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ISIS in United States 12 April 2016

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To examine the ISIS network and connections that exist domestically in the United States

Date of Report: 12 April 2016

By: Andrew B. Gacom

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 Overview………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Keywords to Understand……………………………………………………………………………….. 3 Background………………….……….……….……….……….……….……….……….……….………….. 4 Findings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7 Intelligence Gaps……………………………………………………………………………………………. 10 Link Analysis................................................................................................................. 13 ISIS in the U.S. Nodes with Edge Labels……………………………………………… 13 Social Media Accounts Node with Edge Labels…………………………………… 14 Arrest Dates Node with Edge Labels……………………………………………………. 15 Betweenness, Closeness, & Eigenvector……………………………………………… 16 Structured Analytical Technique…………………………………………………………………. 17 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18 Appendix A: Ontology Tree………………………………………………………………………..... 18 Appendix B: Triplets…………………………………………………………………………………….. 20 Works Cited…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38


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Overview

ISIS is one of the largest threats to the United States in 2016. The popularity of

the group has steadily increased over the past two and a half years due to a plethora of

successful attacks and propaganda techniques. The known associations of ISIS that

reside in the United States will be an important tool to help identify ISIS supporters in

the future. Identifying the methods used by these individuals to spread the ISIS

message as well as the commonalities with those that have been arrested will help law

enforcement and intelligence agencies mitigate future attacks within the United States.

This report will look at the propaganda efforts, communicative techniques, networks

and known associations, attack and travel plans, and the ages of these individuals.

Keywords to Understand

Dabiq – a town in northern Syria that is symbolic to the ISIS cause because it is where

the group believes it will the location where it achieves ‘final victory’ against the West

Caliphate – Islamic State that is led by a Caliph.

Caliph – Political and religious leader who is viewed as the successor to the Prophet

Muhammad. The power and authority is of the Caliph is supreme

Hijrah – migration

ISIS/ISIL – Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State of Iraq and Levant

Islamic State – A government primarily under Sharia law or early Islamic law from

the early years of Islam. ISIS views this as the most complete form of Islam.

Levant – Region on the eastern border of the Mediterranean Sea that consists of

Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Syria & Turkey


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Background

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)/Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

ISIS or ISIL can be traced back as far as 2004 shortly after the U.S. invasion of

Iraq for the “War on Terror.” A Jordanian militant named Abu Musab al-Zarkawi

aligned his jihadist group Jama’at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad with al-Qaeda making it al-

Qaeda in Iraq or AQI. The motive behind this joint partnership was created in order to

ultimately drive out U.S. forces in the Iraq region. After the death of al-Zarkawi in

2006, his successor Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi rebranded the group as Islamic State of Iraq

and al-sham (ISIS).1 Al-Sham refers to the Levant which is the region on the eastern

border of the Mediterranean Sea. The countries that are included in the Levant region

are as follows: Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Syria & Turkey.

Fast forward a bit to 2011 when a civil war broke out in Syria. The ongoing war

has crippled the government and overall stability in the region.2 The current President

of Syria Bashar al-Assad has turned a blind eye towards radical extremist fighters like

ISIS and al–Qaeda that exists within the borders of the Syria.3 President al-Assad has

allowed ISIS to establish a caliphate within the country. Since ISIS has established a

caliphate, the group has set up it’s own capital in the northern Syrian city of Raqqa. It is

1 Laub, Z. (2016). http://www.cfr.org/iraq/islamic-state/p14811?cid=ppc-Google-grant-isis_backgrounder 2 Syria: The story of the conflict - BBC News. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2016, from http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26116868 3 Baker, Aryn. "Is The Syrian Regime Collaborating With Al Qaeda?" World Is the Assad Regime in League with AlQaeda Comments. Web. 11 Apr. 2016.


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here where the group has created its own miniature government that provides its

inhabitants: education, healthcare, food, water, etc. ISIS uses this established caliphate

to fuel its propaganda efforts throughout the world.

ISIS runs a very diverse and powerful propaganda machine through social media

outlets.4 According to a U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki, there are

roughly ninety-thousand ISIS propaganda tweets per day.4 ISIS media members

produce high quality videos and animations that are used as a ‘call for action’ and to

provide inspiration for individuals that support the Islamic State. Social media outlets

that the group uses to spread propaganda includes but are not limited to: Facebook,

Twitter, WhatsApp, Instagram & Tumblr. 4 Within these social media platforms, the

group uses popular hashtags to disseminate their message in a more streamlined way.

ISIS also produces a radical magazine called “Dabiq.” This magazine aims at

influencing and recruiting like-minded radical individuals in the West (U.S, Europe,

etc.)5 The magazine is very refined, well produced and printed in multiple languages so

that it can reach large audiences around the world. 5 A basic Google search of “ISIS

Recruitment Journals” offers links to download every issue of the magazine. This easy

search is completed by thousands of individuals that are looking for reasons to join the

ISIS cause. A sample image of the “Dabiq” journal is provided below:

4 Mullen, Jethro. "What Is ISIS' Appeal for Young People?" CNN. Cable News Network. Web. 10 Apr. 2016. 5 "The Islamic State's (ISIS, ISIL) Magazine | Clarion Project." ClarionProject.org. Web. 08 Apr. 2016.


