(WARNING: GRAPHIC) Facebook Jihad: Belgium ISIS Cell Shared Victim Photos, War Stories

Just posted by MEMRI (subscription required, shared with permission): an ISIS cell was raided in Belgium in the days following the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Two of the three jihadists were killed, and a third is believed to be at large. All had previously been to Iraq and fought for ISIS.

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In a report on how ISIS members use social media for recruitment and communication, MEMRI has published multiple clips and stills of the jihadis posting photos of their activities on the front lines — including graphic photos of their dead victims. The full report is here, below are some clips and photos:

Jadaoun (27) was of Moroccan origin. Before leaving for Syria, he posted on Facebook regularly, first under the alias Abu Abbas Al-Belgiki and later under the alias Abou Hamza Belgiki; his accounts were frequently shut down. His publicly shared content consisted mainly of quotes from Islamic texts, anasheed (religious songs), reflections on the situation and suffering of Muslims around the world such as the Rohingya Muslims in Burma, and his own personal musings and photos of himself with friends and family. He signed some of his messages “The Lion” and shared images of lions; the lion is a common motif among jihadis, symbolizing the mujahideen and their courage.

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On August 4, he posted a photo he took of a front line position at night, stating: “May Allah protect the brothers in combat. Pray for the mujahideen, it is the least of faith you can show. Pray so we march onto Palestine and free them with the help of Allah…”

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On September 21 he shared a photo of a body and boasted: “My first victim, by Allah’s grace.” When asked by friends to elaborate, he wrote: “Ha-ha it’s a beautiful story. I got so close, around 10 meters away – that I talked to him. It was night time. There was an olive grove in front of his position, I passed through it. I was afraid I might shoot a brother [a fellow jihad fighter]. I asked ‘who are you brother,’ he asked me as well. We had a code between brothers and I stressed out and said to him ‘dawla islamiya’ [Islamic State], so he started shooting at me, the dog. I saw where he was shooting from, I swear he was very well tucked in a prone position. I shot a volley. There were three or four of them, the rest fled. I swear to God, Allah helped us a lot to conquer this village, and all villages, but I have only been in two [of these assaults]. At night he was on his stomach and in the morning I found him like this.”

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