“The Israeli embassy in Brussels held an event prior to the 50th anniversary of
the Munich terrorist attack in collaboration with IMAJ, a Jewish organization
established to preserve Jewish tradition and culture through films. As part of
the event, the film “After Munich” was screened in a movie theatre in the
center of Brussels. The film, directed by Francine Zuckerman, a Canadian
director, is about the aftermath of the Munich Olympic massacre of eleven
Israeli athletes in 1972 and how the event changed four women’s lives forever.
The film deals with the place of the media in the coverage of terrorist events,
the long-term implications of the event, and the importance of its memory. The
event was open to the general public and was attended by German ambassadors to
Belgium and the European Union, as well as representatives of the royal family.
Israel’s ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, spoke about
the involvement of the same Black September terrorist organization just a few
months before Munich in the hijacking of a Belgian plane with 97 people in it.
The ambassador spoke about the choice of the Olympics, an event that marks the
connection of cultures and the countries of the world as a theater for the
terrible attack that represents the exact opposite. The hall was filled to
capacity, and the audience showed great interest.”











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December 6, 2022



The Jerusalem Post: 50th Anniversary Of 1972 Munich Terror Attacks
Commemorated In Brussels
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“The Israeli embassy in Brussels held an event prior to the 50th anniversary
of the Munich terrorist attack in collaboration with IMAJ, a Jewish
organization established to preserve Jewish tradition and culture through
films. As part of the event, the film “After Munich” was screened in a movie
theatre in the center of Brussels. The film, directed by Francine Zuckerman, a
Canadian director, is about the aftermath of the Munich Olympic massacre of
eleven Israeli athletes in 1972 and how the event changed four women’s lives
forever. The film deals with the place of the media in the coverage of
terrorist events, the long-term implications of the event, and the importance
of its memory. The event was open to the general public and was attended by
German ambassadors to Belgium and the European Union, as well as
representatives of the royal family. Israel’s ambassador to Belgium and
Luxembourg, Idit Rosenzweig-Abu, spoke about the involvement of the same Black
September terrorist organization just a few months before Munich in the
hijacking of a Belgian plane with 97 people in it. The ambassador spoke about
the choice of the Olympics, an event that marks the connection of cultures and
the countries of the world as a theater for the terrible attack that represents
the exact opposite. The hall was filled to capacity, and the audience showed
great interest.”



Associated Press: Congo Govt Raises Toll From Attack In East To More Than 270
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“Congo’s government dramatically increased the death toll from a massacre
last week they blamed on M23 rebels, saying Monday that 270 people had been
killed in an attack that broke a fragile cease-fire agreement. M23’s chairman
challenged the figure and accused Congo’s government of creating a diversion
from other atrocities in the region that he says have been committed by
government soldiers and their allies. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said
Monday that the government was opening an official inquiry into what happened
in Kishishe, a village located about 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the regional
capital of Goma. “Our justice minister is currently at The Hague in the
Netherlands and has already referred the matter to the prosecutor of the
International Criminal Court so that he can investigate the massacres in
Kishishe,” Muyaya said. “We are asking the population to be calm and that these
M23s will pay for these attacks.” The Congolese government initially accused
the M23 rebels and Rwandan defense forces of killing 50 people in Kishishe.
Rwanda’s government has repeatedly denied backing the M23 rebels. There was no
immediate corroboration of that government figure or the new toll of at least
270 dead due to insecurity in the area but Muyaya said the information had come
from local civil society groups. However, M23 chairman Bertrand Bisimwa said
the death toll figure had been inflated by a tribal militia leader and that
only eight people had been killed by stray bullets during the clashes last
Tuesday in Kishishe.”



United States



CNN: Attacks On US Power Grid Have Been Subject Of Extremist Chatter For
Years. DHS Bulletin Warns Of Attacks On Critical Infrastructure Amid Other
Targets
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“Attacks on the United States’ power grid have been the subject of extremist
chatter for some time, notably ticking up in 2020, the same year a 14-page
how-to on low tech attacks, including assaulting power grids with guns,
circulated amongst extremist communication channels. A Department of Homeland
Security bulletin reported by CNN just days before a weekend attack on a North
Carolina substation indicated there was a heightened threat posed by domestic
violent extremists in the US against targets including critical infrastructure.
The electric grid has been described as an “attractive target” for domestic
violent extremists in US, CNN reported earlier this year, citing an
intelligence report. In 2020, intelligence analysts saw major uptick in online
chatter focused on attacking the power grid. Notably in 2020, a 14-page
document released in a Telegram channel favored by accelerationists groups
seeking to speed the overthrow of the US government featured a white
supremacist instruction guide to low-tech attacks meant to bring chaos,
including how to attack a power grid with guns. The document has been cited by
DHS officials and was obtained by CNN. “The powergrid would be crippled for a
very large area. Armor piercing rounds shot into the transformers would destroy
them,” the colorful how-to describes.”



