Ten years after the November 13 attacks, Daesh and al-Qaida intensify their propaganda through a wide range of channels, from official media to social networks and AI use. A recent UN report highlights these mechanisms, while the DGSE chief warns of the 'inspired' threat in France. This propaganda attracts radicalized individuals without direct ties to conflict zones.
Ten years after the attacks on the terraces, at the Bataclan, and the Stade de France, the propaganda of 'God's madmen' remains ever-present and influential. According to a recent United Nations report, Islamist terrorists exploit various channels to incite action, from official magazines to isolated productions using the latest technologies like AI. This propaganda is more effective than ever.
The danger is particularly real in France, where individuals from the 'endogenous' movement are drawn online by these jihadist narratives, more or less sophisticated. During the commemorations of the November 13 attacks – or V13 –, Nicolas Lerner, head of the DGSE, mentioned the 'so-called “inspired” threat', involving people without direct contact with conflict zones but steeped in Islamist propaganda.
Lerner specified that these 'inspired' individuals represent 'today the main component of the threat', mixing 'long-radicalized individuals convinced that violent action is the ultimate consecration of their religious commitment, but also' – his statement cuts off in the available sources, underscoring the urgency of this shift.