ISIS, the Islamic State abbreviated to IS and also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (i.e. the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, ISIS), unlike Al Qaeda, mother of third millennium terrorism , becomes a growing reality every day, not only operational but also political.
A team that unites religious fanatics fighting a complex jihad. No longer just kamikazes ready only to sacrifice themselves in the name of Allah, but also and above all people who are careful to plan long-lasting strategies making the most of modern technologies and communication techniques.
Methods that are leading to significant results. The Islamic State attracts followers throughout the Western world and receives widespread praise that could pose a threat to international security.
There are now hundreds of thousands of jihad fighters enlisted in the West and news of the death of jihadists from Europe is arriving daily. Only in the last two days is the certain death of at least four Westerners, two of whom came from Belgium and died in Kobane.
A careful analysis of the news published daily on the Internet, in particular taken from newspapers and / or sites close to the Arab world, allows us to say that ISIS communication officers constantly monitor what happens in the West and manage a widespread flow of information.
Modern "pizzini" which show a particular attention for any event that in some way can cause instability or unrest in the Western world. Activists and even simple sympathizers, for example, observe and speak with extreme competence about the results of the referendum in Scotland and also about what is happening in Italy, a land of possible landing and sorting of subversive cells mixed with the flows of migrants. They also monitor demonstrations such as the Anonymous one held in London days ago, inviting sympathizers to participate, probably with the intention of infiltrating protest movements to create unrest.
The web is now overwhelmed by proclamations in English, aimed at Muslims born and raised in the West. Propaganda words in pure Islamic style but effective for proselytizing in a culture like the Arab one. Phrases such as, "by the grace of Allah, glory be to Him the Most High, let us redraw the map of the Islamic world so that it becomes a single state under the banner of Khilafa with the permission of Allah, glory to Him the Most High." And again "by the grace of Allah, glory be to Him the Most High, we are writing a pure history for the people of Islam in this period when oppression reigned and injustice and corruption spread throughout the world. world, from East and West ". There are also announcements that IS is expanding and developing in the Indian sub-continent with teams of mujahideen belonging to Al Qaeda formations. To them one of the official spokespersons, a certain Ustadh Usaamah Mahmoud continually addresses the invitation: "Cling all together to the rope of Allah".
An important novelty and at the same time worrying what is happening on the Indian subcontinent. In fact, in the proclamations a precise reference is made to "a return of Islam in the territories of India, defined by the propaganda of ISIS as a land of Muslims until it was occupied by the unfaithful enemy who divided it into parts and separated into regions ”. An entity (AQIS) that is the result of a work that lasted for more than two years and probably escaped Western Intelligence.
We find ourselves, therefore, not in front of "improvisers of the subversive action" but to characters able to organize and manage a strategy that progressively spreads in various geographical areas, carried forward also with the support of characters such as Choudary, religious reference of many others like a certain Rahaman.
Activists who use modern communication systems and in particular the Internet to recruit proselytes and to provide useful information to those who choose to leave for Syria and Iraq to fight Jihad. (http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/world/2014/11/07/Radical-UK-cleric-...).
Characters certainly not to be underestimated as fervent supporters of sharia (Koranic law) and advocates of Islamic radicalism, in particular as regards the role of women they consider inferior subjects that must be enslaved (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSzaPNw_AjY ).
From what emerges from many press reports, it can be said that currently one of the most dangerous is the coordination, recruitment and operational planning center in London (http://www.news.com.au/world/four-men-arrested-for-allegedly-plotting-a-...), while other European nations such as Austria, Holland, Germany, France and Sweden are used for the "triangular" economic resources necessary for the cause.
In this context, only one anomaly is evident: the strange silence of the fundamentalists residing in Italy. A worrying silence, perhaps intended to divert attention from a possible imminent act in our country, in particular by taking advantage of the growing social discontent of the squares.
In fact, by surfing the net, ISIS sympathizers resident in Italy can be identified, connected to each other with a complex and very active network. However, media communication is evolving. The IS with "parallel" messages tries to obtain consensus and has abandoned the publication of bloody images, which in some way could arouse negative reactions even in Western Muslims and avoids publishing "sensitive messages".
Instead, links have been reopened for some time abandoned with ancient characters resident in the Balkans, perhaps also militants in the war in Bosnia, a phenomenon that should be carefully monitored.
We can therefore affirm that ISIS is not only and solely a fighting reality as the old mujahideen Brigades operating in Afghanistan in the 80s and mid-90s in Bosnia Herzegovina could be. Rather a structure that refers to cultural potential that should not be underestimated and that are demonstrating that they know how to program and adapt their policy in real time to the changing situation, relying on an increasingly structured and impenetrable communication network.
What their possible targets for terrorist actions in the medium term may be is not easy to predict. Any option is open with operating modes that can range from the classic car bomb (VBIED), to the improvised device (IED) also made using conventional radioactive or chemical (NC) and / or kamikaze substances that could eventually replace the explosive belt with viruses for turn into "biological bombs".
The targets could also be of various kinds. In the areas of central Asia and the Middle East where the presence of the Caliphate is more pressing, terrorist attention could be aimed primarily at hitting gas and oil pipelines to undermine the world economic system. Elsewhere planned to hit significant structures of Western civilization and Catholicism.
A threat that is not excluded can lead to concrete actions in the short to medium term. Even more realistic hypothesis if the news was confirmed on Sunday: the ISIS leader would have been killed or at least injured following an US air raid.
Fernando Termentini
