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1/ Kurdish online ISIS hunters set up twitter account pretending to be UK girl wishing 2join ISIS in Syria.
Dutch ISIS supporter fell for it. They shared DMs, naughty pics, got plane ticket. He revealed identity, got arrested.
I met ISIS hunter &saw DMs!
Dutch ISIS supporter fell for it. They shared DMs, naughty pics, got plane ticket. He revealed identity, got arrested.
I met ISIS hunter &saw DMs!
2/ Plan of Kurdish online ISIS hunters was as follows:
- Create twitter account.
- Pretend to be female living in UK who hates West &wants to move to ISIS territory .
- Actively approach known jihadi accounts.
- Hope jihadists fall for trap &reveal identity.
- Call authorities.
- Create twitter account.
- Pretend to be female living in UK who hates West &wants to move to ISIS territory .
- Actively approach known jihadi accounts.
- Hope jihadists fall for trap &reveal identity.
- Call authorities.
3/ At least one jihadist fell for the honey trap. His name was Mohamed Ghorshid, notorious ISIS supporter from the Dutch city of Maastricht.
Ghorshid was convicted in 2013 for trying to travel to Syria. He was active on twitter under the name: Salahaddin al Kurdi.
@akhbar
Ghorshid was convicted in 2013 for trying to travel to Syria. He was active on twitter under the name: Salahaddin al Kurdi.
@akhbar
4/ As both ISIS supporter and ISIS hunters are of Kurdish descent, the ISIS hunters really took it personal.
"To us he's a traitor, a scum," said 1of the hunters to me, "He doesnt only want to commit crimes but also smear good name of Kurdish community. We had to do something."
"To us he's a traitor, a scum," said 1of the hunters to me, "He doesnt only want to commit crimes but also smear good name of Kurdish community. We had to do something."
5/ First Ghorshid was reluctant to communicate via DM with the (fake) female ISIS-supporter.
She kept on saying how she hated UK &wanted to go to ISIS in Syria. After a while Ghorshid started to loosen up. Some trust was built. They "talked" via DM for several months.
@akhbar
She kept on saying how she hated UK &wanted to go to ISIS in Syria. After a while Ghorshid started to loosen up. Some trust was built. They "talked" via DM for several months.
@akhbar
6/ After trust was established, the (fake) ISIS woman sent a picture of herself to Ghorshid.
Also pic of sexy dress she wanted to buy. Check this DM of their conversation.
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Also pic of sexy dress she wanted to buy. Check this DM of their conversation.
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7/ In a DM, Khorshid even sent a picture of himself to the (fake) ISIS-woman. He wrote: "Sorry for that face I slept only few hours..."
@akhbar
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8/ Then Ghorshid and (fake) ISIS-woman decide to travel to ISIS territory in Syria/Iraq. They will meet in Rome, Italy. Plan is to marry.
Ghorshid buys plane ticket for Rome & shares it with her.
Kurds contact Dutch authorities. Ghorshid gets arrested.
@akhbar
Ghorshid buys plane ticket for Rome & shares it with her.
Kurds contact Dutch authorities. Ghorshid gets arrested.
@akhbar
9/ Ghorshid was in &out of jail in Holland.
2013 sentenced for attempt to travel to Syria.
2015-2017 imprisoned after he tried to join ISIS in Syria/Iraq.
2018 arrested after his name came up in investigation into double murder by jihadists in SAfrica.
He's currently in jail.
2013 sentenced for attempt to travel to Syria.
2015-2017 imprisoned after he tried to join ISIS in Syria/Iraq.
2018 arrested after his name came up in investigation into double murder by jihadists in SAfrica.
He's currently in jail.
10/ For the morning crowd, please go through this thread of mine to learn the story of a Kurdish group who lured a Dutch ISIS supporter by setting up a twitter account pretending to be a UK woman wishing to join ISIS in Syria.
