Al-Raud
أرشيف إعلام الروض | |
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| Pronunciation |
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| Predecessor | Al-Elokab Media |
| Formation | 2021 |
| Dissolved | July 2024 |
| Legal status | Media organization |
| Purpose | Archiving and disseminating Islamic State propaganda |
Official language | Arabic |
| Affiliations |  Islamic State |
Al-Raud (Arabic: الرُّعُود, romanized: Arruʻūd, lit. 'Thunder') also known as Al-Raud Media Archive (Arabic: أرشيف إعلام الروض, romanized: Arshīf Iʻlām ar-Rawḍ) was a media archive of all publications (videos, news reports, magazines, etc.) of the Islamic State.
History
Al-Raud Media Archive was established in 2021 succeeding the Al-Elokab website[1] with association of the Islamic State to disseminate Islamic State propaganda, the website hosted videos made by Al-Hayat Media Center, Al-Furat Media Center, Al-I‘tisam Media Foundation, and Al-Furqan Media Center, Al-Raud also hosted nasheeds and Quran reciting from Ajnad Media Foundation and nasheeds Asdaa Foundation, Al-Raud also included a section of content made by supporter media organizations of the Islamic State including Al-Adiyat, Al-Battar, At-Taqwa, and Caliphate Castle media, the Al-Raud website included an archive of all Al-Bayan Radio recordings in English and Arabic, Al-Raud also posted the weekly Al-Naba magazine with translations from Halummu and reports from Amaq News Agency which included both photo and video coverage of incidents.[2][3] Around June of 2024, the Al-Raud website experienced an outage which deemed the site unusable and the only text displayed on the site said "The general site is not available now and will be back soon, Inshallah. You can follow us on our site on Twitter." (الموقع العام غير متاح الآن وسيعود قريبا إن شاء الله .. يمكنكم متابعتنا على موقعنا على التور), with Islamic State support media warning against using the site at the time of outage, citing security concerns.[4] By July 2024, the site was taken down permanently alongside the I'lam Foundation after several takedown attempts. The takedown was considered a large impact against the Islamic States' internet presence.[5]
The website was funded through cryptocurrency donations including Monero and Ethereum.[6]
References
- ^ "2021 in review" (PDF). Online Jihadist Propaganda. 1 (1): 22. 2022. doi:10.2813/43926. ISBN 978-92-95220-39-3. ISSN 2600-4410 – via Europol.
- ^ Lakomy, Miron (2024-08-24). "In the digital trenches: Mapping the structure and evolution of the Islamic State's information ecosystem (2023–2024)". Media, War & Conflict. 1 (6). doi:10.1177/1750635224127455 – via Sage Publishing.
- ^ Lakomy, Miron (2023-08-18). "Why Do Online Countering Violent Extremism Strategies Not Work? The Case of Digital Jihad". Terrorism and Political Violence. 35 (6): 1261–1298. doi:10.1080/09546553.2022.2038575. ISSN 0954-6553.
- ^ "BBC Monitoring – Essential Media Insight". monitoring.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-01-28.
- ^ Hasbi, Ahmad Helmi Bin Mohamad; Fakirra, Nurrisha Ismail; Basha, Saddiq Basha Bin Cekendar (2024). "Key Trends in Digital Extremism 2024: The Resilience and Expansion of Jihadist and Far-Right Movements". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
- ^ Attila, Gulyás (4 October 2024). "Dzsihadista terrorszervezetek kriptovaluta alapú online adománygyűjtése" [Cryptocurrency-based online fundraising by jihadist terrorist organizations]. Honvédségi Szemle – Hungarian Defence Review (in Hungarian). 152 (5): 71. doi:10.35926/HSZ.2024.5.4. Retrieved 20 January 2025.