On December 31, 2015, the terrorist group ISIS took responsibility for a double suicide bombing terrorist attack on the night of December 30 in a Kurdish Syrian city Qamishli, in the northeastern province of Hasakah. News reports state between 16 to 20 were killed, with about 30 wounded. The majority of those killed were Christians, according to multiple news sources. The ISIS terrorists entered two crowded restaurants and detonated their suicide bomb explosives as people ate.
The Daily Telegraph reports that “Posters hung in a local church said at least 13 of the dead were Christian. 35 people were also wounded.”
The aftermath of one of the ISIS terrorist suicide bombings in central Qamishli, Syria (Source: Reuters)
The aftermath of one of the ISIS terrorist suicide bombings in central Qamishli, Syria (Source: Reuters)Mass Funerals of Qamishli terrorist bombings
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
The U.S. Department of Justice reports, on December 31, 2015, that a New York supporter of the ISIS terrorist organization has been arrested and charged with a plot to commit a terrorist attack in Rochester, New York, at a local restaurant. The man was identified as 25 year-old Emanuel L. Lutchman. He expressed a desire to kill “1000000s of kuffar.”
American ISIS: Emanuel Lutchman Arrested and Charged with ISIS Terrorist Group SupportExcerpt from Criminal Complaint Against ISIS Terrorist Group Supporter Emmanuel Latchman
Excerpt from Criminal Complaint Against ISIS Terrorist Group Supporter Emmanuel Latchman
According to the criminal complaint, Emanuel Lutchman began corresponding with an FBI informant in November and made numerous statements expressing his support for ISIS and his desire to join the group in Syria. Late this month, he allegedly told the informant he had been in contact with someone who identified himself as an ISIS member in Syria, and that he relayed his personal “hatred for everything in America” and his intention to join the group overseas, according to the complaint.
The criminal complaint states: “Lutchman, claiming to have received direction from an overseas ISIL member, attempted to commit an armed attack against a civilian(s) at a restaurant/bar located in the Rochester area on New Year’s Even on behalf of ISIL and in furtherance of his plan to join ISIL overseas.
The complaint also states that “The Overseas Individual told Lutchman that all he has to do is plan an ‘operation’ on New Year’s or whenever he (Lutchman) can, and kill ‘1000000s of kuffar.’ The Overseas Individual emphasized that Lutchman is ‘behind enemy lines’ and that he (Lutchman) was the closest person to their most hated enemy (meaning the United States).”
Emanuel L. Lutchman, 25, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), a designated foreign terrorist organization. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. of the Western District of New York and Special Agent in Charge Adam S. Cohen of the Federal Investigation Bureau’s (FBI) Buffalo Division.
“According to the complaint, as part of Emanuel Lutchman’s attempt to provide material support to ISIL, he planned to kill innocent civilians on New Year’s Eve in the name of the terrorist organization.” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “Thankfully, law enforcement was able to intervene and thwart Lutchman’s deadly plans.”
“This New Year’s Eve prosecution underscores the threat of ISIL even in upstate New York but demonstrates our determination to immediately stop any who would cause harm in its name,” said U.S. Attorney Hochul. “What began as an ISIL directive to harm the community ended with the arrest of this defendant and a message for any other individuals considering similar behavior – you will be caught, you will be prosecuted, and you will be punished. While law enforcement is well equipped for such investigations, the public is reminded to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity. I assure members of the public that the excellent work of our law enforcement partners with the cooperation of the public is the best way to ensure the safety of our community.”
“The FBI thwarted Emanuel Lutchman’s intent to kill civilians on New Year’s Eve,” said Special Agent in Charge Cohen. “The FBI remains concerned about people overseas who use the Internet to inspire people in the United States to commit acts of violence where they live.”
According to court records, the defendant, claiming to receive direction from an overseas ISIL member, planned to commit an armed attack against civilians at a restaurant/bar located in the Rochester, New York, area today, New Year’s Eve on behalf of ISIL and in furtherance of his plan to join ISIL overseas.
The defendant made an initial appearance this morning before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson of the U.S. Western District of New York.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Rochester Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF). The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Harvey with the assistance of Trial Attorney Lawrence Schneider of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
The ISIS-aligned Boko Haram terrorist organization has committed numerous terrorist attacks in Maiduguri and Madagali, resulting in mass casualties, days after the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari claimed that “technically, we have won the war” against Boko Haram (which means “Western Education is sin”). The ISIS-aligned group, which joined the ISIS terrorist organization in March 2015, has begun calling itself Wilāyat Gharb Ifrīqīyyah, or the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP).
ISWAP / Boko Haram terrorists were responsible for terrorist bombings in Maiduguri and Madagali, reportedly killing people, using rocket-propelled grenades and multiple suicide bombers. The number of victims of the terrorist attacks vary by news media. ABC reported a total of 80 victims, CNN reported a total of 52 victims, and the Nigerian Daily Post reported a total 51 victims.
Overnight on December 27-28, 2015, the Nigerian National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) area coordinator Muhammed Kanar reportedly told ABC that in “Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, at least 30 were killed and more than 90 wounded in overnight blasts and shootouts, and another 20 died in a bombing outside a mosque at dawn Monday.” Photographs on Twitter from Maiduguri show the ISWAP / Boko Haram attack of Muslims near an Islamic mosque.
Nigeria – reports of ISIS/ISWAP – Boko Haram terrorist attack outside Maiduguri mosque (Source: Twitter)
On the morning of December 28, 2015, a double suicide bombing terrorist attack killed an additional 30 people at a market near bus station at 9 AM local time in Madagali, which is 95 miles southeast of Maiduguri.
Victims of ISWAP / Boko Haram Terrorist Attacks (Source: Twitter)
On December 28, 2015, the Nigerian Daily Post reported that “members of the sect have reportedly detonated explosion in three different areas of the metropolis, killing at least 31 people at Bullumkuttu, Bakassi area and Damboa road behind CBN quarter. Residents of the area told our correspondent that the explosion that rocked the state capital this morning killed a resident of Bakassi ward, Bulama Modu Gana along with three others. Another IED that exploded at Bullumkuttu also killed 20 people, while the one which occurred at Damboa road behind CBN quarters killed another 6 people with several others reportedly injured.”
