Summary
European and U.S. police forces have struck at the heart of the Daesh (ISIS) propaganda machine, seizing servers and "punching a hole" in its ability to spread its radical extremist message online. The trans-Atlantic takedown was spread over eight countries and was coordinated by the EU's police agency in "a major operation over a two-year period," the head of Europol, Rob Wainwright, told AFP Friday.
Wednesday and Thursday's operation was the latest in a campaign targeting in particular the Amaq news agency used by Daesh to broadcast claims of attacks and spread its message.
As Daesh's structure crumbled, its media empire waned too.
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