Overview
Azz Dine is a French-speaking propagandist for ISIS. The account holder implies that s/he lives in France, according to his/her Twitter bio.Battle of Fallujah, Twitter, accessed July 22, 2015, https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/. In posts, Azz Dine rails against ShiitesBattle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 21, 2015, 5:32 a.m., https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623470658094280704/; Battle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 21, 2015, 3:05 a.m, https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623433644179365888; Battle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 21, 2015, 12:37 a.m, https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623396339615928320; Battle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 11:44 p.m., https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623382932498030592. and kuffar (nonbelievers).Battle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 11:51 p.m., https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623384832253534208. The account holder has posted pro-ISIS tweets, including a photo of a young girl wearing a veil while on a swing. The caption reads, “The princesses of the Caliphate. When in the West, one teaches children that ‘nudity’ is a right.”Battle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 3:30 a.m., https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623077598453755904.
Translation: “The princesses of the Caliphate. When in the West, one teaches children that ‘nudity’ is a right.”
In another post, Azz Dine posts a series of photos purportedly showing ISIS members visiting their wounded in a hospital. In an apparent effort to promote ISIS’s emphasis of religion over race, the caption reads, “These images are powerful.. Brothers visiting the battle-wounded. Islam does not have color in [the Islamic State].”Battle of Fallujah, Twitter post, July 21, 2015, 1:00 a.m., https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/status/623402096193339392.
Translation: “These images are powerful.. Brothers visiting the battle-wounded. Islam does not have color in [the Islamic State]...”
CEP has tracked the account’s meteoric rise on Twitter. Azz Dine’s @Azz10nee account quickly attracted a substantial following, garnering an average of 100+ followers per day from its first post on July 19, 2015, to July 22, 2015, only three days later.Battle of Fallujah, Twitter, accessed July 22, 2015, https://twitter.com/Azz10nee/. Twitter suspended the account by July 24, 2015, but reinstated the account by August 20, 2015. The @Azz10nee account appears to be run by the same person as Azz Dine (@JaiPasDide) as the two accounts published identical tweets simultaneously. Furthermore, on Battle of Fallujah’s first tweet under the reinstated @Azz10nee account, he referenced the @JaiPasDide account, and now goes by “Azz Dine” instead of the Arabic wording for “Battle of Fallujah.”
Translation: “Back after suspension”
Associated Groups
- 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.
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