January 10, 2015 - The “hacktivist” group Anonymous has declared war on Al-Qaeda and ISIS in a chilling video released by its Belgian branch Hacktivist group Anonymous has come out to avenge the attacks on the office of Paris-based magazine Charlie Hebdo in which 12 people were murdered. The Belgian ‘branch’ of Anonymous posted a video message to YouTube describing a new campaign against jihadists, called #OpCharlieHebdo. Anonymous declares ‘war’ on jihadists in retaliation for Paris massacre with #OpCharlieHebdo The video, which features someone wearing the Guy Fawkes mask and speaking with their voice obscured, explains (in French) that its members have decided to “declare war on you, the terrorists” – referring to Al-Qaeda and ISIS specifically. “We will track you down – every last one – and will kill you,” the spokesman says. “You allowed yourselves to kill innocent people, we will therefore avenge their deaths.” Charlie Hebdo: Anonymous declares ‘war’ on jihadists in retaliation for Paris massacre with #OpCharlieHebdo The group continued its posted warnings on the text-sharing website Pastebin, with a post entitled:“Message to the enemies of freedom of expression” vowing to avenge the Paris attacks. They wrote, “Freedom of expression has suffered inhuman assault. It is our duty to react. We wish to express our condolences to the families of the victims of this cowardly and despicable act.” The group states it will track down and close all accounts on social networks related to terrorists to avenge the deaths at Charlie Hebdo. They warned: ‘We will fight always and everywhere the enemies of freedom of expression … Freedom of expression and opinion is a non-negotiable thing. To tackle it is to attack democracy.” “Expect a massive frontal reaction from us because the struggle for the defense of those freedoms is the foundation of our movement.” Previously, Anonymous has carried out cyber attacks on websites belonging to the governments, corporate and religious organizations. https://youtube/watch?v=064QkrMATW8
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