European operators to provide Internet Daesh? – Begeek.fr

Internet and social networks are very important to the Islamic State to disseminate its propaganda messages and recruit. The German weekly “Der Spiegel” wondered that provides Internet terrorist group and found that European operators would be involved in spite of themselves.

European companies provide Internet the Islamic State

4 Devastated by years of war, Syria has more telecom infrastructure to provide Internet to residents. The only way to access the web is to connect satellite via a satellite dish and a modem. Asked by German newspaper, explained that two Syrian activists in cities such as Deir Ezzor and Raqqa, in the hands of terrorists EI, “ everywhere you can see satellite dishes, especially on the roofs of houses and jihadists buildings housing the “responsible communication” of the terrorist group (…) without these antennas, Daesh would be cut off from the rest of the world “. All necessary equipment can be easily purchased in neighboring Turkey, Antioch.

Only to have the right equipment is not enough, we must necessarily subscription. “Der Spiegel” has determined that the satellites used by terrorists are managed by European companies, he cites the French Eutelsat, part-owned by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (ie the State), Avanti PLC, a British operator Luxembourg and SES.

Operators deny being involved directly

However, it seems unlikely that these companies maintain somehow Daech by providing them with access to the Internet . SES and Eutelsat met the German weekly they do not voluntarily provide satellite access to EI, although the connection terminals “ were located in 2014 and 2015, Syria and Iraq “and” satellite operators and their distributors generally know the location of the equipment they provide “, noted” Der Spiegel “.

” Liberation “, ITS assured having “ not aware that its satellites are used by the IU or in Syrian-controlled areas EI “. Avanti his side did not respond to the German newspaper, simply stating that “ as a wholesale supplier, and like all satellite operators, Avanti retains neither the identity nor the information accurate location of users chain-end “, adding that the company sign” with official operators in Europe, Africa and the Middle East “.