Interview by Jaime Ortega at The Daily Journalist with Ian Bach.

Interview by Jaime Ortega with Ian Bach Original Post (click here) at The Daily Journalist.com

1) Abu Sayyaf was killed a few days ago, how will that affect ISI operations in IRAQ and Syria?

Leadership kills have little effect on overall effectiveness of ISIS as a fighting unit. But if we get lucky then we may get some power struggles, and we need to try to instigate and promote any in cohesion in their units.

2)  ISIL just captured Ramadi, and are trying to expel Syrian Armed Forces from Palmyra what message does that send to the those countries that support logistically and militarily govern by Haider Al-Abadi and Al-Assad?

Ramadi was a bit of a surprise to me. I expect many in the MIl and Intel communities felt that same, but it should not have been. For sure there was insufficient preparations to thwart the advances.
Palmyra is a sticky one. Syria wants this and if this was occupied by coalition forces Assad would need to fight or bargain with those forces who take Palmyra whether they are ISIS or Coalition forces.  ATM I have heard ISIS say because no Icons they are not planing to destroy Palmyra. This maybe a stall as they do not have the man power ATM to destroy the city and hold it militarily also. I except to see Syrian Gov Forces re-take Palmyra. If coalition forces took Palmyra it would be a game changer as this is the route for Syrian Gov forces to the East. For now ISIS will likely Tax Syrian Gov for the use of the Roads to the East.

3) If ISIL theoretically defeated Assad’s Syrian Armed Forces, and controlled mayor cities in Syria, will Jabat-Al-Nusra oppose an Islamic Caliphate governed by Al-Baghdadi? Would they fight each other, despite greeting their rhetorical alliance combating western forces?

Yes They will be fighting each other and I would expect they will fight each other before any ‘real’ assaults on Syrian Gov held areas. While advances against Syrian Gov areas are great for public relations it has been al Nusra who has made most of the gains on Assad. ISIS controls some electrical, oil, and water commodities they sell to Syria’s regime. So yes ISIS will be fighting al Nusra more and more. Their mentalities and also recent bad blood between the two is most likely the thing that will keep them from working together.
The Wahhabi mentality is found in both ISIS and al Qaeda (al Nusra) however al Qaeda views the world much different, and their future goals are also opposed to each others. There is some similarities but  the differences are what keeps them apart.

4) The US, and NATO, have financially supported Kurdish Pashmerga Troops, to help fight against ISIL in Iraq and Syria, but without ground troops are western forces doing enough?

The support US, NATO, Germany, Italy have helped the Kurds with small arms. but very little 
medium arms, and no heavy arms. The support is so slim and lacking that ammunition is used very sparsely. Also the West has not given enough support to the Sunni militias and they are not getting what they are suppose to get from the Iraqi Gov. US gives weapons/money to Iraqi Gov but can not give it directly to militias, Sunnis, Shia, or even the Kurds. Most of the weapons Kurds have are from Germany and Italy.
I am not sure the world, US, or EU Gov’s want US troops to go in boots on the ground. But the citizens of the west are a majority opposed. I think we all know this must be done with local forces. Foreign forces would most likely fuel the ISIS fire. I know ISIS and al Qaeda would love to see the west set boots on the ground. ISIS and AQI recruitment would skyrocket. Many in the West are blind to that fact.
I think the best thing the West can do is support the forces fighting against ISIS (including Kurds, Sunni, Christian, and Shia with heavy weapons. Personally I am against any support for anti Assad military missions. The approval rating for Assad in Gov Held areas is 90% and 50% in rebel held areas. 500,000 Syrian Gov military and another 250.000 National Defense Forces. The west of Syria has spoken loud and clear. The problem is the Western Nations are not listening.
The west’s mission for 2015 is train more ‘moderate rebels’. However these are not fresh soldiers. This is to give a current rebel an Ak-47, some camouflaged uniform, boots and a couple months training in Qatar and Jordan. Vetting is done in Jordan and Turkey. Then call the FSA? The FSA is not an effective movement, it is a makeshift, a ragtag team of loosely connected groups many of whom hate each other.
Their was over 12 main groups in the FSA, now it is maybe 5? only a year later? Many went to fight for the Syrian Gov, many went to Nusra’s Front, and some went to ISIS. This helped ISIS a Lot, it gave them access to US and EU advanced weapons including the famous TOW anti tank missiles.

5) There is intelligence suggesting Recep Erdogan is supporting ISIL, with the help of Intra-Secret/Service-Intelligence in Pakistan because of their former ties with Saddam’s Bathist party who is entwined with ISIL fighting Kurds. Is this possible?

