“At least 23 Syrian regime soldiers were killed in an attack on a military bus
in the conflict-torn country’s east blamed on ISIS, a war monitor said Friday.
ISIS “members targeted a military bus” in Deir Ezzor province on Thursday, said
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as remnants of the extremist group
escalate their attacks. The attack killed “23 soldiers and wounded more than 10
others,” some of whom in critical condition, said the Britain-based group which
relies on a wide network of sources inside Syria. The Observatory said “dozens
of (other) soldiers” were missing.”
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August 11, 2023
AFP: ISIS Attack Kills 23 Syria Regime Soldiers: War Monitor
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“At least 23 Syrian regime soldiers were killed in an attack on a military bus
in the conflict-torn country’s east blamed on ISIS, a war monitor said Friday.
ISIS “members targeted a military bus” in Deir Ezzor province on Thursday, said
the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, as remnants of the extremist group
escalate their attacks. The attack killed “23 soldiers and wounded more than 10
others,” some of whom in critical condition, said the Britain-based group which
relies on a wide network of sources inside Syria. The Observatory said “dozens
of (other) soldiers” were missing.”
Al Jazeera: ‘Al-Qaeda’ Attack Kills Secessionist Commander And Three Fighters
In Yemen
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“A suspected al-Qaeda attack in southern Yemen has killed a military
commander and three soldiers from a secessionist group, security officials and
a witness said. Commander Abd al-Latif al-Sayyid and the three fighters from
the Security Belt Forces, an armed group loyal to Yemen’s secessionist Southern
Transitional Council, were killed in an explosion while travelling in a convoy
through southern Abyan governorate, the three officials and the witness said.
The four said they believed al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was
responsible for the attack, but provided no further details. All spoke on
condition of anonymity out of fear of reprisal. The separatist council is
backed by the United Arab Emirates and controls much of Yemen’s south. Despite
also fighting the Houthi rebels, it is at odds with the internationally
recognised government, and has repeatedly called for the country to be split
into two, as it was until 1990, when North and South Yemen united to form the
Republic of Yemen.”
Recent CEP Press Releases
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* Extremist Content Online: Twitter Allows Antisemitic Video To Generate
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* Hezbollah Position In Golan Heights Escalates Tensions With Israel On War's
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* Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Encourages Terror Attacks
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* Hamas Claims West Bank Terror Attacks Amid Palestinian Authority's
Declining Credibility
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United States
WGBH: Nonprofit CEO Raises Concern Over Neo-Nazi Group's Targeting Of Military
Veterans
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“Since it's founding in 2019, the Nationalist Social Club, or NSC-131, has
been expanding its membership in New England. The group began in Eastern
Massachusetts and has established small chapters throughout the region. The
Southern Poverty Law Center identifies them as a neo-Nazi group that targets
immigrants and members of the LGBTQ+ and Jewish communities. NSC-131 made
headlines last year after flashing a "Keep Boston Irish" sign at the South
Boston St. Patrick's Day parade. As the group has expanded, activists have
voiced concern about military veterans who have been joining its ranks.
Kristofer Goldsmith is the CEO of Task Force Butler Institute, a nonprofit that
monitors domestic extremist groups and trains veterans to counter them. He says
that while veterans aren't more likely to hold extremist beliefs, extremist
organizations target them for recruitment.”
Turkey
Republic World: Turkish Intelligence Seizes IS Database, Names Of 10,000 'Lone
Wolf Terrorists' Revealed
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“Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MIT *Milli Istihbarat Teskilati)
and Turkish police on Tuesday, August 8 seized a secret database of the Islamic
State (IS) terrorist organization (Arabic acronym Daesh) that revealed names of
almost 10,000 so-called lone wolf terrorists. The database has been a central
piece of hunting for the global Intelligence agencies for decades and contains
secret information about 'lone wolf terrorists' of IS sleeper cells from the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium, the
Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Austria and Spain. The hunt
began with a phone call in the Tajik language that was wiretapped by the
Turkish intelligence.
Yemen
AFP: Bangladeshi UN Worker Meets PM After Freed From Al Qaeda In Yemen
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“A Bangladeshi citizen working for the United Nations has been freed after a
year and a half abduction by Al-Qaeda in Yemen, the prime minister's office
said. "I never thought I would return home," Akam Sofyol Anam told reporters in
Dhaka, following his return a day earlier, calling the last 18 months
"horrifying". In February 2022, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
kidnapped Anam and four others as they returned to Yemen's southern port city
of Aden after a field mission while working for UN Department of Safety and
Security.”
Middle East
i24 News: Palestinian Terrorist Killed, 4 Others Injured In Clashes With
Israeli Army
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“Clashes erupted in the town of Tulkarem, where Israeli forces were carrying
out a counter-terrorism operation. A Palestinian terrorist was killed and four
others were injured in clashes on Friday morning with Israeli soldiers in
Tulkarem, in the West Bank. Palestinian media reports stated that Israeli
forces, who were carrying out an anti-terrorist operation in the city, fatally
wounded 23-year-old Mahmoud Jihad Jarad, a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs'
Brigade.”
Somalia
Anadolu Agency: Several Somali Soldiers Killed In Mogadishu Bomb Explosion:
Report
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“Several Somali soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion in the capital
Mogadishu on Thursday, according to local media reports. Local broadcaster
Radio Shabelle said the incident took place when a military vehicle drove over
a landmine planted on the road near Darussalam area. Quoting a witness, the
broadcaster said all six Somali soldiers aboard the vehicle died. Anadolu could
not independently verify the casualties. Roadside explosions and suicide
bombings are common in Somalia, a Horn of Africa country plagued by years of
insecurity caused by al-Shabaab terrorists.”
Africa
Reuters: West African Bloc Prepares Standby Force For Possible Niger
Intervention
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“West African nations on Friday worked on plans for a possible military
intervention in Niger following an army coup there although they have not given
up hope of a peaceful resolution to a crisis that has shaken the region. The
Nigerien military ousted former President Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, the
seventh coup in West and Central Africa in three years and an action that
raised the spectre of more unrest in an impoverished region battling an
Islamist insurgency. The regional bloc ECOWAS ordered the activation of a
standby force on Thursday for possible use against the new junta, saying all
options including military action were on the table. It was not clear how big
the force would be, if it would actually invade, and which countries would
contribute. Security analysts said an ECOWAS force could take weeks or longer
to assemble, potentially leaving room for negotiations.”
Reuters: Gunmen Kill 20 People In Nigeria, Others Wounded – Police
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“At least 20 people were killed and others sustained gunshot wounds on
Thursday after armed men attacked two villages in the north central state of
Plateau, where violence between cattle herders and farmers is common, police
said. Plateau police spokesperson Alfred Alabo said the attacks took place in
the early hours of Thursday when unidentified gunmen stormed Tagwam Lawuru
village, shot and killed 17 people before killing another three in nearby
Layowok village. "As a result of the attacks, several other people sustained
varying degrees of gunshot injuries," said Alabo in a statement, urging calm
and promising to arrest and prosecute perpetrators. The violence is often
painted as ethno-religious: chiefly Muslim Fulani herders clashing with mainly
Christian farmers.”
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