ISIS Advertising Tactics

Probably wise to keep up on these:

The latest issue of Rumiyah magazine, distributed online in 10 languages including English, offers another installment of the “Just Terror Tactics” series, praising lone jihadists including U.S. terrorists who have “set heroic examples with their operations…”

“The scenario for such an attack is that one assaults a busy, public, and enclosed location and rounds up the kuffar [disbelievers] who are present. Having gained control over the victims, one should then proceed to slaughter as many of them as he possibly can before the initial police response, as was outstandingly demonstrated by the mujahidin who carried out the Bataclan theatre massacre during the course of the blessed Paris raid,” the article instructs…

Another suggestion for gun acquisition in the ISIS article is staging a ram-and-grab burglary driving a car into a gun shop when it’s closed.

“Alternatively, after some simple reconnaissance, one could follow the shop owner after he’s closed for the day, ambush him or run him over with a vehicle, and then take his keys in order to gain access to the store’s arsenal and any other location where he might be storing firearms and ammunition,” the advice continues. “Such targets, though potentially offering a considerable gain in terms of ghanimah [booty], are ambitious in nature and should be pursued while keeping in mind that tactical and gun shop owners are normally the type who arm and train themselves and would not be as averse to engaging in a firefight when attacked.”

Still, the terror group added, a “faint-hearted kafir shop owner in the West” can “be taken by surprise if one takes the means available to him and plans his attack carefully.”

Locations suggested for public hostage-taking operations include malls, movie theaters, nightclubs, ice-skating rinks, restaurants and college campuses — any peak-traffic, preferably low-light environment that “allows for one to take control of the situation by rounding up the kuffar present inside and allows one to massacre them while using the building as a natural defense against any responding force attempting to enter and bring the operation to a quick halt.” Operations with fewer jihadists taking part are encouraged to pick a target with fewer exits.

ISIS advises jihadists to consider attacks on “days on which police and other security forces might be pre-occupied with national or local events,” and begin killing hostages “as quickly as one can before the initial police response” while leaving a few alive as human shields.

“Using deception as a tactic of warfare in order to lure one’s target or trick them into believing that they are safe before killing them or inconspicuously assassinating them is divinely approved,” the article asserts.

Those who can’t acquire firearms are told to not let that stop them, and try hostage-taking and killing armed with a knife.

ISIS suggests luring targets by placing an ad at an unemployment center for a job Muslims would not take, then “subdue” each victim as they arrive at the interview site, even if that means renting a fake office, before murdering en masse.

Another suggested lure is advertising a studio apartment for rent, small enough not “attract large families,” and capture and kill the interested tenants. “It might even help to include in the ad that the apartment is ‘ideal for students,'” ISIS adds.

Jihadists are also encouraged to place some stuff for sale on “buy and sell websites such as Craigslist, Gumtree, eBay, the Loot, and others” and “specify that collection and payment is only available in person and that only cash is accepted. Also, the item being advertised should be something that requires the victim to enter one’s property.”

“It is likewise important to be realistic when advertising and not advertise something far below its valued price, as this can attract the attention of authorities searching for stolen goods or possibly attract other suspicions,” the article states.

ISIS tells terrorists using these lure scenarios to space out arrivals and have “a room specifically reserved for the disposal of the bodies… for the obvious reason of not alerting those intended victims entering the property after them.”

“One should not initiate his attack until the target has fully entered the property and is comfortable, so as to avoid any struggle and prevent the chance of him fleeing.” The terror group also says a loud TV and staging the attack in busier daylight hours can help conceal screams.

These types of public attacks highlight the use of surveillance awareness in this new world. If you own a gun shop, or even if you have let people know you own guns, and you notice you are being watched, do not dismiss it as coincidence. If you are at the mall, and notice guys mapping it out or clocking security patrols, let somebody know. Be especially vigilant around schools for people paying undue attention to the facilities or taking pictures. When I see an armored car pull in somewhere now I check the armored car driver’s four O’clock to eight O’clock for any cars pulling in after it and parking or people sitting watching it. The chances are low, but you never know when something interesting will happen to pass across your radar.

These characters will run surveillance, probably quite poorly, before they launch their attacks. If you are aware, watching, and thinking about what you see, you might just help avert something terrible.

This is not as much of a threat now, but I view this period as the warm-up period, where you can practice your skills before they are really necessary. Once the economic Apocalypse hits, expect a sudden rise in young Muslim migrants, disillusioned with the unfair United States, and looking to give meaning to their lives by rectifying this unfairness for Allah on behalf of groups like ISIS.

By the time that comes, you should already be skilled at thinking about what you see and analyzing the motives of everyone who falls across your sightline. What are they doing? Why are they there? Are their behaviors and interests appropriate for the location? Are they uneasy when people notice them? What are they paying attention to and why? Is there anything unusual about them, and what does it tell you?

When the Apocalypse hits, this nation will need more than just vaults and stockpiles. It will need keen eyes and sharp minds looking for the enemy.

Tell everyone about r/K Theory, because you don’t want to let any opportunity for Apocalypse get by you