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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
Disclaimer: Fair Use Notice. This presentation may contain copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. This information has been utilized to advance their understanding of threat activities in the interest of protecting the citizens and/or the national security of the United States. It is understood that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law
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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.
PictureprovidedbyClarionProject
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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
26
• 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.
10 See note 8
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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"
Google Clicked link from washington post "Islamic States
inroads to America"
Google Clicked link from washington post "Islamic States
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
attempt and conspiracy to provide material
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
attempt and conspiracy to provide material
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Abdiwali Nur charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Zacharia Yusuf Abdurahman charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
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Adnan Farah charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Hanad Mustafe Musse charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Guled Ali Omar charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Abdirahman Yasin Daud charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Mohamed Abdihamid Farah charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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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support to terrorist group
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Avin Marsalis Brown charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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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support to terrorist group
Rahtul Ashikim Khan charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
travel to ISIS controlled territory
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group Ahmed Mohammed El Gammal helped plan means to
travel to ISIS controlled territory
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group
Muhammad Oda Dakhlalla charged with
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
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
conspiracy and seeking to provide material support to terrorist
group Shannon Maureeen Conley became engaged to ISIS Fighter Shannon Maureeen Conley supporter of Anwar al-Awlaki
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