“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.
“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.
“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.
Tweet accompanied by photo of a purportedly dead child:
“While we contemplate what to buy our children for Eid [religious feast which marks the end of Ramadan, a holy month for Muslims] others are praying that their children remain alive to see Eid.”Khoder Soueid, Twitter post, July 11, 2015, 6:23 a.m., https://twitter.com/KhoderSoueid5/status/619859634740801537.
“Jannah [Islamic conception of paradise] has a price, It’s called sacrifice.”Khoder Soueid, Twitter post, July 13, 2015, 5:04 a.m., https://twitter.com/KhoderSoueid5/status/620564351221563393.
“O Allah [God] show us the truth as truth & allow us to follow it, & show us falsehood for what it is & give us the ability to abstain from it.”Khoder Soueid, Twitter post, July 13, 2015, 6:04 a.m., https://twitter.com/KhoderSoueid5/status/620579607897444352.
“Befriend those who are sincere to ALLAAH. Reject the rest because if they not sincere to their Lord then how can the b sincere to u” (Tweet)Abu Mutassim, Twitter post, June 27, 2015, 8:38 a.m., https://twitter.com/AbuMutassim03/status/614820180376571904.
“If you have to work hard to earn wages then wouldn’t do the same to earn jannah (paradise). You must know whats at stake is ISLAM nothing else.” (Tweet)Mad Mullah, Twitter post, June 26, 2015, 10:25 p.m., https://twitter.com/majertenyy/status/614635716459528192.
“The Deen of Allah Azwajjal is not a part time thing. It’s a FULL time commitment!” (Tweet)Abu Esaa, Twitter post, June 25, 2015, 9:22 p.m., https://twitter.com/AbuEsaa03/status/614257468387008512.
“The world will be ruled by shariah of Allah azwajjal WITH OR WITHOUT YOU!” (Tweet)Abu Esaa, Twitter post, June 21, 2015, 4:12 p.m., https://twitter.com/AbuEsaa03/status/612729722221522944.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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