Islamist Websites and Their Hosts Part I: Islamist Terror Organizations

[Mediocrates]

Islamist Websites and Their Hosts Part I: Islamist Terror Organizations
By: Marie-Hélène Boccara*

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
IP address: 66.98.148.179
ISP: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States: fares.net: IP-66.98.148.180, and IP-207.44.240.233; NetTransactions LLC in Holmdel, New Jersey, United States, and CEF in Hazlet, New Jersey, United States: nettica.com IP-64.237.45.34; 1-800-Hosting Inc. in Dallas, Texas, United States: nettica.com IP-69.41.170.223

www.alsakifah.org
Affiliation: Message forums used by Al-Qa'ida supporters.
Registered by: Al-Sakifah in Malami, Malaysia
IP address: 64.62.172.111
ISP: Hurricane Electric in Freemont, California, United States, and Powersurge Technologies Inc. in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Hurricane Electric in Freemont, California, United States, and Powersurge Technologies Inc. in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States: rhinodns1.com IP-64.62.172.110

http://ansar-alsonnah.8k.com
Affiliation: Website of the Army of Ansar Al-Sunnah ; K nown supporters of Al-Qa'ida.
Registered by: Details unavailable
IP address: 208.185.127.165
ISP: Abovenet Communications in New York, United States, and About Web Services in Orem, Utah, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: UUNET Technologies in Ashburn, Virginia, United States, and North Sky Inc. in Orem, Utah, United States: Abovenet Communications in New York, United States: freeservers.com IP-63.108.71.180; and About Web Services in Orem, Utah, United States: freeservers.com IP-208.185.127.192

www.ansarnet.ws/vb
Affiliation: Message forums used by Al-Qa'ida supporters.
Registered by: Al-Ansar Net in London, United Kingdom
IP address: 67.15.48.24
ISP: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Rackspace.com in San Antonio, Texas, United States: micfo.com IP-69.20.54.201

www.chechan.org
Affiliation: Website of the Chechen Information Center.
Registered by: Chechannet in Miksan, Vanuatu
IP address: 69.13.27.58
ISP: C I Host in Bedford, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: C I Host in Bedford, Texas, United States: muzikalite.net IP-69.13.27.250

www.hostinganime.com/neda4/index.htm
Affiliation: Pro-Al-Qa'ida website.
Registered by: Details unavailable.
IP address: 66.98.141.123
ISP: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: anoncities.com [3]

www.hostinganime.com/sout19/bttar.htm
Affiliation: Pro-Al-Qa'ida website. Publishes Al-Qa'ida's Al-Battar Training Camp magazine.
Registered by: Details unavailable.
IP address: 66.98.141.123
ISP: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: anoncities.com [4]

www.info-bureau.com
Affiliation: Official website of Hamas.
Registered by: "Cravis" in Sofia, Bulgaria
IP address: 66.220.29.3
ISP: Hurricane Electric in Fremont, California, United States, and Powersurge Technologies Inc. in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: ourserver.net [5]

www.intiqad.com
Affiliation: Pro- Hizbullah weekly magazine.
Registered by: An Individual in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 64.176.6.40
ISP: Alabanza Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Alabanza Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland, United States:
rakeemnet.com IP-65.108.51.98 and IP-65.108.52.182

www.kataebaqsa1.com
Affiliation: Website of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, military wing of Fatah.
Registered by: "Aboqosai" in Gaza, Palestine
IP address: 64.62.172.111
ISP: Hurricane Electric in Freemont, California, United States, and Powersurge Technologies Inc. in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Hurricane Electric in Freemont, California, United States, and Powersurge Technologies Inc., in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States: rhinodns1.com IP-64.62.172.110 and IP-64.62.172.111

www.manartv.com [6]
Affiliation: Website of Hizbullah TV station Al-Manar.
Registered by: ITX in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 64.106.143.226
ISP: DataPipe in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States, and ITX Sarl in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Internap Network Services in Atlanta, Georgia, United States; and eNom in Redmond, Washington State, United States: name-services.com IP-63.251.163.115

www.moqawama.net [7]
Affiliation: Pro-Hizbullah website.
Registered by: Hadeelnet in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 207.44.244.117
ISP: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Rackspace in San Antonio, Texas, United States; Zone Edit in New York, United States: hostsvr.com IP-209.61.140.4; and Qwest Communications in Denver, Colorado, United States, and Ezzi.Net in Great River, New York, United States: hostsvr.com IP-65.125.228.67

