The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by
extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit....
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Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Video Released On Multiple Websites,
Including Facebook
(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,ISIS
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titled “To Be Absolved Before Your Lord 3” criticizing its rivals, including
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trying to implement Islamic law through governing or legal structures. In
addition, CEP researchers located a YouTube video advertising a pro-ISIS
propaganda website.
Meanwhile, the Nordic Resistance Movement
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praised German extreme right mixed martial arts (MMA) organizations in an essay
on its website and offered their contact information. Also, a prominent
neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel spread instructions for the homemade
production of a fully automatic submachine gun. The process includes both
machining and 3D printing. The channel advised that the manufacture of the
weapon is a felony.
New ISIS Video Released on Multiple Websites
On December 15, ISIS <[link removed]> released a
new video titled “To Be Absolved Before Your Lord 3” via the group’s
self-proclaimed province inSomalia
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almost an hour-long, criticizes ISIS rivals, including al-Qaeda
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Shabaab <[link removed]>. The video also
condemns the Muslim Brotherhood
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implement Islamic law through governing or legal structures. The video mostly
consists of interviews but includes some footage depicting combat and footage
of alleged prisoners of ISIS in Somalia.
The ISIS video “To Be Absolved Before Your Lord 3” on Facebook, December 16,
2020. The video has a Netflix logo on the top right in order to elude detection.
The video was posted on Telegram and RocketChat, as well as several ISIS
propaganda websites. Links were spread via RocketChat and Hoop. The video was
posted on at least 13 websites: Facebook, pCloud, the Microsoft One Drive, the
Internet Archive, Mail.Ru, File.Fm, Jwp.Io, Mega.Nz, Ok.Ru, PixelDrain,
Dropbox, MediaFire, and NextCloud. Approximately 24 hours later, the video was
still available on seven websites: Facebook, the Internet Archive, Mail.Ru,
File.Fm, Jwp.Io, PixelDrain, and NextCloud. Pro-ISIS propagandists modified one
of the versions uploaded to Facebook, adding a fake Netflix logo on the top
right instead of ISIS iconography.
Pro-ISIS Propaganda Website Advertised on YouTube
On December 17, CEP researchers located a YouTube video advertising a pro-ISIS
propaganda website. The video, which was five seconds long, consisted of the
header image taken from the website and an image advertising a recently
released ISIS video. The website’s URL was also included in the video
description. The video had over 20 views and was online for about two hours
when CEP researchers located it. The video was still online two hours after it
was reported and had garnered 13 more views.
The website advertised in the video, located on the .fun domain, has
previously been removed from several domains, including .tf, .pk, .es., .pw,
and at least four others. The website contains violent ISIS propaganda videos,
the terror group’s weekly newsletters, and Amaq News updates. Videos on the
website include recent ISIS releases and historical videos. The website has
been changing domain names since at least March 2020.
Nordic Resistance Movement Promotes German Mixed Martial Arts Clubs
In an essay on its website, the Nordic Resistance Movement
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praised extreme right German mixed martial arts (MMA) organizations and offered
their contact information. One of the groups listed, Körper & Geist, is
connected to the neo-Nazi group Der Dritte Weg. One of the other entities
listed, “Battle of the Nibelungs,” has been tied
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to the German extreme right, including to members of the Hammerskins
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and Combat 18 <[link removed]>. The
event was banned in 2019 and 2020 by the German government. Another group
promoted by NRM, Baltik Korps, is an extreme right-wing fight club that promotes
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the violent “Day X” concept of an anti-government and anti-immigrant uprising.
A recent CEP report
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, “Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism – Transnational Connectivity,
Definitions, Incidents, Structures and Countermeasures,” noted that MMA events
have helped European and American right-wing extremist groups to recruit,
fundraise, and spread propaganda. These events have also served as important
regional networking hubs. The NRM website uses Cloudflare as its name server.
Prominent Neo-Nazi Telegram Channels Spread Instructions for Homemade
Production of Fully Automatic Firearms
On December 16, a prominent neo-Nazi accelerationist Telegram channel spread
instructions for the homemade production of a fully automatic submachine gun.
The process includes both machining and 3D printing. The channel advised that
the manufacture of the weapon is a felony. At least three different Telegram
channels shared the files, and the post was viewed over 1,600 times within 24
hours. White supremacist Telegram channels that endorse violence have become
increasingly
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interested
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in spreading information on the home manufacture of firearms, including using
3D printing.
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