Multiple news media reported that the total number of terrorist attacks totaled nine. ABC reported that the “military said there had been multiple attacks at four southwestern entry points to Maiduguri. In another blast, two girls blew themselves up in the Buraburin neighborhood, killing several people, according to civil servant Yunusa Abdullahi.”
The Voice of America also reported “[t]wo female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Monday in the Far North region of Cameroon while trying to carry out attacks for Islamist militant group Boko Haram, local officials said, but there were no other deaths. ‘The suicide bombing took place at the entrance of Bodo. Two women bombers wanted to get to the market place but they were stopped by vigilantes,’ said Abgassi Adoum, mayor of Makary district of which Bodo is a part. He said one member of the watch committee was lightly wounded.”
On December 24, 2015, the BBC reported an interview with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, who was elected to provide new solutions to ongoing sectarian disputes, and the extremist terrorism of ISWAP/Boko Haram which had been plagued Nigeria. BBC reported that Muhammadu Buhari stated “Technically, we have won the war” with ISWAP/Boko Haram.
On December 24, 2015, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari told BBC that Nigeria had “technically won the war” with ISIS/ISWAP – Boko Haram (Source: BBC)
Since declaring its terrorist war in 2009, ISWAP/Boko Haram’s terrorism has killed 20,000 and displaced 2.3 million from their homes. Such terrorist crimes against humanity in killing 20,000 of our fellow human beings should make such terrorist atrocities one of the primary human rights and security alerts of the world. But there are often an afterthought, especially by so-called “mainstream” Western media outlets.
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
On Friday, December 25, 2015, a terrorist attacked an Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat mosque in Bagmara, Bangladesh, reportedly killing one and injuring others. Press reports states that the terrorist attack, appeared to be a suicide bombing, which took place during Friday’s weekly prayer in the mosque in Bagmara area in Rajshahi district. This is approximately 150 miles from the Bangladesh capital of Dhaka.
ISIS has been linked to similar recent attacks in Bangladesh.
In addition to deaths, the Bangladesh press is now reporting 10-12 injuries, with several critical: “10-12 people got injured by bomb splinter. Police said three have critical condition among the injured. They are Moyej Uddin (40), Shaheb Ali (36) and Noyon (12). They have sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.”
Terrorist Suicide Bombing at Sayedpur Bokpara Ahmadiya Muslim Jamaat mosque in Mochmoil village of Bagmara upazila during Juma prayer
Prothom-Alo reported: “A man was killed in a blast while exploding bomb in a mosque of Ahmadia community at Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi during Jumaa prayers on Friday. Many people, members of 15-16 families of Ahmadia community in the Syedpur Bokpara neighborhood, were injured in the blast. Witnesses said the bomb blasted instantly in his hand as he detonated it taking out of his pocket after the first Rakaat of Jumaa prayers standing in the first row of the congregation. Bagmara police officer-in-charge Motiar Rahman said the identity of the man could not be known yet. The injured have been admitted Rajshahi, Bagmara and Mohanpur hospitals.”
Al-Manar reported: “Ahmad Tabshir Choudhury, a spokesman of the Ahmadiya Muslim Jamaat in Bangladesh said there were two unknown people who came to the mosque where nearly 100 people including women joined the Friday prayers. ‘The bomb was detonated during the prayers. One of the two unknown people died. It appears that he was a suicide bomber,’ Choudhury told AFP. He added that four Ahmadis were injured including one whose condition is serious. No group has claimed responsibility, but in recent months, homegrown outlawed militant group, Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), and the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (ISIL) takfiri group claimed responsibility for bomb attacks on a top Shiite shrine and a Shiite mosque in northern Bangladesh.”
“Law enforcers have surrounded the Bagmara Ahmadiyya mosque after explosion during Jumma prayer on Friday. Bagmara, Rajshahi: There was another person during the suicide bomb attack at Ahmadiyya mosque at Bagmara in Rajshahi, said Saiful Islam, president of the mosque supervising committee. Narrating the description of the attack, he revealed it on Friday evening. Saiful said there is no permanent imam at the mosque. He himself was leading the prayer as the imam during the blast. A youth was killed in suicide blast during the Jumma prayer at Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat Jame Mosque at Mojmoil Chalkpara in Syedpur under Bagmara upazila. Besides, seven devotees were injured. Of them, critically injured Moyez Talukder, Saheb Ali and Nayan Uddin were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Saiful said, “I started ‘Khutba’ at 1:05pm. After the Khutba, Jumma prayer began. I heard the sound of a huge explosion during uttering Sura Fateha on the second rakat of the prayer. Instantly, the devotees started getting out of the mosque. Everybody started crying. At that time, there were some 60 devotees at the mosque. Women devotees also took part in the prayer.” The four walls of the mosque are built of bricks. The rooftop was covered with tin. Plaster was not done on the inside walls. Saiful said another mosque is situated very close to the mosque. Prayer was also going on there. Hearing the sound of explosion, devotees from the mosque also hurriedly came here. He said, “When everyone was trying to get out of the mosque, I saw a youth was screaming. His left hand was blood stained and badly damaged. I think the bomb was exploded by the youth. He was wearing a jacket and jeans trousers.” Saiful said the youth was unknown. His face was not affected by the explosion. There was another person with him. He fled away after the explosion. Members of Police, Rapid Action Batallion (RAB) and CID have surrounded the mosque right now. Senior police officials visited the spot after the suicide attack. They included Abdullah Al Mahmud, Additional IG (DIG) of Rajshahi Range of police, and police super Misharul Arif.”