www.nasrollah.org
Affiliation: Website of Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
Registered by: Hadeel.net in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 69.59.157.93
ISP: ServePath LLC. in San Francisco, California, United States.
Domain/Nameserver provider: Register.com Inc. in New York, United States: register.com IP-216.21.229.101

www.neda2-friend.co.uk
Affiliation: Pro-Al-Qa'ida website.
Registered by: An Individual through agent at Fasthosts Internet Ltd. in the United Kingdom
IP address: 207.150.192.12
ISP: Affinity Internet Inc. in Ft. Lauderdal, Florida, California, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Affinity Internet Inc. in Ft. Lauderdal, Florida, California, United States: hostsave.com IP-207.150.196.199 and IP-207.150.197.103

www.qal3ati.org [8]
Affiliation: Message forums used by Al-Qa'ida supporters.
Registered by: "Qalaah Qalaah" in Abu Dhabi, Arab Emirates
IP address: 64.246.51.5
ISP: Everyone's Internet Inc. in Houston, Texas, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Everyone's Internet in Houston, Texas, United States:
hostworld4u.net IP-64.246.51.41

www.rabdullah.com
Affiliation: Website of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary General Dr. Abdallah Ramadhan Shalah.
Registered by: "Abrar" in Beirut, Lebanon.
IP address: 64.156.223.250
ISP: Level 3 Communications Inc. in Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Level 3 Communications Inc. in Broomfield, Colorado, United States: jodoshared.com IP-64.156.220.224 and IP-64.156.223.231

www.sarayaalquds.com
Affiliation: Website of Al-Quds Brigades, military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Registered by: "Abrar" in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 64.156.223.250
ISP: Level 3 Communications Inc. in Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Domain/Nameserver provider: Level 3 Communications Inc. in Broomfield, Colorado, United States: jodoshared.com IP-64.156.220.224 and IP-64.156.223.231

[Mediocrates]

Canada

www.alqassam.net
Affiliation: Website of Izz Al-din Al-Qassam, military wing of Hamas.
Registered by: "Ezzedeen" in Amman, Jordan
IP address: 69.10.142.30
ISP: RackForce Hosting in Kelowna, Canada.
Domain/Nameserver provider: RackForce Hosting in Kelowna, Canada: hostdeals.net, IP-69.10.142.26 and IP-69.10.142.27

United Kingdom

www.hizb-ut-tahrir.org
Affiliation: Website of Hizb al-Tahrir.
Registered by: Al-Khilafa Publications in London, Great Britain
IP address: 83.170.75.19
ISP: UK2-Net in London, Great Britain
Domain/Nameserver provider: Net Access Corporation in Parsippany, New Jersey, United States: zoneedit.com IP-64.21.143.21

Hong Kong

www.shareeah.org [9]
Affiliation: Website of Sheikh Abu Hamza and Supporters of Shareeah.
Registered by: 357Hosting in Niewvegein, Utrecht, Netherlands
IP address: 210.245.167.135
ISP: Hostrino in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Domain/Nameserver provider: Internap Network Services in Atlanta, Georgia, United States; and eNom in Redmond, Washington State, United States: name-services.com IP-63.251.163.115

Russia

www.al-fateh.net
Affiliation: Hamas children's magazine.
Registered by: "Nizar Al-Hussein" in Beirut, Lebanon
IP address: 213.234.216.82
ISP: Corbina Telecom in Moscow, Russia
Domain/Nameserver provider: RUNNet, Russian Federal University Network in Moscow, Russia: ariadnamedia.ru IP-213.234.228.83; and Corbina Telecom in Moscow, Russia: ariadnamedia.ru IP-80.250.164.235

United Arab Emirates

www.palestine-info.info [10]
Affiliation: Pro-Hamas website.
Registered by: Palestine Information Center in Beirut, Lebanon.
IP address: 213.42.17.48
ISP: Emirates Internet in Dubai, Arab Emirates
Domain/Nameserver provider: Emirates Internet in Dubai, Arab Emirates: palestine-info.info IP-213.42.17.48

Iran

www.qudsway.com
Affiliation: Pro-Palestinian Islamic Jihad website.
Registered by: An individual in Faiha, Kuwait.
IP address: 217.218.0.123
ISP: Telecommunication Company of Iran in Teheran, Iran
Domain/Nameserver provider: Telecommunication Company of Iran in Teheran, Iran: qudsway.to IP-217.218.0.123
* Marie-Hélène Boccara is a research fellow of MEMRI and director of MEMRI's Scandinavian Department.

