Radical Islamic Terrorism

Besides friends using social media to connect with other friends or families keeping in touch with other relatives who are at a distance, in the recent years, terrorists have taken advantage of social media and used it as a platform to threaten and send jaw dropping messages to some of the most popular outlets across the nation. For this paper, I will examine how terrorists have used social media as propaganda. I will also analyze the trends in media and terrorism, and how it has provided access for the promotion of the violent messages as well as allowing the news of terrorist attacks and assassinations to reach many parts of the world within a matter of minutes.

Tactics to induce terror in pursuit of a political goal have been utilized by a multitude of organizations across the globe. This method of power control is known as terrorism, and due to its impact and unpredictability, it is highly feared and monitored today in the 21st century. Attacks of this nature stem from radical beliefs of religion, ethics, or other politics, and have been carried out globally, ranging from the 9/11 attack in New York City to the 2015 shooting in Paris, France. Terrorism over recent years has grown despite an abundance of efforts by many nations and international organisations to stop development of such groups. This growth is partially attributed to advances in digital technology and the furtherment of communication techniques, such as social media and web-based content, which has allowed for the spread of these radical ideas across the planet making it difficult to control the advancement of these beliefs (Council on Foreign Relations, 2009). Terrorism will never be able to be fully stopped due to the abstract nature and ideology from which terrorism originates.

The United States is fronting the conflict against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant; therefore, we feel strongly inclined to support the inhibition of online recruiting tactics used by ISIL. Previous attempts to thwart the online presence of ISIL have been misguided and incomprehensive - and have thus faltered against high expectations. Our reasoning for this stance is because in the past year alone, an estimated hundreds of recruits have joined ISIL through online mediums - additionally, ISIL has encouraged and coaxed recruits into committing domestic

Terrorists are actively targeting American youth through social media to solicit empathy and recruits. The Counter-terrorism proposal targets those same young Americans. The proposed campaign recommends the use of black propaganda in the social media sphere to make terrorist organizations seem distasteful, unappealing and boring.

From intellectuals to policy-makers alike. All of the extraordinary output on the subject of al-Qaeda, has recently led to a number of far-reaching theories about the group which remain startlingly unexplored. The two assumptions, this paper examines and reveals each one 's foundational role in assertions as well as debates about al-Qaeda, despite the relatively unexplored status of each. These 2 assumptions relate to: (1) the role of the internet in actual terrorist activity; and (2) the association between combating a

The Attack on the September 11, and the consequent War on Terror changed how the American government and its public perceive terrorism and how to formulate a policy to counter the phenomenon. A couple of large wars were waged on the name of War on Terror and many other small wars and conflicts took place in numbers of countries and continents to eradicate the threat of a terrorist attack. Yet the terrorist groups survived and the United States were left with a large debt acquired by expensive counterterrorism effort. After more than a decade, we are still facing the same enemy with no concrete plan to end the conflict. As long as the United States remains as a world powerhouse and a key player in global stage, it will be a target of a terrorist attack, so there must be an effective plan to finally end the threat of terrorism. The counter-terrorism strategy of the United States following the Attack on September 11 has been largely ineffective. In order to end the Fourth Wave of Modern Terrorism, there must be a strategy shift within the United States government while simultaneously creating a counter-narrative to oppose Al-Qaeda 's propaganda.

Counter-terrorism expert Steve Emerson, senior advisor to the RAND Corporation Brian Jenkins, Ryan Mauro and the Clarion Project have documented and exposed the reality of radical Islam in the United States. “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world” (1 John 4:1, English Standard Version). Since the attacks on 9/11, the American public has settled into a false sense of security while the internet has enabled homegrown radicalization and enlarged the footprint of radical Islam inside the United States. “Many law enforcement officials fear that a new style of jihadist group is appearing, a hybrid of foreign and homegrown terrorists” (White,

My criminal Justice policy is counterterrorism against Extreme Right Terrorism groups (home grown). Extreme-Right Terrorism- “Domestic right-wing terrorist groups often adhere to the principles of racial supremacy and embrace antigovernment, antiregulatory beliefs. Generally, extremist right-wing groups engage in activity that is protected by constitutional guarantees of free speech and assembly” (Watson, 2002). The research is to focus on stopping people from joining extreme-right terror groups or becoming a “Lone Wolf terrorist”. Because my research is to prevent terrorism the key programs I want to study are the potential subject’s social environment, economic status, education and media to educate the public, better law enforcement training,