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
Terrorist plots foiled across Europe, including France, United Kingdom, and Bosnia, have been announced by authorities. This includes recent terrorist plots, most of which are linked to ISIS, in Orleans and Paris, France, in London, United Kingdom, and in Bosnia. It included plots to attack police and fire stations, to use a false pregnancy bomb for a terrorist woman to hide a bomb, and a plot for terrorist attacks on New Year’s Eve.
In France, two men were arrested for a terrorist plot for an attack in Orleans, France, which was foiled by the French intelligence agency DGSI. The terrorists arrested were reported to be a “French native of Morocco, the other from Togo,” and were in contact with a French contact in Syria. Le Monde reports that the terrorists in France “were preparing a ‘concrete’ project, with terrorist targets of “fire station, police station and gendarmerie in the region Orleans (police source). ” According to Le Monde, the terrorists have been “charged and imprisoned for ‘criminal association in relation with a terrorist enterprise criminal.’ ” The remainder of the English language translation of the Le Monde report can be seen at this link. The French news media L’Express report (translated into English) that ” ‘An attack project to representatives of the security forces in the region of Orleans was foiled last week by ISB,’ said Bernard Cazeneuve in Toulouse Police Hotel, in a speech before the gendarmes and area police forces. The minister said that two French were arrested and charged on December 19. This is the 10th foiled attack since 2013.”
French Police and French DGSI Foil Terrorist Plot in Orleans from ISIS Supporters
Another French terrorist plot inspired by ISIS was also foiled in Paris, according to French and British news sources. The Guardian reports on December 23, 2015 of a woman arrested by French police “after finding a false pregnancy ‘bump’ that they suspect she may have been planning to use to hide a bomb.” It reports “Investigators say the prefabricated plastic mold found during a search of her flat was covered in aluminium, which they believe was designed to fool bomb detectors.” “The woman, named only as Camille, 23, a Muslim convert and mother of a two-year-old child, was arrested in Montpellier on Monday along with her husband. Investigators told Midi-Libre newspaper that a computer at the flat had been used to search for information about kamikaze women and for instructions on how to manufacture explosives. During questioning the woman reportedly told police she planned to wear the bump in order to shoplift. However, detectives said the woman had recently inherited several thousand euros and had no need to steal.” The French Midi-Libre reports that (translated into English) “She went out only veiled from head to foot, she spent in her apartment described as ‘ascetic’ for hours to view videos of atrocities committed by ISIS.” Midi-Libre also reports that (translated into English) she “downloaded all the issues of Inspire, propaganda magazine Al-Qaeda and Dabiq, the Islamic State magazine. Moreover, she had made the web much research on female suicide bombers, improvised explosive devices. Finally, she told her family that she wanted to win Syria to die a martyr, and had convinced her husband to accompany her.”
Paris, France – ISIS Supporter Woman Arrested with Plot to Use False “Pregancy Bomb” to Hide Bomb
In the United Kingdom, a south London terrorist plot was foiled by an arrest of a planned terrorist. The UK Guardian reports on December 23, 2015 that “Armed police have arrested a man at a south London shop over alleged links to terrorism. The suspect, 31, was arrested just after 5pm on Tuesday evening and detained ‘on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.’ The arrest was planned and followed a joint investigation by Scotland Yard’s terrorism command and MI5. Detectives are investigating if the man had links or had been influenced by ISIS as part of their inquiries, and police said the arrest was being linked to Islamist terrorism.”
Scotland Yard Reports Foiling UK Terrorist Plot – Investigating Links to ISIS
Other recent UK terrorist cases include the December 5, 2015 case, of an ISIS supporter, Muhaydin Mire, who used a knife to attempt to behead a passenger on a London subway, but failed in his attempt, while injuring the passengers. The ISIS terrorist said “this is for Syria,” when he began his attack at the Laytonstone Underground station in east London and a man threatening other people with a knife. One man was seriously injured and two sustained minor injuries,e passenger and cutting part of his throat. At his appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court on December 7, 2015, it was discovered that Muhaydin Mire had images on this smart phone of ISIS and it was clear that he “idolized” the ISIS terrorist group.
On December 15, a British court found a man believed to be working with MI5 guilty of 13 counts of terrorist offenses, according to BBC. BBC reported that “A jihadi has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after police found he had a number of terror training videos. Mustafa Abdullah, 34, of Stockwell, south London, claimed to be on the M15 payroll. He was caught with the material at Gatwick Airport when he came back from Syria last year. Police found gun instruction videos and audio recordings about radical, violent and fundamentalist Islamic ideology.”
December 15, 2015 – Mustafa Abdullah found guilty of 13 offenses of possession of documents likely to be useful to a person preparing an act of terrorism.
On December 7, 2015, a British married couple appeared in court after plots to commit a suicide bombing attack in London. According to the Daily Mail on December 7, “A married couple accused of plotting a suicide bombing in London ‘repeatedly’ watched the martyrdom video of 7/7 bomber Shehzad Tanweer, a court has heard. Mohammed Rehman, 27, and wife Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, stockpiled chemicals and bomb-making material for a ‘catastrophic attack on London’, the Old Bailey heard. Rehman, using the name ‘Silent Bomber’ and a picture of ‘Jihadi John’ killer Mohammed Emwazi, allegedly took to Twitter to ask his followers to choose a target for the planned suicide bombing. Jurors heard today that Rehman had also hand-written a pledge of allegiance to the barbarous Islamic State and its leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi.” It is alleged that “Rehman was considering detonating a bomb at a Westfield shopping centre in London.” According to the report, “He also asked his followers for help picking a target, asking ‘Westfield or London Underground’, the court heard. When police raided Rehman’s home in Reading, Berkshire, in May this year, they found more than 10kg of Urea Nitrate explosives.”
