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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Magazine Promotes Terrorist Attacks
(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the
methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms
to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, the eighth edition of the
pro-ISIS web magazine “Voice of Hind” was released on multiple websites and
declared to supporters that it is permissible for women, children, and the
elderly to be killed in terrorist attacks. Also, ISIS released a new propaganda
video, “To Be Absolved Before Your Lord 2,” through the group’s self-proclaimed
Khorasan Province depicting combat footage between ISIS and Taliban forces as
well as footage of slain Taliban fighters killed in action. In addition, a
pro-ISIS chat on the RocketChat platform distributed approximately three dozen
emails and login information for accounts with the virtual private network
(VPN) service Nord.
Meanwhile, the International Conservative Community (ICC), a white supremacist
media group that has previously supported the Rise Above Movement (RAM),
launched an international support campaign for Kenosha shooter Kyle
Rittenhouse. Finally, numerous white supremacist accounts on Telegram praised
the shootings of two Louisville police officers, and celebrated protests in
Louisville, Kentucky over the lack of charges distributed in the Breonna Taylor
case.
Pro-ISIS Magazine “Voice of Hind” #8 Released
The eighth issue of the pro-ISIS web magazine “Voice of Hind” was released on
numerous websites on September 19. The magazine is meant to appeal to Muslims
in the Indian subcontinent and beyond. The eighth issue contained an article
arguing that it is permissible to kill women, children, and the elderly in
terrorist attacks. The magazine also featured an article allegedly fromISIS
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who fought in Syria and Iraq and offered advice for those still in their
country of origin. Another section contained a tribute to Abu Khalid al-Hindi,
one of the ISIS Khorasan members who attacked a Sikh Gurdwara in Kabul in March
2020, killing 25.
Links and pdfs were spread via Telegram, RocketChat, and Hoop. The web
magazine was released on at least six websites: PasteThis.To, MediaFire, the
Internet Archive, Mega.Nz, Tlgur, and Top4top. Four days later, the magazine
was still available on four websites: PasteThis.To, MediaFire, the Internet
Archive, and Top4top.
ISIS Releases New Propaganda Video
On September 22, ISIS released a new video titled “To Be Absolved Before Your
Lord 2” via the group’s self-proclaimed Khorasan province. The footage shows
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forces allegedly in the Nangarhar and Kunar provinces, displays the bodies of
Taliban fighters killed in action, and accuses the Taliban of working for the
U.S. The video was released while the Afghan government and the Talibannegotiate
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The video was posted on Telegram and several ISIS propaganda websites, and
links were spread via RocketChat and Hoop. The video was posted on at least 12
websites: Pcloud, MediaFire, the Microsoft One Drive, the Internet Archive,
Mail.Ru, File.Fm, Mega.Nz, NextCloud, Ok.Ru, PixelDrain, Amazon Cloud Drive,
and Dropbox. Approximately two days later, the video was still available on six
websites: MediaFire, the Microsoft One Drive, the Internet Archive, Mail.Ru,
NextCloud, and Ok.Ru.
The ISIS video “To Be Absolved Before Your Lord 2” on the Microsoft One Drive,
September 24, 2020
ISIS Supporters Share VPN Logins on RocketChat
A pro-ISIS chat on the RocketChat platform distributed emails and login
information for accounts with the virtual private network (VPN) service Nord.
VPNs allow for individuals to shield their IP addresses in an attempt to
conceal their location. The chat user posted approximately three dozen Gmail
email addresses with passwords.
White Supremacist Group Creates International Support Campaign for Kyle
Rittenhouse
The International Conservative Community (ICC), a white supremacist media
group, created an international campaign to rally support for Kyle Rittenhouse,
who is accused of murdering two people and injuring another in a shooting
during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The ICC has previously posted a large
quantity of content supporting the white supremacist organization Rise Above
Movement (RAM), and the various ICC accounts identified feature stylistic
similarities to RAM.
The ICC has posted photos from several extreme-right groups posting flyers and
hanging banners on their Instagram page, which had over 700 followers on
September 24. The Instagram account included photos from Revolt Through
Tradition in Massachusetts and Action Zealandia inNew Zealand
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allegedly in Sweden, Greece, Serbia, and Colorado and Pennsylvania in the U.S.
The ICC also maintains Telegram and BitChute accounts. A Telegram account that
belongs to a clothing company that sells merchandise from the Rise Above
Movement also posted photos from a soccer ultras group in Bulgaria showing
support for Rittenhouse.
White Supremacists Celebrate Louisville Protests and Shooting of Police
Officers
On September 23 and September 24, numerous white supremacist accounts on
Telegram celebrated protests in Louisville, Kentucky over the lack of charges
for police officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death. Several accelerationist
white supremacist channels expressed their hopes that there would be violence,
which would further inflame tension. One channel celebrated the shooting of two
police officers on the night of September 23, while another channel posted
links for Telegram chats and channels belonging to anti-fascist and Black Lives
Matter groups to encourage trolling and the spread of disinformation.
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