Many of us know the feeling of posting a regrettable pic or two online . But while your unthinking photos might be an embarrassment , they ( typically ) are n’t unsavoury enough to merit a US Air Force strike . If you ’re a terrorist , on the other hand , a wee bit more free will is probably advised .
ISIS did n’t brand dick pics , but in hindsight that might have been a better call for the Islamic State militants who rather earmark selfies taken in front of a secret main office to show up on their societal media . The photos caught the attention of US Air Force Intelligence , who , 22 hour later on , take the integral building out with threeJDAM - equipped bombs .
General Hawk Carlisle , commander of Air Combat Command , line the Air Force ’s successful use of goods and services of societal medium intel to take out an ISIS object at a speech Monday in Arlington :
The [ airmen are ] combing through social media and they see some cretin standing at this command . And in some social media , unfastened forum , bragging about command and control capableness for Da’esh , ISIL , And these cat go ‘ ah , we got an in . ’
So they do some employment , long story forgetful , about 22 hours afterwards through that very building , three JDAMS take that full building out . Through social media . It was a post on social media . Bombs on object in 22 minute .
It was unbelievable work , and incredible flier doing this sort of matter .
ISIS is ill-famed for exploit social media for recruitment function . According toAir Force TimesandCNN , the organization has a reaching of about 200,000 viewers on Twitter and other sites , which has helped it enroll roughly 3,400 Westerners and at least 200 Americans to its cause .
But would - be Moslem State militants are not the only single devote attention to what ISIS Emily Price Post on the internet : The US Air Force is constantly combing the brass ’s social media for revealing photos exactly like the ace in question .
Just call up : Once it ’s on the internet , there ’s no turn back .
[ Air Force Times ]
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