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More pledges of allegiance circulating: #ISIS branches in Pakistan, Somalia, and Yemen have pledged allegiance to the new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi Al-Qurashi. ISIS media released picture sets of militants from these countries pledging. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Levitt_Matt: Egypt forces say they kill 83 militants in Sinai https://t.co/M5v4qsCZhT — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS has claimed responsibility for killing, wounding, and taking hostage a number of soldiers during the past 48 hours of clashes with #DRC army in Beni, NE #Congo. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LizSly: Hezbollah’s English version @AlmanarEnglish is suspended too https://t.co/7EpMQvrmj8 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @LizSly: Twitter has suspended Hezbollah’s TV station @almanarnews https://t.co/9zZU7nlqil — PolitiTweet.org

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Sample pictures here. More pledges of allegiance will undoubtedly follow. https://t.co/H8utn4oogl — PolitiTweet.org

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Pledges of allegiance to the new #ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi are stating to circulate online. ISIS media has released images from its #Bengal (Indian Subcontinent) and #Sinai (Egypt) branches that show militants huddling and giving allegiance to the new leader. — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS has claimed targeting French forces in Menaka, #Mali, using multiple IEDs, allegedly killing and wounding a number of soldiers. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @DanieleRaineri Agreed — PolitiTweet.org

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@DanieleRaineri @CraigAWhiteside Thanks for confirming Daniele. — PolitiTweet.org

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Exclusive: U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok -... https://t.co/SLR9Y3W2yI — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @DanieleRaineri These are examples of what I meant by using the honorific in the camp name. Here t… https://t.co/xRK7QITReC — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @DanieleRaineri Iraqis claimed killing him in 2011 but ISI refuted it a month later. — PolitiTweet.org

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@DanieleRaineri @CraigAWhiteside Thanks, I don't remember that. Will you send me a reference if you can? This allows me to scratch him off. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @DanieleRaineri They never used the honorific “May Allah have mercy on him” or “accept him” — while they used it for others. Again, could be someone else but I find it odd we have no confirmation of his death. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @DanieleRaineri That doesn't confirm him officially dead? — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @DanieleRaineri Have we? I don't recall that. — PolitiTweet.org

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5) Furthermore, Al-Nasser was declared killed by Iraqi forces back in 2011 in Hit, #Anbar Province, but shortly thereafter ISI denied his death, and nothing since has been heard about Al-Nasser. End of thread. For now. — PolitiTweet.org

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4) It might coincidental Al-Nasser has led #ISIS’ military council at least since November 2014 (with his experience, the same title as minister of war), when the new spokesman referred to the new leader Al-Hashimi as having headed “war leadership.” Again, might be coincidental. — PolitiTweet.org

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3) Just like the new leader, not much is known about Al-Nasser. He served a sentence in Bucca Prison, and operated heavily in #Anbar Province — the place the new leader is believed by some to be from. — PolitiTweet.org

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2) Also known as Al-Nasser l-Deen Allah Suleiman, he is one of the cofounder of modern day #ISIS, having replaced former "minister of war" Abu Hamza Al-Muhajir (Abu Ayyub Al-Misri), who was killed in 2010 alongside former leader Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi. — PolitiTweet.org

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1) The real identity of ISIS's new leader remains a mystery, and while there are contenders, I haven't seen many pay attention to one specific person, Abu Suleiman al-Nasser (Nu'man Mansour Salman Al-Zaidi), head of ISIS military council, former ISI "minister of war." — PolitiTweet.org

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Keep up the amazing work you’re doing! Those who don’t understand will catch up one day. — PolitiTweet.org

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@azelin I most certainly mentioned it :) https://t.co/2jfsq2hSkO — PolitiTweet.org

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Underrated tweet — PolitiTweet.org

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@sommervilletv This sums up the entire bureaucratic system in the Arab World. — PolitiTweet.org

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WhatsApp is the #1 comms app in the Middle East. "Source...said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. Many of the nations are U.S. allies." https://t.co/XJDU9Z9K9f — PolitiTweet.org

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Google to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion https://t.co/NEiWDUXNI2 — PolitiTweet.org

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With comments from me and a number of smart people. "ISIS Names New Leader and Confirms al-Baghdadi’s Death" https://t.co/GjaLGpkBkV @rcallimachi @EricSchmittNYT @nytimes — PolitiTweet.org

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ISIS Leader Paid Rival for Protection but Was Betrayed by His Own https://t.co/hHwGLwVF5h Good read with a ton of detail @rcallimachi @nytimes — PolitiTweet.org