Thousands of Prisoners Freed by the Taliban Could Pose a Threat to the U.S.
The Taliban captured Bagram Air Base on Sunday and released thousands of prisoners, including many senior al Qaeda operatives. Keep Reading
Questions Asked After the U.K.’s Deadliest Shooting Incident in Over a Decade
Jake Davison was a self-described incel and a licensed firearm holder, the circumstances of which will now be subject to full, independent investigation and scrutiny because the license and firearm had only recently been returned to him after both were confiscated. Keep Reading
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Conviction for California Man Who Plotted to Bomb Long Beach Rally
According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Mark Steven Domingo, 28, of Reseda, was found guilty of providing material support to terrorism and attempting to use of a weapon of mass destruction. Keep Reading
NTAS: More ‘Outbreaks of Violence’ Linked to 9/11, COVID, Disinformation May Strain Police
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Europol’s Online Propaganda Report Assesses Islamic State’s and Al-Qaeda’s Battle for Relevance
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‘A Plane-Hijacking Will Happen Soon’: Threatening Messages AirDropped During Flight
Passengers on Delta Flight 921 from Atlanta to Seattle received a troubling AirDropped message last month. The message, according to Fox 5 Atlanta, read "A plane-jacking will happen soon, 2 hours and 37 minutes it will start in the front on aisle 6." Keep Reading
GAO Estimates Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Catch-Up Payments
The U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund was established in 2015 to compensate people injured in acts of international state-sponsored terrorism. It allocated about $3.3 billion in payments across three rounds—in 2017, 2019, and 2020. Keep Reading
California Dad Killed His Kids Over QAnon and ‘Serpent DNA’ Conspiracy Theories, Feds Claim
A California surfing school owner who was charged with killing his two children in Mexico is a follower of QAnon and Illuminati conspiracy theories who thought the children "were going to grow into monsters so he had to kill them," federal officials alleged. Keep Reading
San Fernando Valley Man Found Guilty in Terror Plot to Bomb a Rally in Long Beach
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Black Rifle Coffee Distances Itself from Extremists, Including Some Who Loved Their Brand
The founder and CEO of veteran-owned Black Rifle Coffee Company has received copious hate mail, social media backlash and disparaging phone calls in the wake of a New York Times' article profiling the company, which paints itself as an organization not only serving up a basic cup of joe, but with an extra shot of patriotism delivered by military veterans. Keep Reading
Al-Qaeda Tells Parties in America’s ‘Impending Civil War’ to Use Islamist Terror Guides
Video from the terror group tries to stoke "impending civil war" and religious violence against Catholic president. Keep Reading
Machine Learning Could Identify Extremists From Their Anonymous Online Posts
The researchers examined online platforms such as Reddit and 4chan, where anonymous extremist rants and thoughts can be found easily. Domestic terrorists in California and New Zealand posted manifestos on these platforms before carrying out mass shootings. Keep Reading
GAO Slams DHS for Failing to Recognize Deteriorating Threat Environment that Led to Capitol Attack
The Department of Homeland Security has been condemned by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for its inflexibility and failure to designate January 6, 2021 as a special event. Keep Reading
Weekly Update: TSA Firearm Detections
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UN Reports 27 Children in Afghanistan Killed in 72 Hours of Attacks
More than 1,000 people have been killed or injured due to indiscriminate attacks against civilians in Hilmand, Kandahar and Hirat provinces in the last month alone. Keep Reading
Social Media Platforms Fail to Address Antisemitism, According to New ADL Report
ADL’s Center on Technology and Society surveyed nine social media platforms and graded each on how they addressed antisemitic content flagged to their moderators. Keep Reading
Tokyo Train Attacker Wanted to Kill People Who Looked Happy
Ten people were stabbed Friday night on a train in Tokyo by a man with a knife, according to the Tokyo Fire Department. Keep Reading
Negotiating Out of Counterterrorism in the Sahel
With Africa becoming the epicenter of jihadist activity globally, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) Sahel affiliate, Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), has continued to evolve into a political and military force in the region. Keep Reading
Impunity for Repatriated Islamic State Members
In July, on a closed Russian language Telegram chat for female Islamic State members detained in camps in Syria, the following advertisement was posted: “Sisters from Uzbekistan, please get in touch with me about assisting with repatriation." Keep Reading