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Jan 15,, 5 tweets, 2 min read
BREAKING: Ongoing hostage situation at Colleyville synagogue in Texas’s Dallas-Fort Worth area. Police currently negotiating with the man, who is understood to be holding the rabbi and congregants with him. SWAT teams on site. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/s…
Suspect at #colleyvilletx synagogue claims he is brother of Aafia Siddiqui (unconfirmed), demands she be freed.

Aafia—neuroscientist w alleged AQ ties serving 86 yrs for attempted murder of US soldier—seen by some (including extremists) as symbol of West's oppression of Muslims
The suspect, reportedly named Muahmmad Siddqui, can be heard in livestreamed footage of the event exclaiming: “I care about her, that’s why i do it.”

He also threatened: “I’ll tell you one thing. Why won’t you get my sister...do something man…you gonna get casualty[s]."
Update: Aafia Siddiqui’s brother denies involvement wt #ColleyvilleSynagogue hostage situation:"A lawyer who previously represented Siddiqui’s biological brother told The Daily Beast that he is not the person inside the synagogue...family later confirmed”.
thedailybeast.com/hostage-situat…
The hostage situation is still ongoing though one hostage was released. Three hostages remain.

Wishing for a quick and positive outcome.

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1) Over the next 36 hours, I will be tweeting commentary, analysis and breaking news around the impact of the 9/11 anniversary on terrorist and extremist groups in the U.S. and worldwide. Image
2) The 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks justifiably has U.S. security agencies on high alert. It is important to remain vigilant, as with every anniversary of the tragedy, which is consistently celebrated by al-Qaeda and their supporters worldwide.
3) However, what is new this year is the fact that al-Qaeda and the jihadist landscape has been transformed in recent weeks. They've expanded propaganda and recruitment campaigns, celebrating what they see as their biggest victory since 2001: Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Image
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US consular affairs issued a warning to Americans remaining in Afghanistan to avoid coming to #Kabul airport, and those there to “leave immediately.” This seems to be directly related to #ISIS, which is going to attempt to capitalize on chaos and hinder US exit.
Following last night's warning of an imminent threat, Pentagon has confirmed an explosion outside #KabulAiport. Casualties are not confirmed but Pentagon states there will be update.

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1)Jihadists aren’t the only extremists mobilized by Afghanistan: white supremacist &neo-Nazis are capitalizing on events, expressing desire to emulate Taliban’s defeat of “western Imperialism”:“If they can. We can”) & violent rhetoric about “invasions” by displaced Afghans
2) Our forthcoming bulletin on far-right extremists lays out these alarming red flags in detail. We've seen an outpouring of violent anti-refugee commentary, threatening refugees and those willing to host them.
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Aug 16, 2021
1) The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan is the most significant boost to al-Qaeda since 9/11 and a triumph for the global jihadist movement. Jihadists' exuberant responses (which I will sample in this thread) are critical signals for what’s to come in the fight against terror. Image
2) Jihadists' reactions underscore a critical point: What is happening in Afghanistan is far from a local issue. From celebrations in Idlib mosques to al-Qaeda supporters handing sweets in Gaza, every corner of the movement is getting a major injection of recruitment capital.
3) The celebrations coming in many forms. In Gaza, a video is circulating of the al-Qaeda-linked Jaysh al-Umma fighters celebrating and handing out sweets to residents. In Yemen, celebrators set off fireworks.
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Jun 22, 2021
#ISIS Furqan Media Foundation, dedicated to statements from leadership, announced forthcoming release. Last release was Oct. 2020 w/ a speech by ISIS spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qurashi. Should be noted that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has not yet been featured.
ISIS' #Furqan release is another audio message from spokesman Abu Hamza al-Qurashi, titled: “And You Will be Superior (in Victory) if You are Indeed (True) Believers.”

Speech goes through province by province, speaking to fighters, similar in format to the last from Oct. 2020
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1) Latest issue of #ISIS’ Naba gives lengthy bio of the group’s immensely influential media official Abu Muhammad al-Furqan, who was killed in 2016 in Raqqah via a US airstrike. Even shows picture of him after his death for first time. Unclear why it waited five years to do so. Image
2) The Naba biography details Al-Furqan’s resume prior to #ISIS’ (which he was critical in helping grow): studying pediatric medicine, co-founding al-Qaeda in Iraq, being appointed by Zarqawi to head media operations, his capture and influence among fellow prisoners.
3) Al-Furqan pledged to Zarqawi after the Iraq War began and took a hands-on role in video production “to plant fear of the mujahideen in the hearts of the polytheists.” These productions of course look shabby now, but were revolutionary to the global jihadi movement at the time.
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