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Hundreds of ISIS supporters online in US, study finds.
WASHINGTON (CBSDC)– There are as many as 300 supporters of the Islamic State militant group online in the United States, according to a new study.
George Washington University researchers from the program on extremism found that recruiters are using Twitter to encourage ISIS-supporters to travel to Iraq and Syria, as reported by Pop Herald.
The study found there are hundreds of American supporters who are often active on Twitter and potentially being recruited from the group abroad.
“The individuals range from hardened militants to teenage girls, petty criminals and college students,” Lorenzo Vidino, the director of the university’s program on extremism, said. “A small number of Americans have wholeheartedly embraced their new-found ISIS support system online.”
http://www.wowktv.com/story/30686438/hundreds-of-isis-supporters-online-in-us-study-finds