EA Worldview: Trying to capitalize on its offensive in Iraq, the Islamic State held a military parade in Raqqa in northern Syria on Monday.

The Iraqi-led group, which has held Raqqa — the largest city outside regime control — since last year, showed off a SCUD missile and US-made howitzers captured in Iraq’s second city Mosul.

The ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who now wants to be known as “Caliph Ibrahim” — self-anointed ruler of the world — just gave a speech outlining the scope his ambitions:

Caliph Ibrahim's speech ends with an assurance for the conquest of Rome and the whole world if believers are strong. #pt #Iraq #Syria

— Aymenn J Al-Tamimi (@ajaltamimi) July 1, 2014