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Chicago-Area Man Charged With Running Pro-ISIS Media Operation


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Patrick Poole

October 23, 2018

The Justice Department has charged a Chicago-area man, Ashraf al-Safoo, with conspiring to materially support ISIS, saying that he led a pro-ISIS media operation.

Al-Safoo, a 34-year-old native of Mosul, Iraq, moved to the U.S. in 2008 and later became a naturalized citizen.

He took orders directly from ISIS officials. Through social media, he spread propaganda on behalf of the terror group, helping ISIS to recruit and encouraging supporters to conduct terror attacks.

A Justice Department press release describes the extent of his online activity:

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Guided by al-Safoo, Khattab also encouraged so-called "lone wolf" terror attacks in Western countries.

Al-Safoo faces 20 years in prison on the conspiracy charge.

The Chicago Sun-Times also reports that al-Safoo's younger brother is serving a 12-year prison sentence for robbing two gas stations and a doughnut shop in 2017, during which one victim was sliced with a knife along the face.

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ISIS Media Group Threatens to Behead FBI Official Over Arrest of Chicago Member

Bridget Johnson

October 23, 2018

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A pro-ISIS media group issued an online threat against an FBI special agent-in-charge over the arrest of one of their American members on a charge of providing material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization.

Ashraf Al Safoo, 34, of Chicago made his first court appearance on Friday and is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing on Thursday. At the time of his arrest he worked as a web developer for BlueBolt Solutions, a Chicago software company; his LinkedIn profile said he specializes in Microsoft technologies.

Al Safoo is a member of Khattab Media Foundation, which disseminates propaganda and recruitment materials on behalf of ISIS including posters, videos and articles released on sites including YouTube, Twitter and Facebook.

In response to his arrest, Khattab just released a new poster depicting a jihadist about to behead a victim face-down on a street with a city skyline in the backdrop. "From Khattab Foundation to Jeffrey The Dog of Romans," states the message. "We read your message YOU son of an infidel mother and the answer will be what YOU will see not what YOU will hear."

They added the hashtags #OUR_FLAMES and #USA.

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