’t concern you because you Christian disbelief and paganism 32 separate between religion and state, thereby granting supreme authority to your whims and desires via the legislators you vote into power."

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3. Because some of you are atheist

"In the case of the atheist fringe, we hate you and wage war against you because you disbelieve in the existence of your Lord and Creator."

4. For your crimes against Islam

"We hate you for your crimes against Islam and wage war against you to punish you for your transgressions against our religion."

5. For your crimes against Muslims

"We hate you for your crimes against the Muslims; your drones and fighter jets bomb, kill, and maim our people around the world, and your puppets in the usurped lands of the Muslims oppress, torture, and wage war against anyone who calls to the truth."

6. For invading our lands

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"We hate you for invading our lands and fight you to repel you and drive you out. As long as there is an inch of territory left for us to reclaim, jihad will continue to be a personal obligation on every single Muslim."

The article concludes that while foreign policy is an issue, the main reason they are hell bent on destruction is because they don't like the West very much.

It reads: "What’s important to understand here is that although some might argue that your foreign policies are the extent of what drives our hatred, this particular reason for hating you is secondary, hence the reason we addressed it at the end of the above list.

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"The fact is, even if you were to stop bombing us, imprisoning us, torturing us, vilifying us, and usurping our lands, we would continue to hate you because our primary reason for hating you will not cease to exist until you embrace Islam."

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Manchester bombing four days ago.

The terror group said in a statement: “With Allah’s grace and support, a soldier of the Khilafah [caliphate] managed to place explosive devices in the midst of the gatherings of the crusaders in the British city of Manchester.”

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Officers investigating the incident believe Abedi was part of a bigger terrorist network, with potential ties to Syria, Libya or elsewhere.

It is claimed he had links to an Islamic State cell that operated within Manchester, with fears this may have radicalised and inspired him.

Earlier this week, French interior minister Gerard Collomb said Abedi had "proven" links with the terror organisation.

He also told French television that both British and French intelligence services had information that the bomber had been in Syria.

Other atrocities carried out by ISIS terrorists include attacks in Nice, Normandy, Ansbach and Wurzburg, among other places.