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Rita Katz

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NAIL IN THE COFFIN

ISIS Is Stinking of Desperation Right Now

The terrorist group is in all-out panic mode—and it shows.

Rita Katz

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VICIOUS CYCLE

Violent Protests Are a Neo-Nazi Fever Dream Come True

For one manipulative and malicious community, the deadly turn recent protests have taken signals a new and desired phase in the societal collapse they seek to push.

Rita Katz

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MASS DESTRUCTION

Coronavirus Bungling Gives Terrorists Great Hope

It is now all too clear what things look like when governments and societies fail to prepare for the worst. Neo-Nazis and jihadists are rejoicing.

Rita Katz

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‘HEADS WILL ROLL’

Far-Right Terrorists Want Syria Crisis to Bring on Race War

It’s time to pay attention. The fighting in Syria’s Idlib province is sending refugee shock waves surging toward a Europe that’s unprepared politically—or morally—to receive them.

Rita Katz

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RETURN TO 'RIGHTEOUSNESS'

What Baghdadi’s Death Means for al Qaeda—and Why It Matters

The faithful followers of Osama bin Laden and his successor are not mourning the demise of the Islamic State’s leader. They’re hoping to recruit his fighters.

Rita Katz

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SEE NO EVIL

U.S. Laws Let White Supremacists Operate Like ISIS

What allows far-right terrorist groups to thrive in the U.S. is a legal double standard that binds the hands of even the most proactive members of law enforcement.

Rita Katz

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TERROR FINANCE

Tales of Crypto-Currency: Bitcoin Jihad in Syria and Beyond

Thanks to the Syria debacle, the risk of an ISIS resurrection has increased exponentially. But the Islamic State's desperate for funds. Where has it turned? Bitcoin, and then some.

Rita Katz

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COME ONE, COME ALL

ISIS Leader’s Video Is Desperate—but Potentially Effective

Sure, Baghdadi looks rough in his first video in five years. But that’s part of his transformation to hardened insurgent leader, and his appearance might draw recruits.

Rita Katz

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TERROR

What the Sri Lanka Bombings Tell Us About the State of ISIS

The group didn’t attribute the attack to New Zealand because it didn’t have to. Christians have long been among its targets.

Rita Katz

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THE INVADERS VS. CRUSADERS MYTH

How White Supremacists and Jihadists Feed Off Each Other

From jihadists’ attacks in France and Florida to white nationalists’ attacks in Quebec City and Christchurch, each adds fuel to extremists’ stories of Crusades and ethnic invaders.

Rita Katz

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