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I use this account sparingly, but post daily on the following: Threads: @real_rita_katz My new book: Saints and Soldiers
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Saints and Soldiers wins Grand Prize for 2022 Nellie Bly Book Award, dedicated to "Journalistic Non-Fiction, Investigative Works, and In-depth Reports on Issues and Societal Topics."
Delighted
@ChantiReviews
finds Saints and Soldiers timely and important.
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5)As I said yesterday, all but confirmed that
#AQAP
leader Qassim al-Rimi was killed in a U.S. drone strike. AQAP, although reduced in vitality in recent years, remains dangerous + has est. itself as a rival to Houthi and ISIS militants in the country.
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4)If true, and it seems to be, the dead of al-Rimi would mark a major blow to
#AlQaeda
on the whole. Al-Rimi was a candidate for succeeding AQ leader Zawahiri.
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Breaking: Reports that
#King
#Salman
of
#Saudi_arabia
Arabia has died (still unconfirmed), which may explain Crown Prince’s arrests of other royal family members. If true, will pave way for a very different-looking Saudi Arabia.
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1) BREAKING: Shooter at
#SanDiego
synagogue appears to be a white supremacist who described his hate for Jews & others in a letter. States he was inspired by
#NewZealand
shooter Brenton Tarrant and urges fellow white supremacists to carry out their own attacks.
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As Trump acquitted by Senate, far-right extremists are already calling for violence against "traitor" Republicans and Democrats who voted to convict, saying some "should be tried for treason and subsequently hanged publicly." This is the legacy of the Trump era.
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1) Hamza bin Laden, son of Usamah bin Laden and major
#alQaeda
figurehead, has been killed, according to US officials. No details yet provided about how and when. Al-Qaeda, which would most likely know of such an event, has not yet commented/confirmed.
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BREAKING: Tweet by
#Pensacola
attacker Alshamrani suggests terrorist motive. Does not claim allegiance to any group, but echos Bin Laden: "The security is a shared destiny...You will not be safe until we live it as reality in [Palestine], and American troops get out of our land."
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1) BREAKING: Prominent Neo-Nazis group disseminating allegedly "hacked" emails from
@gatesfoundation
&
@WHO
, two partner orgs at front of
#coronavirus
fight. Data posted first to chan board & pasting site.
@siteintelgroup
/
@SITE_CYBER
currently investigating. [THREAD]
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2)Will be interesting to see which
#AQAP
official warranted the intel & military resources required to carry out a precise U.S. drone attack...AQAP in recent years has dwindled. As it stands now, top publicly known officials are leader Qassim al-Rimi and official Ibrahim al-Qosi.
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5) There is serious danger not only to the fact that Baghdadi,
#ISIS
’ so-called Caliph, is still alive--but also that he is able to reemerge to his supporters and reaffirm the group’s us-vs-the-world message after all the progress made against the group.
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Breaking :
#ISIS
published pictures of 5 attackers
#Dhaka
#Bangladesh
claims killing 22 “Crusaders” & 2Police men
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#KenoshaShooter
Kyle Rittenhouse is the far right’s new hero.
White supremacists and Neo-Nazis are glorifying him as a race warrior: promoting fundraising pages for him, making memes of him, and slapping his picture onto their propaganda.
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We are tracking a massive campaign by Neo-Nazis to bring foreign fighters to Ukraine. North Americans & Europeans coordinating meetups, carpools, and border-crossing--largely to Ukraine's Azov Battalion.
Currently writing a piece on the different agendas among them--stay tuned.
Far-Right Online Venues Coordinate Travel, Border-Crossing to Bring Europeans, North Americans to Ukraine
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2)King
#Salman
ruled since 2015. His son, crown prince Mohammad bin Salman, has already been the de facto ruler of
#Saudia_Arabia
for years & holds immense power. He is loved by younger citizens but feared by fellow royals. Expect to see resistance by other royal family members
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7)
#AQAP
has not offered any confirmation of the death of its leader, which happened almost a week ago. Will be interesting to see how long the confirmation takes. The last major death in AQ leadership,
#HamzaBinLaden
, was never confirmed by the group.
3) Worth noting that while AQ Central is able to comment on such matters, it has yet to confirm death of Hamza bin Laden. A strange level of silence on such a major matter, signaling more desperation by AQ than if it had simply confirmed from the get-go
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1) BREAKING:
#ISIS
claims its first ever attack in the
#Maldives
, stating a special source told
#Naba
that Islamic State fighters carried out the arson attack that destroyed five boats, including a police and ambulance unit, in
#Mahibadhoo
town, central Maldives.
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FDR: "...we have learned in the agony of war that great power involves great responsibility."
#WakeUpTwitter
http://t.co/Et6GZs1BQw
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Well put. What Asha & others say of the "Big Lie" can be said (as I have) about QAnon & overlapping conspiracy theories: they function as terrorist movements unto themselves. They don't need coherent ideology in a conventional sense because in many ways, the lie *is* the ideology
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Breaking: Attack on a Vienna synagogue (& possibly other locations) with a large-scale police operation in response. Videos circulating online are indicating heavy sustained fire. Situation is ongoing.
