By Memri.org

On April 10, 2015, Islamic State (ISIS) fighters and supporters launched an anti-U.S. media campaign on Twitter. Promoted by Hashtags like #WeWillBurnUSAgain, the campaign was launched in tandem with several promotional videos that threatened to burn the U.S.

One such video[1] threatened attacks against the U.S., while noting that its geographical location will not stop attacks against it. “America thinks it’s safe because of its geographical location… and it thinks that the armies of jihad won’t reach it. But the American dream of safety have become a mirage, [for] today, there is no safety to any American on the globe,” it noted.

Praising the September 11 attacks and their impact on the U.S., the video threatened that fear will return to spread among Americans. It also threatened that “today, it’s time for retribution.” The video also noted ISIS’s military capabilities, while noting that with such capabilities, “they can burn America once again.”

The video features segments from previously released ISIS propaganda videos, including some of the beheadings carried out by “Jihadi John,” as well as attacks committed in the West in support of ISIS. It also praises cyberattacks that were carried out in support of ISIS.

Praising cyberattack on French TV5MONDE

A South African ISIS fighter of Indian descent named Abu Hurayra Al-Hindi appears to be spearheading the campaign in English. His initial tweet reads, “Twitter Storm #WeWillBurnUSAgain #IS Video release.” His tweet also links to a pro-ISIS forum where he created a thread to promote the video.[2]

On the forum, the person posts under the alias “servant.”[3]

Al-Hindi later tweeted, “War is coming to #America for every mother, sister, daughter, father, brother &son u murdered.”

Other ISIS supporters also promoted the video:

Umm Osama (@omosama14006) tweeted a picture of a burning White House, and wrote: “It is time for retribution O carrier of the cross [i.e. the U.S.].”

Abu Sufyan Al-Muhajir (@T_A_H_17) tweeted: “tow [sic. two] choices, Jizyah [poll tax] or Islam. Or, Otherwise America Will Be Burn.”

Al-‘Izz bin ‘Abd Al-Salam (@k_ELAFH) threatened that ISIS will retaliate for the U.S. killing of Muslims. “The American government kill [sic.] Muslims and the Islamic State will retaliate.”

User Abu Khattab Al-Yamani (@0o__oOo__o0) tweeted an image of the Statue of Liberty engulfed in flames with the Brooklyn Bridge behind it.

User Afdi Dawlat Al-Khilafa (@x_3_w) tweeted an image with the Arabic and English caption: “Do you think that your airplanes will spare you the confrontation? No, for we will cut off your necks.”