BREAKING: @DHSgov updates its National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin
US "remains in a heightened threat environment fueled by several factors, including an online environment filled with false or misleading narratives and conspiracy theories..."
MORE: Per new @DHSgov#NTAS bulletin, heightened threat environment in the US further fuled by "other forms of mis- dis- and mal-information (MDM) introduced and/or amplified by foreign & domestic threat actors"
MORE: Mass casualty attacks/targeted violence conducted by lone offenders, small groups acting in furtherance of ideological beliefs and/or personal grievances "pose an ongoing threat to the nation" per @DHSgov
MORE: @DHS#NTAS bulletin says convergence of:
- false/misleading narratives
- calls for violence
- calls for attacks by foreign terror groups
"...has increased the volatility, unpredictability, and complexity of the threat environment"
"Foreign terrorist organizations & domestic threat actors continue to amplify pre-existing false or misleading narratives online to sow discord and undermine public trust in government institutions" per @DHSgov
"The recent attack on a synagogue in Colleyville, Texas highlights the continuing threat of violence based upon racial or religious motivations, as well as threats against faith-based organizations" per @DHSgov#NTAS Bulletin
"Threats directed at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and other colleges and universities, Jewish facilities, and churches cause concern and may inspire extremist threat actors to mobilize to violence" per @DHSgov#NTAS Bulletin
"DHS remains committed to proactively sharing timely information and intelligence about the evolving threat environment with the American public" per @SecMayorkas
“We also remain committed to working with our partners across every level of government and in the private sector to prevent all forms of terrorism and targeted violence, and to support law enforcement efforts to keep our communities safe" per @DHSgov@SecMayorkas
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
NEW: Latest US intel warning abt possible #Russia military invasion of #Ukraine - "We take all these signs very seriously" #Latvia DefMin @Pabriks tells @gmfus
NEW: Dead #ISIS leader was taking "extreme measures" for security prior to his death
Just released @UN report says one intel agency concluded Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-#Mawla (aka Au Ibrahim al-Hashimi al #Qurashi) banned electronics from being carried in his vicinity
.@UN report also says the now dead #ISIS leader was "believed to move regularly between #Iraq & the #Syria|n Arab Republic"
US officials said they had tracked al-#Mawla to his hideout in #Idlib, that he never left & that op had been planned for months
Per @UN intel report, compiled prior to the #ISIS leader's death, "The #Idlib de-escalation zone remains important for [#ISIS] as a strategic location providing limited safe haven; some ISIL activity is noted near the Turkish border"
Happening NOW: @CENTCOM Cmdr Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie briefs on the investigation into the August 26, 2021 #ISIS-#Khorasan bombing at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai International Airport that killed 13 US servicemembers & at least 170 Afghans
"The investigation found that a single, explosive device killed at least 170 Afghan civilians & 13 U.S. servicemembers by explosively directing ball bearings through a packed crowd and into our men & women at Abbey gate" per @CENTCOM's McKenzie
"The investigation found no definitive proof that anyone was ever hit or killed by gunfire, either U.S. or Afghan" per @CENTCOM's McKenzie, citing more than 100 sworn witnesses
Happening now: @POTUS talks about operation that led to the death of #ISIS leader Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, aka Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi and as Hajji ‘Abdallah
Says al-Malwa "responsible for the recent brutal attack on a prison in northeast #Syria"
.@POTUS says #ISIS leader al-Malwa "chose to blow himself up...in a final act of cowardice...just like his predecessor did"
.@POTUS says operation was aided by #SDF and US intel
BREAKING: "Thanks to the skill and bravery of our Armed Forces, we have taken off the battlefield Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi—the leader of #ISIS" per @POTUS statement
MORE: "Last night at my direction, U.S. military forces in northwest Syria successfully undertook a counterterrorism operation to protect the American people and our Allies, and make the world a safer place" per @POTUS "All Americans have returned safely from the operation"