In Bosnia, on December 22, 2015, Bosnian news reports state that a total of 15 individuals were arrested in connection to an investigation over a plot for a New Year’s Eve terrorist attack. The Balkan Insight reports that this included the arrest of 11 men, linked to ISIS. The Balkan Insight reports: “Bosnian prosecution spokesperson Boris Grubesic told BIRN that the police will hand the men to prosecutors on Wednesday who will question the suspects and decide whether to file a custody motion by Thursday. The prosecution said that around 15 persons were targeted in total and, along with the arrests of 11 men, several houses and two ‘places of religious gatherings of radical persons’ were searched. ‘During the raids we found certain evidence that indicates connections to ISIS structures,’ Grubesic said. He added that part of the raid was conducted in Rajlovac, the suburb of Sarajevo where a man shot dead two soldiers a month ago.” “Marina Zovic, the spokesperson of the Bosnian Federation police, which conducted the raid, said that the 11 men were arrested for connections to terrorism and terrorist groups. ‘They are suspected of inciting and preparing a criminal act as well as enlisting people to go fight abroad,’ Zovic said.”
Bosnia Terrorism Arrests on December 22, 2015 to Break Up New Year’s Eve Terrorist Plot
In addition, the news agency Fena reported “The news agency Fena said it learned unofficially that ‘one of the main leaders’ of a group that was preparing a terrorist attack was among the suspects. Fena said that ‘about 15 people were the target of the activities,’ and that there was ‘information and evidence’ that this group was close to, and maintained contact with radical groups and structures of Islamic State, as well as with ‘structures connected with persons in Syrian and Iraqi fronts.’ ”
According to Balkan Insight, “Bosnian Security expert Vlado Azinovic said that the latest raid was clearly ‘a preventive’ act. ‘The police and prosecution had information that at least some of the suspects could do ‘something concrete’ by the end of the year, considering that people from this ideological circle usually object to celebrations of New Year, so there were indications that they might be involved in planning something at a celebration where there could be a big group of people’, he said. Bosnian media also quoted unnamed sources in the intelligence services as claiming that the arrested men were planning an attack on New Year’s Day.”
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
December 22, 2015 – update – at a court hearing, an FBI Special Agent Daniel Higgins testified that American ISIS terrorist Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, had been bragging of plans to shoot down airplanes at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport with rocket-propelled grenades. Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame had previously worked at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport as a baggage handler, working with a company handling jet fuel, and working with a company that de-ices planes. U.S. Magistrate Judge Becky Thorson ruled at the hearing that there is sufficient probable cause to support the charges, and that Warsame should not be released from jail. The case will now go to a grand jury for an indictment. The background investigation into American ISIS terrorist Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame found nothing that disqualified him from getting a security badge to work at an American airport.
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) News also reported that “[a]n airport spokesman confirmed to MPR News that Warsame worked there for several months starting in December 2013. He first worked for a company that de-ices planes, Integrated Deicing Services, and then got a job for Swissport, a company that handles fuel. Airport officials said they screen job applicants against federal databases, and there was nothing in Warsame’s background to deny granting him a security badge.”
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On December 10, 2015, a 10th American ISIS terrorist, Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame was arrested, as part of the Minnesota gang of American ISIS terrorist group. According to the criminal complaint, Warsame was at one point the leader of a group of young, Somali-American from the Minnesota Twin Cities area, who tried to flee the country in April to aid the ISIS terrorist group. He was urged to rob the U.S. government to finance his efforts. He becomes the 16th known recent American ISIS terrorist recruit from the Minnesota area.
Minnesota – American ISIS Terrorist Abdirizak Mohamed WarsameOthers in American ISIS Minnesota Terrorist Network
Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame, 20, of Eagan, Minnesota, was charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), announced Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger of the District of Minnesota and Special Agent in Charge Richard T. Thornton of the FBI’s Minneapolis Division.
“Abdirizak Warsame conspired with others to travel to Syria to fight with ISIL,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “Counterterrorism is the National Security Division’s highest priority, and we will continue to work to stem the flow of foreign fighters abroad and to bring to justice those who seek to provide material support to designated foreign terrorist organizations.”
“This defendant is the 10th Twin Cities’ man charged as part of a broad conspiracy to provide material support to ISIL,” said U.S. Attorney Luger. “The FBI and prosecutors in my office continue to work without pause to keep Minnesotans safe and bring these defendants to justice.”
According to the complaint and documents filed in court, in spring 2014, Warsame and his co-conspirators began meeting to watch propaganda videos that glorified religious violence and to discuss their aspirations to travel to Syria to join ISIL. Members of the group, including Warsame, discussed ways to leave the United States and travel to Syria, despite the fact that law enforcement was intensely scrutinizing the group. At one such meeting, Guled Omar was elected “emir,” or leader, of the group. Later in 2014, when Omar was planning to depart for Syria, Omar appointed Warsame to replace him as emir for the remaining co-conspirators.
According to the complaint and documents filed in court, during the same period, Warsame provided $200 to a co-conspirator, Adnan Farah, so that Farah could obtain an expedited U.S. passport to travel overseas to join ISIL. Warsame also applied for an expedited passport during this time, but his application was initially denied.
According to the complaint and documents filed in court, Warsame repeatedly attempted to obtain a telephone number or other contact information of ISIL members, including ISIL member H.K. In June 2014, Warsame specifically attempted to obtain this contact information so that he could pass it along to Y.J., who was attempting to travel from Turkey to Syria to join ISIL.
According to the complaint and documents filed in court, in April 2015, Warsame actively encouraged Omar and other co-conspirators to travel to Syria through Mexico, but did not plan to join their group because he was planning to travel with his family to East Africa. From East Africa, Warsame planned to either break free from his family and travel to Syria, or wait in Somalia for a time when, he believed, al-Shabaab would pledge allegiance to ISIL, thus expanding ISIL to Somalia.
According to the criminal complaint and documents filed in court, on April 2, 2015, Warsame recounted a conversation he had with Abdi Nur, before Nur left the United States for Syria. In that exchange, Warsame told Omar that he proposed to Nur that they rob people in order to finance their travel to Syria, which Nur rejected and suggested instead that they rob the government.
