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NY Court Sentence to Queens Man for Supporting IS
November 22, 2021
A federal court in New York sentenced a man from Queens to 30 years in prison for material support to the Islamic State (IS), including multiple attempts to become a foreign fighter for the jihadist group and provision of financial and logistical support activities for IS recruits.
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Taliban Leadership Makes Notorious Anti-US Jihadi Governor of Kabul
November 19, 2021
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime has signaled its ongoing islamist extremist commitments in appointing as governor of Kabul a jihadi notorious for lethal attacks on US and NATO coalition forces and civilians, putting the country’s capital city under the command of Qari Baryal, a hardline Islamist with extensive ties to al Qaeda, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and a hist of violent jihadist groups operating across Eurasia.
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Foreign Fighters & Homegrown Radicals Remain Greatest Threat from Globalized Islamism
November 19, 2021
Jihadist returnees and homegrown radicals inspired by foreign fighter narratives are incubator nodes for Islamist radicalization, recruitment, and violence, and pose an ongoing threat to both Western and non-Western societies that will require continuous dedication of intelligence and other resources to counter the threats of globalized Islamism.
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Islamist Violence Hits Africa Again with Attacks in Uganda
November 19, 2021
Islamist violence hit the African continent with two high-casualty attacks against government sites in Uganda’s capital of Kampala, perpetrated by local IS militants under the moniker of Allied Democratic Forces.
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Islamist Regimes Use Religious Soft Power & Citizenship Rights to Compete Globally
November 19, 2021
Islamist regimes in the Mideast Gulf region are using citizenship to attract international talent to key economic sectors in a growing effort to compete globally, maintaining religious soft power as a critical element in the citizenship tool.
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