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The unstable environment in the Syrian region has created a perfect scenario for

ISIS to come in and establish a caliphate. Since the civil war and the creation of the

Islamic State, ISIS has gained popularity every single year not only in the Levant region,

but globally as well. The increased popularity has provided the group with thousands of

individuals seeking to provide material support for the cause.

As it will be explained in this report, many arrests were made within the United

States in 2014 and 2015. Since 2014, there have been close to one hundred arrests in the

United States alone involving radical extremists that support ISIS. Some of the

individuals that were arrested planned or even carried out successful attacks at various

locations across the country. Many U.S. Citizens have even attempted to travel to Syria

to join the frontlines due to false promises of a better life in the Levant region. ISIS

propaganda and even ISIS fighters that live in the Levant region state that if individuals

hijrah to the region, ISIS loyalists will receive gifts from Allah like a free house with no

rent, free water & electricity.6

6 Fanta, Ashley. "The Story of a Scottish Girl Turned ISIS Recruiter." CNN. Cable News Network. Web. 08 Apr. 2016.

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Since law enforcement and intelligence agencies are identifying radical

individuals early, it creates a problem for individuals that want to hijrah to Syria to join

the fight. Since then, in September 2014, ISIS has called for a global jihad meaning the

group is calling for its members and supporters across the world to wage jihad in their

own respective countries if they cannot make the migration to the Levant region.7

This call to action by ISIS is requiring law enforcement and intelligence agencies

throughout the world to keep up with identifying and thwarting plans and attacks that

are carried out by ISIS members and supporters.

This open source intelligence report will identify and evaluate all of the

individuals that have joined the ISIS movement within the United States, and their

respective connections to other members of the group.

Findings

• Many of individuals that were arrested within the United States were identified

before an attack was deemed successful

• Majority of the individuals that pledged allegiance to ISIS were male at 69 total

• Only 11 females’ pledged allegiance to ISIS in this given study

• Men out number the woman roughly 6 to 1

• Twitter and Facebook were very popular social media outlets where

individuals would spread radical messages and views

7Davidson, Helen. "Islamic State's Call to Kill Westerners Has Terrorism Experts Divided." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 2014. Web. 08 Apr. 2016.


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• Individuals will have multiple social media accounts, sometimes hundreds due to

Facebook and Twitter blocking their account

o These accounts can be created very quickly and easily

• Most popular motive of operation involves firearms and large gatherings of

people

• There has been a total of 4 attacks within the United States

o All four attacks have occurred after the September 2014 call to action

made by ISIS

• 3 out of 4 successful attacks carried out by members or supporters of ISIS within

the United States involved at least 1 firearm

• Only two attacks involved more than one person: San Bernardino attack and the

Garland Texas attack

• Majority of the arrests were made in in the first six months of 2015 (January-

June)8

o The arrest numbers increased after the September 2014 call to action

• Majority of individuals arrested did not have any prior criminal records

• The average age of the 80 individuals arrested in the U.S. for supporting ISIS was

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• Most individuals that were arrested were not part of a terror cell within the U.S. –

working alone

• There is no “leader” in the U.S. based ISIS support group

8 Goldman, Adam, John Muyskens, and Jia Lynn Yang. "The Islamic State's Suspected Inroads into America." Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.


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• All of the attacks in the U.S. were inspired by the ISIS cause, not directly linked to

ISIS

o Graph depicting this finding via New York Times9

9Yourish, Karen, Derek Watkins, and Tom Giratikanon. "Where ISIS Has Directed and Inspired Attacks Around the World." The New York Times. The New York Times, 2015. Web. 07 Apr. 2016.


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Map from the Washington Post portraying all arrests within the United

States10

o Majority of the arrests are in the Northeastern portion of the United States

• Of the 80 individuals that were arrested more than half 45 (more than half)

attempted to or traveled to Syria

o That is 56% of the individuals

Intelligence Gaps

o Information I could not locate using OSINT:

o Various Facebook and Twitter accounts since the individuals were arrested

and their usernames/accounts were no longer available to view

o Individuals identified as H.M., H.K.