Air Force Times: The Military Fielded Over 200 Domestic Extremism Reports Last
Year
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“The services took in 211 reports of domestic extremism between October 2021
and September 2022, 183 of which launched investigations, according to data in
a recently released report by the Defense Department inspector general. Of
those, 48 service members were subject to military legal action and 112 were
referred to civilian law enforcement for investigation, according to data
compiled by the services and submitted to the IG. This type of tracking is new
for the military, as prior to 2021, there was no requirement to do so. As part
of its ongoing efforts to confront racially-motivated, anti-government or
otherwise violent domestic extremism, the Defense Department has asked the
military services to compile data on every report taken and every investigation
launched into what’s referred to as “prohibited activities.” The most recent
data was compiled as part of a larger IG evaluation of several DoD and
service-specific reports issued in 2021 and 2022, including from DoD IG, Army
IG and the Government Accountability Office, that deal with diversity, equity
and inclusion efforts across the department. The main problem the IG found with
these efforts is that the services don’t use the same terminology across the
board, making it difficult to present department-wide data. For example, the
Army and Air Force Departments use the same terms as the FBI and the Homeland
Security Department to describe different kinds of violent domestic extremism,
as required by the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, but the Navy
Department has its own terms, the IG found.”



Syria



The National: Syria's Kurds Resume Counter-ISIS Raids With Coalition Troops
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“The internationally backed Syrian Democratic Forces said it had resumed
counter-terrorism operations with US and coalition forces after they were
paused due to Turkey's shelling of Kurdish positions in northern Syria. The
US-backed group led the ground offensive with international backing to defeat
ISIS in Syria in 2019. Turkey has been shelling and carrying out air strikes in
northern Syria in recent weeks and says it is preparing for a ground invasion
against Kurdish groups that it accuses of carrying out a terrorist attack in
Istanbul last month. Turkey brands the Kurdish force that makes up much of the
SDF a terrorist organisation. The SDF on Friday said all joint operations with
coalition forces had been paused due to the Turkish bombardment and called on
the US and West to tell Turkey not to invade the areas under its control. The
SDF has long warned that fighting off a new Turkish incursion would divert
resources from protecting a prison holding ISIS fighters or raiding the
terrorist group's sleeper cells still waging hit-and-run attacks in Syria.
Simand Ali, an SDF spokesman, told Reuters on Monday that joint patrols and
training exercises with the coalition had resumed at the weekend after a
decrease in Turkish strikes, with four joint patrols carried out on Saturday
and Sunday. Joint training drills had also resumed, he said.”



Iraq



The National: ISIS Foreign Fighters Must Be Repatriated, US Says
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“Foreign ISIS fighters being held in Iraq and Syria should be repatriated and
prosecuted in their home countries, the US told the UN Security Council on
Monday. The US has for years urged nations to allow foreign fighters to return
home and face prosecution for crimes committed under the ISIS flag, but many
countries, including France, have declined to do so. Other countries, like
Britain, have stripped accused ISIS fighters of their citizenship, making them
stateless. Deputy US representative to the UN Richard Mills told the Security
Council that repatriating ISIS foreign fighters is key to stemming
radicalisation at camps where they and family members are being held. “The
continued presence of thousands of ISIS foreign fighters in detention centres
and their associated family members and displacement camps in Syria and Iraq
must be addressed,” Mr Mills said. He said these camps were targets for ISIS
attacks and radicalisation, and that the threat posed by the group and its
affiliates remained “global and critical”. The residents are mostly in Iraqi
custody or in Kurdish detention camps in north-eastern Syria. Al Hol in
north-eastern Syria is home to more than 53,000 people. Thousands have
suspected ISIS ties but many came to the camp to flee the extremists. The
bodies of the two Egyptian girls were found in the overcrowded camp's sewerage
system days after they went missing, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights
reported.”



Afghanistan



Voice Of America: Taliban Claim Arrest Of IS Gunman In Attack On Pakistan Envoy

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“Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities said Monday they had arrested a foreign
operative of the Islamic State militant group for allegedly carrying out last
week’s failed assassination attempt on Pakistan’s chief diplomat in the
country. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed in a statement, citing
initial investigations, that Friday’s gun assault on Pakistani Chargé
d’affaires Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani in Kabul was plotted with the aim of sowing
distrust with Islamabad. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack,
saying in a statement that two gunmen from its regional affiliate, Islamic
State Khorasan Province or ISIS-K, had carried it out. Mujahid wrote on Twitter
the detainee “is a foreign country national and a member of Daesh.” He used a
local name for ISIS-K but did not say what country the suspect was from. The
spokesman asserted that the assault was jointly planned by ISIS-K and
anti-Taliban forces. Pakistani officials said Nizamani was on a routine
afternoon walk inside the embassy compound when gunmen opened fire on him from
a nearby building. He escaped unhurt, but his Pakistani security guard was hit
in the chest and both legs by bullets. “Some foreign groups are behind the
attack and the intention was to create distrust between the two brotherly
countries,” Mujahid said. He added the investigation into the shooting incident
was continuing and promised to share future details later.”



