Terrorist groups employing technologies for a more lethal strategy

Nahla Abdelmonem

Terrorist organizations the world over have been working hard to utilize modern technologies in their operations and to ease communications between their leaders and members.

Artificial intelligence technologies are now surfacing as a means of narrowing the scope of the spread of the coronavirus.

Digital caliphate

Palestinian author Abdel Bari Atwan revealed in his book “Digital Caliphate” that the late al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was especially interested in information and communication technologies.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is also interested in the same technology, Atwan said.

This is why the terrorist organization sometimes substitutes bomb and armed attacks with cyber attacks give it the chance to spy on important sites in the United States, he added.

Big-head drones

Drones quickly grabbed the attention of specialists in technology and specialists in terrorism alike.

ISIS scientists succeeded in manufacturing their own drone to use it in carry out attacks.

This is an interesting development, given the fact that drones where used in the past in hunting down dangerous terrorists in a number of countries.

ISIS carried out its first drone attack against the Iraqi Peshmerga forces. The attack killed two members of the Kurdish force, according to the site War on the Rocks.

This means that ISIS possesses a group of drone specialists. This is alarming, given the fact that drones can also be used in biological attacks. They can also participate in the delivery of food and arms supplies to terrorist organizations everywhere.

Robots

Terrorist organizations will likely utilize robots in their operations as well. This can be a step on the road of the development of lethal weapons by terrorist organizations, which will pose threats to world peace, in general.