We used two methods to determine if and how filtering is being applied in Iraq. We have documented the ways in which sensitive political events, ranging from violent conflict to elections and the hosting of international events, lead to changes in the application of information controls.
The group also uses well coordinated hashtag campaigns to spread their message, and had their Twitter account shut down after a number of graphic photos of victims attacked by ISIS were shared.Ĭomplete shutdown of the Internet during political crises have been seen in numerous other countries in recent years, including Egypt and Libya during the 2011 Arab Spring and in Syria during the ongoing conflict in the country. These reports are confirmed by BGP data from Renesys:įigure 5: ISIS Android app Dawn of Glad Tidings. By June 16, reports suggested that Ministry of Communications officials had ordered a complete Internet shutdown in certain regions. On June 13, 2014, reports emerged that numerous social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, had been blocked. military to engage in air strikes to limit the ISIS advances.įollowing the seizure of Mosul and Tikrit, the government of Iraq implemented restrictions on Internet accessibility as means of limiting the ability of ISIS to mobilize and communicate their message. The conflict has led Iraqi Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, to formally request the U.S. In recent weeks, the jihadist group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) seized control of the northern provincial capitals Mosul and Tikrit and Iraq’s largest oil refinery. The ongoing insurgency within Iraq continues to escalate. Notably, none of the 7 websites we tested that are affiliated with, or supportive of, the jihadist insurgent group the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) were found to be blocked.
These websites include social media platforms (such as Facebook and Twitter), proxy / circumvention tools (such as Psiphon), and the websites of mobile messaging apps (such as WhatsApp and Viber).
The results identify 20 unique URLs that are blocked on three Iraq-based Internet Service Providers. In this report, we document the results of network measurement tests we ran to determine how the Internet is being filtered in Iraq in reaction to ongoing insurgency in the country. Read the Arabic Version / النسخة العربية translated by Cyber Arabs
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