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The Shadowy Financier Said To Control Islamic State Network
Abdul Qadir Mumin, the Somali leader of the Islamic State (IS) group, has in all likelihood risen to the status of strongman of the entire organisation, analysts say.
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Iran Says It Arrests Agents Working For Israel, Seizes Arms Cache
Iran said on Tuesday its security forces had arrested a network of agents working for Israel and had seized a cache of weapons it said were planned for use during recent unrest sparked by water shortages in the Islamic Republic, state media reported.
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ISIS Leader Says "Daily Operations" Underway In Purported Audio Message
Islamic State's media network on Monday published an audio message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi warning that "daily operations" were underway.
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US ISIS Recruits Struggle With Combat Inexperience, Culture Clash: Study
US recruits to the Islamic State group struggle more than their European counterparts, lacking support networks and field experience and being assigned to menial jobs, a report on American jihadists said Monday.
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ISIS Has Tunnels Everywhere. Makes Them Much Harder To Defeat
Thursday, the United States dropped the "mother of all bombs" on a network of Islamic State caves and tunnels in Afghanistan. The military argued that its spectacular use of force was necessary to destroy the underground terror hideout. (Though it's not clear that the MOAB was the right tool to accomplish that goal.)
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Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Others Say Curbs on Extremist Online Content Threatens Free Speech
The Global Network Initiative report said government demands to restrict content due to public safety concerns need to be consistent with existing legal frameworks.
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Barack Obama Prepares To Boost US Military's Cyber Role: Sources
The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon's Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued by Family of Isis Victim
The plaintiff argues the three platforms "have knowingly permitted the terrorist group Isis to use their social networks".
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ISIS Claims Female Russian Spy Infiltrated Terror Network
A Russian woman spy infiltrated ISIS ranks and before being executed passed on key information due to which many jihadists lost their lives, the terror group has claimed.
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Government Monitoring Social Networks to Combat IS Threat
"The terrorist organisations have been using various social media platforms to spread their propaganda and recruit more foot soldiers for their cause."
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NIA Seeks Details On ISIS' India Chief Killed In US Airstrike
The Islamic State's chief recruiter in India has been killed in a US airstrike in Syria last week, ending a large hunt of security agencies for a man considered "extremely crucial" in setting up the terror network's fledgling bases in the country, official sources said on Monday.
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Bin Laden Sent Videotapes; Islamic State Runs A 24/7 News Agency
Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden had to rely on video and audio messages recorded in remote hideouts and delivered to international television networks by supporters to claim responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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Twitter Praised for Cracking Down on Use by Islamic State
Simon Wiesenthal Center gave Twitter a grade of "B" in a report card of social networking companies.
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To Silence Propaganda, Iraq Seeks to Take Islamic State Offline
Militants use satellite dishes to connect to the Web, or illicit microwave dishes that hook them into broadband networks in government-held areas.
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Twitter Sued by US Widow for Giving Voice to Islamic State
Tamara Fields said Twitter knowingly let the militant Islamist group use its network to spread propaganda, raise money, and attract recruits.
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The Shadowy Financier Said To Control Islamic State Network
Abdul Qadir Mumin, the Somali leader of the Islamic State (IS) group, has in all likelihood risen to the status of strongman of the entire organisation, analysts say.
-
Iran Says It Arrests Agents Working For Israel, Seizes Arms Cache
Iran said on Tuesday its security forces had arrested a network of agents working for Israel and had seized a cache of weapons it said were planned for use during recent unrest sparked by water shortages in the Islamic Republic, state media reported.
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ISIS Leader Says "Daily Operations" Underway In Purported Audio Message
Islamic State's media network on Monday published an audio message purporting to come from its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi warning that "daily operations" were underway.
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US ISIS Recruits Struggle With Combat Inexperience, Culture Clash: Study
US recruits to the Islamic State group struggle more than their European counterparts, lacking support networks and field experience and being assigned to menial jobs, a report on American jihadists said Monday.
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ISIS Has Tunnels Everywhere. Makes Them Much Harder To Defeat
Thursday, the United States dropped the "mother of all bombs" on a network of Islamic State caves and tunnels in Afghanistan. The military argued that its spectacular use of force was necessary to destroy the underground terror hideout. (Though it's not clear that the MOAB was the right tool to accomplish that goal.)
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Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Others Say Curbs on Extremist Online Content Threatens Free Speech
The Global Network Initiative report said government demands to restrict content due to public safety concerns need to be consistent with existing legal frameworks.
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Barack Obama Prepares To Boost US Military's Cyber Role: Sources
The Obama administration is preparing to elevate the stature of the Pentagon's Cyber Command, signaling more emphasis on developing cyber weapons to deter attacks, punish intruders into U.S. networks and tackle adversaries such as Islamic State, current and former officials told Reuters.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter Sued by Family of Isis Victim
The plaintiff argues the three platforms "have knowingly permitted the terrorist group Isis to use their social networks".
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ISIS Claims Female Russian Spy Infiltrated Terror Network
A Russian woman spy infiltrated ISIS ranks and before being executed passed on key information due to which many jihadists lost their lives, the terror group has claimed.
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Government Monitoring Social Networks to Combat IS Threat
"The terrorist organisations have been using various social media platforms to spread their propaganda and recruit more foot soldiers for their cause."
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NIA Seeks Details On ISIS' India Chief Killed In US Airstrike
The Islamic State's chief recruiter in India has been killed in a US airstrike in Syria last week, ending a large hunt of security agencies for a man considered "extremely crucial" in setting up the terror network's fledgling bases in the country, official sources said on Monday.
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Bin Laden Sent Videotapes; Islamic State Runs A 24/7 News Agency
Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden had to rely on video and audio messages recorded in remote hideouts and delivered to international television networks by supporters to claim responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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Twitter Praised for Cracking Down on Use by Islamic State
Simon Wiesenthal Center gave Twitter a grade of "B" in a report card of social networking companies.
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To Silence Propaganda, Iraq Seeks to Take Islamic State Offline
Militants use satellite dishes to connect to the Web, or illicit microwave dishes that hook them into broadband networks in government-held areas.
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Twitter Sued by US Widow for Giving Voice to Islamic State
Tamara Fields said Twitter knowingly let the militant Islamist group use its network to spread propaganda, raise money, and attract recruits.