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BREAKING: Image of beheaded victim in
#Paris
suburb tweeted by what appears to be attacker shortly before he was killed: “To Macron, leader of the infidels, I executed one of your hell hounds who dared belittle Muhammad.”
The account, now removed, shows hyper-religious posting.
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IS Claims Bomb Placement in Charles de Gaulle Airport Leading to Evacuation
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Trevor Bickford, suspected of stabbing two NYC police officers near the Times Square ball drop on New Years Eve, was "being watched by the FBI's counterterrorism task force" prior and may have "expressed interest in going to Afghanistan," per FOX News.
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Very powerful, heart-wrenching visual. Loss beyond what words can describe.
The composite image by Stephen Wilkes is made from 4,882 photos taken over 30 hours. Each of the 670,000 flags represents an American life lost.
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8)In his last speech, released in Nov. 2019, al-Rimi drew on his past experiences w/ AQ in
#Afghanistan
&
#Yemen
in dealing w/ difficult circumstances, rallying fighters in
#Syria
, urging them to avoid loyalty to factions if it interferes with best interests of the Muslim public
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8) Not clear if promise for proof or threat, but pro-
#ISIS
message states that those saying it "has nothing to do" w attack will "regret" it
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These statements are proof of consequences this acquittal will bring. Extremists see it as basis to continue on into 2024, when they believe he will run: "[Trump] still has a chance in 2024 if we fight against the corruption."
Fresh oxygen to the movement behind Jan 6 siege.
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9)Late in al-Rimi's tenure as
#AQAP
leader, the group was increasingly limited to local battles w/ rival group's like
#ISIS
. In 2019, out of 100 military claims, 64 pertained to IS. This incl'd publicized prisoner exchanges & exchange of violent rhetoric.
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2) In his letter, the likely attacker (name not yet released) says it took him four weeks to plan the shooting, and claims to have “scorched a mosque in Escondido with gasoline a week after Brenton Tarrant’s sacrifice and they never found shit on me.”
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2) Interestingly, Amaq released 2 statements: one claiming attacker as an
#ISIS
soldier, & 2nd that he "converted to Islam" months ago
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Well-put: Putin's claims that West is "destroying family" and normalizing "pedophilia" is a tactic "to build a right-wing nationalist international movement...aimed at winning over right-wing opinion in the democracies and splitting the traditional right."
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BREAKING: Alleged manifesto of shooter in
#ElPaso
#Texas
, who left 15-20 causalities, states his attack was a response to “
#Hispanic
invasion of Texas” and cites
#Christchurch
shooter Brenton Tarrant as is inspiration. No confirmation yet
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1) The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is the most significant boost to al-Qaeda since 9/11 and a triumph for the global jihadist movement. Jihadists' exuberant responses (which I will sample in this thread) are critical signals for what’s to come in the fight against terror.
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3) Given what is known of attacker Stephen Paddock,
#ISIS
needs evidence. Otherwise, might make ISIS appear (more) desperate for claims
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5) The alleged attacker’s disturbing letter is more than just a hateful tirade. It is a product of white nationalist ideology, using specific jargon, points of argument, online meme references, etc. Further proof of how dangerous far-right rhetoric is in inspiring attacks.
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3) The letter also lists those that “inspire” him, including Adolf Hitler and Moon Man, a white supremacist meme character. To that point, the letter stresses the power of Internet to white supremacist community, urging them to “make memes, shitpost”
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4) As of today,
#ISIS
has claimed 19 inspired attacks around the globe since June (same month White House said its morale was "plummeting")
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1) Motivations of
#Parliament
attacker not yet confirmed, but use of vehicle & knife consistent w/ instructions for attacks issued by
#ISIS
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16)
#ISIS
-linked channels are disseminating the
#Tamil
translation of the ‘Amaq claim for the
#SriLankaAttacks
. Not surprising, given that
#Tamil
is among the languages ISIS media is translated to, as I wrote earlier.
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#ISIS
online networks do hold
#SriLanaka
-fitting media, with
#Tamil
being among the languages ISIS media is translated to. Such translations are cross-promoted across other groups/channels in various languages, further connecting Tamil-speakers to the larger ISIS community.
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1) Though no confirmed motive, use of vehicle & knife in
#OhioState
attack is consistent with recent attack instructions issued by
#ISIS
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BREAKING: Audio from new official spokesman of
#ISIS
, “Abu Hamza al-Qurayshi.” Statement confirms Abu Hassan al-Muhajir's death, saying that he was a Saudi. Also confirms death of Baghdadi, announces "Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi" as new leader/"Caliph."
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7) Worth noting that the attacker wanted other white nationalists to distribute his extremely disturbing manifesto across the Internet. Given the power that such rhetoric has (as I state in my previous tweets above), platforms should do everything possible to keep it offline.
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1) BREAKING (thread): Killed
#CorpusChristi
shooter's soc media supports killed AQAP official Ibrahim al-Rabaysh, Taliban & pro-AQ: “I love the Mujahidin, I’m not one of them and my sword is aimed over the necks of whoever doubts them (stabs them).” No signs of
#ISIS
support.
