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ell of optimism - that is now a distant memory. With so much of the modern-day Middle East consumed by turmoil and conflict, it’s al-Qaeda, so-called Islamic State, Iraq, Syria and Libya that are dominating the headlines, not the peace process. Even as we approach the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaratio

story -anda brief spell of optimism - that is now a distant memory. With so much of the modern-day Middle East consumed by turmoil and conflict, it’s al-Qaeda, so-called Islamic State, Iraq, Syria and Libya that are dominating the headlines, not the peace process. Even as we approach the 100th anniversary

ting To Support ISIS. The AP <https://apnews.corn/9cb71937d80d17c1594162eb331cda51> (8/10) reports, "A Brooklyn man charged with trying to help the Islamic State group by encouraging attacks on New York's subway system pleaded guilty Monday in Manhattan federal court." Zachary Clark, 41, "pleaded guilty to at

slamic-state> (8/10, 48K) reports, "Daryl Johnson, a former senior domestic terrorism analyst at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said many al-Qaida affiliates around the world have been producing online propaganda materials specifically designed to target Americans. `They reach out to American

irton, New Jersey, "A Green Township man serving 30 years in a Fairton, New Jersey prison for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol in support of the Islamic State group was granted a name change." According to WXIX-TV, "A Superior Court of New Jersey judge granted Christopher Lee Cornell, 25, a name change Apr

ization to expire, and, with it, the power to hold terrorist prisoners-of- war. The date should have been far in the future, fifteen years, say, lest al-Qaida have an incentive to wait out US military action." He concludes that characterizing an end date for detention "as a reassertion of Congress' consti

f the war on terrorism, President Biden is making a bet on cutting-edge technology, long-range drones and intelligence assets to keep al Qaeda, the Islamic State group and other global terrorism organizations in check while cautiously banking on cooperation from unpredictable countries in historically unstab

s said Redzepagic traveled to Turkey in July 2015 and to Jordan in 2016 in unsuccessful attempts to enter Syria in order to join either ISIS...or an al-Qaida affiliate called Jabhat al-Nusra." Virginia Man Arrested For Making Bomb Threats. The Washington Post (4/23, Hedgpeth, 10.52M) reports 27-year-old

organization and encouraging support for such an organization. According to the article, Choudary, who previously served prison time for supporting Islamic State and praised those behind the 9/11 attacks, will appear in court in London. The article noted that alongside Choudary, a Canadian man, Khaled Hussein

an Persistently Refute al-Zawahiri's Death By U.S. Drone Strike, One Year On VOA News (07/24, Gul) reported that nearly a year after the U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike in Kabul, the Taliban continue to deny knowledge or involvement in his presence and death, which raises

introduced to the al-Qaida-produced magazine "Inspire" by his online contacts, and he was urged to attack Jews. Alkattoul pledged allegiance to the Islamic State and researched mass shootings and weapon acquisition. His online manifesto led to an FBI warning, stating, "I am the attacker and I would like to in

09/13, Yellin) reported that Omar Alkattoul, a teenager from Sayreville, was influenced by antisemitic videos and acquaintances with claimed ties to al-Qaida. He pled guilty in July for an online threat towards synagogues in New Jersey. The article explained that he was introduced to the al-Qaida-produced

00161071 NCTC Director Says ISIS Will Replace Slain Leader. The AP (10/31) reports a US counterterrorism official "said Wednesday he expects a new Islamic State leader to emerge after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and warned that the extremist group's planning of major attacks probably will go on as befo

to groups designated by the United States as foreign terrorist organizations, a figure that reflects the persistent threat posed by outfits such as al-Qaida and Hezbollah." VOA adds, "There are currently 68 individual groups on the U.S. State Department's list of foreign terrorist organizations, the vast