Safya Roe Yassin, 40, of Buffalo, Mo., has pleaded guilty to weaponizing Twitter to spread violent threats on behalf of ISIS, targeting federal agents and military personnel across state lines. The self-identified ‘Muslimah’ used social media not just to preach terror, but to amplify assassination threats with precision, according to federal prosecutors in Springfield, Missouri.
Yassin admitted in U.S. District Court before Judge M. Douglas Harpool to operating multiple Twitter accounts under the pseudonym ‘Muslimah’ to broadcast and re-tweet messages authored or endorsed by ISIS operatives overseas. From May 2015 through October 2015, she actively engaged with a shadowy figure known only as ‘Individual A,’ whom she believed was an ISIS member abroad, collaborating to boost pro-jihadist content before platforms could shut them down.
Her digital campaign wasn’t just propaganda—it was personal. On August 24, 2015, Yassin re-tweeted a message listing two FBI employees by full name, city, zip code, and phone number, prefaced with the phrase ‘Wanted to kill.’ She knew the intent: to mark these individuals for violence. She pushed the message through her network, ensuring it reached more eyes, more followers, more potential operatives.
Days later, she struck again. On October 8, 2015, Yassin re-tweeted a post linking to a document that exposed the home address, family photos, and personal details of Victim 3, a U.S. service member. The document chillingly declared it was left ‘online to cause havoc’ and so ISIS ‘brothers’ in America could ‘hunt him down & kill him.’ She did the same for Victim 4—a former service member previously branded ISIS’s ‘number one target.’
Prosecutors say Yassin wasn’t a passive observer. She understood the lethal intent behind the messages she shared. By amplifying them, she became an accomplice—helping de-anonymize and endanger U.S. government personnel and veterans with the clear aim of aiding terrorist threats. Her actions crossed the line from speech to active support of a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Yassin now faces up to 10 years in federal prison without parole on two counts of transmitting threatening communications across state lines. No plea deal sugarcoats the consequences: a sentencing hearing will be set after a presentence investigation by U.S. Probation. The court will weigh the full weight of her digital footprint—not just what she posted, but who she helped target.
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Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Cybercrime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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