This latest release shows Boko Haram is not a mere copycat of ISIS; rather, it is incorporating itself into the Islamic State, the organization even claims it is part of the ‘Islamic State Africa.’. Veryan Khan More Quotes by Veryan Khan More Quotes From Veryan Khan The Islamic State is persistently demoralizing European unity by launching divisive attacks within its borders -- the most recent attack on the Catholic Church aims directly at the French sense of identity. Veryan Khan latest-headlines The way social media works these days, people do not really ‘follow’ or ‘friend’ others, but instead read hashtags and look for further information on that hash tag, islamic State learned this social media trick early. The technique now appears to be used by people and groups promoting violence against police. Veryan Khan us The cartoon image is a clear rendering of the Islamic State’s execution by Jihad John of journalist James Foley in 2014 - even down to the gun strap Jihadi John wore, which is recreated in the image of the US flag. Veryan Khan us The focus should be on whether these two terror cells and their members are connected to each other and to other self-starter cells or other lone wolf operatives. Veryan Khan us Even from the grave, the power of Anwar al-Awlaki can not be underestimated. Veryan Khan us Even though some of the Islamic State channels were taken off Thursday Telegram, they were quickly able to reorganize and launch new channels, within 5 minutes, the Islamic State was back on line. Veryan Khan tech They could go completely dark at some point, in a way, it is scarier not to see them at all, rather than to see what they are doing. Veryan Khan tech By showing that they have state-like powers, that Islamic State fighters are a real army and not mere disorganized combatants, and that Islamic State fighters operate as such, The Islamic State is attempting to impress and instill fear in the populations it targets as its enemies, they are showing that they are a force to be reckoned with. Veryan Khan world The video is a clear threat to Russia, and to a certain extent to other Western countries. Veryan Khan world Many threats are being issued against Russia because of their intervention in Syria since September, and this video is clearly just one more threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Veryan Khan world The new frontier of jihadi communication is taking place on a Telegram – a recently launched messaging platform that has revolutionized the social media sphere, and at least for now put an end to any watchdog oversight, because of Telegram, jihadists no longer have to struggle to keep up with relentless account suspensions and content removal. Veryan Khan latest-headlines FromAl Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulatoJabhat al-Nusra toAnsar al-Sharia in LibyatoJaysh al-Islam, the rate of membership escalation for each discrete channelis staggering, within a week's time, one single Islamic State channel went from 5,000 members to well over 10,000 members. Though it is unclear if what is commonly referred to as ‘ the ISIS fan club ’ will migrate toTelegram, what is clear is that the hard core disseminators already have. Veryan Khan latest-headlines That just means that Telegram will consider taking down bots or stickers if you complain but they refuse to take down any real people. Veryan Khan latest-headlines The practicing of anything that is not approved by Islamic State under their very strict interpretation of Islam is ‘Haram’ or forbidden, if the Islamic State thinks that sorcery is real, then black magic would be a threat to them and seen as a danger. Veryan Khan world Islamic State executions are not merely retribution by the state for behavior seen as illegal, the Islamic State uses executions to intimidate and dominate the local population, for diplomatic communiqus to world leaders, for recruitment purposes and to demonstrate the organization is in complete control. Veryan Khan world The CIA’s success has left AQAP both guessing and pointing fingers at how the organization’s very careful leadership has been caught so off guard, in order to complete its expansion dreams, the Islamic State either needs to win over core AQAP support or kill off its opposition letting the rest fold into its ranks. The Islamic State has the most to gain, offing of important AQAP leadership. Veryan Khan latest-headlines Many believed that Wuhayshi’s pedigree and trusted status made him the favorite to take over after Zawahiri’s demise. Veryan Khan latest-headlines This is not a travel destination, the only reason to be there from a Western country is to train for terrorism. Veryan Khan world The situation was resolved following negotiations with the public prosecutor and Chief of the National Guards, the detainees were releasedon Feb. 23 and are free to pursue their jihadist activities. Veryan Khan world The fear of returning foreign fighters from Syria and Iraq is high, butMauritania-trained fighters are not even on anyone's radar. Veryan Khan world