I think Erdogan is playing and working with many nefarious characters. It is well documented that ISIS has been getting free medical services in Turkey, ISIS smuggles oil out via Turkey, so there must be some appeasement on Turkeys behalf to allow this, but it clearly is more orchestrated than what we are allowed to know and realize. Erdogan’s actions jailing,  Kurdish Journalists, bans on wearing PKK uniforms, or Kurdish Flags makes it clear how Erdogan feels about the Kurds. I am worried that Erdogan will at a minimum take over Rojava in Northern Syria.
I have not seen any actual evidence yet of Paki -ISI working with ISIS. It is possible elements within ISI is working with ISIS. But it maybe for a variety of reasons. There is for Sure Wahhabi followers within ISI. So it is just as likely that there is some at least sympathetic towards ISIS since both have Wahhabi roots and a Large Saudi backing. This is one reason ISI maybe have faction working with ISIS secret agencies love money they can make off the books for their most black programs. So for money, beliefs, and/or politics, and a variety of other factors may lure ISI to assist ISIS.

6) Is their a race between Al-Qaeda and ISIL to regain more regional power in the Middle East? The control of Libya is not only ISIL’s target, but also Al-Qaeda’s?

Libya is a GIANT nation with a lot of oil and minerals. So yes anyone would love to own Libya. As far as a race, sure we see the race. But al Qaeda is more patent and calculated. They will look for end result, delivery message. However one could argue that if ISIS gets Libya first al Qaeda will still have a win. The Top leadership of ISIS still have their al Qaeda ties.

7) Is there any other group outside of ISIL and Al-Qaeda who can present a serious hazard to western targets like the US or Europe?

The Chechen are a serious threat and this past year working with Anonymous a little in the online fight vs ISIS & AQ I have learned their online capabilities are based in Chechnya and some say the Saudi’s have told Putin flat out the Chechen’s work for them and if Putin didn’t stop helping Syria they would let the Chechen’s lose. Some say that is who killed the reporter that Putin got blame for the reporters death. So you can see they obviously have very smart IT people and strategists.
Also Muslim Jihad movements in SE Asia are still leery of AQ and ISIS. So the big 3 is ISIS, the various AQ, and the Chechen. Groups like those in SE Asia and even the Taliban are only concerned with local attacks not global wars. The Muslim Brotherhood is also dangerous but mostly in North Africa to Turkey
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8) Democracy does not to suit well the Middle East, is it perhaps because politics will never take over religion? Is western democracy an illusion to reach in the Middle East?

Sure, western style democracy does not fit well in the ME. However even the US is having growing pains in the democracy department also. They need electoral finance reform desperately, and an end to a bi-party system. It would also effect their global standing in a positive way. But separation of state and religion is the best path forward for the Middle East. But it will likely be a long road.

9) A lot of children seem to adopt religious radicalism with danger. Will the hate towards the west ever change the minds of these Middle Eastern children, of is frantic radicalization a process that cannot be achieved by democracy?

Democracy will not end radicalization of youth. The number one thing that spreads radicalization of youth is disenfranchisement. With no job and no prospects for any real normal future many turn to radical views. ISIS and AQ and others like Muslim Brotherhood have very savvy Media Wings. We need to counter the media blitz, and change the conversation, before we can change the outcome. Perhaps winning the Media War vs Jihadist is the first step !!!

10) History has shown that in 1258 the brutal seizure of Mongols in Baghdad, gave lasting peaceful effects in the region up to 200 years. We have adopted democracy, but an Iron fist seems to be a better alternative to the sectarian violence shown in the Middle East. Has the issue of extermination, historically seen in 12th century by mongol troops ever been presented in congress as an alternative to defeat global Yihadist to secure national and international interest worldwide?    

You have a good point there.  The dictators seem to be much better at creating secular nations that are safe for any religion, or ethnic group. I was disappointed that the West did not view the actions of Sisi in a better light. Morsi the Muslim Brotherhood and his call for Sharia law in Egypt was nuts. I cheered for Sisi and the military and still do.

- Will the issue of extermination be seriously examined only after another 9-11 strikes the United States?  

There has been many exterminations of ethnic groups, the Mongols, Assyrian, the Great, Romans, Crusaders, Muslim, Christian, and on and on.
I do expect there will be another 9-11 style attack on USA but I do not think that will cause them to think about past exterminations. Their first thought will be who did it and how can we attack them back?

11) What is the best solution to resolve the Yihadist problem, considering history shows brutal retaliation tames radicals, whereas democracy flaws to give the same results?

I do think the Jihadist movement will be with us for at least another 20-40 years. It will die a slow death. The names of the groups will change with time. Their leaders will come and go. But in the end it will become passe. Perhaps the best way forward is to fight ISIS and AQ mentality in the Media. We need to win the Media War before we can win the fight against ISIS and AQ.

