Hacking ISIS by Nance Malcolm

Author:Nance,Malcolm
Language: eng, eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 2016-12-19T19:30:33+00:00

Figure 54: Dar al-Islam (Source: TAPSTRI)

Dar ul-Islam—French Publication

With nine editions published by 2016, the Dar ul-Islam magazine was focused at the French speaking audience. In comparison to Dabiq, the Dar ul-Islam magazine’s size was started as a shorter magazine but it expanded steadily from 16 pages in the first edition to 114 in the eighth edition.

Figure 55: Konstantiniyye (Source: TAPSTRI)

Konstantiniyye—Turkish Publication

For the Turkish audience, al-Hayat has the Konstinieyee magazine. Published in Turkish, the magazine was filled with some overlapping themes from Dabiq publications but often with the focus on the secular society of the neighbor to the north. Attacks on Turkey’s relationship with Russia, Europe or the U.S. are always fodder for the magazine.

Figure 56: Istok (Source: TAPSTRI)

Istok—Russian Publication

With the longstanding jihadist fight against the renowned atheist state to its north, ISIS started publishing a magazine aimed at the Russian speaking audience. The content of the 4 releases before September 2016 were largely Russian reprints of Dabiq content aimed at Chechnya and other former Soviet countries. ISIS has largely relied upon the Furat media group to handle translations of videos and texts for the Russian audience.

Figure 57: An-Naba (Source: TAPSTRI)

An-Naba—Arabic Publication

The “Weekly Newsletter” features the latest ISIS attacks and campaigns, with text accompanied by a few images. It is printed, published and widely distributed in the areas controlled by ISIS.

Figure 58: Kybernetiq (Source: TAPSTRI)

Kybernetiq—German Publication

This ISIS-affiliated German language magazine was focused on the cyber jihad and was released December 2015 and is focused on encryption, metadata, and apps, including a look at the features of the encryption app Asrar al-Mujahideen, otherwise known as Mujahideen Secrets. Only edition had been released by September 2016.

Figure 59: Rumiyah (Source: TAPSTRI)

Rumiyah—English Publication

Virtually identical in content to Dabiq, ISIS launched a new magazine in September 2016 with essentially the same content. It seemed to be hastily slapped together, possibly because the news of Abu Muhammad al-Adnani’s death had come only days before the on-press date. The articles in the first edition were a mix of criticisms aimed at those on the typical enemies list-- Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi, the mentor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi et alt. It even featured a lone wolf threat directed at a random a florist in Manchester, England Stephen Leyland with a picture of him smiling at work in his shop to show their reach could touch even those at a low level.8

Figure 60: Iraqis gather to grab a copy of the latest an-Naba weekly newsletter. (Source: TAPSTRI)

The Nasheed Chants

Every movement, revolution, or generation needs a soundtrack. In the background of the majority of ISIS videos are the nasheeds or the anasheed jihadiya --Gergorian chant-like songs about fighting for the caliphate. The themes are simple and symbolic tributes to dead fighters, celebrating successful campaigns or singing the praise of someone like al-Baghdadi or Osama Bin Laden. But despite the strong association of these simple redundant melodies with ISIS, nasheeds have been around for many battles across decades. As required by strict Sunni fundamentalists there are no instruments used in ISIS nasheeds.

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