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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.
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Compared to other social media outlets, Twitter has fallen far behind in the fight against Islamic extremism online, several activists told a Congressional committee on Tuesday. There are at least 43,000 active pro-Islamic State Twitter accounts...
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Twitter has come under criticism from some analysts who say the social media company has failed to swiftly remove accounts that recruit potential terrorists and incite violence, raising concerns that the United States has not done enough to combat...
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Twitter is not acting quickly enough to remove the accounts of terrorists, allowing the Islamic State (ISIS) to use the social media service as a recruiting device, a counter-terrorism expert testified on Wednesday. "Since its creation, ISIS in...
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Michael Steinbach, FBI’s assistant director of counterterrorism, told Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric that the message from IS is clear: “Come join the caliphate, and if you can’t join the caliphate, conduct an attack in the U.S.” At the U.S...
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In the nearly two years since President Obama notoriously likened ISIS to a “jayvee team” of terrorists, the group has staked claim to a caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and recruited tens of thousands of foreign fighters from across the globe....
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If you are an American or an ISIS sympathizer, make sure and watch the lower landscape and stay out of the way of this three foot jihadi’s big Kalashnikov. His affiliation is believed to be with Jabhat Al Nusra, known to have received U.S. supplied...
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The Missouri State University Ad Team's One95 campaign — to combat global terrorism — has recently gained international attention. In late September, the effort was highlighted during a seminar about "Challenging Extremism: Engaging the Successor...
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The Missouri State University Ad Team's One95 campaign — to combat global terrorism — has recently gained international attention. In late September, the effort was highlighted during a seminar about "Challenging Extremism: Engaging the Successor...
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Recently, IACP staff had the opportunity to attend several side events in New York City in conjunction with the United Nations Leaders’ Summit on Countering Violent Extremism. The events were organized in part by the U.S. Department of State and...
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US officials have recently asked Toyota to figure out why its vehicles are showing up in so many ISIS videos, according to ABC News. Lukman Faily, the Iraqi ambassador to the US, told ABC that in recent years, as ISIS has risen to prominence in Iraq...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.
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