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o I was unable to find the real names of these individuals due to the lack of

information presented in the court documentation I reviewed

o Heather Coffman’s husband

o Was unable to find Coffman’s husbands name. I thought the name would

be important because according to the investigation her ‘husband’ was

someone she met online and may have been a fighter for the group

o Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal friend listed as CC-1

o El Gammal had conversations with CC-1 about ISIS

o Only known info on CC-1 was that he was a student in New York

o CC-1 may be an important individual and may show more connections if

the real name was found for this individual.

o ISIS Fighters

o I was unable to find the ISIS Fighters that had conversations with the

following individuals:

§ Christopher Cornell

§ Emanuel Lutchman

§ Ali Saleh

§ Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton

§ Avin Marsalis Brown

§ Keonna Thomas

§ Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz

§ Joshua Ray Van Haften

§ Shannon Maureen Conley


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o Identifying the individuals that spoke to these U.S. citizens may reveal

more connections and greater possible networks within the U.S.

o Identifying who the individual(s) in the U.S. sent weapons or money to

abroad could also reveal more possible connections and networks

o Difficulty finding exactly how the individual(s) were radicalized

o Some individuals were radicalized in their local mosques

o Some mosques were not identified via open source

o Unable to identify who the Twitter handle @1blaz1n2k55 belonged to

o This individual has conversations with Elton Simpson via Twitter

o Identifying this person may lead to more connections to the Garland Texas

shooting


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Link Analysis

ISIS in the U.S. Nodes with Edge Labels


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Social Media Accounts Node with edge labels


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Arrest Dates Node with Edge labels


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Betweenness, Closeness, and Eigenvector


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Structured Analytic Technique

Conclusion

From this report I conclude that it is imperative that law enforcement and

intelligence agencies take the threat of ISIS seriously within the United States. Since

2014, there have been eighty individuals that were arrested for supporting the Islamic

State. This number is increasing by the day. If the law enforcement community does

not continuously try to identify and thwart these individuals, there will be another

successful attack soon. This domestic war will continue into the foreseeable future. Law

enforcement and intelligence agencies are not fighting an army; it is fighting an


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ideology. In order to combat ideologies is it important to identify all the different ways

individual(s) can become radicalized and understand why they do it. It has been found

that the individuals that have been arrested are typically self-radicalized by ISIS

propaganda and other radicalized social media posts. In order to combat this, law

enforcement agencies must work around the clock and monitor the websites mentioned

within this report. By doing this, it will help identify radicalized individuals early and

often and decrease the overall likelihood of another successful attack. The information

provided in this report is intended to be a great foundation in understanding the ISIS

presence that exists here in the United States as well as a guideline to help identify

future radical extremists influenced by ISIS.

Appendix A: Ontology Tree Search Engine Search Operator

Google ISIS

Google inurl:"ISIS Attacks U.S." Google intitle: intitle:"Elton Simpson" Google intext:"Sharia is Light"

Google intext:"Autumn Ridge Apartments" "Elton

Simpson"

Google intext:"Nadir Hamid Soofi" "roomates" "Elton

Simpson" Google intext:"nadir soofi" "facebook profile" Google allintext:"#texasattack" Google allintext:"#texasattack" Google allintext:"#texasattack" Google allintext:"elton simpson" "job" Google allintext:"garland shooting" "supporter" Google Google regular google search Google allintext:"garland shooting" "influenced by" Google allintext:"David Wright" "ISIS" "sentenced" Google allintext:"Ali Shukri Amin"


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Google allintext:"Reza Niknejad" Google clicked link from the link provided above^ Google allintext:"Reza Niknejad" "twitter account" Google allintext:"Ali Shukri Amin" "Arrest Date" Google allintext:"Munther Omar Saleh" Google allintext:"Fareed Mumuni" "conspired" Google allintext:"Samuel Rahamin Topaz" Google allintext:"Alaa Saadeh" Google allintext:"Nader Saadeh" Google intext:"Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi" Google intext:"Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi" "simon elliot" Google allintext:"Amir Said Abdul Rahman Al-Ghazi" Google allintext:"Justin Nojan Sullivan"

Google allintext:"FBI Arrests Three Brooklyn Men

Allegedly Plotting to Help ISIS" Google allintext:"Justin Nojan Sullivan" "co conspirators" Google intext: "Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud"

Google site:www.chicagotribune.com "hasan edmonds

national guard base" Google site:blog.adl.org "Tairod Pugh"

Google site:www.cnn.com "John T Booker" "Alexander

Blair" Google intext:"Miguel Moran Diaz" Google site:.com "decarus thomas" Google site:blog.adl.org "Alexander Ciccolo"

DuckDuckGo site:www.cnn.com "Harlem Suarez" DuckDuckGo intext:"Joshua Ryne Goldberg" DuckDuckGo intext:"Pope Francis" "ISIS" "Philadelphia" DuckDuckGo site:.www.fbi.gov "Faisal Mohammad" DuckDuckGo site:www.cnn.com "syed farook" DuckDuckGo site:www.nytimes.com "Enrique Marquez" DuckDuckGo site:www.nytimes.com "Mohamed Elshinawy" DuckDuckGo Emanuel Lutchman DuckDuckGo Mufid A Elfgeeh DuckDuckGo site:www.fbi.gov "Dilkhayot Kasimov" DuckDuckGo site:www.fbi.gov "Arafat M. Nagi" DuckDuckGo site:www.justice.gov "Ali Saleh" DuckDuckGo site:www.justice.gov "H.M." "ISIS" DuckDuckGo allintext:"Yusra Ismail" DuckDuckGo site:.www.fbi.gov "Hamza Naj Ahmed"

DuckDuckGo site:www.justice.gov "Abdirizak Mohamed

Warsame" DuckDuckGo "Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton" DuckDuckGo "Nicholas Teausant"


