“I cannot wait to get to Dawlah so I can be amongst my brothers and sisters under the protection of Allah swt and to raise little Dawlah cubs In sha Allah.” (Facebook message, suspected)“United States of America v. Jaelyn Delshaun Young and Muhammada Oda Dakhlalla,” United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, May 21, 2015, http://www.justice.gov/opa/file/705906/download.
Abdullāh ibn Masʿūd: “There is no comfort or rest for the believer until he meets Allaah” [Wakīʿ b. Al-Jarrāḥ, Al-Zuhd #86]Ghareeba, Twitter post, June 5, 2015, 10:18 a.m., https://twitter.com/AlMuhajiraah07/status/606872718416453632.
“Celebrating the Shahada of my cousin. Allaahi taqabbal minnek. We are proud of you!!” (Tweet accompanied by pictures of desserts)Oum Haarith, Twitter post, June 3, 2015, 8:04 p.m., https://twitter.com/OumHaarith/status/606250117671342081.
“The need for #Islam is greater than the need for air.” (Tweet)Abdulrahman TN, Twitter post, June 2, 2015, 7:10 a.m., https://twitter.com/TawheedNetwrk/status/605738182584463360.
In an online conversation with the undercover FBI agent:
“I liked IS from the beginning, then I started thinking about death and stuff so I became a Muslim.”Pete Wlliams, “ISIS-Inspired Suspect Justin Nojan Sullivan Was Turned in By Dad,” NBC News, June 22, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/isis-inspired-suspect-justin-nolan-sullivan-was-turned-dad-n379721.
“We gonna establish islam. We gonna dominate the whole world, from east to west.”Oum Haarith, Twitter post, May 29, 2015, 1:06 p.m., https://twitter.com/OumHaarith/status/604333106959683584.
“De-radicalization means making people less Islamic, more Western, more secular.”“Dr Abdul Wahid: Expose and Challenge CTS / Prevent Policy,” YouTube video, 6:00, posted by “Hizb ut Tahrir Britain,” uploaded May 27, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9AcHspQwr8&feature=youtu.be.
“YES! We are here to Dominate! We'll take your houses, wealth and your lives. Just like u did to us! &YES we Hate you for His Sake! #ISLAM.”Oum Haarith, Twitter post, May 21, 2015, 7:29 a.m., https://twitter.com/OumHaarith/status/601349106620112896.
“O My Sister, when ur Husband is Blessed with the Shahada, Dont Scream and Cry. Be Happy and Thankful. Cause Allaah gave him what he Wanted!!”Oum Haarith, Twitter post, May 19, 2015, 12:33 p.m., https://twitter.com/OumHaarith/status/600700908146679808.
In a recorded conversation with an unidentified male:
“Inshallah [God willing]. He ends up in the Islamic State. I’m gonna join soon. I don’t know how soon, but I will go. I’m planning to go, bro.”“UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. NADER ELHUZAYEL and MUHAMAD BADAWI,” United States Department of Justice, May 22, 2015, http://www.justice.gov/file/441231/download.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
In Their Own Words:
We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].
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