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Correspondent for The New York Times, covering ISIS. NBC contributor. Previously, seven years in West Africa. Ex-AP bureau chief. Ex-refugee.

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    1. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      9. Everytime ISIS claimed an attack in West, I jotted it down. Month later, I've gone back over list & annotated what investigation found

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    2. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      10. My list is not complete but of the more than 50 cases I have annotated, I could only find 3 false claims.

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    3. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      11. Yes, the group frequently exaggerates death tolls & yes, they inflate & distort details, but the crux of the claim is typically correct

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    4. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      12. The thing to understand is ISIS considers an attack to be their handiwork if the attacker is sent by them or if he is inspired by them.

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    5. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      13. The reason I don't buy argument that they are now opportunistically claiming attacks to deflect from battlefield losses is as followspic.twitter.com/mJNj4LXVnj

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    6. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      14. Beyond the attacks they've claimed, there are many more they could have claimed but didn't. These are attacks where we know it was them

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    7. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      15. Remember the Thalys train shouting? They never claimed it. Attacker shared a hotel room with Abdlehamid Abaaoud, leader of Paris attackpic.twitter.com/1E536rRI2X

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    8. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      16. Remember the attack on the Jewish Museum in Brussels? Attacker was 1 of ISIS' jailers who held European hostages. Yet they never claimedpic.twitter.com/i8l5fiQlgA

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    9. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      17. Do you remember the devastating attack on the Istanbul airport last year? Investigation determined it was ISIS. Again they did not claimpic.twitter.com/UuRWpN9NlI

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    10. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      18. And 1 day before Vegas on Saturday, a guy who'd placed ISIS flag on his car's dashboard used it to ram police. Did ISIS claim it? Nopepic.twitter.com/HXGVkRovxK

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      Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

      19 Does this mean ISIS had a role in Vegas? There is as yet 0 evidence of that. My point: This group has been more right than its been wrong

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        1. Rukmini Callimachi‏Verified account @rcallimachi 5 Oct 2017

          20. Given ISIS' insistence, I'm with @AmarAmarasingam: Have any reporters asked Paddock's brother and other family members if he converted?

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        1. Alec Rawls‏ @AlecRawls 5 Oct 2017
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          @rcallimachi If ISIS telling truth then given hints of 2nd attack (doubters will “regret”) the obvious suspect is the claimed Paddock son.

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        1. Alec Rawls‏ @AlecRawls 5 Oct 2017
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          Revelation of Paddock son’s identity after 2nd attack would confirm that ISIS was telling the truth about the father.

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        1. "SAULT"of the earth‏ @wrangellite 5 Oct 2017
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          I agree, there was some DEMONIC FORCE he was listening too..ALLAH is SATAN and uses Nut Jobs to do HIS Carnage..ISLAM is SATAN WORSHIP!

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        1. Carla Boyle‏ @pawnotes 23 Oct 2017
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          And all of that was prior to losing their caliphate.

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        1. Keith Nine‏ @hippietreehuger 5 Oct 2017
          Replying to @rcallimachi @ChristophHeer52

          you believe ISIS is the CIA, then yes, there is a lot of evidence of thatpic.twitter.com/1hrpxq36mt

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        1. stella Tk‏ @stellaTk 5 Oct 2017
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          true, but this is not evidence

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        1. Alec Rawls‏ @AlecRawls 5 Oct 2017
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          If there is such a woman she might come forward herself in response to a public appeal. Dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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        1. Jeremy Poynton‏ @ChippyOldGit 9 Oct 2017
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          Whilst nothing should be ruled in, nor should anything be ruled out. Their MO **has** to change now the Caliphate is collapsing.

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        1. Alec Rawls‏ @AlecRawls 5 Oct 2017
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          @rcallimachi ISIS is claiming that Paddock has an unknown son who has also converted to Islam and joined ISIS.

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        1. BigidusDicidus‏ @BDicidus 5 Oct 2017
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          So?

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        1. Alec Rawls‏ @AlecRawls 5 Oct 2017
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          Rukmini: please publicize translation of "Abu Abdul Barr al-Amriki." Means: "Father of worshipful pious son from America."

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        1. D.S. Sebastian‏ @DSSebastian1 5 Oct 2017
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          Total crock of shit

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