Pakistan



Associated Press: Pakistan Army: 5 Militants, Soldier Killed In Shootout In NW
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“Security forces raided a militant hideout in a former Pakistani Taliban
stronghold near the border with Afghanistan, triggering a shootout that killed
five insurgents and a soldier, the military said Monday. The shootout happened
in North Waziristan, a district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
province, according to a military statement. It did not say when the fighting
took place or provide details about the slain alleged militants. A message left
with a military spokesperson was not immediately returned. The Pakistani
Taliban, known as the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, said their fighters killed a
soldier during a raid by troops on their hideouts in North Waziristan. In a
statement Monday, the group said it foiled the military raid but didn't say
whether it suffered any casualties. The Pakistani Taliban are a separate group
but are allies of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan a year
ago as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final stages of their pullout. The
Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has emboldened the Pakistani Taliban.”



Middle East



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“Despite terrorist attacks claiming five Israeli lives in November, data
released by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) indicate the lowest overall
number of attacks in four months. There were 196 attacks in the West Bank,
Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip in November, compared with 401 in October, 254 in
September and 209 in August, the Shin Bet reported Monday. The number of
fatalities and wounded victims increased, however, as five people were killed
and 28 were wounded, compared with three people killed and 19 wounded in
October and two fatalities and 14 wounded in August. In late November, three
Israelis were killed in a stabbing and vehicular ramming attack outside the
Ariel industrial zone. A week later, two Israelis were killed when two bombs
exploded at bus stops in Jerusalem. Most of the attacks were firebombs – 121 in
November, compared with 258 in October, 139 in September, 135 in August and 75
in July. There was also a decrease in the number of shooting attacks, from 46
in October to 21 in November. The increase in shooting attacks in recent months
has become a major source of concern for the IDF. The attacks targeted security
forces, Israeli civilians and

vehicles.”



Nigeria



Sahara Reporters: Us Raises Concerns Over Boko Haram, ISWAP, Seven Other
Terrorist Groups Around Africa
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“The United States Government has raised concern over the terrorist
activities perpetrated by Boko Haram, the Islamic State's West Africa Province
(ISWAP) and other seven terrorists groups in Africa. This was stated in a
report by Anthony J. Blinken, US Secretary of State on Friday, accessing
violence against freedom of religion globally. The statement chastised China,
Saudi Arabia, and other Asian countries for flagrant violations of the
International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, alleging that they had engaged in
or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious freedom. The statement
reads: “Around the world, governments and non-state actors harass, threaten,
jail, and even kill individuals on account of their beliefs. In some instances,
they stifle individuals’ freedom of religion or belief to exploit opportunities
for political gain. These actions sow division, undermine economic security,
and threaten political stability and peace. The United States will not stand by
in the face of these abuses. “Today, I am announcing designations against
Burma, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, Nicaragua, the
DPRK, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries
of Particular Concern under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 for
having engaged in or tolerated particularly severe violations of religious
freedom.”



Daily Post Nigeria: Scores Of Terrorists Dead As Boko Haram, ISWAP Clash In
Lake Chad
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“An infighting between the late Abubakar Shekau’s faction of Boko Haram and
Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), has reportedly left scores of
terrorists killed in the last three days. Zagazola Makama, a Counter Insurgency
Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad, gathered that the notorious
leader of Boko Haram, Ali Ngulde, on December 3, led hundreds of fighters armed
with weapons from Mandara mountains to attack ISWAP positions in a major
onslaught against the rival group. Intelligence sources also told Makama that
the clash began in the camp of Yuwe, which triggered a heavy firefight and
Ngulde’s fighters overpowered the ISWAP elements and nutrialised about 12 of
them and seized their weapons. Shortly, sources said, the Boko Haram fighters
quickly mobilized more fighters from Abu Ikilima’s camp at Gaizuwa, Gabchari,
Mantari and Mallum Masari. According to the counterinsurgency expert, more than
23 ISWAP fighters were said to have been killed on December 4, when the
Shekau’s faction of the Boko Haram group divided themselves into two groups and
raided ISWAP positions in Ukuba, Arra and Sabil Huda. Zagazola understands that
on Sunday night, reinforcement team of the ISWAP camps were sighted around the
axis of Kawuri and Aulari, where in the morning on Monday a top ISWAP leader,
Ba’ana Chingori, led a column of fighters to attack Boko Haram position in
Farisu.”



