“Terrorism charges have been filed against a man accused of killing and
beheading his father inside a Levittown, Pennsylvania, home and then posting a
14-minute video to YouTube threatening federal employees last month. Justin
Mohn, 32, was charged Thursday with three counts of terrorism and additional
charges in connection with the Jan. 30 killing of Michael Mohn, the Bucks
County District Attorney's Office said. He was already charged with
first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. Authorities said Mohn shot and
killed his father and then beheaded him with a large knife inside a home on
Upper Orchard Drive in Levittown, part of Middletown Township in Bucks County,
on Jan. 30. He was arrested hours later over 100 miles away at Fort Indiantown
Gap, a National Guard training facility in Lebanon County. In a video posted to
YouTube, Mohn identified himself as a militia member and called on supposed
militia members to kill federal employees - he listed the address of a U.S.
District Court judge and called for violence against them.”











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**NOTE: Eye on Extremism will be suspended on Monday, February 19, in
observance of President’s Day. It will resume Tuesday, February 20.**



Eye on Extremism



February 16, 2024



CBS: Justin Mohn Faces Terrorism Charges For Threatening Federal Employees In
Youtube Beheading Video
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“Terrorism charges have been filed against a man accused of killing and
beheading his father inside a Levittown, Pennsylvania, home and then posting a
14-minute video to YouTube threatening federal employees last month. Justin
Mohn, 32, was charged Thursday with three counts of terrorism and additional
charges in connection with the Jan. 30 killing of Michael Mohn, the Bucks
County District Attorney's Office said. He was already charged with
first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. Authorities said Mohn shot and
killed his father and then beheaded him with a large knife inside a home on
Upper Orchard Drive in Levittown, part of Middletown Township in Bucks County,
on Jan. 30. He was arrested hours later over 100 miles away at Fort Indiantown
Gap, a National Guard training facility in Lebanon County. In a video posted to
YouTube, Mohn identified himself as a militia member and called on supposed
militia members to kill federal employees - he listed the address of a U.S.
District Court judge and called for violence against them.”



Wall Street Journal: Israeli Forces Enter Gaza Hospital to Search for Hostages
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“Israeli troops entered the main hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan
Younis, after Israel said it had intelligence indicating that hostages
kidnapped by Hamas had been held there and that the bodies of some of them
could be on the grounds. Israel had urged patients, medical staff and thousands
of people sheltering in the grounds of Nasser Hospital earlier this week to
evacuate in anticipation of military operations against Hamas militants it said
were hiding there and using it for military activities. “We have credible
intelligence from a number of sources, including from released hostages,” that
Hamas held hostages there, Israeli military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari
said. “There may be bodies of our hostages in the Nasser Hospital facility.” By
Thursday night, Hagari said Israel’s military had yet to find any hostages in
the hospital and were still searching its premises.”




Recent CEP Press Releases

* Extremist Content Online: Clips from Christchurch Terrorist Attack Video
And Posts Glorifying The Attacker Uploaded By Multiple TikTok Accounts
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* CEP APPLAUDS TEXAS A&M FOR DECISION TO CUT TIES WITH QATAR
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* Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Telegram Channels
Encourage Violence
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* Extremist Content Online: Audiobook Version of Jacksonville Dollar General
Shooter’s Manifesto Released on Telegram
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* Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Telegram Channels Spread
Manifesto of Jacksonville Gunman
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CEP Mentions



Iran International: Edmund Fitton Brown Talks About The Complicated
Relationship Between The Islamic Republic And The Taliban
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“Edmund Fitton Brown, a diplomat and former coordinator of the United Nations
Analytical Monitoring Team, talks about the complex relationship between the
Islamic Republic and the Taliban.”



Capx: Institutional Timidity Is Allowing Antisemitism On Our Streets
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“A video showing a Jewish man being advised by police to hide his Star of
David ‘for his own safety’ while watching a pro-Palestine parade in Edinburgh
went viral on social media yesterday. While many people criticised the officer
concerned, I think he was acting in good faith. That is to say he perceived a
high likelihood in 2024 that the mere sight of a Jew acting completely lawfully
on a British street displaying a symbol of his faith would be attacked because
of his identity – and terrifyingly, that the police were not going to be able
to protect him.”



United States



Voice Of America: US Signs Agreement To Build Bases For Elite Somali Army Force

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“The United States and Somalia's government on Thursday signed a security
pact that they presented as a road map toward building a functional Somali
army, capable of taking over security responsibilities and the fight against
al-Shabab militants. In a ceremony presided over by Somalia’s President Hassan
Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu, the two countries signed a memorandum of
understanding for the construction of five military bases for Somalia’s
National Army. According to a statement from Somalia’s National News Agency,
SONNA, the bases will be for the Danab Brigade, the U.S.-trained elite unit of
the army.”



Reuters: Kansas City Police Link Super Bowl Rally Shooting To Dispute, Not
Extremism
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“A quarrel among several people sparked the shooting spree in Kansas City,
Missouri, that killed a woman and wounded 22 people after a celebration of the
city's NFL Super Bowl victory, police said on Thursday, ruling out any apparent
link to extremism. Three people, including two minors, were detained as
"subjects" in the investigation, Police Chief Stacey Graves said at a press
conference, the day after gunfire erupted in the vicinity of the city's
historic downtown rail station. The third detainee, also a juvenile who was
determined not to be involved, was later released, according to police
spokesperson Alayna Gonzalez. Police were working with juvenile prosecutors to
review evidence and "determine applicable charges" against the two minors, both
teenagers, still held in custody, she said. The police chief told reporters
several firearms had been recovered from the shooting scene.”