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DuckDuckGo "Adam Dandach" DuckDuckGo "Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati

DuckDuckGo site:www.justice.gov "Muhanad Badawi" "Nader

Elhuzayel" DuckDuckGo site:www.justice.gov "Mohammed Hamzah Khan"

DuckDuckGo site:www.washingtonpost.com "Joseph Hassan Farrokh" "Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan"

DuckDuckGo Donald Ray Morgan DuckDuckGo Michael Todd Wolfe

DuckDuckGo site:www.counterextremism.com "Asher Abid

Khan" DuckDuckGo "Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan"

Google site:www.justice.gov "Safya Roe Rassin" DuckDuckGo site:www.cnn.com "Terrence McNeil"

Google "Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad" Google site:www.fbi.gov "Keonna Thomas" Google intext: "Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz"

Google Clicked link from washington post "Islamic States

inroads to America" Google "Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla"


inroads to America"


inroads to America" Google Daniel Seth Franey

Appendix B: Triplets

Elton Simpson attacked

Prophet Mohammed Cartoon Contest

(Garland, Texas, May 2014)

Nadir Soofi attacked

Prophet Mohammed Cartoon Contest

(Garland, Texas, May 2014)

Elton Simpson roomates Nadir Soofi

Elton Simpson address Autumn Ridge

Apartments, 19th Ave


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and Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix, AZ

Nadir Soofi address

Autumn Ridge Apartments, 19th Ave and Thunderbird Rd,

Phoenix, AZ

Nadir Soofi owner effinity solutions (carpet

cleaning)

Nadir Soofi graduated from International School of

Islamabad Nadir Soofi graduated from University of Utah Umm Omer alAlbani supporter ISIS Azam Soofi father of Nadir Soofi Abu Khalid Al-Amriki supporter ISIS Abu Hussain al-Britani supporter ISIS

@1blaz1n2k55 had conversations on twitter with Elton Simpson

Abu Hussain al-Britani linked to Pro-ISIS Cyber Attacks Abu Hussain al-Britani member of/is a ISIS Fighter Abu Abdullah Britani member of/is a British ISIS Fighter Elton Simpson followed on twitter Abu Abdullah Britani Elton Simpson followed on twitter Abu Jussain al-Britani Elton Simpson followed on twitter Abu Khalid Al-Amriki Abu Khalid Al-Amriki member of/is a American ISIS Fighter Elton Simpson followed on twitter Mujahid Miski Mujahid Miski supporter ISIS Mujahid Miski member of/is a Jihadist Fighter

Elton Simpson had conversations on twitter with Mujahid Miski

@protocolofislam supporter ISIS

Asawitiri Media member of/is a Pro-Islamic State

account

Elton Simpson charged with

made false statements about international and

domestic terrorism (2009)

Tim Rains neighbor of Nadir Soofi Dunston Simpon father or Elton Simpson Elton Simpson place of work Dentist office in Arizona Kufr Bit- Taghut supporter ISIS Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem gave weapons to Elton Simpson Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem gave weapons to Nadir Soofi


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Elton Simpson worshipped at Islamic Community Center of Phoenix

Nadir Soofi worshipped at Islamic Community Center of Phoenix

Abdul Malik Abdul Kareem place of work Islamic Community Center of Phoenix

Abu Mohammed al-Adnani chief spokesman for ISIS Abu mohammed al-Adnani leader of ISIS Usaama Rahim supporter ISIS Usaama Rahim conspired with David Wright David Wright supporter ISIS David Wright planned to behead Pamela Geller

Pamela Geller leader of Stop Islamicization of

America Nicholas Rovinski supporter ISIS Nicholas Rovinski conspired with David Wright Reza Niknejad supporter ISIS Ali Shukri Amin supporter ISIS Usaama Rahim lived in Massachussetts David Wright lived in Massachussetts Nicholas Rovinski lived in Rhode Island Reza Niknejad lived in Virginia Ali Shukri Amin lived in Virginia Ali Shukri Amin had conversations with Reza Niknejad

Reza Niknejad charged with providing material

support for ISIS Usaama Rahim killed June 2015 Elton Simpson killed May 2015 Nadir Soofi killed May 2015

Usaama Rahim charged with drawing knife on police

officer

David Wright charged with planning to behead

Pamela Geller

Nicholas Rovinski charged with planning to travel to join

ISIS

Ali Shukri Amin charged with

using social media to raise funds and

encouraged people to join ISIS

Ali Shukri Amin sentenced to 11 years Usaama Rahim conspired with Nicholas Rovinski Ali Shukri Amin disseminated ISIS propaganda Ali Shukri Amin had conversations with ISIS Members overseas


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Reza Niknejad traveled to Syria Reza Niknejad joined ISIS overseas Akmal Zakirov lived in New York Munther Omar Saleh lived in Queens, New York