The terrorist group ISIS has reportedly targeted a government employee with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, in the Washington D.C. suburb of Gaithersburg, Maryland, according to an NBC News report.
NBC News 4 reports: “News4 has obtained federal law enforcement records showing the FBI investigated the case and warned the employee of the threat. Security was increased for the worker and no known connection to ISIS was revealed, according to police reports. The employee was advised to notify internal agency police about her ‘arrivals and departures from (the) NIST campus,’ according to law enforcement records.”
NBC News 4 states: “The NIST campus is heavily secured, with police checkpoints guarding entrances. Tall fences and video surveillance surround the perimeter. Public access is restricted.
Multiple purported ISIS hit lists have surfaced online in recent months, one of which included more than 1,400 names. In another instance, members of the military were named. ‘We have followed FBI protocols in addressing this situation and have shared the relevant and important security information with all parties involved,’ a NIST spokeswoman said. ‘As always, the safety and protection of our employees are essential to NIST and the Department of Commerce.’ The police reports reviewed by News4 specify the NIST employee has no ties to ISIS.”
The Washington D.C. area has been regularly threatened by the ISIS terrorist organization.
On behalf of the people of Washington D.C. and its suburbs, Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) states to the ISIS terrorist organization that we are not afraid.
Washington D.C. was once burned down by British tyrants, and it was attacked by Al Qaeda terrorists. Washington D.C. was the target of nuclear annihilation by the tyrants of the Communist U.S.S.R. Washington D.C. has been the target of lunatics, extremists, and criminals for centuries. We do not expect this to change. Whatever comes its way, the capital and people of the United States of America will persevere and defeat all foes that seek it harm.
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) has learned that the anti-human rights ISIS terrorist organization has made recent claims in updates to their manifesto that they seek to expand their extremist caliphate (“khilafah”) beyond the Syria and Iraq areas. This update to the ISIS manifesto has been followed by a new report which has shown ISIS’s active terrorist activity in 18 countries, with at least 50 terrorist attacks that have affected 2800 people ( killing 1,100 people and injuring more than 1,700 people.)
As R.E.A.L. has previously reported, ISIS terrorist activity has appeared in multiple countries.
Specifically in the ISIS manifesto, in “Chapter 9: Final Chapter – Be prepared for a Global War which will hit every member of this Ummah (Muslim Nation),” the ISIS manifesto indicates: “The Islamic State would now expand beyond Iraq and Syria. It would now expand into [countries from East to West:] the Phillipines, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Palestine, Egypt (Sinai), Libya, Somalia, Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Bosnia, and would gain many supporters from across Europe and America and Canada. Every country I have mentioned here has had some members or supporters release videos on the internet showing their support/allegiance for the Islamic State. The Caliphate now was not restricted to Syria and Iraq only, but it was now around the world.”
In the manifesto, the ISIS members believe: “You will attack Arabia and Allah will enable you to conquer it, then you would attack Persia (Iran) and He would make you to conquer it. Then you would attack Rome and Allah will enable you to conquer it, then you would attack the Dajjal and Allah will enable you to conquer him.”
On December 15, 2015, CNN reported “ISIS goes global: Mapping 50 attacks in 18 countries that killed 1,100 people.” In the report, CNN stated “ISIS has morphed from a scourge affecting Iraq and Syria to a threat to people around the world. Since declaring its caliphate in June 2014, the self-proclaimed Islamic State has conducted or inspired at least 50 terrorist attacks in 18 countries that have killed 1,100 people and injured more than 1,700 others.” CNN reported that: “The deadly tentacles of ISIS have spread quickly, from the terrorist group’s epicenter in parts of Iraq and Syria to points around the globe.”
CNN Report on Global ISIS Terrorist Activity
Statistica did a study on where ISIS terrorist supporters where sending Twitter messages from, and the top countries were: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, United States of America, Egypt, Kuwait, Turkey, Palestinian Territory, Lebanon, United Kingdom, and Tunisia.
There have been ISIS or ISIS inspired terrorist attacks in at least 7 of these countries in 2015: Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, United States of America, Kuwait, United Kingdom, and Tunisia, as well as recent attacks in France and other countries.
Statistica Analysis of Where ISIS Twitter Messages are Coming From
Even when the ISIS terrorist attack in a major Western city just directly affects that country, it also results in the killing of people with nationalities and citizenship from multiple nations, as we saw in the November 13, 2015 Paris terrorist attack.
Countries and Nationalities Impacted by ISIS Terrorist Attack on November 13, 2015 in Paris, France
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Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) has learned from news media and counterterrorist research organizations have reported a grenade attack reportedly by the ISIS so-called “Khorasan Province” (IS-KP) branch, based in the Afghanistan eastern Nangarhar province, on minority Shiite Muslims in a mosque in Johar Town, Pakistan. Two have been injured in the terrorist grenade attack.
The terrorist grenade attack on Shiite Muslims was initially described by News Tribe as an attack on “the imambargah Idara Minhaj ul Hussain” in “in Johar Town Phase 2.” The report continued to state “[a]ccording to police, unknown persons riding a motorcycle lobbed a hand grenade at the imambargah and sped away. Two people, who suffered wounds, were shifted to a nearby hospital.”
The SITE Intelligence Group reported on December 19, 2015, that the ISIS IS-KP ground claimed credit for the Pakistan terrorist grenade attack on Shiite Muslims in Pakistan. SITE reported: “Khorasan Province of #ISIS claimed the grenade attack on a Shi’ite religious hall in Johar Town #Lahore #Pakistan, injuring two policemen.”
This appears to be part of a continuing trend of terrorism in both Afghanistan and Pakistan by the ISIS so-called “Khorasan Province” (IS-KP) branch.
The ISIS so-called “Khorasan Province” (IS-KP) branch, based out of Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province, has been expanding. In March 2015, the Long War Journal published a map of nearly 20 ISIS IS-KP branches in Afghanistan.
