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Social Media: A Tool for Terror:
Since seizing control of large parts of Syria and Iraq in 2014, the Islamic State terrorist group, also known as ISIS, has waged a propaganda war online. Producing slick videos with action borrowed from movies and video games, the group uses social media sites including YouTube, Instagram and Twitter to recruit followers from the West and spread its message of terror.
Media Blackout:
Terrorists have turned parts of Syria and Iraq into a virtual black hole for news. Many news organizations have pulled their reporters from the field because of the extreme risks involved. Freelance reporters have stepped in to fill the gap. But after the murders of American freelance journalists James Foley and Scott Sotloff, news outlets including Agence France-Presse and The Washington Post stopped accepting work from freelancers in the area. |