The Islamic States last stronghold on the ground may believe fallen,but the New York truck attack shows its success at building a digital caliphate
The enormous cache of Isis propaganda videos found on the cellphone of the suspect charged in Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York has raised questions over the success of efforts to tackle extremist content online.
Sayfullo Saipov, 29, and who is accused of using a truck to mow down pedestrians and cyclists on Tuesday,killing eight and injuring 12, told prosecutors he was inspired to carry out the truck attack by Isis videos he had watched on his mobile phone, and which was loaded with 90 videos and 3800 images. Among the files were depictions of beheadings,and shootings, bomb-making instructions and several images of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Related: Rise and topple of Isis: its dream of a caliphate is over, and so what now? They are catching the top of the iceberg,but not going deep under the iceberg Related: Trump's claim US hitting Isis 'much harder' after NY attack not supported by data Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com