
The world's most infamous online jihadist has just pled guilty in a U.K. court to charges of inciting terror and murder, according to the Counterterrorism Blog. Younis Tsouli -- a.k.a. "Irhabi 007" -- "won a notorious reputation for himself as arguably the 'godfather' of
Al-Qaida activity on the Internet," Evan Kohlman writes. "Using only his computer and a web connection, Tsouli established himself as a webmaster and key propagandist for Al-Qaida's network in Iraq -- even serving as a communications 'operator' to secretly connect homegrown would-be suicide bombers arriving in Syria with official jihadi recruiters working for Abu Musab al-Zarqawi... Tsouli is expected to receive his sentence back in court later this week on Thursday or Friday.
Online Jihad "Godfather" Pleads Guilty
The world’s most infamous online jihadist has just pled guilty in a U.K. court to charges of inciting terror and murder, according to the Counterterrorism Blog. Younis Tsouli — a.k.a. "Irhabi 007" — "won a notorious reputation for himself as arguably the ‘godfather’ of Al-Qaida activity on the Internet," Evan Kohlman writes. "Using only his […]