Twitter personality “ISSyria” is a propagandist for ISIS.ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 8:27 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623877067722113024. ISSyria uses Twitter as a platform to garner financial support for the terror group by directing followers to donate to the group via Bitcoin, a crypto-currency that allows for financial transactions to be conducted anonymously. On August 1, 2015, ISSyria tweeted that donations would go toward enabling a “massive DDOS [distributed denial of service] attack” on ISIS’s enemies.ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 10:13 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623903689737175040.

CEP suspects ISSyria has been operating out of Syria since July 2015 based on tweets referencing Raqqah, ISIS’s de-facto headquarters. On July 22, 2015, ISSyria tweeted, “All the best to my brothers and sisters. Arrived in Raqqah!!!.”ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 9:11 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623888147030650880.

ISSyria’s Twitter bio includes a link to the website “Khilafah Archives” which shares ISIS propaganda in French.ISSyria, Twitter accessed, August 12, 2015, https://twitter.com/issyria15. In support of ISIS, s/he also often calls for others to fight against kuffar (nonbelievers) and become martyrs.ISSyria, Twitter post, August 1, 2015, 4:01 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/627615071284236289.

@ISSyriaISSyria, Twitter accessed, August 12, 2015, https://twitter.com/issyria15.

Current Location(s) Syria

Position Propagandist, Financier

Type[s] of Organization Insurgent, territory controlling, terrorist, takfiri

Type[s] of Ideology Islamist, jihadist, pan-Islamist, Sunni

Place of Birth No information found

Place of Residence Raqqah, Syria (suspected)

History Timeline https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Rcz-Z5uWuh8Y9l9I2olGvM_k1cIvIuA1FjVC9oPw0ks/pubhtml

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Extremist Entity Association ISIS

ISSyria a.k.a. @ISSyria15

Twitter personality “ISSyria” is a propagandist for ISIS.ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 8:27 a.m., https://twitter.com...

Overview

Twitter personality “ISSyria” is a propagandist for ISIS.ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 8:27 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623877067722113024. ISSyria uses Twitter as a platform to garner financial support for the terror group by directing followers to donate to the group via Bitcoin, a crypto-currency that allows for financial transactions to be conducted anonymously. On August 1, 2015, ISSyria tweeted that donations would go toward enabling a “massive DDOS [distributed denial of service] attack” on ISIS’s enemies.ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 10:13 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623903689737175040.

CEP suspects ISSyria has been operating out of Syria since July 2015 based on tweets referencing Raqqah, ISIS’s de-facto headquarters. On July 22, 2015, ISSyria tweeted, “All the best to my brothers and sisters. Arrived in Raqqah!!!.”ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 9:11 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623888147030650880.

ISSyria’s Twitter bio includes a link to the website “Khilafah Archives” which shares ISIS propaganda in French.ISSyria, Twitter accessed, August 12, 2015, https://twitter.com/issyria15. In support of ISIS, s/he also often calls for others to fight against kuffar (nonbelievers) and become martyrs.ISSyria, Twitter post, August 1, 2015, 4:01 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/627615071284236289.

Date of Birth
No information found
Place of birth
No information found
Place of residence
Raqqah, Syria (suspected)

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

@ISSyriaISSyria, Twitter accessed, August 12, 2015, https://twitter.com/issyria15.

History Timeline

Rhetoric

ISSyria Aug. 1, 2015

“Allah may guide you on your way to martyrdom!! #AllahuAkbar Allah will help him who moves in the way of Allah!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, August 1, 2015, 4:01 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/627615071284236289.
ISSyria Jul. 22, 2015

“Brothers and sister you soon will be able to donate to our mudschaheddin devision I will provide information soon. #InshaAlllah.” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 8:27 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623877067722113024.
ISSyria Jul. 22, 2015

“Support wounded Mudschaheddin our Bitcoin to donate to: 17VrbynoXxTkS6ZvVLn77u3rnEFxUvT4e Spread the word and RT @ISSyria15.” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 9:00 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623885422884704256.
ISSyria Jul. 22, 2015

“All the best to my brothers and sisters. Arrived in Raqqah!!!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 9:11 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623888147030650880.
ISSyria Jul. 22, 2015

“SUPPORT IS Syria by donating to address: 17VrbynoXxTkSz6ZvVLn77u3rnEFxUvT4e.” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 10:13 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623903689737175040.
ISSyria Jul. 22, 2015

“Keep donating brothers! In the name of Allah you all be blessed with his love and mercy!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 22, 2015, 11:27 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623922319044513793.
ISSyria Jul. 21, 2015

“Going to Raqqah now. Brothers awaiting us.” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 21, 2015, 1:30 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623590893589823489.
ISSyria Jul. 21, 2015

“Syria! We fight for Syria!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 21, 2015, 1:27 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623590206810230784.
ISSyria Jul. 20, 2015

“Oh my brothers we will fight against the kufar!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 10:54 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623189268068962305.
ISSyria Jul. 20, 2015

“America is a mass murder we will stop america in the name of quran and with the force of allah!!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 10:55 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623189624438046721.
ISSyria Jul. 20, 2015

“Fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 10:56 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623189798099025920.
ISSyria Jul. 20, 2015

“Those who respond to the call of Allah and the Apostle after a wound had befallen them…shall have a great reward!!” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 10:57 a.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623190024222281728.
ISSyria Jul. 20, 2015

“Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority.” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 1:21 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623226171719852032.
ISSyria Jul. 20, 2015

“Those who believe fight in the cause of Allah.” (Tweet)ISSyria, Twitter post, July 20, 2015, 1:24 p.m., https://twitter.com/ISSyria15/status/623227033028554752.

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