Family members of the troops in the 82nd Airborne Division have been receiving frightening and menacing messages on social media, prompting the division to be vigilant about their social media settings. As Military Timesreports, some messages have included fake scenarios about kidnappings; one Instagram message sent by an account using deceased Iranian general Qassem Soleimani’s portrait as a profile picture stated:
If you like your life and you want to see your family again, pack up your stuff right now and leave the Middle East. Go back to your country. You and your terrorist clown president brought nothing but terrorism. You fools underestimate the power of Iran. The recent attack on your [expletive] bases was just a little taste of our power. By killing our general, you dug your own grave. Before having more dead bodies, just leave the region for good and never look back.
As Military Times noted, “The division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team deployed to Kuwait in early January as part of an emergency response to the region over heightened tensions with Iran.”
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04.24.2024