Shared Themes, Tactics in White Supremacist and Islamist Extremist Propaganda
There are similarities in how they recruit and incite, and the shared danger of potentially driving people to violent acts. Keep Reading
The Hate Store: Amazon’s Self-Publishing Arm Is a Haven for White Supremacists
It takes just a couple of minutes to upload one’s work to Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP), Amazon’s self-publishing arm; the e-book then shows up in the world’s largest bookstore within half a day, typically with minimal oversight. Keep Reading
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How Terrorists Are Trying to Make Coronavirus More Friend Than Foe
From exploiting the economic impact and unstable regions to promoting bioterror, groups have latched onto COVID-19. Keep Reading
Al-Qaeda-Affiliated Media Shop Promotes Worldwide Operations
Thabat, an al-Qaeda-affiliated media outfit, has released a series of infographics in recent weeks that are intended to highlight the jihadists’ worldwide operations. Keep Reading
ISIS Supporter Advises Muslims in West to Be Patient, Attack When Time Is Right
The author of the message, who identifies as a female, concludes: "Stalk your prey, plan your action, orchestrate your moves and then STRIKE THE ENEMY WITH A DEADLY BLOW." Keep Reading
ISIS Supporters Incite Prisoners to Target Guards in France, Belgium and the Netherlands
On February 18, 2020, a message was posted in French on the pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Rocket.Chat platform on the techhaven.to website, urging Muslims jailed in France to target their prison guards. Keep Reading
Top Secret Documents Show Cyber Command’s Growing Pains in Its Mission Against ISIS
U.S. government documents made public Tuesday show that while a U.S. Cyber Command operation that disrupted ISIS computer networks was largely successful, there were significant shortcomings. Keep Reading
Are Social Media Companies Inadvertently Hiding Info on Florida Terrorist?
Even as the FBI said it was presuming the attack was an act of terror, social media giants were working to wipe out the history of the attacker. Keep Reading
ISIS Media Group Claims London Bridge Attack Was Revenge for Europol’s Online Extremism Purge
The Al-Battar Media Foundation declared that "the holiday season started early in Britain," a nod to ISIS' annual push for followers to conduct Christmas and Hanukkah attacks in crowded or symbolic places. Keep Reading
Gas Stations, Terror Balloons and Team Spirit: ISIS Propaganda Since Baghdadi’s Death
One poster urges targeting of oil and gas transports "with accidental accident that causes the truck to overturn." Keep Reading
ISIS Threat Poster Coinciding with Wildfires Depicts Fiery San Francisco
The photoshopped image depicts the 400 block of Geary Street, with an ISIS flag perched above the vertical sign for the Touchstone Hotel. Keep Reading
ISIS Once Laid Out This Strategy for Keeping al-Baghdadi Alive All These Years
Terror group said in early days of the caliphate that leader dressed like an ordinary jihadist and was paranoid about carrying a cell phone or using email. Keep Reading
TikTok Removed Dozens of Accounts That Were Posting ISIS Propaganda
The news comes just a week after the company’s owner, Bytedance, was accused by lawmakers of censoring content on behalf of China. Keep Reading
Does ISIS Have a Lone Wolf Network Across the Globe?
IS started systematically encouraging lone actor attacks in the West in 2016. Sometimes communication was controlled, and credit claimed centrally. Keep Reading
I Watched ISIS Videos, and Felt My Soul Diminished
Nothing has done more to convince me of the existence of the soul than watching several hundred of them being snuffed out over the past five years. Keep Reading
Is Deceased Hamza bin Laden the Next Anwar al-Awlaki?
One of terrorism's greatest influencers hasn't been alive for eight years, and his recruitment roster rolls on. Keep Reading
Zawahiri to Critics of 9/11 Targets: ‘So Let Us See Your Jihad, Free of “Defects”‘
Al-Qaeda leader calls on jihadists to "surveil the enemy and make your preparations," and "do not expect anyone to help you" while being "inventive and creative." Keep Reading
A Virtual 9/11: How Terror’s Transformation Complicates Our Long War
Today's terror is beyond borders, beyond the classic training camps and beyond rigid loyalties in online tutorials. Keep Reading
How ‘Call of Duty’ Is Transformed Into a Call for Jihad
Adopting the look, feel, and familiar themes of video games speaks in an engrossing way to the group that ISIS and their imitators are trying to reach. Keep Reading
ISIS Blooper Video Posted by al-Qaeda Proves Terrorists Can Be Petty Too
The legacy terror organization posted a clip of a recruit in Yemen stumbling as he tries to renew his vows to ISIS but is unable to remember the words. Keep Reading