The Threat Posed by Islamic State ISIS – Dr. David Kilcullen Aussie Counterinsurgency Expert

David Kilcullen: It’s different in three major ways. Firstly, it is much bigger and more militarily capable than al-Qaida ever was. It has tanks, it has helicopters, it’s got very large numbers of artillery pieces, it’s got more than 30,000 fighters, so it’s significantly larger and more militarily capable. Secondly, it controls about a third of Iraq and about a third of Syria, including a network of very connected cities, economic installations that make it about between $2 million and $3 million a day in terms of revenue, and it’s really building a significant territorial state in the Middle East, which is something that al-Qaida was never able to do. Thirdly, and, actually, I think most importantly for people in Australia and New Zealand, it’s having a very significant reinvigorating effect on regional groups in South-east Asia, in Africa and the Middle East. That’s really taking us back almost to square one in terms of re-energizing a global jihad against the West. So I think all those three things adding up together, it’s really a very, very significant threat that’s somewhat larger than what we’ve really ever seen from al-Qaida.

Lisa Owen: Now, you were in Iraq with General Petraeus and helped to mastermind the troop surge there. That seemed to bring a level of stability, so why do you think we now find ourselves in this mess that we’re in?

Well, it’s actually very simple. There are two reasons, and you’re right, we did successfully stabilize Iraq, and we successfully destroyed al-Qaida in Iraq, which is the predecessor organization to ISIS, down to the point where it had less than 5 percent of its fighters left. But then the first reason is we pulled out too quickly. We essentially cut the cord and left at the end of 2011 and put the Iraqis in a position where a lot of the deals that were put in place as part of stabilizing Iraq between 2007 and 2010 just weren’t followed through on, and different parties in Iraq felt that the others weren’t acting in good faith, and the whole deal really fell apart, and that’s allowed the re-invigoration of ISIS. The second very significant reason is the Syrian civil war. So even though we had gotten ISIS down to a shadow of its former self, when the war broke out in Syria and lots of different groups turned against the Assad regime, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, at that time the head of ISIS, sent a number of his fighters into Syria to join that fight. And by their success on the ground against the Syrians, they’ve generated a lot of support within Syria. So we’ve seen two big groups—

Can we now say looking at this that the West’s intervention in Iraq was a failure?

No, I think that if you do something and it works and then you stop doing and things go bad, that means that what you did was working, not not working. What I think it tells us is that our whole approach since 9/11, which has essentially been to pick the most dangerous military aspect of Islamic jihadism worldwide and focus military effort on that has been short-sighted. And I’m worried that we’re about to make the same mistake again by switching targets from al-Qaida to ISIS, which is the next, sort of, crocodile to the canoe, if you like, instead of sitting back a little bit and saying, ‘What is it about these groups that makes them so appealing to people in our own societies, and how can we deal with that threat without, in the process, turning our own countries into police states?’ I think that’s really the question that everyone needs to be engaging on now. The military bit is important, but it’s not the forefront.

Okay, I want to come to that a bit later, but I’m wondering – is it now time to start thinking about a radical rejig in Iraq? Do we need three separate states there – Sunni, Shiites? You know, do we need to be thinking about that direction?

I think actually that ship has sailed. We’re already looking at a de facto soft partition, if you like, of Iraq into a sort of south-eastern part of the country that’s really dominated heavily by Iran and is controlled by the Shia majority government in Baghdad and then a Kurdish regional government that now includes not only northern Iraq but significant parts of Syria, and then you’ve got this sort of vacuum in the western part of the country where ISIS is currently. And it’s still a little bit unclear what the future of that part of Iraq is going to be, but I think the chance that it’s ever going to be a one single unified country again is really a bit of a fantasy at this point.

Okay, so let’s go back to the first principle question, then – should we, the West, be getting involved in this at all now?

I do think we need to be getting involved, and the reason I say that is because the reason that a significant number of people are joining Islamic State from our own societies is because they want to be part of something that’s successful, that’s world historic, that seems to be making a significant difference. And one of the most important things we can do to limit that recruitment is to, sort of, take the shine off the Islamic State. Does that mean we should be invading and occupying and trying to restabilise Iraq? Absolutely not. So I think it’s a question of how much is enough in terms of military effort to really set back Islamic State as this attractive thing that people are turning to. But, you know, that’s only part of the issue, as I said. There’s a lot of other stuff that needs to happen in our own societies that, in my view, is actually more important.

Yeah, so looking at the military effort, then – what do we need to do? You’ve been critical, I think, of the air strikes – the level of air strikes. Do we need boots on the ground? What do you see as the way forward?

I think that the way forward has been relatively well set in terms of the tactics of it, which is that we’re going to provide advisers, probably a limited number of special forces for raiding and targeting of high-value targets and then people to designate air strikes and control air power. So it is boots on the ground, but it’s not independent combat units. The main Australia, New Zealand, UK effort here is going to be in training Iraqis and possibly Syrians to take the fight directly to ISIS, but that’s going to be a matter of months, possibly years before those guys are ready to do that. Then—

But who exactly are they training, though? Because there are a lot of commentators that are saying, say, for example, the Iraqi army is in complete disarray and has fallen apart. So who exactly are they training?

