In the immediate aftermath of the events in Brussels, little was known about the perpetrators of the attack. Soon after, ISIS’s Amaq News Agency claimed responsibility. Amaq posted an official statement on social media in several different languages, including English, French, Russian and Arabic. On the heels of the official statement came an outpouring of pro-ISIS messaging across social media. Tweets from sympathizers and fighters cascaded through Twitter. Evidently, ISIS calibrated its social media blitz just as carefully as it did the physical attacks in Brussels. Just as in the aftermath of Paris, the online campaign will continue in the coming weeks with more photos, videos and other propaganda tools.
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Daniel Hajjar is a Program Assistant with the United States Institute of Peace. He has conducted research on ISIS and its use of social media.
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