Munther Omar Saleh charged with

attempt and conspiracy to provide material

support for Islamic State

Fareed Mumuni charged with


support for Islamic State and attempted murder

of FBI Agent Fareed Mumuni lived in Staten Island, New York Fareed Mumuni supporter ISIS Munther Omar Saleh supporter ISIS Fareed Mumuni conspired with Munther Omar Saleh

Samuel Rahamin Topaz charged with

attempting to travel to join ISIS, attempted

conspiracy to provide material support for

Islamic State Samuel Rahamin Topaz had conversations with Munther Omar Saleh Samuel Rahamin Topaz had conversations with Fareed Mumuni Samuel Rahamin Topaz had conversations with Alaa Saadeh Samuel Rahamin Topaz lived in New Jersey Alaa Saadeh drew interest from ISIS propaganda Alaa Saadeh lived in New Jersey Alaa Saadeh brother of Nader Saadeh Nader Saadeh drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Nader Saadeh charged with

conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist

group Nader Saadeh lived in Rutherford, New Jersey Amir Said Abdul Rahman Al-Ghazi lived in North Olmsted, Ohio

Amir Said Abdul Rahman Al-Ghazi charged with

attempted to provide support to Islamic State

(ISIS) Amir Said Abdul Rahman Al-Ghazi supporter ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi head of/leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi born in Samarra, Iraq Justin Nojan Sullivan lived in North Carolina


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Justin Nojan Sullivan planned to

carry out attack that would wipe out

hundreds and kill parents

Justin Nojan Sullivan supporter ISIS

Justin Nojan Sullivan charged with providing material

support for ISIS Abdurasul Juraboev supporter ISIS

Abdurasul Juraboev planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad Akhror Saidakhmetov supporter ISIS

Akhror Saidakhmetov planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad Abror Habibov supporter ISIS Abror Habibov conspired with Abdurasul Juraboev Abror Habibov conspired with Akhror Saidakhmetov Abdurasul Juraboev conspired with Akhror Saidakhmetov Abdurasul Juraboev conspired with Abror Habibov Christopher Cornell supporter ISIS

Christopher Cornell planned to

attack the U.S. Capitol - using explosives and automatic weapons

Christopher Cornell supporter of Anwar al-Awlaki Christopher Cornell contacted ISIS Fighters Christopher Cornell lived in Green Township, Ohio Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud supporter of ISIS Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud supporter of Jabhat al Nusra Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud planned to

attack military base in Texas

Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud lived in Columbus, Ohio Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud traveled to Syria Jonas Edmonds cousin of Hasan Edmonds Hasan Edmonds conspired with Jonas Edmonds

Hasan Edmonds planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Jonas Edmonds planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Hasan Edmonds planned to attack Joliet Armory

(National Guard Base)

Jonas Edmonds planned to attack Joliet Armory

(National Guard Base)


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Noelle Velentzas conspired with Asia Siddiqui Noelle Velentzas roomates with Asia Siddiqui

Noelle Velentzas planned to

attack law enforcement and U.S. government &

Military Facilities

Asia Siddiqui planned to

attack law enforcement and U.S. government &

Military Facilities Asia Siddiqui had conversations with Samir Khan Noelle Velentzas researched how to make explosives Asia Siddiqui researched how to make explosives Noelle Velentzas friends with Tairod Pugh

Tairod Pugh planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad Tairod Pugh was a Air Force Mechanic Tairod Pugh researched ISIS propaganda Tairod Pugh lived in Neptune, New Jersey Noelle Velentzas lived in Brooklyn, New York Asia Siddiqui lived in Brooklyn, New York

John T. Booker planned to detonate car bomb at

Fort Riley Military Base John T. Booker lived in Topeka, Kansas John T. Booker enlisted U.S. Military Alexander Blair friends with John T. Booker

Alexander Blair knew of John T. Booker plan of

attack Alexander Blair shared views with John T. Booker Alexander Blair lived in Topeka, Kansas Miguel Moran Diaz supporter of ISIS Miguel Moran Diaz was a Lone Wolf Alexander Ciccolo supporter of ISIS

Alexander Ciccolo planned to

use pressure cooker bombs in college cafeteria or bar

Alexander Ciccolo lived in Boston, Massachusetts Harlem Suarez supporter of ISIS

Harlem Suarez planned to blow up a beach in Key

West, Florida Joshua Ryne Goldberg supporter ISIS

Joshua Ryne Goldberg distributed explosives, destructive

devices Joshua Ryne Goldberg supporter of Nadir Soofi Joshua Ryne Goldberg supporter of Elton Simpson


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Joshua Ryne Goldberg lived in Melbourne, Australia Unknown Teenager supporter ISIS Unknown Teenager researched bomb making Unknown Teenager planned to attack Pope Francis

Unknown Teenager charged with


support for Islamic State Faisal Mohammad supporter of ISIS

Faisal Mohammad attacked a classroom stabbing

four people Faisal Mohammad was a Lone Wolf Faisal Mohammad was self-radicalized Faisal Mohammad drew interest from ISIS propaganda Joshua Ryne Goldberg drew interest from ISIS propaganda Alexander Ciccolo drew interest from ISIS propaganda Miguel Moran Diaz drew interest from ISIS propaganda Tairod Pugh drew interest from ISIS propaganda Abdirahman Sheikh Mohamud drew interest from ISIS propaganda Hasan Edmonds drew interest from ISIS propaganda Jonas Edmonds drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Syed Rizwan Farook attacked Inland Regional Center -