That’s not actually a good understanding of what’s going on with the Iraqi military. The Iraqi special operations forces and a number of the Iraqi combat units are actually in pretty good shape. The problem is that over the intervening period since 2011, a lot of the leadership were weeded out and replaced with in some cases corrupt, in other cases sort of politically connected people who were much more interested in the politics of Baghdad than in actually building a viable military force. There’s a lot of potential in the Iraqi military, and I think it won’t be too long before they are able to come back. The real challenge is in Syria, and this puts its finger on the heart of the problem, which is a lot of Syrians are not willing to back a US-led effort unless it’s going to result in the overthrow of Assad. And right now, we’re not focusing on that. We’re not striking the Syrian regime, and there’s a worry that, sure, you can strike ISIS, but all you’re going to do is create space that allows the Assad regime to expand.

I want to just in the time we’ve got left talk a little bit about New Zealand’s involvement in this. Our Prime Minister says that we’re going to be behind the wire – that’s the phrase he likes to use. So not in the front line, offering people to train troops on the ground. But should we prepare ourselves for the possibility of casualties, even though he likes to say we’re away from the main action?

It really depends where New Zealanders end up. If they are not in Iraq, if they’re training people in Saudi Arabia or elsewhere, then I think that they are relatively safe from attack. It’s when you’re operating in Iraq or even in Syria that you’re going to find yourself in an environment where there really is not front line, and, sure, you can be inside the wire, but that doesn’t mean you’re safe. If I were advising Kiwis, I’d be saying, ‘Look, prepare yourselves for not only a significant military conflict but one that could last quite some time, and prepare yourself for a domestic threat within New Zealand.’ And that’s part of the challenge that we’re all facing, which is this is not just restricted to the Middle East. It is in our own societies, and it’s affecting public safety in big cities.

Well, when you mention the domestic threat, again, the Prime Minister has released figures publicly that says there are about 40 people who are on a watch list in New Zealand for supporting Islamic State, 40 more than need investigation and about five that have been fighting for Islamic State. Does that sound like realistic numbers to you?

I don’t have any better information than what you have, but it sounds about right when you compare it to what we’ve seen from the UK and Australia and Canada and the US. It’s about on par with that, and I think it’s worth pointing out that the number of foreign fighters who are going to join Islamic State is somewhere between 10 and 12 times the scale of what we saw during the Iraq War. It’s a very substantial number of people. I think the paradox again is the vast majority of Muslims are not involved in anything like this, but yet obviously 100 percent of people involved in the Islamic State are Muslims, so there’s a danger here that we’re going to tar everybody with the same brush and start looking at an entire subset of our own society as a threat. And I think that’s a really important fine line that we need to walk as we deal with the challenge.

But in saying that, how real is the threat on home turf? In New Zealand, say, that something could happen?

So again, back to your very original question – why is this more of a threat than al-Qaida? Al-Qaida’s style of operating was to generate teams of terrorists who would go in a pre-planned way to attack a target and so on. What we’re dealing with now is something that’s a lot, sort of, lower level but is actually rather more dangerous, which is this idea of remote radicalization so that individuals who have a social media connectivity with the Islamic State or they have friends over there becoming radicalized and essentially taking to the streets and carrying out more or less random acts of violence upon people in society. And the example that I point to is what happened in Woolwich in London last year, where two men of Nigerian descent ran down an off-duty British soldier on the street in a car—

And beheaded him in the street.

And then beheaded him in the street. Now, you can’t really protect against that in the same way you can protect against something like 9/11. The challenge for people—

So are you realistically saying, though, that that is something that could happen in New Zealand?

Absolutely. Absolutely. But I think what people need to say is how much surveillance, how much police protection are we prepared to tolerate before we turn our own societies into a police state? And you have to recognise that it’s a real risk and it could happen, but is it worth the sort of mass surveillance and police presence that governments may want to put in place to protect against it?

Well, it’s funny that—

And that’s something that every citizen needs to be involved in.

It’s funny that you raise that, because our government is saying that they would like to bring in 48 hours of warrantless surveillance so that they can watch people for 48 hours without going to the court for a warrant and that they would like to put cameras on private property. So how far or how much privacy should we be prepared to give up? And is privacy something that we have a right to now, or is that notion just gone?

