The FBI has issued a very stern warning to our military personnel that ISIS is currently seeking followers in the U.S. who are “willing and capable of conducting attacks against current and former US-based members of the United States military.”
The FBI and DHS are now requesting that military personnel get rid of their social media accounts, which are thought to be the main method by which ISIS will track them.
So now our servicemen will be that much more out of touch with the rest of America.
“The FBI and DHS recommend that current and former members of the military review their online social media accounts for any information that might serve to attract the attention of ISIL [ISIS] and its supporters,” the federal bulletin sent to law enforcement agencies said, advising that troops “routinely exercise operational security in their interactions online.”Officials said they fear copycat attacks based on what happened in Canada last month, when two uniformed Canadian soldiers were killed in two separate incidents by young men who claimed they were ISIS followers.
Some in U.S. special operations and other military branches have told ABC News they deactivated, scrubbed or locked Facebook and other personal social media accounts months ago at the urging of security officers as the U.S. began bombing ISIS in Iraq and Syria last August.
But the government on Sunday night indicated they had obtained fresh intelligence that ISIS wants to recruit or inspire sympathizers inside America to hurt military members where they live.
“The FBI recently received reporting indicating individuals overseas are spotting and assessing like-minded individuals who are willing and capable of conducting attacks against current and former U.S.-based members of the United States military,” the bulletin said.
Attacks such as those in Canada — which apparently were carried out without direct contact between ISIS and the perpetrators — may “embolden” and “motivate” those who support ISIS, the FBI and DHS said.
Today a spokesperson for the Pentagon said the bulletin reinforces information the military been providing troops since the Ottawa shootings.
The spokesperson, Col. Steve Warren, told reporters he wasn’t aware of any new intelligence that might have triggered the bulletin and deferred questions to the FBI and DHS.
“It’s advice to be vigilant. There’s an enemy out there [and] that enemy has made very clear that they seek to make harm to Americans so this advisory was to ensure that you’re taking all appropriate cautions for individual force protection,” Warren said.
The day before the U.S. launched its biggest air blitz against the terrorist group in Iraq and Syria in late September, ISIS spokesman Abu Mohammad al-Adnani called upon Muslims in the U.S. and Europe to attack members of the military.
They do your dirty work. Then do your best to make them feel like 2nd class citizens. You are evil
So the FBI knows or sees this and what are they doing about it?Are we even able to trust the FBI to do whatever needs to be done to stop ISIS or do they have to “Stand down” on this?I want to know who is for Americans and who is going to ignore ISIS and their threats? All Military men and families need to not open the door to strangers and to have guns in their possession. if.someone tried to harm my family I would do whatever needed to protect them.
No they want us to stop posting on social media!!!!
I hope every service man or vet gets a gun to protect himself and his family! Seriously all Islamic Muslims need to be deported now. Not after the fact! Other countries are doing it.
I think this is the real reason. The military and police have been posting stuff that ends up on government facebook pages a million times in one day.
Just start new ones guys using f**e names , their just trying to take you out of the loop of knowledge . I learned that trick from the Muslims . LMFAO . two can play that game .
Sad
ISIS & “sympathizers” (aka other Muslims) don’t discriminate. They’re more than happy to “put a blade to the neck of EVERY nonbeliever” (per the Quran) which includes women & children. It’s clear as things continue to decline, and with this POTUS they will – you watch, there will come the time when we’re going to have to protect ourselves here on U.S. Soil like we’ve never had to worry about before. People just need to be extremely mindful about the personal information they share about themselves & their family on social media.
They have backup from our house.
What’s the protocol on this as a citizen I’m thinking shoot to kill right.