[1] Names of individuals who register a website are kept in MEMRI archives.

[2] Sources: www.allwhois.com, www.whois.net, http://godaddy.com, www.apnic.net, www.arin.net, www.ripe.net

[3] Detail provided by www.allwhois.com, but this nameserver is inactive.

[4] Detail provided by www.allwhois.com, but this nameserver is inactive.

[5] Detail provided by www.allwhois.com, but this nameserver is inactive.

[6] www.manartv.orghas the same content and the same IP address as www.manartv.com

[7] www.moqawama.net appears to be alternating daily between two ISPs. The other IP address used is 69.10.136.209 ISP: RackForce Hosting Inc. in Kelowna, Canada. www.moqawama.org has the same content, but is registered by "Cyberia s.a.l" in Herndon, Virginia, United States. IP address: 69.59.157.93. ISP: Serve Path Inc. in San Francisco, California, United States. Domain/Nameserver provider: VeriSign Infrastructure and Operations in Dulles, Virginia, United States: worldnic.com IP-216.168.224.69.

[8] www.qal3ah.org www.qal3ati.net www.qal3ah.info are the same as www.qal3ati.org

[9] www.shareeah.org is the original address of www.shareeah.vze.com with the same content but a different IP address: 130.94.133.172. ISP: Verio Inc. in Englewood, Colorado, United States.

[10] www.palestine-info.comhas the same content, and is registered by Palestine Information Center in Beirut, Lebanon, but its IP address is: 62.149.0.195 and ISP: Colocall Ltd. in Kiev, Ukraine. Domain/Nameserver provider: Colocall Ltd. in Kiev, Ukraine: palestine-info.com IP-62.149.0.195 and IP-62.149.0.196.

[MGB8]

The question is, what can and should be done about these sites, other than monitoring and analysis?

[rhodescholar]

The question is, what can and should be done about these sites, other than monitoring and analysis?

3 letters:

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[Oh Jerusalem]

For those of you that are unfamiliar with this site, see Hagannah B'Internet. This stuff is right up their alley and they do a great job of hunting down terrorist websites.

[Justcurious]

Nice to notice that information on new websites is spread both ways. If I remember right, I was first told of IsraelForum on Ummah. Actually, there was a warning of some sites, one of which was your site!

[Mediocrates]

Nice to notice that information on new websites is spread both ways. If I remember right, I was first told of IsraelForum on Ummah. Actually, there was a warning of some sites, one of which was your site!

The folks at Ummah are terrified more of their own apostates than they are of Jews. They're kind of quaint in a way with their endless Allahu akbar this and long preamble In'shallah that and sigs that are 3x the length of any post. They live in a glass box and scold everyone on the outside of the glass. They tolerate a few Infidels the same way the French are terrified that someone will discover their Potemkin Village attitude toward Jews. I found Ummah to be emblematic of Islam in a dark way. Deeply conservative and backwards and inward thinking people who accidently stumbled into the power afforded them by the Internet as if it fell off the back of the spacecruiser pickup truck.

[Justcurious]

... They're kind of quaint in a way with their endless Allahu akbar this and long preamble In'shallah that and sigs that are 3x the length of any post. ...

I sometimes critized those long signatures. They didn't annoy me that much, the signatures are here often as long, but practically speaking they are mostly waste of space. Nobody reads them ever, I think. For instance here, I've never read a single signature.

[Mediocrates]

I filter them out altogether.

[Mediocrates]

I guess some people just want a free blog and then discover they don't have anything interesting to say, so they say the same thing over.

[Justcurious]

I filter them out altogether.

How do you do that? For instance, Gil's signature is just stupid.

[Mediocrates]

User Control Panel/Edit Options/uncheck show signature

[Justcurious]

Thanks, I did that. First looked under Edit Signature.