Well, I think if you want to continue to live in a democracy that’s an open society, as New Zealand is, then it has to be something that’s open for debate, and we have to be looking very carefully at safeguards to the kinds of surveillance and security measures that people are putting in place. In Australia, for example, there’s been a debate where the Attorney General has said, ‘Well, look, it’s okay. We’re not planning to use these regulations in order to, for example, shut down journalists’, but once the regulations are on the books, some future government can use them to do whatever it wants. So I think we have to really be looking carefully at things like sunset clauses, where these regulations are up for review on a regular basis, and we have to be encouraging public debate and helping people see that it’s not choice between perfect security and risk at the hands of groups like ISIS. It’s about how much of your security or how much of your privacy and freedom are you willing to give up, and is it worth doing that in order to achieve security against this kind of risk? And, of course, the answer to that is different in every different country, and everyone needs to be part of the discussion, otherwise we’re likely to find ourselves looking back on this and saying, ‘It looked like a good idea at the time, but now we find ourselves living in a different society from how we were originally’.

Dr Kilcullen, thank you. So interesting to talk to you this morning. Thank you for your time and for joining us on The Nation.

Thank you. Thanks for having me.

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Fight ISIS online - Beginners Guide

Beginner Level
Click on the Images in this Post to go to those Web Sites & Links
These are tools for the ISIS Hunters Toolbox

This method requires no knowledge of the issue. They have a online Data Base of known ISIS members web sites. it is a updated constantly 24/7. When a ISIS site goes down it is removed form the list. Read the details on their web site below for more info on how you can help by simply click on the twitter link and send report and then block it.

Lucky Troll Club

"WARNING: Profiles may contain extremely disturbing graphic images/"
This is a very helpful web site lots of helpful links. The link to the left * Here is the ISIS Block list. the following text is from that link

The following is the complete list of active suspected ISIS accounts from this site's database. It is a subset of the much larger databases maintained by @CtrlSec and @Iridium_Blacker.If, after viewing an active acount on this list, you feel that it is the account of an ISIS supporter, please report it to Twitter for violating Twitter content policies.

If you are going to evaluate/report accounts using the links provided here, please start at the top and work your way down. The more people that report an account, the more likely it is that it will be suspended. Suspended accounts are removed from the list at least once a day.WARNING: Profiles may contain extremely disturbing graphic images.

OpNewBlood 
This is a great source to really get up to speed on how to surf the internet safely. Everyoone who uses the internet should learn and know these basics/

Virtual Private Network (VPN) A virtual private network is a connection from your computer to another network. Some of you may be familiar with these type of connections as they are widely used by businesses to handle their internal communications needs and to allow employees to access systems from remote locations. Setup properly, they can also be used by anyone to create a safer connection to the internet and have the added benefit of disguising your true location. Click the link below for a short tutorial on the different types of
VPN connections and encryption. Virtual Private Networks

The Onion Network (TOR) The Tor (The Onion Router) Network is a means of relaying your traffic to either an exit node (whereby your traffic then exits the network and into the open web) or to a hidden service/site maintained within the network itself. The traffic is routed through an 'untrusted' relay circuit, whereby each relay node only knows the node before it and the node after, thus no complete list of nodes used to route your traffic can be enumerated. The network exhibits end-to-end encryption but only within itself: if your traffic is not encrypted in the first place, any person data-sniffing the exit node will be able to see where you are then going and what you are doing while there.  Tor Information

Security Security online is a very long and involved subject. The various possibilities and methods of securing your client computer are combined by you to suit your unique environment. No one solution is good for every internet user. The reason for this is simple: We all use the internet in different ways. Some surf the web and read emails. Others spend their days on social media sites and twitter. Most do some degree of business online, either paying bills or making purchases. For these reasons, we cannot possibly cover every aspect of online life and we will make no attempt to cover every situation. We can give you a start and from there, we can assist you more once you are connected to the network. Click the link below and read the information, as many times as you have to until you have a basic understand then we can move to the next phase. Security Handbook

Encryption Recent news of how extensive the NSA's efforts to compromise internet security might make privacy seem impossible, but there is still hope. Edward Snowden said it in an online Q&A soon after he made his first document public: "Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on." We've put together a short primer to help get you started with more secure email (and files). Email Encryption Basics

IRC Clients  The IRC client is the application that allows you to connect to the IRC servers. The clients are free, easy to use but the initial setup can be confusing. Each of the links below contain the basic information to get connected to our network. If you cannot connect to the network after following the guide use the webchat link further down the page.

Windows - Mac OS X - Linux - Android - Irssi

Connecting to IRC Connect to IRC

Islamic State threatens to repeat 9/11 in new video warning to America Isil supporters launch social media blitz with hashtag #WeWillBurnUSAgain

The video is a reminder of the power of Isil and Al-Qaeda to inspire followers around the world to 'lone wolf' 

By Richard Spencer

11:25AM BST 13 Apr 2015

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's social media have launched a new campaign threatening to repeat 9/11 and bring war to America.

The campaign, given the hashtag #WeWillBurnUSAgain, is accompanied by a video compilation showing some of Isil’s “greatest hits”, including the beheadings of the American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.

“America thinks it’s safe because of the geographical location,” its voiceover says. “Thus you see it invades Muslim lands, and thinks that the army of jihad won’t reach in their lands.