ISIS IS-KP – Screen shot of Video of Extremist Rally
The U.S. Department of Defense recently reported about this new ISIS so-called “Khorasan Province” (IS-KP) group gaining influence in Afghanistan, as R.E.A.L. has previously reported.
Nangarhar Province, with a capital of Jalalabad, on the eastern border of Afghanistan with Pakistan
This new report of the Johar Town attack would indicate that IS-KP is continuing to extend its terrorist activities across the border of Afghanistan into Pakistan.
On December 5, 2015, another ISIS IS-KP terrorist grenade attack was reported in Punjab. On December 5, the SITE Intelligence Group reported that this same ISIS IS-KP group claimed credit for a grenade attack on the Sargohda offices of Express News, which is in the Pakistan Punjab province.
On November 7, 2015, a reported public beheading of seven Hazara ethnic Shiites in Afghanistan was reportedly attributed to ISIS. Hazara.net reported “There are seven Hazara victims —including a 13 year old boy, two women and 9 year old girl— all from the village of Damarda, Jaghori district of Ghazni province. According to interview by victim’s father (9 year old Shukria), the abductees were captive for 27 days before they were ‘beheaded’.” Some Hazara Shiites are uncertain whether the responsibility for this crime is exclusively ISIS or ISIS and Taliban.
Funeral of Hazara Ethnic Shiite Child Murdered by Terrorists
On October 9, 2015, another ISIS IS-KP terrorist attack targeted a Shiite religious hall in Kabul, Afghanistan. SITE Intelligence reported that this same IS-KP group attacked a Shiite religious hall in Kabul. The SITE Intelligence Group is providing subscription level reporting on ISIS IS-KP attacks.
In April 2015, the Associated Press reported that: “Mohammad Mohaqiq said two former Taliban leaders, who switched allegiance to the rival ISIS group, were responsible for the abduction of 31 members of the minority Shiite Hazara community on Feb. 24 in southern Zabul province.”
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We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
An American man in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been arrested for providing conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the ISIS terrorist organization.
Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz Arrested for Supporting ISIS Terror Group
As reported in the complaint filed in Middle District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for this case (I:15-MJ-81), Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz used Twitter to and other social media to promote attacks on the United States of America, including calls for the assassination of President Barack Obama, specifically for his beheading. According to the complaint, Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz also promoted slavery of women, and stated that he was interested in buying a teenage Yazidi woman slave. The complaint states that Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz pledged allegiance to the ISIS terrorist organization and to Abu bakr Al Baghdadi. It states that Jalil Ibn Ameer Azi sought to promote violent attacks on the United States, and circulated a list of the names of addresses of U.S. military to urge attacks on them and their homes. The complaint states that he called for the killing of Non-Muslims with a regular chant “KillAllKufar.” In addition, the complaint states that he tried to make travel arrangements for individuals to travel to ISIS controlled territories.
Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz had 57 different Twitter accounts which he used to promote ISIS terrorist ideology and promote violence. He also had what the authorities describe as a “tactical-style backpack” including “five M4-style high-capacity magazines loaded with 5.56 ammunition, a modified kitchen knife with the handle removed and wrapped in cloth or string, a thumb drive, a tin filled with various over-the-counter-medications, and a head wrap commonly referred to as a balaclava.” He wrote “Pennsylvania have very light gun laws its very easy to arm yourself.”
American ISIS – Pennsylvania Man Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz Arrested for ISIS Terror Group Support, Called for Terrorist Attacks on USA and President
Penn Live also reported that Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz appeared in court on December 18, 2015: “A soft-spoken man, Aziz, who wore a gray long-sleeved T-shirt and gray sweat pants and sandals, accepted the counsel of assistant federal public defenders, Lori Ulrich and Heidi Freese during the proceeding. Carlson read the charges Aziz is facing to him. Aziz answered the judge in mostly ‘yes’ and ‘no’ statements during the hearing that lasted about 15 minutes. Carslson told Aziz he could face up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000, followed by three years of supervised release, if found guilty of the charges the U.S. Attorney’s Office lodged against him.”
The complaint provides statements by Jeffrey D. Gruppo, a Special Agent with the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (“PFPA”) assigned to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) Joint Terrorism Task Force (“JTTF”) as Task Force Officer (“TFO”) , including the following statements:
“8. An investigation by the JTTF has revealed that AZIZ espouses violent
jihadist beliefs and is a fervent supporter of a foreign terrorist organization known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (“ISIL”). AZIZ uses social media to spread ISIL propaganda and to seek support for the terrorist group from individuals over the internet. AZIZ’s social media activity supports ISIL by radicalizing and recruiting others. AZIZ has conspired with others and attempted to facilitate the travel of other ISIL supporters to Syria so that they can become ISIL fighters. Furthermore, your affiant believes that AZIZ may be preparing to conduct or assist others in conducting an attack in the United States based on the discovery of a backpack containing numerous high-capacity weapons magazines, ammunition, a knife, and other survival items during a November 27, 2015 physical search of AZIZ’s residence. ”
“13. AZIZ has created and used at least 57 different Twitter accounts. It appears that Twitter routinely suspends AZIZ’s accounts due to the radical nature of his postings, which violate Twitter’s policies. AZIZ then responds by creating backup accounts or opening a new Twitter account with slightly different
variations of common user names that he uses. AZIZ frequently uses a variation of “Colonel Shami” as either his username, vanity name, or to refer to himself. AZIZ also commonly re-establishes contact with common associates of his on Twitter.”
“15. AZIZ commonly uses his Twitter accounts to spread pro-ISIL propaganda, including news from ISIL sources as well as execution photos and videos. Open sources revealed that AZIZ has also used his Twitter accounts to directly and indirectly advocate for violence, encourage individuals to provide monetary support for jihad, express his desire to make pilgrimage to ISIL- controlled territory, provide advice about how to travel inconspicuously, and facilitate others’ travel to fight for ISIL.”
