American woman key in Islamic State recruitment killed with husband in airstrike

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Washington Times:

An American couple who joined the Islamic State in Syria were killed in an airstrike over the weekend, depriving the terror army of one of its most conspicuous woman recruiters and propagandists.

 

Umm Issa Al-Amrikiah, who maintained her own social media channel, and her husband, Abu Issa Al-Amriki, were killed in a strike on their home, according to Islamic State posts on social media.

 

“Umm Issa Al-Amrikiah was one of the first and a leading American ISIS sympathizer to be very active on Telegram,” said Steve Stalinsky, executive director of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), using an acronym for the Islamic State.

 

Telegram is one of Islamic State’s favorite platforms. Created by an exile Russian tech entrepreneur, Telegram is encrypted against interception by the U.S. or anyone else. It offers secure messaging and media channels through which Islamic State followers and members can plan operations, recruit and view propaganda. Amrikiah had attracted over 1,000 followers on Telegram, considered a large number for a private platform devoted to killing people.