“But the dream of Americans to have safety became a mirage.”

The hashtag campaign was announced on April 8, last Wednesday, and launched on Saturday, when pro-Isil accounts posted thousands of tweets with the hashtag with variations on the same theme, of America’s vulnerability to lone wolf and other attacks.
Read the rest of the Article at Telegraph = (they are a British News Org, that actually still does investigative reporting)
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A How to Help fight ISIS 4.0 (Public version)

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   OPERATION ISIS
   
   

   By OpMopUpISIS & Shir Panjshir

   
   

   This is a simple how to instructions for average persons who want to help us fight ISIS online. Most of the Web sites you find will be wannabees, or people who are into ISIS but not active on the ground. When you do find ones that look to truly be in the fight, or planing attacks etc. that’s a big win and we want to help give you a place and friends who know how to handle the most extreme cases. Some of the worse sites do not go down right away. Often they need to be observed. Fake US military IDs, Fake NYC cop ID and a flew plots  in the Works are all things we helped shut down in 2007. I Personally Shut down 3,000 web sites in 2007. About 30 of those the FBI IC3 and CIA were notified about. The rest the server/host shut down after we pointed out what it was on their websites, mostly violations of User Agreement is how we shut most of them down.

   So here is what to do:
   First you have to ask yourself
   Do you want to report known targets? or do you want to find new Targets and look for actionable Intel.

   REPORT TARGETS:
   Whats is Needed – Any Twitter account can be used, even with no virus protection. If you do not click on the bad guys links ,do not interact via Tweets, replies. favs, retweets, or direct message any Bad Guys. But we do always recommend have anti virus and firewall and do not click on bad guys links EVER !!! You can copy the link then report it toGhostSec.org
   here is our page on How to Report targets

   How to Report Targets – (click here to learn how to report targets) – Find Targets by using the search function in Twitter,
   or once you find a target you can check who do they follow the first 25 or so you should look at most.

   You can Search various Hash Tags in Twitter

   Our Operations uses:
   #MUI_United      #MUI_Persian      #MUI_Arabic

   Other Operations uses:
   #IceISIS      #AntiISIS     #Targets     #No2ISIS

   HUNT & REPORT TARGETS:

   Make a New Twitter or Facebook account (Twitter is the main site ISIS uses) Do not friend your grandmother or something be sure it is friends who are ok with you fighting ISIS, or who may be a potential ISIS hunters, we have many nice people you can join in this fight. Feel free to friend other people who are fighting ISIS, these will be a great asset and they can help show you the ropes, and all the ISIS sites they find. I recommend new hunters start out just doing reporting and re-Tweeting of targets.
   Here is an Example of a Tweet from @OpMopUpISIS with #ISIS #Targets  

   

   After you have reported targets for a while you should get idea of what the enemy targets look like and how to find them. Be sure to speak up and others will help you learn all kinds of things. If you would rather just Donate to help GhostSec fight ISIS online see end of this Post.

   HOW TO SURF THE WEB SAFELY
   If you can use a Linux machine that is the safest way to be online.
   But no matter what broswer computer or device you are you are using, be sure to get a VPN (Virtual Private Network).
   Use a VPN Virtual Private Network ZenMate is a good one. Do not click on WebSites Unless you know it is reliable, dont add add-ons or extensions unless you check out reviews and trust the provider, use Avast anti-virus, malwarebytes, and scan for Bots, don’t click-on or download pictures unless you are sure it is from your real friends and safe. Some can contain tracking info. Also use seperate browsers one for normal stuff one for fighting ISIS. or even 3 or 4 different browsers. ZenMate works on Firefox Chrome and Opera browsers.
   (Leave comments below to help add to the ?how to surf safe” section of this post. I will update and add contribution info.)

   You create your own data base
   Use WinPad or NotePad or basic word doc program.
   Columns should include at least:

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   User ID #  or Link with using ID           Violation        Details          Profile Photo       Targets 1st 25 Friends

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   How to find someones User ID?
   http://tweeterid.com/

   Then upload the word file to pastebin http://pastebin.com/ or use https://justpaste.it/ so you can keep track of it.

   SECRET – SILENT METHOD – Direct Messaging
   You can form a DM group of friends or join an existing Direct Message (DM) Group and all you need is a few if you each have several accounts. Each person reports targets they find to the group and group members report theirs and other members targets.

   VISIBLE METHOD – Tweeting Targets
   You can Tweet it and use @Usernames(from above) & Hashtags like #OpISIS #IceISIS #targets #OpMopUpISIS
   If you Tweet it ( a less visible to target method is )
   You can take a picture of the user ID violation and details. (screenshot cut & paste)
   Then use the text area of tweet to make hashtags #IceISIS #OpISIS #IceISIS #OpMopUpISIS #Targets

   Individual user IDs you can report anonymously at: http://ghostsec.org/

   Direct Threats Attack planing bombs, recruitment, material support, etc
   To report Users talking about wanting to set up a bombing or other terrorist events
   these need to be tracked by professionals
   If you think the user may know actual actionable intel, i.e. first hand knowledge involvement or knowledge of facts about attacks before they happen.Foreign Intelligence Services to Report Daeshbags to when you find actionable intelligence.
   