“16. AZIZ has used Twitter to pledge allegiance to ISIL and its leader, al
Baghdadi. On or about June 29, 2014, AZIZ, using the Twitter account @AnsarUmmah, posted “My bayah to sheikh Abu bakr Al Baghdadi.” [In this context the term “bayah” translates to allegiance].”
“17. AZIZ has used Twitter to advocate for violence. On or about January 8, 2015, AZIZ, using account @Ansara1Ummah8, tweeted “#KillAllKufar #KillAllKufar #KillAllKufar #KillAllKufar #KillAllKufar #KillAllKufar #KillAllKufar #Kill All Kufar.” [The term “kufar” translates to “infidels” and I believe is synonymous with “non-believers” in this context].” (R.E.A.L. notes there are others still promoting this on Twitter.)
“18. On or about January 29,2015, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Colonel_Shami, D tweeted “#IS “Know O Obama, that we are coming to America and know that we will sever your head in the White House” “.” This post also included a picture of a masked militant about to behead an unknown soldier. The affiant believes that AZIZ was sharing ISIL messages and propaganda regarding threats against the United States.”
“19. On or about February 2015, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Ansara1Ummah13, posted or re-posted numerous Tweets, some of which advocated for violence in the United States. The Tweets appear to have been made in response to the shooting of three Muslim individuals in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on or about February 10, 2015. The Tweets are as follows:
a. On or about February 11, 2015, AZIZ retweeted from @abubritani3, “#usa will pay for #ChapelHillShooting we will make sure you don’t live in peace,”
b. Also on February 11, 2015 AZIZ tweeted “This martyrdom will be a spark that will awaken sleeping lions in America, let their blood watered the seeds of jihad.#ChapelHillShooting,” and “Dear moderates. Give up a life of
humiliation-kissing the boot of the kufaar oppressors for a life of liberation in #IS #ChappelHillMartyrs.”
“20. On or about April 16, 2015, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Ansara1Ummah2Bl tweeted “Perform your Islamic duty. Support the Jihad with your wealth. Surah Baqarah (2:195) RT & SHARE DM for more info.” Your affiant believes that AZIZ is encouraging others to provide funding to jihadi groups, most likely ISIL. Your affiant further believes that by asking potential funders to “DM,” AZIZ is encouraging funders to message him directly using Twitter. Twitter’s direct messaging function is private and messages sent using this function are only viewable to the participants in the conversation.”
“21. Law enforcement has confirmed that on or about March 21,2015, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Baqiyaah201S posted to Twitter account @_Qariban_ talking about how to covertly travel to the Islamic State and mask the intention of the travel. Using Twitter account @Baqiyaah201S, AZIZ tweeted the following, “Hmmm so if I want make hijrah to Islamic State just act like person who going there to do Civilians jobs?”. AZIZ then continued “…May Allah make our hijrah easy inshallah. Maybe one can go there as university student to study in Mosul University.”
“22. On or about March 21, 2015, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Baqiyaah201S, tweeted “Pennsylvania have very light gun laws its very easy to arm yourself.”
“23. On or about May 2, 2015, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Ansara1Ummah49, tweeted “”When can be like him?? [emoji] Pray for me to be with my bros and get a VISA to Jannathul firdouse.[emoji] Jazakallah khair ….” [The term “VISA to Jannathul firdouse” translates to “a visa to paradise (or heaven)”]. Your affiant believes that AZIZ is expressing his desire to gain entry to heaven by conducting jihad or becoming a martyr.”
“24. On the same day, AZIZ, using Twitter account @Ansara1Ummah49, and other Twitter users also discussed making “hijrah” [the term “hijrah” translates to “emigration,” but in some contexts, travel to land controlled by ISIL]. Twitter user @endoftdrms tweeted, “@Ansara1Ummah49 one day I will probably see colonel shami made hijrah.” AZIZ, using Twitter account @Ansara1Ummah49, responded “@endoftdrms [three smiling faces] inshallah akhi.” Based on the investigation, your affiant believes that “colonel shami” is an alias frequently used by AZIZ. Your affiant believes that AZIZ’s response suggests that he intends to travel to territory controlled by ISIL. On more than one occasion, AZIZ has declared his desire to travel to the “Islamic State.” Additionally, AZIZ has also expressed an interest in disguising the purpose of his travel, as discussed in paragraph 15.”
“25. On or about May 30, 2015, in response to a then upcoming Draw Mohammed event in Phoenix, Arizona, Twitter user @GhanimaHaqq [AZIZ] reposted from @NdangeredSpecie “I hope the brothers have nailbombs ready for those protesters. Kill them all.” ”
“26. On or about July 21, 2015, Twitter user @MuslimBruhO [AZIZ] carried on a Twitter conversation with other Twitter users about purchasing Yazidi women for slaves. For his part in the conversation, @MuslimBruhO [AZIZ] posted the following:
“@_I_I_I_I @Etimdz How much the yazidi women cost plus what’s there ages??”
“@Etimdz @_I_I_I_I I’m serious, I’m considering on buying one girl inshallah once I arrive in Islamic State loooool”
“@TheScimitar 107 @YesSirQadhi @Etimdz @_I_I_I_I I just want one girl 17yearsold”
“27. The affiant assesses that AZIZ was not only talking about purchasing a female slave, but also talked about traveling to the “Islamic State.” The reference to the “Islamic State” when used by ISIL supporters refers to the territory, mostly in Syria and Iraq, which is currently held by ISIL.”
“28. On or about July 24, 2015, @MuslimBruhO [AZIZ] posted a Tweet about desire to travel to the “Islamic State.” “@peace_seekerl @NdoSisi_ May Allah grant us a way to make hijrah to the Islamic State.” The affiant assesses that “hijrah” is a reference to traveling to an Islamic country, and in this instance AZIZ was again referring to the “Islamic State”, or ISIL territory.”
