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@_bCliff

Research Fellow | Terrorism, non-state violent actors, extremism in the US, Caucasus, Central Asia, and the Balkans | Views are mine, RT≠E

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    Feb 6

    and I worked on this for two years and ...just tweeted it out. Full report here: … If you're interested in specific sections or graphics, check out our website:

    Today, we release our new report by . It’s the culmination of a multi-year investigation into all Americans known to have traveled to Syria or Iraq to join jihadist groups. Read the report here.
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  2. 15 hours ago

    Like many of the folks we study we're stepping up our online recruitment- if you or anyone you know is interested in interning at PoE, send Audrey or I a DM (bonus points if they DM asking for our Surespot)

    'Tis the season where all our past interns/RAs are on the hunt for new internship opportunities and jobs! If you are lookin' for some A++ talent, DM me and I can try to help play matchmaker! At the same time, we're looking for new RAs! If you have recs, send 'em our way!
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  3. 16 hours ago

    Why this dude's body armor look like interlaced metal Chef Boyardee raviolis tho

    I learned today that, according to the law, felons can’t make their own body armor. And more importantly, some felons can’t make them well.
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  4. 19 hours ago

    Missed this yesterday but the US State Dept added the Uzbek jihadist group Katibat al-Imam al-Bukhari to the SDGT list.

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  5. 23 hours ago

    An underexplored aspect of the phenomenon of "prison radicalization" is the ability of high-profile prisoners to inspire supporters to take action outside of the prison system.

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    Mar 23

    A Kosovo court has acquitted the former Imam of Pristina's Grand Mosque of inciting terrorism and national, racial and religious hatred. And of tax evasion.

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    Mar 21

    Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack that occured yesterday in Grozny, Chechnya.

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    Mar 21

    An unknown opened from some unidentified firearm and wounded an assistant to the on duty at the police station of . shot the attacker dead. More:

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    Mar 20

    Telegram loses its lawsuit against the FSB in Russia’s Supreme Court. Will finally dare to block it in Russia, or will Durov cave to “the Yarovaya laws”?

    Верховный суд отказался отменять приказ ФСБ о предоставлении ключей от переписки в мессенджерах
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    Mar 19

    Jean Charles Brisard: "We tend to focus on the propaganda aspect of social media usage by ISIL militants, overlooking the operational aspect that goes into the production of content on such platforms."

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  11. Mar 18

    This piece (and also 's) are testaments to the longstanding fact that if you research radicalization (of any variety) in the US and you aren't reading MN news (inc. etc.), you are doing yourself a severe disservice.

    I went to Clarence, Ill., this week to explore the alleged origin of a terror plot that hit a Minnesota mosque. My look inside the 'White Rabbit' militia, the notorious local figure behind it and the young men thought to have followed him.
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  12. Mar 18

    Each republic Head feels that they are in a direct competition with one another to attain the highest amount of turnout and # votes for the President's party, which is directly tied to their job performance. Slack in the elections and you get axed by the President.

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  13. Mar 18

    Your regular reminder that vote-rigging, "cooking the books" on turnout numbers, harassing monitors, etc. in Russia's republics, especially in the North Caucasus is directly related to direct presidential appointment of republic Heads.

    Chechnya, which delivered a whopping 99% for Mr Putin in 2012, appears to be up to the same tricks: Video captures a man in a white hat stuffing ballots as he greets fellow voters
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  14. Mar 17

    A lot going on in this article and I don't know where I should start.

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    Mar 15

    For the first time since 2010, Chechnya was the most conflict-ridden region of the North Caucasus (2017). Part of this was due to big decreases in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria - but deaths from conflict increased by 74% in Chechnya (over 2016).

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    Mar 15

    Following a warning, Italian police searched in the house of an Italian citizen of Latvian origin and found substances to make explosives. The man, 24, endorsed online Sayfullo Saipov, the NYC truck attack terrorist

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    Mar 14

    Sixty (!) foreign citizens were detained as a result of a special operation, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) says. They were suspected of smuggling Islamic State fighters from to and . 

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    Mar 14

    Happy ! published its first article in today, about the current state of the language and challenges ahead. Links to English and Russian versions inside.

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  19. Mar 13

    Maybe, Russian officials are worried that IS in Afghanistan could attract FTF from the Caucasus. But, given the absolute indifference (to put it lightly) they showed towards Caucasus-based FTF leaving for Syria/Iraq, hard to believe that would be the case for Afghanistan.

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  20. Mar 13

    1. Not sure if that's the reason why Russia began supporting the Taliban. 2. On the list of "policy solutions to prevent further radicalization in the North Caucasus" that I can think of, "Russia supporting the Taliban" is as close to the bottom as possible.

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  21. Mar 13

    "Russia is also worried that an increased Islamic State presence in Afghanistan will further radicalize the Caucasus; as a result, according to Central Command officials, Moscow began supporting the Taliban as a counterweight"

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