San Bernardino, CA

Tashfeen Malik attacked Inland Regional Center -

San Bernardino, CA Syed Rizwan Farook was married to Tashfeen Malik Tashfeen Malik supporter of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Tashfeen Malik pledged allegiance to ISIS Syed Rizwan Farook was Self-radicalized

Syed Rizwan Farook used

semi-automatic rifles and handguns during

attack

Tashfeen Malik used

semi-automatic rifles and handguns during

attack Enrique Marquez supporter of ISIS Enrique Marquez drew interest from ISIS propaganda Enrique Marquez neighbor of Syed Rizwan Farook Enrique Marquez neighbor of Tashfeen Malik Enrique Marquez friends with Syed Rizwan Farook Enrique Marquez supporter of Anwar al-Awlaki Syed Rizwan Farook supporter of Anwar al-Awlaki Tashfeen Malik supporter of Anwar al-Awlaki


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Syed Rizwan Farook drew interest from ISIS propaganda Tashfeen Malik drew interest from ISIS propaganda Enrique Marquez gave weapons to Tashfeen Malik Enrique Marquez gave weapons to Syed Rizwan Farook Mohamed Elshinawy supporter of ISIS Mohamed Elshinawy lived in Baltimore, Maryland Mohamed Elshinawy received money from Islamic State Operatives

Mohamed Elshinawy was going to use money to launch

attack on U.S. soil

Mohamed Elshinawy friends with unknown childhood

friend Emanuel Lutchman supporter of ISIS Emanuel Lutchman had conversations with ISIS Fighter Emanuel Lutchman pledged allegiance Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Emanuel Lutchman planned to attack New York city on

New Years Eve Emanuel Lutchman was a Lone Wolf Mufid A Elfgeeh supporter of ISIS

Mufid A Elfgeeh charged with providing material

support for ISIS Mufid A Elfgeeh lived in Rochester, New York

Mufid A Elfgeeh planned to kill U.S. Troops that

served in Iraq

Mufid A Elfgeeh planned to use semi-automatic

handguns in an attack Nihad Rosic supporter of ISIS NIhad Rosic sent money Islamic State Operatives Nihad Rosic sent military supplies Islamic State Operatives Nihad Rosic conspired with Ramiz Zijad Hodzic Nihad Rosic conspired with Sedina Unkic Hodzic Ramiz Zijad Hodzic husband of Sedina Unkic Hodzic Sedina Unkic Hodzic wife of Ramiz Zijad Hodzic

Nihad Rosic planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Nihad Rosic conspired with Armin Harcevic Nihad Rosic conspired with Mediha Medy Salkicevic Nihad Rosic conspired with Jasminka Ramic

Sedina Unkic Hodzic charged with providing material

support for ISIS

Ramiz Zijad Hodzic charged with providing material

support for ISIS

Armin Harcevic charged with providing material

support for ISIS


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Mediha Medy Salkicevic charged with providing material

support for ISIS

Jasminka Ramic charged with providing material

support for ISIS

Nihad Rosic charged with providing material

support for ISIS Nihad Rosic lived in Utica, New York Ramiz Zijad Hodzic sent military supplies Islamic State Operatives Sedina Unkic Hodzic sent military supplies Islamic State Operatives Armin Harcevic sent money Islamic State Operatives Dilkhayot Kasimov supporter of ISIS Dilkhayot Kasimov conspired with Abror Habibov Dilkhayot Kasimov conspired with Akhror Saidakhmetov

Dilkhayot Kasimov helped fund Akhror Saidakhmetov to

travel to join ISIL

Abror Habibov helped fund Akhror Saidakhmetov to

travel to join ISIL

Dilkhayot Kasimov charged with


group Dilkhayot Kasimov lived in Brooklyn, New York Arafat M. Nagi supporter of ISIS Arafat M. Nagi lived in Lackawanna, New York

Arafat M. Nagi charged with providing material

support for ISIS Arafat M. Nagi pledged allegiance Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Arafat M. Nagi traveled to Turkey to help Islamic

State

Ali Saleh charged with providing material

support for ISIS Ali Saleh lived in Queens, New York

Ali Saleh planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Ali Saleh had conversations on twitter with ISIS Fighter

Abdiwali Nur supporter of ISIS Abdiwali Nur conspired with Abdullahi Yusuf

Abdiwali Nur charged with


group

Abdullahi Yusuf charged with conspiracy and seeking

to provide material


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support to terrorist group

Abdiwali Nur lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Abdullahi Yusuf lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Abdiwali Nur planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad H.M. supporter of ISIS

H.M. traveled to Turkey to help Islamic

State H.M. lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota H.M. had conversations with Abdullahi Yusuf

