EU agencies, service providers take down IS propaganda

Van Der Sypt announcing the results of a major action against the so-called Islamic State (IS) to disrupt the online activities of the terrorist organisation during a news conference in The Hague, Netherlands. — Reuters

THE HAGUE, Netherlands: A concerted crackdown on the Islamic State’s online propaganda machine has dealt a serious blow to the extremist group’s official news agency and communications channels, European law enforcement officials said on Nov 25.

A four-day operation took down thousands of items, including accounts and information linked to the Amaq agency, which spreads IS propaganda and news, the officials said.