United States
VICE: The Grandfather Of Modern Neo-Nazism Is Fighting With Satanic Neo-Nazis Now
“…Josh Fisher-Birch, an analyst with the Counter Extremism Project, told VICE News that this goes along with Mason’s past statements where he accuses those arguing for low level crime of being “feds” repeatedly and “winks at his audience by saying that if one is going to commit an illegal act and risk prison or death, it should ‘count’ and be done in secret.” “It suggests that Mason does not want to be seen as someone who would never advocate violence in any circumstance,” said Fisher-Birch. “It gives Mason an out to avoid responsibility and tries to confer all agency on the hypothetical perpetrator. Mason is, of course, speaking to an audience where certain members do certainly believe in the use of violence.”
Raw Story: Leading American Neo-Nazi Embroiled In Bizarre Extremist Feud With Right-Wing Satanic Sect: Report
“…Counter Extremism Project analyst Josh Fisher-Birch says that Mason's frantic response to the cell's attacks shows he's worried about being perceived as soft. “It suggests that Mason does not want to be seen as someone who would never advocate violence in any circumstance,” said Fisher-Birch. “It gives Mason an out to avoid responsibility and tries to confer all agency on the hypothetical perpetrator. Mason is, of course, speaking to an audience where certain members do certainly believe in the use of violence.”
WSB: Repeat Offender Sentenced In Cherokee County For Making Terrorist Threats, Stealing Vehicles
“A man was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Cherokee County after pleading guilty to terroristic threats, family violence aggravated assault, and theft by taking. Canton police first became aware of Christopher George Roberts, 52, on April 2, 2020, while investigating a report of a stolen truck. Roberts had moved from Burlington, North Carolina to Canton in March 2020 to live with his girlfriend. Also living in the house were Roberts’ ex-wife and her boyfriend.”
Syria
Iran International: Isis Takes Credit For Attack On Shiite Shrine Near Damascus
“The Sunni militant group ISIS has claimed responsibility for a deadly bombing that occurred south of the Syrian capital Damascus near a Shiite Shrine on Thursday. The attack targeted the Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum, the country's most visited Shia pilgrimage site, killing at least seven people and injuring many more. In a statement released on the Telegram, ISIS asserted that its members were able to breach the tight security measures imposed by the Syrian regime and militias guarding the mausoleum area. The group claimed that they successfully carried out the attack by parking and detonating a motorcycle bomb amidst a gathering of Shia pilgrims, who were assembling to commemorate the annual Shia Ashura ceremony.”
Turkey
Daily Sabah: Turkish Intelligence Eliminates Top PKK Terrorist In Iraq's North
“A high-ranking member of the PKK terrorist group was "neutralized" by Turkish intelligence, security sources said Friday. Photos shared on media outlets showed a charred car in which the target was apparently traveling in Iraq's north. The National Intelligence Organization (MIT) determined that Zagros Cekdar, code-named "Mesut Celal Osman," forcefully recruited young people in Syria and directed attacks on Turkish security forces, and in 2018 he crossed over from Syria to Iraq, said the sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media. According to the sources, Osman, one of the PKK's so-called provincial commanders in Sinjar, Iraq, was assigned by the terrorist group to seek support as it was losing power in the region, the sources added.”
Middle East
Ynet: Bill To Indemnify Victims Of Terrorism Clears First Knesset Reading
“In a significant step, the Knesset plenum on Sunday passed in first reading a bill promising to compensate victims of terrorism. The bill, which received overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle, aims to provide victims with an avenue to claim damages from those financing terrorist elements. Additionally, victims will receive a minimum compensation of NIS 10 million ($2.7 million). Championed by MK Yitzhak Pindros of United Torah Judaism, the bill will enable victims and their families to file tort claims against terrorist organizations and individuals who incentivize attacks by offering salaries to terrorists. By seeking exemplary compensation, this legislation sends a powerful message that terrorism will not go unpunished.”
Jerusalem Post: UN Bodies Receive Millions From ‘Terror Charities’ – Opinion
“…According to the Counter Extremism Project (that maintains databases on extremist groups, their ideology, leaders, history, financing, violent activities, tactics, and rhetoric), the Qatar Charity is a member charity of the Union of Good network. The Union of Good umbrella organization was banned by the US Treasury in 2008 because of its status as “an organization created by Hamas leadership to transfer funds to [Hamas]” during the Second Intifada. Hamas is on the US State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.”
India
Haaretz: Chabad House In India Was A Target Of ISIS-Inspired Terror Group
“Indian counter-terror forces said that two apprehended men belonging to an ISIS-inspired group Sufa were in possession of an image of the Chabad house in Mumbai, according to The Times of India. The same Chabad house was the target of a terror attack in 2008, in which nine people were killed. The site remained closed for six years until it was reopened in 2014. The Israeli news site Ynet said that the security at the site has been ramped up by Mumbai police. Indian police had made the arrests on July 18 before anti-terror units in the western state of Maharashtra took over the probe.”
India Today: 'Hybrid' Al Badr Terrorist Arrested In Srinagar With Arms, Ammunition
“An Al-Badr hybrid terrorist, who was planning terror activities here, was arrested with arms and ammunition on Saturday, police said. Hybrid terrorists are those who carry out attacks and then slip back into their routine lives. A spokesperson said a Srinagar Police team arrested the terrorist linked with proscribed Al-Badr from the Batamaloo area of the city acting on specific intelligence. He identified him as Arfat Yusuf, a resident of Rajpora Pulwama, the spokesperson said, adding that incriminating material such as arms and ammunition including a pistol, 20 live rounds, two magazines have been recovered from his possession.”
Africa
Play Crazy Game: After Coup In Niger – Terrorism Expert Warns Of Growing Danger In Sahel Region – News
“In Mali, they already control entire regions and cities, and parts of Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger have also become retreat and operational areas for several jihadist terrorist groups. They are allied with the so-called “Islamic State” (IS) or the Al Qaeda network. Now that the government in Niger has also been toppled, its advance threatens to accelerate. Terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler classifies. Hans-Jakob Schindler is senior director at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), an NGO in New York and Berlin. From 2013 to 2018, he was a member and coordinator of the ISIL, Al-Qaeda and Taliban monitoring team in the UN Security Council.”
Reuters: West Africa Threatens Force On Niger Coup Leaders, French Embassy Attacked
“West African nations imposed sanctions and threatened force on Sunday if Niger's coup leaders fail to reinstate ousted President Mohammed Bazoum within a week, while supporters of the junta attacked the French embassy in Niamey. The 15-nation ECOWAS bloc's response to the Sahel region's seventh coup of recent years came as crowds in Niger's capital Niamey burned French flags and stoned the former colonial power's mission, drawing tear gas from police. Images showed fires at the embassy walls and people being loaded into ambulances with bloodied legs. At an emergency summit in Nigeria to discuss last week's coup, leaders of the Economic Community of West African States called for constitutional order to be restored, warning of reprisals if not.”
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