Abdiwali Nur planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad Yusra Ismail supporter of ISIS

Yusra Ismail charged with stealing a passport to

travel to Syria Yusra Ismail lived in St. Paul, Minnesota Yusra Ismail traveled to Syria Hamza Naj Ahmed supporter of ISIS

Hamza Naj Ahmed planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad

Hamza Naj Ahmed charged with providing material

support for ISIS Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Abdullahi Yusuf Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Abdiwali Nur

Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman

Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Adnan Farah Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Hanad Mustafe Musse Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Guled Ali Omar Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Abdirahman Yasin Daud

Hamza Naj Ahmed conspired with Mohamed Abdihamid

Farah

Abdullahi Yusuf charged with


group

Abdiwali Nur charged with


group

Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman charged with


group


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Adnan Farah charged with


group

Hanad Mustafe Musse charged with


group

Guled Ali Omar charged with


group

Abdirahman Yasin Daud charged with


group

Mohamed Abdihamid Farah charged with


group Hamza Naj Ahmed lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Abdullahi Yusuf lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Abdiwali Nur lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Adnan Farah lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Hanad Mustafe Musse lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Guled Ali Omar lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Abdirahman Yasin Daud lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Mohamed Abdihamid Farah lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota Abdullahi Yusuf supporter of ISIS Abdiwali Nur supporter of ISIS Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman supporter of ISIS Adnan Farah supporter of ISIS Hanad Mustafe Musse supporter of ISIS Guled Ali Omar supporter of ISIS Abdirahman Yasin Daud supporter of ISIS Mohamed Abdihamid Farah supporter of ISIS Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame supporter of ISIS Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame lived in Eagen, Minnesota Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame charged with

conspiracy and seeking to provide material


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Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame planned to

travel to ISIS controlled territory

Guled Ali Omar leader of Minnesota ISIS Cell Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame had conversations with Guled Ali Omar Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame conspired with Guled Ali Omar Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame gave money to Adnan Farah Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame became leader of Minnesota ISIS Cell

Guled Ali Omar appointed leader Abdirizak Mohamed

Warsame

Guled Ali Omar planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame contacted

H.K. (known ISIL Member)

Adnan Farah planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame had conversations with Abdiwali Nur Abdirizak Mohamed Warsame conspired with Abdiwali Nur Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton supporter of ISIS Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton contacted ISIS Fighters Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton charged with

making terroristic threats

Abdul Raheem Habil Ali-Skelton was a Lone Wolf Nicholas Teausant supporter of ISIS Nicholas Teausant lived in Acampo, California

Nicholas Teausant charged with


group

Nicholas Teausant instagram name Assad Teausant

bigolsmurf Nicholas Teausant ask.com name assadthelion Nicholas Teausant gave money to Islamic State Operatives Nicholas Teausant drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Nicholas Teausant planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory


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Nicholas Teausant planned to kill his mother Nicholas Teausant planned to kill his father Nicholas Teausant was a lone wolf Adam Dandach supporter of ISIS

Adam Dandach planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Adam Dandach charged with


group Adam Dandach was a lone Wolf

Adam Dandach lived in Orange County,

California Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati supporter of ISIS Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati lived in San Diego, California

Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati charged with

making false statements about support for ISIS

and members Mohamad Saeed Kodaimati traveled to Syria Muhanad Badawi supporter of ISIS Muhanad Badawi conspired with Nader Elhuzayel

Nader Elhuzayel planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Nader Elhuzayel supporter of Elton Simpson Muhanad Badawi lived in Anaheim, California Nader Elhuzayel lived in Anaheim, California Mohammed Hamzah Khan supporter of ISIS

Mohammed Hamzah Khan planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Mohammed Hamzah Khan charged with


group Mohammed Hamzah Khan lived in Bolingbrook, Illinois Mohammed Hamzah Khan was a lone Wolf Heather Elizabeth Coffman supporter of ISIS

Heather Elizabeth Coffman planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad Heather Elizabeth Coffman was a lone Wolf Heather Elizabeth Coffman lived in Richmond, Virginia Joseph Hassan Farrokh supporter of ISIS Joseph Hassan Farrokh lived in Woodbridge, Virginia

Joseph Hassan Farrokh planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory


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Joseph Hassan Farrokh conspired with Mahmoud Amin

Mohamed Elhassan

Joseph Hassan Farrokh charged with providing material

support for ISIS Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan charged with

providing material support for ISIS

Mahmoud Amin Mohamed Elhassan lived in Woodbridge, Virginia Akba Jihad Jordan supporter of ISIS Avin Marsalis Brown supporter of ISIS

Akba Jihad Jordan charged with


group

Avin Marsalis Brown charged with


group Akba Jihad Jordan conspired with Avin Marsalis Brown Akba Jihad Jordan lived in Raleigh, North Carolina Avin Marsalis Brown lived in Raleigh, North Carolina

Akba Jihad Jordan planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Avin Marsalis Brown planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Avin Marsalis Brown had conversations with ISIS Fighter Donald Ray Morgan supporter of ISIS

