The story of how Aussie spies heled bring down the so-called Islamic State from their keyboards
And an intelligence agent assuming a false identity convinced an aspiring Islamic terrorist to abandon plans to wage a holy war, it has been revealed.
Just as coalition forces were preparing to attack the militants, his team were at their keyboards in Australia, disabling the extremist group's command and control networks. "The terrorists were in disarray and driven from their position - in part because of the young men and women at their keyboards some 11,000 kilometres away."It was the first time an offensive cyber operation had been conducted so closely alongside military officers in the field.
Mr Burgess also revealed how one of his operators tracked down a man who had been radicalised and was trying to join a terrorist group overseas.The yellow flag of US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces raised in the village of Baghuz, Syria, after the defeat of IS fighters.Using broken English, she eventually convinced the man to abandon his plans for jihad and move to another country, where partner agencies ensured he was no longer a threat.
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