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SNIPPET: "The most popular Salafi-jihadi forums are Al-Faluja, Shabakat Ansar Al-Mujahideen, Shabakat Al-Tahadi Al-Islamiyya, Shumukh Al-Islam, Shabakat Hanein, Shabakat Al-Mujahideen Al-Electroniyya, Mutadayat Al-Boraq Al-Islamiyya, and Ma'arik Islamic Network. Of these forums and websites, five are hosted by Western hosting companies." SNIPPET: "Shabakat Ansar Al-Mujahideen has seven domains associated with it; two of these (www.as-ansar.org/vb and http://www.as-ansar.com/vb ) are hosted by Bluehost Inc. (1958 South 950 East, Provo, UT, USA), four (www.ansar1.net , http://ansarnet.info, www.de.ansarnet.info, www.de.ansar1.net ) by Colo4Dallas LP (3000 Irving Blvd, Dallas, TX, USA), and one (www.de.ansarnet.net ) by Oversee.net (515 S. Flower St, Suite 4400, Los Angeles, CA,...

Inquiry and Analysis - No. 503 March 9, 2009 No. 503 Introduction The existing published research pertaining to the world of virtual jihad has focused mostly on the content published on jihadist websites and forums. For the most part, scholars and investigators have followed the news posted on jihadist forums, analyzed the various ideological views reflected in them, and scrutinized jihadists' writings regarding their operational intentions and capabilities. Little if any research has centered on the technical aspects of virtual jihad. The purpose of this article is to allow the public a glimpse behind the scenes of the shadowy world...

"Invading Facebook: Theory And Practice" December 17th, 2008 | Jihadi media, propaganda SNIPPET: "That’s the title of a post last week by Faloja member `Umar `Abd al-Hakim in Syria. `Umar believes that Jihadis have successfully penetrated Youtube and it’s now time to more directly market their materials to the masses. To this end, he gives an overview of Facebook and why it will be useful for Jihadi propagandists. To get the ball rolling, `Umar and others announced a campaign yesterday, “Aid Invasion2″ (Ghazwat al-Nusra2). Below is a summary of `Umar’s introductory post, followed by the announcement of the campaign. Note...