Donald Ray Morgan lived in Rowan County, North

Carolina

Donald Ray Morgan planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Donald Ray Morgan charged with


group Donald Ray Morgan pledged allegiance Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Donald Ray Morgan drew interest from ISIS propaganda Michael Todd Wolfe supporter of ISIS

Michael Todd Wolfe planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Michael Todd Wolfe conspired with Rahatul Ashikim Khan Rahtul Ashikim Khan recruited jihadi fighters Michael Todd Wolfe drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Michael Todd Wolfe charged with conspiracy and seeking

to provide material


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Rahtul Ashikim Khan charged with


group Bilal Abood supporter of ISIS Bilal Abood traveled to Syria Bilal Abood was a Translator for U.S. Army Bilal Abood drew interest from ISIS propaganda Bilal Abood lived in Mesquite, Texas Bilal Abood pledged allegiance Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Asher Abid Khan supporter of ISIS

Asher Abid Khan charged with


group

Asher Abid Khan planned to travel to Turkey then to

Syria to wage Jihad Asher Abid Khan had conversations with S.R.G. Asher Abid Khan conspired with S.R.G. Asher Abid Khan lived in Spring, Texas Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan supporter of ISIS

Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan charged with


group Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan lived in Houston, Texas

Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan conspired with Aws Mohammed Younis

Al-Jayab

Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab charged with


group Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab wanted to train

Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan

Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab drew interest from ISIS propaganda Omar Faraj Saeed Al Hardan drew interest from ISIS propaganda Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab lived in Sacramento, California Safya Roe Yassin supporter of ISIS Safya Roe Yassin lived in Buffalo, Missouri

Safya Roe Yassin charged with communicating violence

over the internet


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Safya Roe Yassin disseminated ISIS propaganda Terrence McNeil supporter of ISIS Terrence McNeil lived in Akron, Ohio Terrence McNeil drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Terrence McNeil charged with solicitation of crime of violence for ISIS posts

Terrence McNeil pledged allegiance to ISIS through social

media Terrence McNeil was a lone Wolf Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad supporter of ISIS Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad lived in East Lansing, Michigan Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad planned to


Al-Hamzah Mohammad Jawad was a lone Wolf Khalil Abu-Rayyan supporter of ISIS Khalil Abu-Rayyan lived in Dearborn, Michigan

Khalil Abu-Rayyan planned to shoot up a Detroit

church Khalil Abu-Rayyan drew interest from ISIS propaganda Khalil Abu-Rayyan was a lone Wolf Keonna Thomas supporter of ISIS

Keonna Thomas planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Keonna Thomas had conversations with ISIS Fighter

Keonna Thomas lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz supporter of ISIS

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz lived in Harrisburg,

Pennsylvania

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz charged with


group

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz posted radical ideas on social

media Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz disseminated ISIS propaganda Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz had conversations with ISIS Fighters

Jalil Ibn Ameer Aziz helped plan means to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal supporter of ISIS


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Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal charged with


group Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal helped plan means to


Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal posted

radical ideas on social media

Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal drew interest from ISIS propaganda Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal lived in Avondale, Arizona Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal had conversations with

CC-1 (NY College Student)

Jaelyn Delshaun Young supporter of ISIS Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla supporter of ISIS

Jaelyn Delshaun Young conspired with Muhammad Oda

Dakhlalla

Jaelyn Delshaun Young charged with


group

Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla charged with


group

Jaelyn Delshaun Young planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Jaelyn Delshaun Young lived in Starkville, Missouri Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla lived in Starkville, Missouri Joshua Ray Van Haften supporter of ISIS Joshua Ray Van Haften lived in Madison, Wisconsin

Joshua Ray Van Haften charged with


group

Joshua Ray Van Haften posted radical ideas on social

media Joshua Ray Van Haften drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Joshua Ray Van Haften traveled to Turkey to help Islamic

State Joshua Ray Van Haften was a lone Wolf Joshua Ray Van Haften had conversations with ISIS Fighters


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Leon Nathan Davis supporter of ISIS Leon Nathan Davis lived in Augusta, Georgia

Leon Nathan Davis planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Leon Nathan Davis charged with


group Leon Nathan Davis was a lone Wolf Leon Nathan Davis drew interest from ISIS propaganda Daniel Seth Franey supporter of ISIS Daniel Seth Franey drew interest from ISIS propaganda

Daniel Seth Franey planned to attack law enforcement and military personnal

Daniel Seth Franey was a lone Wolf

Daniel Seth Franey planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory Daniel Seth Franey charged with illegal use of firearms Daniel Seth Franey lived in Montesano, Washington Shannon Maureeen Conley supporter of ISIS Shannon Maureeen Conley lived in Denver, Colorado Shannon Maureeen Conley had conversations with ISIS Fighter

Shannon Maureeen Conley planned to travel to ISIS controlled

territory

Shannon Maureeen Conley charged with


group Shannon Maureeen Conley became engaged to ISIS Fighter Shannon Maureeen Conley supporter of Anwar al-Awlaki


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