CANADA HAS ITS OWN ISIS SYMPATHIZERS–ONE WOMAN WHO TRAVEL IN AND OUT OF CANADA TO SPEND MONTHS AT A TIME IN SYRIA AND IRAQ SUPPORTING THE EXTREME ISLAMIST FACTION GIVING COMFORT AID IT WOULD SEEM–AS ONE TORONTO WOMAN LEAVES A TRAIL OF TWEETS LEAVING BEHIND HER WHERE ABOUT INFORMATION

The Toronto woman who Tweeted so sympathetically about ISIS probably had no idea that, when she left Canada late last year, she was being tracked by researchers following her movements using geocoding.

But every time she posted a Tweet, she was inadvertently giving away her location, allowing the researchers to map her as she travelled from the ISIS capital in Raqqah, Syria to the front lines in Kobani and Mosul.

“I did not see in their actions anything but the utmost of respect for me as a sister,” she wrote in Arabic from Kobani on Dec. 25. In another Tweet, she wrote: “God bless those who live on His path and who die on His path.”

By failing to turn off the locator on her cellphone, she not only left an incriminating electronic trail, she also highlighted a disturbing trend: Canadian women are increasingly involved in supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham.

While most of the Canadians who have either left to join ISIS or who have been stopped by police en route are men, some are women. ISIS prohibits women from taking part in combat, so their roles are limited to serving as “jihadi brides.”

Every time a Toronto woman who Tweeted sympathetically about ISIS posted a Tweet, she was inadvertently giving away her location.

A report released Wednesday by the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue said that about 550 of the 3,000 Western citizens in ISIS territory are women. The study looked at the social-media profiles of several women in ISIS, one of them a Canadian.

It found the women were motivated by extremist ideology that portrays Muslims as victims of oppression, depicts such Western countries as Canada as sinful, and claims it is their religious duty to populate the “pure” Islamic state.

“Female migrants are not just rejecting the culture and foreign policy of the West; they are also embracing a new vision for society. They hope to contribute to this society, governed by a strict interpretation of Shariah law,” it said.

Even given their limited, mostly domestic roles, the women pose a security threat. They not only support ISIS atrocities, but actively promote them online. “Perhaps the most important risk is that the female migrants can inspire others, both men and women, to carry out attacks in Western countries or to travel to Syria and Iraq.”

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