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ISIS plotting Trojan Horse campaign by smuggling militants into western Europ... - 0 views

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ISIS is plotting to smuggle militants into Western Europe disguised as refugees so that they can launch devastating terror attacks
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Relaxed border controls would allow IS militants to blend in with the thousands of genuine refugees spilling over the border in search of safety
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ISIS was moving away from plans to conduct aircraft hijackings for fear of tight security - and that they were looking to land a new strategy.
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Because hundreds of refugees cross the Syrian-Turkish border every day, the jihadists have a good chance of remaining unnoticed in the crowds.
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Kobane is a town of key strategic importance to both ISIS and the Kurdish resistance due to its close proximity to the largely porous Turkish border. 
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jreyesc on 16 Nov 14

Members of the Islamic State are being smuggled into Western Europe to plan attacks there. This is a very being problem because of what could happen if they enters these countries. According to the US intelligence sources, this is going to be very hard to control since they mix in with the refugees as well as they carry fake European passaports.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Members of the Islamic State are being smuggled into Western Europe to plan attacks there. This is a very being problem because of what could happen if they enters these countries. According to the US intelligence sources, this is going to be very hard to control since they mix in with the refugees as well as they carry fake European passaports. </div>

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Iraq Accuses ISIS of Using Chemical Weapons Including Chlorine Gas - The Atlantic - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...381920 ISIS ISIL Iraq Chemical Weapons chlorine gas

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radical Sunni Islamist group is also being accused of committing attacks using chemical weapons.
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Islamic State attack in September caused 11 Iraqi policemen in the town of Dhuluiya to seek treatment for symptoms consistent with chlorine gas poisoning.
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chlorine poisoning
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raqi officials also claim that ISIS used chlorine gas in two other attacks
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"We are aware of the reports but cannot confirm details and are seeking additional information.
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If confirmed, these attacks would be the first chemical weapons attacks in Iraq in several years
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“it obviously can affect tactical decisions within that strategy.”
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jreyesc on 14 Nov 14

Iraq is accusing ISIS of using chemical. the first event happen back in September, where a doctor saw clear signs of chemical weapon use on a victim.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Iraq is accusing ISIS of using chemical. the first event happen back in September, where a doctor saw clear signs of chemical weapon use on a victim. </div>

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No LOL Matter: FBI Trolls Social Media for Would-Be Jihadis - NBC News.com - 1 views

www.nbcnews.com/...media-would-be-jihadis-n226841 FBI surveillance internet recruit jihad

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conversation via Skype, a “trusted brother” who was actually an undercover FBI employee, “told Basit that he could help get him inside Al-Nusra. …
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updating techniques it has used since the early days of the Internet to engage the enemy on services such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
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arrested and charged the next day with supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
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Sheikh’s case and several other recent terrorism prosecutions shed light on the growing importance of social media in the battles unfolding in Syria and Iraq -- both as a recruiting tool for Islamic terrorist groups like ISIS and the Al-Nusra Front, and as a means for the FBI to pre-emptively nab the would-be jihadis.
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raises questions about the FBI’s conduct in attempting to head off terrorist recruits and whether they incited them to actions they wouldn’t have otherwise taken.
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using fake social media identities to engage them
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catfishing” by luring him into a personal relationship with a phony online persona.
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During the investigation, the FBI published a webpage that purported to recruit individuals to travel to Syria and join Jabhat al-Nusra (
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posed as a Syrian nurse and "used a Facebook page which promoted the ideology of Islamic extremism" to contact the suspect,
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been able to expand their reach far beyond the traditional jihadi recruitment pool to a much wider audience -- including English-speaking Western nationals."
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FBI at times goes too far to reel in American Muslims, most of them young, who are sympathetic to the Islamic extremist cause.
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her client is “a lonely, mentally ill young man with a tremendous desire to be liked,” which made him susceptible to a paid FBI informant’s online encouragement.
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Suspects began posting on Facebook or other social media expressing support for or seeking contact with one of the Islamic groups fighting in Iraq and Syria and were then engaged by informants or undercover FBI agents.
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social media counterterrorism operations,
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'Don't go there in any way, don't go there in thought or expression, don't even toy with the idea of becoming foreign fighters.'"
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eventually agreed to join Al-Nusra, purchased a plane ticket to Beirut and prepared for his journey to jihad
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informant, however, suggested that Sheikh instead join the Al-Nusra Front, an al Qaeda affiliate t
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provided Sheikh with contact information for a supposed Al-Nusra agent.
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could help get him inside
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face up to 15 years in prison and fines of $250,000 if they are convicted
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sending a message to potential terrorist recruits is indeed important.
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defense attorneys in all four cases may argue that the FBI actions amounted to entrapment -- the act of tricking someone into committing a crime so that they can be arrested
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making examples of individuals
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sought to make contact with al Qaeda officials on Facebook and other social media, but instead drew the attention of an undercover FBI agent who presented himself as a recruiter for the terrorist group.
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"ISIS recruits are more likely to reach out in the online universe seeking advice on how to reach the land of jihad than to consult the guidance of a traditional cleric or local community leader
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that universe and creating honeypots to draw in and capture potential ISIS recruits, they can help sow doubts in the minds of would-be jihadists in the overall reliability of the Internet as a medium for recruit
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Justice Department plans to review federal law enforcement practices on creating fake Facebook pages in light of an incident,
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nicolet1189 on 19 Nov 14

