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IS and the Jihadist Information Highway – Projecting Influence and Religious Identity via Telegram
September 18, 2023Groups such as al-Qaida (AQ) have pursued spectacular attacks to garner media attention and popularize their cause. What is often not noted, however, is that for those who submit themselves to the religious thinking of al-Qaida – and nowadays the self-designated “Islamic State” (IS) – the militant struggle is intertwined with the duty to call ...
Future Trends: Live-streaming Terrorist Attacks
September 18, 2023Magnanville, 13 June, 2016, around 8pm: policeman, Jean-Baptiste Salvaing has been stabbed to death outside his home. Forcing his way into the house, the attacker murders Jessica Schneider, who also worked for the police, by cutting her throat. The couple’s three year-old son is taken hostage by the killer, Larossi Abballa. Prior to a three ...
The Web is a Terrorist’s Command-and-Control Network of Choice
September 18, 2023People do not want social media platforms to facilitate murder, writes Robert Hannigan ...