   

   You can also let @OpMopUpISIS know and he will also be sure to watch the noted bad guys.

   use hastags #OpMOpUPISIS #OpISIS #GhostSec #IceISIS #targets for this type that need tracked please include these as well @CIA @FBI Report these type accounts and tweets ASAP.. Try make your report short and concise.  2 to 5 sentences should be sufficient. Make sure you are polite and also make sure to list is this a known ISIS member a Wanabee or ? also is this user ID likely to have actionable intel and what type? how likely will it have actionable intel? Be sure to include a link to the actual tweet, not just the users page. So if they have a tweet talking about making a bomb = right click on the time of Post (that has the link to the actual post) click on “Copy Link Address”

   Violations of twitter agreement
   That includes harassment, beheadings, terrorist speech, porn, & other abuses. Include in your report or tweet the type of violation,

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   Additional Info for Hunters and Fighters – by OpMopUpISIS

   Epilogue – I want to address the most common responses we see to ISIS propaganda is anti Muslim posts, comments, etc. This however is not addressing the problem in a manner that helps us fight propaganda. By posting anti Muslim comments etc this further alienates Muslims especially in Western Countries were they are a minority. ISIS and al-Qaeda have a game plan and it does involve making non-Muslims fear or hate all Muslims. This gives the enemy a larger pool of people to recruit from to serve their militant urges. By comment on #ISIS Tweets, Blogs, Posts, etc. you open yourself and your friend list up for retaliation and harassment.

   FIRST things FIRST
   I would like to point out that we recommend making a 2ndry online ID to use for fighting ISIS online. Make sure it does not give away info or pictures about yourself. Also when you see a post or comment made by Jihadists do not respond to their comments. If you do want to be part of the Harass ISIS campaigns like #OpISIS  #OpIceISIS #
   I recommend simply copy paste the various examples we will give you. I am going to be making various Links to Cartoons, Text, and Pictures to post onto ISIS sites and #hashtags. If you chat  with a jihadists you will only get mad and have a bad day. It is much better to take the high-ground and properly address jihadists comments, Bogs Pictures Videos Etc, by reporting harassing comments, photos of beheading,, hangings crucifixions etc. these are all things that most Web services like Google, YouTube, Yahoo, Twitter etc. Therefore it is relatively easy to create a very bad day for many many ISIS and ISIS wannabees accounts online.

   1.    MAIN  fight is – Report ISIS harassment, ISIS web sites (accounts), and ISIS wannabee’s web sites.

   This phase is also to report Harassment by ISIS and their followers. they often  are dumb enough to tweet things in comments / replies like “Nice photo it will look even better when I cut your head off with my Knife” This makes it easy to ban, suspend, and even delete their accounts.
   Q. What type of web sites should we report?  A. ISIS Blogs, Pictures, Video,s Etc, photos of beheading,, hangings crucifixions, etc…….. these are all things that most Web services like Google, YouTube, Yahoo, Twitter etc. Therefore it is relatively easy to create a very bad day for many many ISIS and ISIS wannabees accounts online.

   a.   If you are on Twitter YouTube or other social media
   Be sure tyo report bad targets there as wlel to theHost/Server like YouTube, Twitter, Facebook Etc.

   (If you locate a Islamic State account report it and Block it and encourage your friends to also report and block it, The more who do so, the more likely the web site will be closed down.)

   b.  What should my Twitter hunter account look like?
   We recommend you consider that the more followers you have and close friends the more will rpeort on targets that you tweet. So it maybe best to think of a hobby or other thing you know well and tailor your accounts to fit that, and to find more followers and friends.

   c.   If on YouTube, Blogger, +Gplus, yahoo….etc.
   Then you should contact the Host (i.e. Yahoo, YouTube, etc.) Use the report abuse button or other contact they recommend.

   e.   FBI IC3   http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx     (IC3  FAQ)
   If it is a Fake U.S. military ID then you can also report it to FBI IC3 (internet crimes division) You can also contact FBI IC3 if you get riped-off online via any kind of scam. Be sure to keep your report to 1 – 2 short sentences. Make it clear and concise like “this uses appears to be a Fake US military ID. (then a short sentence why you think it is fake. Most of these are brought to my attention by friends or family of US military troops accounts, that are being harassed by people with fake IDs.

