ISWAP Terrorists Open Radio Station
Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), has concluded plans to launch an online radio broadcast station titled “Radio Raeed” to its range of propaganda channels, security analyst and counter-insurgency expert Zagazola Makama reported on Sunday.
The move is likely aimed at targeting more people in the North East to join the terrorist ranks.
Impeccable sources told Zagazola Makama that the Radio Service, which will be located in Kangarawa, will be a supporter of the Islamic State, provide weekly news propaganda summaries, and will be broadcast in Hausa, Arabic, and Kanuri.
“The development goes a long way in sending strong signals to authorities in the sub-region that the insurgency has continued to be dynamic in adopting various means of propaganda.
” The recruitment pace of the insurgency has still not been effectively halted, and online media propaganda by the terror group has continued to play a key role in ensuring that the terrorist groups remain visible.
“This is effectively drawn by intense propaganda moves in an effort to draw significant attention to the organization’s sustained presence and reach. The attendant effect continues to imply the recycling of fighters as the backbone of the ISIS recruitment campaign, support for affiliated groups, and directives for full-fledged attacks.
“It becomes necessary to sustain efforts in INFO OPs as well to bring down and disconnect associated notorious terrorist websites to bolster the network of affiliated group members,” Zagazola Makama said.
