الضحوك القتال The Cheerful Fighting a.k.a. @AntiSahawat1

Twitter personality “The Cheerful Fighting” supports ISIS and a strict interpretation of sharia (Islamic law).The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter, accessed June 2015, https://twitter.com/AntiSahawat1. CEP suspects Twitter has suspended and unsuspended his account, although it is unclear why Twitter would accept an appeal to unsuspend the account. The Cheerful Fighting uses Twitter to propagandize ISIS’s “good deeds.” On the last day of Ramadan in 2015, he tweeted: “Khilafah distributes ‘Eid presents among children in wilayat Al-Khayr,” with a link to a video.


In addition to support for ISIS, he espouses anti-Western sentiment and denounces other religions, as well as other terror groups.



CEP suspects that The Cheerful Fighting operates out of ISIS-controlled territory.

Also Known As

Extremist entity
ISIS
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Type(s) of Organization:
Insurgent, territory-controlling, religious, terrorist, violent
Ideologies and Affiliations:
Islamist, jihadist, pan-Islamist, Salafist, takfiri
Position(s):
Propagandist

ISIS is a violent jihadist group based in Iraq and Syria. The group has declared wilayas (provinces) in Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the North Caucasus. ISIS has also waged attacks in Turkey, Lebanon, France, Belgium, Iraq, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Tunisia, and Kuwait.

  • Rhetoric

Jul. 20, 2015

“Ibn Taymiyyah: “We have seen every time Muslims were tested [by Allah] with a kafir enemy, the rawafidh allied [with] them [kufar] against Muslims”.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 10:13 a.m.

Jul. 18, 2015

“Khilafah distributes ‘Eid presents among children in wilayat Al-Khayr daow.in/ar/tzi_hdy #Ansar_Al_Khilafah.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 18, 2015, 12:24 p.m.

Jul. 17, 2015

“Yesterday on @Nieuwsuur they claimed that #Hamas & Zionists started secret meeting to counter growing support for Khilafah in #Palestine #IS.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 17, 2015, 4:46 a.m.

Jul. 17, 2015

“On the walls of Gaza and Palestinian neighbourhoods more and more messages written in support of #IS.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 17, 2015, 4:49 a.m.

Jul. 16, 2015

Tweet accompanied by photo of a man carrying cinder blocks, and of a cinder block wall:

“IS wilayat #Hama making blocks for building in An-Nuaymiyah nshr.co/8vtdh9qamxuy0l… pic.twitter.com/92hduNPJ9t.”

Jul. 16, 2015

Tweet accompanied by photo of a purported soup kitchen:

“#IS wilayat Al-Khayr prepared iftar [Ramadan breakfast] for poor Muslisms and delivered it to them in Al-Khayr city nshr.co/iftarfuqara/pic.twitter.com/J61UDYF85d.”The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 16, 2015, 6:27 p.m.

Jul. 16, 2015

“Most people in Yarmuk camp wished Khilafah [caliphate] came earlier, in sha Allah [God willing] same will happen in Eastern Ghouta were sahawat leave people starving.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 16, 2015, 2:42 p.m.

Jul. 16, 2015

“I challenge Khilafah enemies and sahawat lovers 2 bring one photo showing Muslims starving cause no food from #IS controlled territory.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 16, 2015, 2:52 p.m.

Jul. 15, 2015

“#IS shares photos of community services in wilayat [province] #Raqqah sfha.li/khadamat_garb/.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 15, 2015, 9:32 p.m.

Jul. 15, 2015

“RT @abughamadi The brother achieved martyrdom Allah accept him.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, July 15, 2015, 11:18 p.m.

Jun. 19, 2015

“May Allah protect the amirs, commanders and soldiers of the Khilafah and may He destroy the sahawat and the Khilafah enemies in #Ramadan.” (Tweet)The Cheerful Fighting, Twitter post, June 19, 2015, 12:21 p.m.

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