Introduction
The post September 11 war on terrorism has increased Islamist organizations' dependence on the Internet, making it a vital means of communication and indoctrination for both Islamist organizations and for the infrastructure of Al-Qa'ida supporters. As a result of Islamist websites often being tracked and in some cases hacked, or shut down by their Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the Islamist organizations have also become increasingly dependent on chat rooms and message boards for communication.
The following list of 25 Islamist websites and message forums, the first in a series of reports, includes website affiliations, IP addresses, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), and information about their registrants. [1] The entries are categorized by ISP location.
The IP addresses and hosts included in the list were valid as of July 16, 2004. [2]
United States
www.abrarway.com
Affiliation: News website of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Registered by: "Samail" in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 216.7.186.93
ISP: VONOC in Englewood, Colorado, United States, and WeHostWebSites.com in Loveland, Colorado, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: VONOC in Englewood, Colorado, United States, and WeHostWebSites.com in Loveland, Colorado, United States: dnsracks.com IP-216.7.186.91 and IP-216.7.186.92
www.almjlah.com
Affiliation: Pro-Al-Qa'ida website.
Registered by: "None" in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
IP address: 198.87.87.9
ISP: Verio Inc. in Englewood, Colorado, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Verio Inc. in Englewood, Colorado, United States: damammhost.com IP-198.87.87.38 and IP-198.87.87.39
http://alsaha.com
Affiliation: Message forum used by Al-Qa'idasupporters.
Registered by: fares.net
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