Islamic State ‘Kill Lists’ Target Average American Civilians
by EDWIN MORA
BreitBart.com
11 May 2016
Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) supporters are disseminating ‘kill lists’ that contain the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of ordinary American citizens, reports the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
“A list distributed late last month contained the names of more than 2,000 New Yorkers, while another listed about 1,500 Texans,” notes the report.
The list was published on April 20 by United Cyber Caliphate, described as a person or entity that supports ISIS. It was first distributed via the Telegram encrypted messaging service and it then spread onto Twitter, the Journal learned from counterterrorism officials.
Citing those officials, WSJ reports, “Many of the 3,500 names on the list were duplicates, and officials believe the true number of people on it was closer to 2,000.”
Unlike other “kill lists” distributed by ISIS on social media platforms, the most recent one includes information on Americans with no known connection to the U.S. government or military, officials reportedly said.
“That development is sparking a debate among counterterrorism officials about whether the government should keep notifying all the individuals identified,” notes the Journal. “While ISIS has distributed kill lists for more than a year — typically over Twitter and other social-media platforms — officials say such lists are increasing greatly in size and have moved from targeting dozens of military or government officials at a time to thousands of ordinary citizens.”
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