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US DOJ Seizes Websites Used by AZ Front Companies Tied to Iranian Militias
September 09, 2020
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of two websites owned and operated by an Arizona-based company linked to Iran-based militias of Kataib Hezbollah that are operating in Iraq.
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Muslim Brotherhood Policies and Foreign Funding Disproportionately Impact Europe
September 08, 2020
A spate of recent academic and policy research and operations of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in European countries reveals the MB to be a loose network of organizational cells punching above its weight in terms of impact when it comes to Islamist radicalization and violence.
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Caliphate Cache Shows Global Scope and Sophistication of Digital Activities by IS
September 08, 2020
UK-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) has released a new report on the 90,000 items of digital information knowns as the "Caliphate Cache," an IS-curated, massive, multi-lingual digital repository that uses diverse social media platforms and other cyber tools to share information on the training, recruitment, radicalization, and networking of IS fighters.
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Amnesty International Report Details Human Rights Abuses by Iran's Islamic Regime in Crackdown on Protests
September 08, 2020
Globally recognized human rights group Amnesty International released a new report detailing widespread human rights abuses, including rape and arbitrary detention and killings of adults and children, that state officials of Iran's Islamic theocracy perpetrated in last year's crackdown against protestors challenging rising fuel oil prices and other economic measures.
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French Security Head Warns of Extremely High Risk of Islamist Terrorism as Charlie Hebdo Trial Begins
September 08, 2020
The head of France's General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) warned that the country remains vulnerable to the "extremely high risk" of terrorist attacks by Sunni Islamists, based on thwarted attacks over the past several years and the current context of the start of the trial of individuals charged for the deadly violence in 2015 perpetrated against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
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