Since October 2024, ITSTIME has been monitoring and analysing the presence of pro-Islamic State (IS) propaganda content on the TikTok application. The research undertaken made it possible to initially identify more than 180 seed accounts, which were used to reconstruct a network of more than 140,000 users.
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L’attentato ai mercatini di Natale di Magdeburgo di qualche giorno fa non introduce grandi novità nell’ambito della definizione di un nuovo tipo di terrorismo e innovative forme di estremismo.
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Taleb Al Abdulmohsen: saudita in Germania ma ostile all’immigrazione, arabo ma sionista, con background musulmano ma profondamente islamofobo, contrario all’oltranzismo religioso jihadista ma attentatore con modalità analoghe, ovvero il cosiddetto vehicle-ramming, l’auto lanciata a tutta velocità sulla folla.
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Although many in the West associate the Middle East as being the main source of jihadism, deaths due to terrorism in sub-Saharan Africa have outpaced those in the Middle East for the past several years.
Continue reading At the 14th Illicit Network Workshop hosted by the University of Leiden, ITSTIME presented findings from its study: “Navigating Beyond the Digital Safe Haven: Mapping the Course of Salafi-Jihadi Online Movements Outside Rocket.Chat Through URL Social Network Analysis (SNA)”.
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On October 8, 2024, the Justice Department in a press release announced the arrest of an Afghan national residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for conspiring to conduct an Election Day terrorist attack in the United States on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has become a prominent sport in Russia, with a fervent following in the Caucasus region. This surge in popularity can be attributed to a blend of cultural heritage, historical precedence, and socio-economic factors that have made combat sports an integral part of Russian society. However, the rise of MMA has also brought about significant security challenges, with extremist groups exploiting the sport for recruitment and propaganda purposes.
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L’attentato islamista di domenica 23 giugno in Daghestan ha causato la morte di 15 appartenenti alle forze di sicurezza (Polizia e Guardia Nazionale), due civili (tra cui il sacerdote Nicolai Kotelnikov, sgozzato dai terroristi), oltre al ferimento di una trentina di persone.
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From 2019 to the present, the Islamic State’s digital ecosystem has undergone a dramatic evolution. Within the timeframe of 2021 to 2023, new players have come onto the scene, offering specialized translation services, while others have fortified the infrastructure for online dissemination, making it more robust against attempts to disrupt their activities.
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A cinque mesi dal massacro del 7 ottobre Hamas ha diffuso un breve audio di 35 secondi nel quale Mohammed Deif, il comandante del braccio armato dell’organizzazione, le Brigate Ezzedin al-Qassam, esorta i musulmani a “unirsi alla lotta per liberare Al-Aqsa”. Il video è inizialmente comparso su Telegram ad inizio settimana per poi venire diffuso su tutta la rete.
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È interessante sviluppare alcune considerazioni intorno alla timeline che ha caratterizzato l’esecuzione e la rivendicazione dell’attacco del 22 marzo 2024 a Mosca per cercare di capire meglio la portata della minaccia jihadista.
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The terrorist attack that has taken place in Moscow at the Crocus City Hall has proved once more that Daesh’s branches and islamist extremism remain a significant threat for international security.
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