ISIS is a very unique phenomenon occurring in the Middle East. The United States Department of State has designated the entity a foreign terrorist organization (US Department of State 2014). The group is very different than the Islamic extremists that the United States has dealt with over the years. Instead of hiding in remote compounds and living secret lives amongst the general population, ISIS has conquered vast regions of Iraq and Syria. However, ISIS does share similarities with other Islamic terrorist organizations. Several of these terror groups have attacked the United States in the past. Some attempts were unsuccessful, but others were successful. The United States must realize that ISIS is the newest threat to national security and the hindrance to the stabilization of the Middle East. Politicians and counterterrorism operatives must realize that at some point, ISIS will attempt an attack on the United States. Fortunately, the United States has a vast collection of data on Islamic extremists and there organizations. It is possible that the key to creating a counterterrorism strategy exists in the data that has been gathered about other Islamic terror groups. If the objectives and themes of ISIS match that of terror groups that the United States has previously prevented terror attacks from, then perhaps a similar strategy can be effective.

Part of being an Army officer includes gaining as much knowledge about the current operational environment. Including all aspects like Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical Environment, and Time (PMESII-PT) in order to be as successful as possible. “Knowing the Enemy: Jihadist Ideology and the War on Terror” by Mary Habeck is a critical informational read that directly assists with gaining information about the operational environment specifically in areas of Politics, Social, Information, and even Physical Environment because they all tie into religion through different angles. This book by Mary Habeck is about Radical Islamic Terrorism through all aspects and how it is connected to our western American culture. Its writing comes from one of the worst days in United States history known as September 11th when 19 men decided to attack by hijacking planes crashing into the Pentagon, Pennsylvania, and the World Trade Center. The American public is sometimes confused on who the enemy actually but with this book it is clearly explained through the organization of why those 19 men did it, how this terrorist thought has been created through history, and what the western world

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, then President George W. Bush stated “[o]ur war on terror begins with al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated” (Bush, 2001, p. NA). The nature of the war on terror has changed dramatically since its inception in 2001. With al Qaeda decimated, its remaining leaders, members and supporters have fractured into several splinter groups each with their own aspirations. With varying ideologies, tactics, techniques and procedures, the strategy for dealing with these groups must be as complex and comprehensive as the groups themselves.

has a moral imperative to work with foreign markets to prevent ISIS from acquiring more assets, and to freeze the assets they have in financial institutions.  ISIS is already an extremely wealthy group and is using its fortune to oppress anybody who opposes their radical Islamic beliefs.  Due to this wealth, ISIS has the ability to match any enemy’s military action with equal to greater force.  ISIS is able to fund its army and military operations (Tapper).  If the U.S. can stop ISIS from obtaining more money, the U.S. will have a better chance at preventing future attacks.  The U.S. needs to forcefully respond to ISIS to prevent them from amassing the money and equipment to conduct additional

There are many different approaches for dealing with the ISIS menace, and each has its own benefits and drawbacks. While there is no perfect solution, targeting ISIS’s economy efficiently could produce significant results which would help contribute to the eventual fall of the caliphate. Without money backing its operations, it would be impossible for ISIS to keep its military on par with that of other countries. Starving ISIS of money by targeting its sources of incoming and imposing harsher punishments on nations who purchase oil from ISIS are crucial in bringing down the ever-present hazard ISIS

As a direct consequence of September 11, a number of substantial challenges lie ahead in the area of counter-terrorism..   The most prominent of these is the changing nature of the terrorism phenomenon.  In past years, when terrorism was largely the product of direct state sponsorship, policymakers were able to diminish prospects for the United States becoming a target using a combination of diplomatic and military instruments to deter potential state sponsors.  Today, however, many terrorist organizations and individuals act independently from former and present state sponsors, shifting to other sources of support, including the development of transnational networks.

They have posted beheadings on YouTube and communicated online to possible recruits in other countries. They also are the wealthiest terrorist group in the world, racking up over one to four million dollars a day just with oil production. ISIS sells oil to nearby countries like Turkey and Jordan at an extremely low cost. Even though the countries know that it is technically against the law to make sales or trade with ISIS, they appear to actually enjoy the reasonably priced importation of oil and are not making any sort of effort to prevent it from happening. “The United Nations Security Council sent a ‘friendly’ reminder...that trading with or buying oil from ISIS is illegal,” says Jarrett Romeno, a writer for