   f.    Report Potential Terrorists Web sites or accounts to FBI

   If it is a terrorist web sites and Fake U.S. military IDs. Report it to FBI as well as the Server – Contact your local FBI field office or closest international office.   To report suspicious activity involving chemical, biological, or radiological materials, call (toll-free): 855-TELL-FBI  or 855-835-5324. Report an online scam or e-mail hoax by filing a complaint online with our Internet Crime Complaint Center or by using our online Tips and Public Leads form
   2.    Moderate Difficulty – HARASS AND HOUND STRATEGIES – The next Big push is to Harass ISIS/ISIL

   2.a.    Point out the realities of what happens to people who join ISIS (or other al-Qaeda like groups)Post comments, tweets, etc. that point out how the bad guys use most foreigners (esp western, and southeast Asia) as cannon fodder and suicide bombers.  We will be making a page that helps and gives examples.

   2.b.    Post cartoons that depict makes fun of ISISBe sure to remember we do not want to make a potential ISIS follower decide because you pissed them off now they gonna go Join ISIS. So be almost polite about how you do it. Comedy also seems to work good.

   2.c.    Post quranic verses that contradict ISIS Wahabbi, Jihadi, Salafi teachings.I haven’t had a chance to work on this one yet please check back soon. If you have some examples to share please do. Thanks

   3.    Experts Only – Denial of Service Attacks on ISIS / ISILTwitter – Flood #IslamicStateMedia – this can disrupt their tweets and result in downtime for the bad guys This is a much more aggressive approach to fighting ISIS/ISIL will include having groups of people to flood the ISIS hashtags like #IslamicStateMedia @IslamicStateMedia. During the flood attack sessions we recommend those doing it favorite and re-tweets all the tweets that are countering the enemy’s propaganda.

    4.    Experts Only – Seek and track movements and chat on Jihadi and ISIS web sites / forums, chats.

   This is the most aggressive of ways to attack ISIS online. Only persons well trained in internet security and using secure methods (like using accounts designate for only fighting ISIS – DO NOT use your normal profile names images etc) . Here is a link to a Mom who did this in her off hours, and she is one of the very successful terrorist hunters in chat rooms.

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   Edit – Additions July 4th   2015

   #OpMopUpISIS
   We are looking for people who want to infiltrate ISIS ranks online in Twitter and Facebook. If you would like to join Operation Mop Up ISIS email us at 86.all.isis@gmail.com or DM @OpMopUpISIS

   We need people who will report targets we find, Hunt for new targets are for intel on known targets.

   We also need people who want to find out the Hashtags they use for communication, track their IPs and in some cases we send the local Gov or the Kurds to go get em.

   On FaceBook use Hasghtag   #IceIisis #IceISIS #OpISIS
   fighters from Anonymous review these hashtags and shut em down
   https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10000953550

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   Following Info is From #GhostSec

   Many individuals have showed an amazing amount of support in regards to Operation ISIS and have asked how they can contribute to our cause. The steps below can be used to track Islamic State Twiiter accounts and their websites.

   1- Locating an Islamic State Twitter account.
   If you are new to this locating an Islamic State militant account can prove to be difficult however after locating your first account you will be able to find thousands more following these steps. ISIS militants and their supporters feed off of attention and publicity commonly using Twitter hash tags such as #IslamicState among others. Run a Twitter search using this hash tag and you will find your first Islamic State account. If you are still having difficulty locating an account Twitter search #CtrlSec or #OpISIS

   2- I have located my first Islamic State Twitter account.
   Now that you have located your first Islamic State Twitter account you will now be able to collect many more and form a vast network of information. With the account you initially located review all of their following and followers collecting Twitter account names as you move forward. When you are collecting account names you must retrieve their Twitter ID by visiting Click here to find a user’s ID If you do not collect the account ID they can easily change their account name to evade you as they commonly do once detected. As you are collecting Islamic State Twitter accounts check each bio and their tweets for website URLS and log the information. With the data you have compiled visit http://pastebin.com and publish a paste of your findings.

   3- I have a list of Islamic State Twitter accounts and URLS.
   Now that you have collected this information you can take action against them by reporting them to Anonymous, authorities and Twitter. If your paste link contains Islamic State Twitter accounts you can tweet your paste making sure to use the hash tag #CtrlSec

   If your paste link contains Islamic State website URLS tweet them using the hash tag #GhostSec so their operatives can collect intelligence and disable the websites. If you have concerns for your personal safety you can alternatively email us with your information at ghostsec@riseup.net using a anonymous mailer service such as Click here to learn how to email Anonymously

   If you would like to contribute to #CtrlSec or #GhostSec via donation our Bitcoin address can be found below. All funds received will go towards server maintenance expenses and hardware to combat the Islamic State.

   Ghost Security Bitcoin Address:1KDkYapMUiwzHuCzNp32EGJY8c6eX6Hn6U

      Your contributions to our cause are immensely appreciated and this could never be achieved without your unyielding support.

    Ghost Security

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