In the cyber war against the IS

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In the cyber war against the IS

The US armed forces lead to a cyber war against the extremist militia IS. It is going to interfere with the communication of the Islamists with each other sustainably, said the Minister of defense Carter.

The head of the Pentagon (in the article picture on the left) gave a press conference in Washington is confident. “Our methods are new. Some of them will be surprising.” If the cyber war is successful, could give the Islamists their fighters are no clear instructions and commands.

IS networks specifically overload

He and chief of staff General Joseph Dunford (in the article image to the right) called while not detailed, indicated, however, that the IS-networks to be overloaded with the attacks. It is, in particular, in Syria and in Iraq is to disrupt the communication of the IS-fighters with each other. This could processes to Changes in the Command and the strategy of the terrorists and these modifications, in turn, could be more easily tapped and recorded, Dunford and Carter confident.

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The actions are also part of the preparations to recapture the Northern Iraqi city of Mosul. They had been overrun in the 2014 IS IS almost.

The USA put now also have their own special units in the fight against IS on the ground, said Carter. He expects that the units made an effective contribution to stepping up the fight against the jihadists, said the Minister.

The US government had already announced in January that in Iraq, a 200-man strong squad for covert operations is standing there and in the neighboring country Syria. The extremists parts of the control in both countries, vast land, but were driven out in the past few weeks, from several cities in Iraq.

haz/sc ( rtr, afp, ap, theguardian.com)