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Abu Sayyaf Group/ISI…
The Abu Sayyaf Group (ISIS Philippines), also referred to as ISIS East Asia, is a conglomeration of smaller Filipino Islamist groups which pledged allegiance to ISIS starting in 2014. The groups have attracted Western fighters, including from... Read more
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Afghan Mujahideen
The Afghan mujahideen were the religiously-motivated insurgents who banded together to oppose the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979. Most of the major leaders in Islamist extremist groups initially trained, fought and rose to prominence during this... Read more
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Al Qaeda in the Arab…
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is an Al Qaeda affiliate group based in the Arabian Peninsula and was formed in January 2009. It operates primarily in Yemen and occasionally recruits from Saudi Arabia. Of all... Read more
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Al Shabaab
Al Shabaab is an Al Qaeda-affiliated Islamist terrorist organization based in Somalia. Al Shabaab is a brutal terrorist group which controls large swathes of the country and frequently projects attacks into neighboring countries, including Kenya and Uganda... Read more
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Al Walaa' wal Baraa'
Al Walaa' wal Baraa' is an Arabic phrase which translates to "loyalty and disavowal" and is a key concept which jihadists use to justify violent attacks. It refers to what jihadists understand as their requirement to show... Read more
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Al Qaeda
Founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988 in Peshawar, Pakistan, Al Qaeda eventually became the leader of the global jihadist movement. After orchestrating the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City, counterterrorism... Read more
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Baqiya wa Tatamadad
"Baqiya wa Tatamadad" is an Arabic phrase meaning "remaining and expanding," which became the slogan of the Islamic State after the collapse of the territorial caliphate. ISIS supporters will often add the phrase as a hashtag or... Read more
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Hate Group
An organization whose goals and activities are primarily or substantially based on a shared antipathy towards people of one or more other different races, religions, ethnicities/nationalities/national origins, genders, and/or sexual identities. The mere presence of bigoted members... Read more
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Global Islamic Media…
The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) is a propaganda distribution network associated with Al Qaeda, although it has boosted the propaganda of a number of jihadist groups. It was originally created as a distribution list in June... Read more