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The IS media jihad

Tech-savvy young media producers are boosting the Islamic State’s allure with increasingly competent presentation skills and graphics to enhance the brutal videos that have long been a staple. A video-game ethos is part […]

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Hicham Chaïb (left) is amongst those indicted with holding Jejoen Bontinck imprisoned. The picture, taken from Chaïb's now defunct Facebook profile, shows him with another Belgian, Brian De Mulder.

A trial in Antwerp

10 December was the last day of one of Europe’s biggest and most ambitious terrorism trials ever, taking place in the Belgian city of Antwerp. The prosecution wants radical Muslim organization Sharia4Belgium declared […]

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PARADE: Raqqa is the stronghold and the operational centre of IS in Syria. Here an IS parade in Raqqa in June 2014. PHOTO: Raqqa Media Center (IS controlled entity)

Hunt for America’s spies

Islamic State (IS) security patrols have repeatedly raided Internet cafes in Raqqa and Deir Ezzour in Syria, hunting for America’s local spies and informants. Hate Speech International (HSI) reporters in the Syrian cities of […]

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CHILD CAMPS: The Islamic State (IS) has several training camps designated for child soldiers. The extremist organization is now building an army of children.

New IS child army

The Islamic State (IS) is reportedly building an army of 11- to 16-year-olds, under the command of a French 15-year-old, sources tell HSI. The extremist group may be considering deploying the child army to the […]

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