Africa



Arab News: Daesh Continues Its Inexorable Rise To Ascendancy In Africa
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“The life expectancy of Daesh’s “caliphs” gets ever shorter. The group has
been forced to acknowledge the second death of a leader in just a few months.
Militants are not even particularly grieved about these losses because they
know nothing about either the new or the old leaders; they simply blindly
pledge cult-like loyalty to these shadowy figures. In Iraq and Syria, Daesh’s
murderous activities mercifully appear to be in terminal decline, with sharply
reduced numbers of attacks confined to a dwindling number of localities — in
particular, areas like Kirkuk, Nineveh and Salahuddin, where Iran-backed Hashd
paramilitaries appear happy to turn a blind eye. Daesh sees these
Tehran-affiliated paramilitaries as its most promising route back to
preeminence, given their unceasing efforts to destabilize the Iraqi state and
trigger sectarian tensions. Hezbollah and the Hashd never tire of demonizing
all Sunnis as Daesh supporters, despite the group’s actual presence in Lebanon
being vanishingly small. Despite daily reports of the arrest and killing of
extremists, Daesh’s demonic predecessors have rebounded from strategic defeat
in the past. Dazzled by their millennial worldview, they believe that history
is on their side and, if they are on the back foot today, victory is assured in
five, 20 or 100 years.”



The North Africa Post: Burkina Faso: Four Teachers Killed In Terrorist Attack
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“A terror attack targeted a bowl club in the town of Bittou, the center-East
province of Boulgou, on Sunday, killing four teachers, the National education
ministry of Burkina Faso has announced. “The Ministry of Education honors the
memory of four of its teachers, who fell as a result of the terrorist attack
that targeted a bowl club in Bittou on Sunday, December 4, 2022. Forever in our
hearts. Fighters against ignorance and obscurantism, militants of a resilient
Burkinabe school, soldiers of peace, to your strong commitment, we will remain
faithful,” the ministry said in a statement. The victims were teachers at the
town’s high and junior secondary schools. A group of unidentified armed men
assaulted Sunday evening a bowl club of the town that was gathering lots of
civilians. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. The West
African country has slid into insecurity since 2015. Repeated attacks have
targeted several regions of the country and caused thousands of deaths among
civilians, and the internal and external displacement of thousands of
populations. Official sources indicate that the state has lost control of 40
per cent of the territory. Authorities on October 24, launched a campaign to
recruit 50,000 volunteer fighters for the defense of the country to support the
army to win back the lost territory.”



United Kingdom



BBC News: Leeds: Two Arrested On Suspicion Of Terror Offences
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“Two people have been arrested in Leeds on suspicion of being involved in the
preparation of acts of terrorism. A 30-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man
from Yeadon were arrested on Friday, police said. They were taken for
questioning to a police station and a property in Yeadon was being searched as
part of an “intelligence-led operation”, Counter Terrorism Policing North East
added. Police have been granted a warrant to detain both suspects until 9
December. They were arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission,
preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the
Terrorism Act 2000, a police spokesperson said.”



Technology



Estonian Free Press: TamTam Deletes Channels Promoting Neo-Nazi
Accelerationism And Terror
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“Following a report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), TamTam, a
Russia-based messenger platform, has removed 18 channels endorsing neo-Nazi
accelerationism and acts of terrorism. The channels posted bomb-making
instructions and encouraged other activities meant to create “a climate of
anxiety” and fear. CEP reported the channels to the communications app, citing
the platform’s regulations that prohibit users from promoting and calling “for
violence and cruelty, committing suicide and other illegal and immoral acts,”
and promoting “extremism (or) terrorism” related to “ethnical or national
identity, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religious opinions, age,
limited physical or mental abilities or diseases.” The successful effort with
TamTam follows CEP’s success in preventing sales of a neo-Nazi edition of the
infamous antisemitic book The International Jew by Barnes & Noble. The channels
removed by TamTam posted guides on how to make explosives, the manifestos of
several white supremacist mass shooters; videos from several neo-Nazi groups
including the Atomwaffen Division, the National Socialist Order, The Base, and
Feuerkrieg Division; a recently released propaganda video that encourages acts
of terrorism and praises individuals who have committed acts of white
supremacist violence; and a neo-Nazi accelerationist book that calls for lone
actor violence, workplace violence, attacks on infrastructure, law enforcement,
politicians, people of color, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ people.”



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