Adding teeth to its growing internet and social media presence, Islamic State (IS) has launched an app that features news and videos showing executions and battlefield victories and propagates its agenda. Discovered by the hacking collective Ghost security group, the app called “Amaq News” is designed to “streamline access” to the terrorist group’s “propaganda”. According to media report, the Android-based app is essentially a news portal run by the Amaq News Agency – a group believed to be tied to IS. When users start the app, it displays a scrolling news feed and icons to play videos. It also has options for users to have the feed automatically check for new posts. “It can even be automatically updated whenever the app’s developers send out new versions of the programme,” the report added. The app, however, may not work in regions outside the IS control.