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A Facebook account run by an ISIS supporter with links to fighters in the Syrian desert was previously run by a slain ISIS fighter based in the Syrian desert.
Posts Referring To Events Set For January 16-20, 2021, Including Inauguration Day
A Telegram channel shared on January 9 a Parler post that claims Many of Us will return on January 19, 2021 carrying Our weapons, in support of Our nation s revolve, to which the world will never forget!!! We will come in numbers that no standing army or police agency can match. However, the police are NOT Our enemy unless they choose to be! The channel adds: Buckle your belts fellas; this dude was responsible for organizing the Capitol riots and is now calling for all out Civil War on Jan 19.
On January 8, a 4chan user wrote: So many are ready and willing to spill leftist blood. Not all will he successful. But many will succeed. 1/20/21 will forever be known as Kill As Many Leftists As You Can Day (KAMLAYCD). Never forget.
On January 17, 2021, a hacking group associated with Iran-backed militias in Iraq reported on its Telegram channel that it has breached the cellphones of "the mercenaries of the American occupation" in a military base near Baghdad, as well as the security camera in a conference room inside the base. The channel posted photos allegedly taken during a meeting of U.S. forces in the base, as well as of military vehicles at the base.
On January 15, 2021, the Telegram channel of the media outlet of a Myanmar-based affiliate of the Islamic State (ISIS) posted a graphic encouraging followers to contact the group via its encrypted protonmail email accounts.