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From: Automatic detection of cyber-recruitment by violent extremists

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Recruitment

A Golden chance to join Jihad in Somalia. Abo Dojana invited those who want to participate in jihad to join the militants in Somalia to form what he called a base of martyrdom-seekers who would from there spread to the entire world. Somalia could actually be an ideal base for physical and weapons training...

Recruitment

Representing the militant Islamic group Shebab, Abu Mansour makes a pitch for new overseas recruits after praising one militant fighter killed in an apparent ambush. ‘So, if you can encourage more of your children and more of your neighbors and anyone around to send people like him to this jihad (holy war), it would be a great asset for us,’ he says.

Not recruitment

I have now added him as a friend on Facebook. But something tells me that he isn’t going to answer to my request. LOL, you had me rolling on the floor man!!!!! So this attack was done my ‘Jaish al Mujihadeen’ How it that possible?, did they have problems with bounced-checks from the US?

Not recruitment

A court in the German city of Koblenz sentenced a German of Pakistani origin to eight years in prison Monday on a conviction of assisting the international Al-Qaeda terror network. The man gave the group financial aid and tried to recruit new members in German territory, according to the indictment

Not recruitment

Did Mansoor join the emerat? I heard he is still fighting for Ichkira Republic

  1. **Incorrect spellings and grammar of original posts have been left as is throughout the table.