This article discusses the strategies of the FBI in trying to arrest potential jihad recruits. The article discusses several cases of individuals arrested for attempting to join ISIS and the implications involving each case.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article discusses the strategies of the FBI in trying to arrest potential jihad recruits. The article discusses several cases of individuals arrested for attempting to join ISIS and the implications involving each case.</div>

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ISIS, Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood and Western delusions - The Commentator - 0 views

www.thecommentator.com/...therhood_and_western_delusions #ISIS #Hamas #MuslimBrotherhood

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Isis's Austrian poster girl jihadi brides 'have changed their minds and want to come ho... - 1 views

www.independent.co.uk/...want-to-come-home-9789547.html Isis foreigner fighters social media Syria Austria

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arrived in the Middle East via Turkey, 15-year-old Sabina Selimovic and 17-year-old Samra Kesinovic
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even if they could flee, Austria’s laws bar them from returning once they have joined a foreign war.
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whoever is operating their pages it probably is not the girls, and that they are being used for propaganda.”
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130 Austrian nationals are believed to have become foreign fighters for Isis.
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nicolet1189 on 13 Oct 14

Two girls ages 15 and 17, who fled to Syria to join the ISIS movement are not wishing to return to their home countries. The problem, under Austria's laws they are forbidden to return for participating in a foreign war. An interesting aspect of the story is it said to have been ISIS members who were operating their social media accounts for propaganda purposes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Two girls ages 15 and 17, who fled to Syria to join the ISIS movement are not wishing to return to their home countries. The problem, under Austria's laws they are forbidden to return for participating in a foreign war. An interesting aspect of the story is it said to have been ISIS members who were operating their social media accounts for propaganda purposes.</div>

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How ISIS Games Twitter - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...372856 Isis Twitter campaign support strategy

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strong, organic support online.
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strategies that inflate and control its message.
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using social media to recruit, radicalize and raise funds,
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Twitter app called The Dawn of Glad Tidings, or just Dawn.
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way to keep up on the latest news about the jihadi group.
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Once you sign up, the app will post tweets to your account
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spaced out to avoid triggering Twitter’s spam-detection algorithms
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organized hashtag campaigns
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repetitively tweet hashtags at certain times of day so that they trend on the social network. 
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ISIS hashtag consistently outperforms that of the group’s main competitor in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, even though the two groups have a similar number of supporters online.
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ISIS also uses hashtags to focus-group messaging and branding concepts, much like a Western corporation might.
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ISIS does have legitimate support online—but less than it might seem.
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nicolet1189 on 07 Nov 14