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Being
#Jewish
in US amid rampant hate crimes & a largely ignored white nationalist threat: me in
@thedailybeast
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Unconfirmed reports circulating that Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has served as leader of al-Qaeda since Usamah bin Laden was killed in 2011, died of illness a month ago. Al-Qaeda has not yet confirmed these reports.
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2) While not confirmed, possible Hamza killed in Afghanistan: a July-Aug 2017 letter he wrote (surfacing in Dec 2017) announced death of his 12-year-old son Usamah (believed to be Afghanistan). Hamza described his activities, implying he was with him.
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2)Alleged email/pw lists, which far-right attempting to use toward harassment campaign, span following orgs & respective unique entries:
@NIH
: 9,938
@WHO
: 2,732 (also contains non-WHO domains)
@CDCgov
: 6,857
World Bank: 5,120
@GatesFoundation
: 269
Wuhan Institute of Virology: 21
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1) Houthis claim sophisticated drone bombing on Saudi-owned Aramco oil facilities in Abqaiq & Khurais (the former being Aramco’s largest processing plant), causing major damage. These facilities are key components of Saudi economy, & the effects of this attack will not be small.
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BREAKING: Reports that senior
#alQaeda
official Abu Muhsin al-Masri (AKA Husam Abd-al-Ra’uf) killed by Afghan forces. Masri was believed to be 2nd in command under AQ leader Zawahiri & served as the organization’s media chief. No confirmation from al-Qaeda as of yet.
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5) Worth stressing: Hamza bin Laden was not targeted merely for being Usamah bin Laden’s son. He was one of al-Qaeda’s loudest voices calling for attacks in the West and giving directives. He, with al-Qaeda’s help, was positioning himself to lead the global jihadi movement.
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3)
#ISIS
supporters online celebrating
#London
#Parliament
attack as "blood with blood" & revenge for
#UK
strikes in
#Mosul
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4) Hamza was beloved by global jihadi community. His speeches stressed unity, never criticizing
#ISIS
(a critical difference from Zawahiri). He was seen as a future leader who would unite the global jihad. Thus, if he is indeed dead, it will be a major blow to the movement.
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In wake of
#SriLankaAttack
, it’s all the more critical to confront the fact that
#ISIS
remains a dire global threat. In past two weeks alone, the group has claimed attacks in 15 countries, thus marking Sri Lanka as another tentacle in its global network.
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Taliban claims on social media complete takeover of
#Kandahar
, but this is not confirmed. What is clear is intense fighting & Taliban having reached the heart of the city. Taliban vids show this as well, with shots of fighters allegedly reaching a central roundabout.
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4) Today's attack shows how disturbingly momentous extremist violence is. After Christchurch, the far-right was extremely emboldened, calling for others to "Make Brenton Proud." That said, today's shooting appears to be a manifestation of this rhetoric
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My new piece for
@washingtonpost
on
#ISIS
’ most desperate move yet: ordering women to fight
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BREAKING: New details suggest the attacker, reportedly Algerian, had Islamist motivation regarding perceived blasphemous cartoons: “The victim had recently given a lesson to his students on freedom of expression and had shown the caricatures of Muhammad.”
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BREAKING: Israel launches airstrikes against pro-Assad, Iran-linked militia facilities south of
#Damascus
. Strikes were launched from Golan Heights region. Some speculate strikes may have come after Israel detected mounting challenge for Golan Heights.
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6)Pro-
#ISIS
channels continue to celebrate
#LondonAttack
as"the black days we've promised",the wolves have awakened"responding to ISIS calls
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9) Of all
#ISIS
claims of attacks,
#LasVegasShooting
is the strangest. Such attackers usually show indicators online ,travels, history, etc
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4) Noteworthy:
#ISIS
supporter recently took pic close to area of attack in
#Manhattan
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5) Prior to claim,
#ISIS
supporters didn't suspect connection to group,but ISIS linked Aswirati Media was already posting celebratory images
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1) Over the next 36 hours, I will be tweeting commentary, analysis and breaking news around the impact of the 9/11 anniversary on terrorist and extremist groups in the U.S. and worldwide.
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Neo-Nazis across Europe & North America mobilizing to join far-right entities like Azov in Ukraine. Yet, as one prospective Neo-Nazi migrant fighter wrote, "I hate Ukraine."
So why are they going to fight there?
I explain why in my
@washingtonpost
piece.
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1) BREAKING:
#ISIS
supporters celebrating shooting near
#Strasbourg
#France
Christmas market, including designated TG channels to “rejoice” & give good news". Tho no group has claimed responsibility, ISIS supporters tout the attack was carried out “days after our threats”
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"The goal, as before, is to stoke anger among conservative voters and to undermine trust in the American electoral system. This time, it also appears intended to undermine the Biden administration’s extensive military assistance to Ukraine."
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#ISIS
released the English translation of claim for
#ParisAttacks
+ audio files of the claim in French and Arabic
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