ISIS Has New Plans of Attack Janet Levy
In an article entitled “Just Terrorist Tactics: Hostage Taking,” the recently released issue of ISIS’ online magazine, Rumiyah (Rome), features new techniques to terrorize non-Muslims.
Volume 9 of the terrorist group’s recruitment and propaganda tool introduces several new ideas of note for aspiring jihadists which involve 1) advertising for fake jobs, 2) falsely advertising property for rent and 3) participation in online sales sites such as Craigslist, Gumtree and eBay.
The advertising of a job at a local unemployment center is presented as a way to lure a particular type of target for “job interviews” (i.e. any male kafir). The “soldier of Allah” is informed that this should take place at various locations and times in order to eliminate the victims as they arrive by “attacking, subduing, binding and then slaughtering them.”
Falsely advertising a property for rent in the local classified section or with “For Rent” advertisement posters is suggested as another effective ploy. Perpetrators are instructed to describe the available property as a single room or studio so potential “tenants” will likely come alone to view the rental.
As the collection of goods is often conducted in person, the use of buy and sell websites is encouraged as well by the latest Rumiyah feature. The writer specifies that the viewing and collecting of the item in question should be arranged at a suitable location for carrying out a terrorist operation.
The recent Rumiyah article cautions Muslims to remind themselves that these actions constitute “worship” and that “Allah has obliged us to “kill the mushrikin*” wherever we find them and to “fight the disbelievers who are closest**” to us.” It stresses the importance of having a room specifically reserved for the disposal of bodies so that future victims are not alerted to any danger. The use of background noise to drown out sounds of a struggle is encouraged. It is suggested that in order to maximize the “terror in the hearts of the disbelievers***” and enhance the publicity value of the operation, some victims should be kept alive and used as hostages. The “ideal scenario” is depicted as the storming of the site by armed forces as the jihadist is killed as a shahid or martyr.
In issues of a prior ISIS publication, Dabiq, Muslims were urged to kill children and attack Christians.
In a 2012 edition of Al Qaeda’s Inspire magazine, aspiring jihadists were provided with instructions to set forest fires with “It is your Freedom to Ignite a Firebomb.” Readers were told to target states with large wooded areas within proximity to residential areas.
In 2010, Inspire introduced the idea of using vehicles to kill. Under the headline “The Ultimate Mowing Machine,” one article explained, “Pick your location and timing carefully. Go for crowded locations. Narrower spots are better as it gives less chance for people to run away.” The use of steel blades welded onto the front of SUVs was suggested to “slice through bone.” The writer offered encouragement with, “You start out your day in this world, and by the end of it, you are with Allah.”
In 2013, The Tsarnaev brothers, perpetrators of the Boston Marathon attack, learned how to create pressure cooker bombs from an Inspire article, “Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom.” A previous issue provided instructions for pouring liters of “lubricative oil” on the curves of U.S. highways in order to cause traffic accidents.
What will they think of next?
* “Kill the mushrikin (non-Muslims) wherever you find them.” (Koran 9:5)
** “Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).” (Koran 9:123)
*** “Strike terror into the hearts of the unbelievers.” (Koran 8:12)
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