Author J.M. Berger discusses ISIS's strategy on Twitter, comparing their highly skilled techniques on this platform to the likes of a P.R./ marketing team working for a Western corporation. Berger goes on to discuss programs that automatically post tweets to users accounts, an app they developed that provides updates, and an intricate system able to surpass Twitter's spam and security teams.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Author J.M. Berger discusses ISIS's strategy on Twitter, comparing their highly skilled techniques on this platform to the likes of a P.R./ marketing team working for a Western corporation. Berger goes on to discuss programs that automatically post tweets to users accounts, an app they developed that provides updates, and an intricate system able to surpass Twitter's spam and security teams. </div>

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'They would torture you': ISIS prisoners reveal life inside terror group - 1 views

www.cnn.com/...index.html ISIS Prisoners Kurdish Kareem Syria kobani

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Report: 4 ISIS Terrorists Caught at Southern Border in 36 Hrs - 1 views

insider.foxnews.com/...-states-through-mexican-border ISIS Mexico border apprehended sneaks

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csosa14 on 10 Feb 15

There was a report done by Judicial Watch that four ISIS militants were caught on the Southern border in Mexico attempting to come into the US. These militants were apprehended but suspicion that some may have slipped through the cracks into America.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There was a report done by Judicial Watch that four ISIS militants were caught on the Southern border in Mexico attempting to come into the US. These militants were apprehended but suspicion that some may have slipped through the cracks into America.</div>

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csosa14 on 10 Feb 15

There was a report done by Judicial Watch that four ISIS militants were caught on the Southern border in Mexico attempting to come into the US. These militants were apprehended but suspicion that some may have slipped through the cracks into America.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">There was a report done by Judicial Watch that four ISIS militants were caught on the Southern border in Mexico attempting to come into the US. These militants were apprehended but suspicion that some may have slipped through the cracks into America.</div>

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Texas plumber has &#8216;no idea&#8217; how ISIS militants ended up with his old truck - 0 views

www.rawstory.com/...ts-ended-up-with-his-old-truck ISIS Texas plumber truck stolen

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Testing Ideas Against ISIS - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...t-of-obamas-isis-strategy.html ISIS plot strategy

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What Life Is Like Inside ISIS' Capital City of Raqqa, Syria - NBC News.com - 0 views

www.nbcnews.com/...pital-city-raqqa-syria-n211206 ISIL syria Raqqa nbc ISIS

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Syrian Christians fleeing ISIS find shelter in Turkey - World - CBC News - 0 views

www.cbc.ca/...nd-shelter-in-turkey-1.3020582 turkey christians ISIS syria politics refugees

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At any given time, there are about 70 refugees who have fled the war in Syria. They share the bunk beds inside, six to a room.
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They are among the two million people Turkey has taken i
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Many are housed in state-of-the-art refugee camps throughout the country, but those who have connections and more money choose to come to Istanbul in hopes of easier communication with foreign embassies, faster passage to what they hope will be a more comfortable life in Europe
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 The war has split and scattered all of their families around the world. Bekandy's father is still back in Syria, her fiancé and mother are in London.
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He hopes his good deeds might somehow help reunite him with his family, which is now split into three parts, spread across Europe.
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His wife and six-year-old son are on the line from Athens. Their eldest daughter — just 15 — is in Germany.
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Lezieh says ISIS drew that X on his house in Aleppo, marking it to show his was a Christian home. He says militants tried to recruit him, threatened to kidnap his children and bombed his new business
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Now Lezieh gets by with donations from parishioners and hopes to see his family all in one place soon. He tries to smile through the tears. He has to. His daughter is calling.
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fcastro2 on 06 Apr 15

Syrian Christians struggling in Turkey and other European countries. ISIS has not made it easy for them to live in Syria which is why they must flee the country.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Syrian Christians struggling in Turkey and other European countries. ISIS has not made it easy for them to live in Syria which is why they must flee the country. </div>

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