“29. Your affiant believes AZIZ is currently using Twitter accounts with a variation of”Islamic Analyst” in the name. On or about November 26, 2015, AZIZ, using @lslamicAnalyst5, tweeted, “Photo report [picture of a camera]: #IS sniper battalion in #Kirkuk .. #lslamicState #Iraq #ISIS Link: justpaste.it/p5yr pic.twitter.com/3je515n04q.” The links show multiple pictures of snipers in
various settings.”
“30. AZIZ has also used Twitter to spread ISIL propaganda that advocated for violence against United States military members. On or about March 21, 2015, AZIZ using Twitter account @Baqiyaah20 1s tweeted “Well, US military guys are f**cked IS hacker division just revealed 100 of their address photos n Intelloooool #Baqiyah.” On the same day, AZIZ also posted “Yep them US guys are pretty F**ked all right exuse my language …” This post also contained a photo of United States service members and their identifying information.”
“31. On or about March 21,2015, AZIZ using Twitter account @Baqiyaah201S tweeted “US Military Hacked by Islamic State Hackers […]100 Addresses of Military Personnel Leaked!\”.” This Twitter posting also included a hyperlink to the full document released by the “Islamic State Hacking Division.” The affiant has reviewed this release and affirms that it contains the names of 100 reported United States military members, their alleged addresses and other identifying information, and calls for violence against them.”
“32. AZIZ has been contacted by multiple individuals about traveling to the Islamic State. Your affiant believes this is due in large part to AZIZ’s efforts to promote himself in the on-line extremist community as someone who can facilitate travel on behalf of ISIL. AZIZ has also cultivated a reputation within this on-line extremist community as someone who has important travel facilitation contacts within ISIL. All travelers and travel facilitation contacts are identified as coconspirators. Unless otherwise noted, their identities are known to law enforcement.”
There are another 6 pages in the complaint of details about Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz working to coordinate travel to ISIS controlled areas. There are five individuals referenced using pseudonyms to avoid alerting such ISIS terrorist supporters.
“40. On or about November 27, 2015, pursuant to a court-authorized search, law enforcement confirmed that there was a tactical-style backpack in AZIZ’s closet. A search of the backpack identified five M4-style high-capacity magazines loaded with 5.56 ammunition, a modified kitchen knife with the handle removed and wrapped in cloth or string, a thumb drive, a tin filled with various over-the-counter-medications, and a head wrap commonly referred to as a balaclava. The affiant believes this hood is a similar style worn by ISIL members to hide their identities.”
A Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, resident was arrested today on charges of conspiring and attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz, 19, a U.S. citizen, is charged in a two-count criminal complaint that was unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania following his arrest. His initial appearance will be at 4:30 p.m. EST in Harrisburg.
The arrest was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney Peter J. Smith of the Middle District of Pennsylvania and Special Agent in Charge William F. Sweeney Jr. of the FBI’s Philadelphia Division.
“According to the allegations in the complaint, Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz conspired to provide and attempted to provide material support to ISIL by propagating their hateful rhetoric on social media and aiding individuals in their pursuit of traveling overseas to join the designated foreign terrorist organization,” said Assistant Attorney General Carlin. “A prior physical search of Aziz’s residence also revealed a tactical-style backpack in his closet, which contained high-capacity weapons magazines, ammunition, a knife, and other survival items. The National Security Division’s highest priority is counterterrorism, and we will remain vigilant in our efforts to hold accountable any and all those who seek to provide material support to terrorists, and to disrupt potential attacks in the United States before they happen.”
“The charges in this case focus on Aziz’s efforts to assist persons seeking to travel to and fight for the Islamic State,” said U.S. Attorney Smith. “These charges are a testament to the perseverance and dedication of those who stand watch over our nation and a clear message that those who support terrorism—will face justice.”
“The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) will move with speed to detect and disrupt those who are involved in facilitation or operational planning in support of a terrorist organization. There is no difference between the two, and we will aggressively pursue every threat in order to protect our communities,” said Special Agent in Charge Sweeney. “In this instance, Aziz operated quietly on behalf of the Islamic State and facilitated others looking to do the same.” Sweeney extended his appreciation to the Harrisburg-based members of FBI Philadelphia’s JTTF, and he encouraged anyone with concerns about suspicious behavior to contact appropriate authorities.
According to the complaint, Aziz has used at least 57 different Twitter accounts to advocate violence against the United States and its citizens, to disseminate ISIL propaganda and espouse pro-ISIL views. Aziz is alleged to have posted a hyperlink containing the names, addresses and other identifying information of 100 reported members of the U.S. military and calls for violence against them. Additionally, on at least three occasions, Aziz also allegedly used his Twitter accounts and other electronic communication services to assist persons seeking to travel to and fight for ISIL. In one instance, Aziz allegedly acted as an intermediary between a person in Turkey and several well-known members of ISIL. According to the allegations in the complaint, Aziz passed location information, including maps and a telephone number, between these ISIL supporters.
A prior search of a backpack located in Aziz’s closet identified five loaded M4-style high-capacity magazines, a modified kitchen knife, a thumb drive, medication and a balaclava.
A criminal complaint is only a charge is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
If convicted, the defendants’ sentence will be determined by the court after reviewing factors unique to this case, including the defendant’s prior criminal record, if any, and the defendant’s role in the offense and the characteristics of the violation. In all cases, the sentence will not exceed the statutory maximum and in most cases it will be less than the maximum.
The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Philadelphia JTTF. This case is being prosecuted by Trial Attorneys Robert Sander and Adam L. Small of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Daryl Bloom of the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
Also as shown on Twitter there are also extremists who are calling for his release:
Those Using Twitter to call for the Release of Accused American ISIS Terrorist Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz in Pennsylvania (Source: Twitter)
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As always, R.E.A.L. views that all are legally innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) stands in support of our universal human rights for all, and we stand in defiance against those, including terrorist and hate groups, which seek to attack such universal human rights, dignity, and security for all.
We cannot support human rights, if we also do not reject those who seek to rob our brothers and sisters in humanity of their lives and security, which are also our universal human rights.