Afghanistan



Reuters: World Bank Approves Shift To Channel IDA Funds To Afghanistan
Humanitarian Aid
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“The World Bank Group said on Thursday its executive board endorsed a new
approach to aiding Afghanistan that will deploy some $300 million from the
bank's International Development Association fund for poor countries through
United Nations agencies and other international organizations. The development
lender said the funds would remain outside the control of the Taliban
leadership in Afghanistan and would complement Afghanistan Resilience Trust
Fund (ARTF) donor financing in supporting critical basic services such as food,
water, health, education and jobs. The shift marks the first time that the
World Bank's own funds would be sent to Afghanistan since the Taliban seized
power in August 2021.”



Voice Of America: Under Sanctions, Taliban Pay Debts, Seek More Electricity
From Neighbors
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“Afghanistan's electricity payments fell into arrears following the collapse
of the former government in August 2021. This prompted service cut-off threats
from some suppliers. Facing severe banking and economic sanctions, the new
Taliban government struggled to make timely payments for nearly a year. Last
week, a spokesperson for DABS said Kabul paid a staggering $627 million in
bills incurred by the former government. However, Amanullah Ghalib, a former
DABS director, disputes this figure. "The outstanding payments were $40 to $50
million tops," Ghalib told VOA. "Payments were due every two weeks, and
delinquencies incurred strict fines and fees. It was not like DABS had not paid
for years or months." Afghanistan pays approximately $250 million annually for
600 to 650 megawatts of imported electricity, Ghalib added. VOA reached out to
the spokesperson for DABS for clarification on the payment and amount, but he
declined to comment.”



Yemen



Reuters: Yemen's Houthis Fire Missiles At British Ship In Gulf Of Aden,
Spokesman Says
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“Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis fired naval missiles at the British ship
'LYCAVITOS' in the Gulf of Aden, the group's military spokesman Yahya Sarea
said in a televised speech on Thursday.”



Middle East



Reuters: Israel Says It Killed Senior Hezbollah Fighters In Lebanon Strike On
Wednesday
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“An Israeli air strike in the Lebanese city of Nabatieh on Wednesday night
killed a senior commander of Hezbollah's elite Radwan Force, his deputy and a
third fighter, the Israeli military said on Thursday. It named the first two
men as Ali Muhammad Aldbas and Ibrahim Issa. Aldbas was helped orchestrate an
roadside bombing in northern Israel last March, and had been involved in
cross-border fighting since October, it added.”



Reuters: Israel Asks World Court To Reject Request For Rafah Emergency Orders
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“Israel has asked the International Court of Justice to dismiss a request by
South Africa to issue additional emergency measures because of Israel's plan to
extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah. In documents released on
Thursday by the ICJ, also known as the World Court, Israel argued that the
emergency measures issued three weeks ago already cover "the situation of
hostilities in Gaza as a whole" and the court should reject the South African
request. Israel has said it is planning to expand its ground assault into
Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have sought refuge from the offensive
that has laid waste to much of the Gaza Strip since Hamas militants attacked
Israel on Oct. 7. Earlier this week South Africa asked the court to issue extra
emergency measures to protect Palestinians' rights in Rafah. The ICJ last month
ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent its troops from
committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, in a case brought by South
Africa. Israel has denied all allegations of genocide in connection with its
war against Islamist armed group Hamas.”



Nigeria



Reuters: Nigeria Mulls State Policing To Combat Growing Insecurity
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“Nigeria is considering the introduction of state police in its 36 states to
bolster its national police force as it struggles to contain widespread
violence and insecurity, the information minister said on Thursday. An Islamist
insurgency in the northeast, kidnappings for ransom, deadly farmer-herder
clashes in the central belt and separatist and gang violence in the southeast
are some of the challenges faced by Nigeria's police force. President Bola
Tinubu met the country's state governors to discuss insecurity, which is
hurting farmers and contributing to high food prices and inflation. The federal
government and the state governments agreed that a state police force was
necessary, marking "a significant shift" in approach, Information Minister
Mohammed Idris told reporters after the meeting. This is the first time that
Nigeria's federal and state governments have agreed on the need to set up state
police to reinforce the more than 300,000-strong national police force in
Africa's most populous nation.”



Africa



Associated Press: The Islamic State Group Poses Rising Threat In Africa
Despite Progress, Un Experts Say
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“The Islamic State extremist group poses a rising threat amid political
instability in West Africa and the Sahel and remains intent on carrying out
attacks abroad, the U.N. counter-terrorism chief said Thursday. Vladimir
Voronkov reiterated U.N. findings that IS continues to pose a significant
threat to international peace and security, especially in conflict zones,
despite significant progress by U.N. member nations in countering the threat.
The group has also increased operations in its former strongholds in Iraq and
Syria as well as Southeast Asia, Voronkov said. Voronkov told the U.N. Security
Council that in West Africa and the Sahel, a broad region cutting across the
continent, the situation has deteriorated “and is becoming more complex,” as
local ethnic and regional disputes cross with the agenda and operations of the
extremist group, which is also known by its Arabic name Daesh, and its
affiliates. “Daesh affiliates continued to operate with increasingly more
autonomy from the Daesh core,” he said, warning that if this trend persists
there is a risk “that a vast area of instability may emerge from Mali to the
borders of Nigeria.”



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