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This article discusses how the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) uses the Deep Web - which consists of online content not indexed by search engines such as Google - and the counter-terrorist measures in place to investigate ISIL’s online activities. The author suggests that while much of the Deep Web content is harmless, part of it - the so-called Dark Web - is intentionally hidden and being used by terrorist organizations like ISIL to purchase weapons, conduct illicit financial transfers and communicate anonymously. She contends that to deal with the rapid development of ISIL’s online tactics, law enforcement agencies should continue to invest in training cybersecurity experts and make better use of existing international cooperation frameworks.