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When asked - “The Paris prosecutors’ office ruled out arson and possible terror-related motives, and said it was treating it as an accident.” Massive fire engulfs beloved Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris https://t.co/vXQcRlHPWM — PolitiTweet.org

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A lot of people talking about their last visit to #NotreDame #Paris & how awful it feels that they were just visiting. The shock! People, this is not about you and your shock. This tragedy affects many millions, & prayers go to the crew working tirelessly to extinguish the fire — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Joyce_Karam: Survived 800 years of history, wars, to be destroyed in a fire in 2019. Video shows oment the #NotreDame Spire fell 💔http… — PolitiTweet.org

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Another such group has created a Telegram bot aimed at teaching pro ISIS jihadists ways to hijack Twitter accounts. — PolitiTweet.org

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Comment from group supporting #ISIS return to Twitter, stressing the good ol’ hashtag hijacking: “Twitter is an arena to show people the truth and expose the crimes of the religion’s enemies...be sure to tweet daily...be patient and do it continuously. Target active hashtags.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Mueller's report on Russia and Trump to be made public Thursday - @NBCNews https://t.co/Z2OH0YmGqp — PolitiTweet.org

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With the caveat that the demonstrations and government reactions to said demonstrations have been quite different. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OIRSpox: The defeat of Daesh continues with the confirmed death of the Daesh Philippines leader Abu Dar. DNA testing confirms the death… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @TheNationalUAE: Saudi Aramco acquires 17 per cent stake in South Korea's Oilbank https://t.co/n2CtbVMaNA https://t.co/7f5hYVCkN4 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HarunMaruf: “Joint operation” between Somalia and U.S. forces led to the killing of IS deputy leader - govt news agency https://t.co/fJ… — PolitiTweet.org

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Pro #ISIS cyber activist groups like Bank al-Ansar are still planning social media “invasion” campaigns even with many set backs in place, to post content on Twitter and Facebook using hashtags. Much of the content gets taken down pretty quickly, but no life to the relentless. — PolitiTweet.org

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@CraigAWhiteside @brianfishman It didn't specify the date. — PolitiTweet.org

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After jointly leading operations together, they were killed in an air strike together during fieldwork in Shirqat, leaving behind a record full of slaughter, bombings, and carnage. Al-Hayyani became known as the jihadi leader who tore apart IAI and led to its disintegration. — PolitiTweet.org

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"Later on," Al-Shishani requested Al-Hayyani to join him in Iraq, replacing Abu Saleh Haifa, his former amir/commander, in Baghdad. Al-Hayyani became Al-Shishani's companion in Iraq "just as they were in Syria." — PolitiTweet.org

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In Syria, he became "Wali of Idlib." This was before Al-Joulani's Jabhat Al-Nusra put its foot down & pledged allegiance to AQ Central/Zawahiri. With Joulani "betraying" #ISIS, Hayyani occupied the role of the group's military command in Syria due to Shishani's transfer to #Iraq. — PolitiTweet.org

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Al-Hayyani was captured by US forces (for an unknown period of time), and shortly after leaving prison (where he could have possibly spent no less than 7 years), he was sent by Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi to Syria, presumably as part of the first wave of Iraqi jihadists to enter Syria. — PolitiTweet.org

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After becoming increasingly displeased with IAI for "deviating," both Al-Hayyani and Abu al-Harith joined Al-Qaida in the Land of Rafidayn (unofficially Al-Qaida in Iraq) -- where he connected and became a companion of senior military leader Abu Saleh Haifa. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ahmad Al-Hayyani (aka. Abu Yahya Al-Iraqi) - who purportedly began his jihadi journey with the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, where he was a senior leader in a brigade operating under Islamic Army of Iraq (IAI) in #Baghdad, working alongside the brigade's top leader Abu Al-Harith. — PolitiTweet.org

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Jihadi insiders released the bio of mysterious man killed alongside senior ISIS leader Omar Al-Shishani (in Shirqat, #Iraq). When ISIS acknowledged the death of Shishani, it didn't provide details regarding who accompanied the revered militant leader when he was killed in 2016. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @michaeldweiss: He is not under “attack,” he is under arrest and has been convicted in court for jumping bail. Nor is he accused of “act… — PolitiTweet.org

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I guess Abu Dhur (or Abu Dar) is confirmed killed. #Philippines — PolitiTweet.org

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@RashaAlAqeedi I’m seriously sick of having to defend myself for not watching GoT. But I love Peter Dinklage and high-fived him on three separate occasions between 2009-2011. — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS just released images of militants capturing & executing alleged “Haftar militia elements” in al-Fuqaha’. The group also torched the residence of head of the town council & took hostage said council’s guard chief; of course after lecturing the residents on the usual do&don’t https://t.co/UgO98e46p5 — PolitiTweet.org

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#ISIS claimed responsibility for killing 23 Nigerian soldiers during clashes + suicide op late April 13-early 14 in “Tombom” area in Borno Province in the country’s northeast, a day after 2 female Boko Haram suicide bombers were reportedly intercepted, killing only 1 soldier. — PolitiTweet.org

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Incredible! "By at least 300,000 years ago, members of the genus Homo were engaging in complex, creative thought and producing artifacts laden with meanings." Non-Modern Humans Were More Complex—and Artistic—Than We Thought https://t.co/IB8VFlEemV @news4anthros — PolitiTweet.org

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@Volk_NCPTF is doing amazing work! Help stop child exploitation and human trafficking by helping here https://t.co/tIa2NmIwtk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @rcallimachi: 1. For 5+ years, ⁦@adamgoldmanNYT⁩ and I were privy to a terrible secret: Louisa Akavi, a nurse from New Zealand had been… — PolitiTweet.org

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#Libya was mentioned 5 times on an official #ISIS channels on Telegram over the past 5 days (since April 09), yet a total of 16 times since July 2018. This is no scientific way to gauge sentiment; though might be an indicator ISIS has potentially renewed offensive plans in Libya. — PolitiTweet.org

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Part of it is opportunity to lick wounds & withdraw to modify strategic approaches. Another part is the undergoverned areas, highly advantageous for dispatching operatives to attack-&-retreat, giving the illusion of awakened “sleeper cells” in targeted areas, thus added notoriety — PolitiTweet.org