By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI’s appeal for more information on Americans joining ISIS has led to strong leads, ABC News reports.
“The FBI tips website that was announced yesterday has received a substantial number of web visits, some of which have generated leads,” another FBI official said Thursday. “We continue to call on the public to report suspicious activity of travelers in support of a terrorist organization or information about the subject speaking with a North American accent in the video issued by ISIL on September 19.”
The news comes after the FBI announced a new tip line devoted to capturing Americans involved with ISIS. Among those under investigation is a man who is featured in an ISIS video called “Flames of War.”
“In the video, a man whose face is obscured by a mask alternates seamlessly between English and Arabic in pro-ISIL [ISIS] pronouncements intended to appeal to a Western audience,” the web post Tuesday said. “Dressed in desert camouflage and wearing a shoulder holster, the masked man can be seen standing in front of purported prisoners as they dig their own graves and then later presiding over their executions.
“The FBI needs your help identifying the individuals in this video as well as anyone traveling abroad to join terrorist groups,” said the FBI post.
U.S. authorities estimate roughly 100 Americans have joined militant groups in Iraq and Syria.
