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Khalid Sheikh Mohamm…

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is an Al Qaeda member and the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks. He was arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan in 2003 and is currently in detention at Guantanamo Bay. He also organized and funded... Read more

People Islamist

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Kyle Chapman

Kyle Chapman, aka "Based Stickman," is a former member of the Proud Boys who was denounced by the group after he launched a failed coup in the fall of 2020 seeking to make the Proud Boys a... Read more

People White supremacist

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Majid Khan

Majid Khan is an Al Qaeda member who worked with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and participated in several high-profile operations. In 2003, he transported $50,000 from Pakistan to an Al Qaeda affiliate which was eventually used in the... Read more

People Islamist

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Media Jihad

"Media jihad" refers to an ISIS innovation in the Islamist terrorist sphere heavily emphasizing online media and appealing propaganda as a means of recruiting foreign fighters and spreading its message. To this end, ISIS recruiters often emphasize... Read more

Tactics Islamist

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Inverted Red Triangl…

In early November 2023, the inverted red triangle emerged as a symbol that in certain cases can signify support for violent Palestinian resistance against Israel. It is used both offline and online, sometimes in the form of... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Antisemitism

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2119 Crew

2119 Crew (aka Blood and Soil Crew, 2=B 1=A 19=S) is a white supremacist group that was formed in Florida in 2022. Previous iterations of the group have also gone by Revolutionary White Brotherhood (RWB). The group... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Bullion State Nation…

Formed in 2023, Bullion State Nationalists (BSN) is a small white supremacist group mainly active in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The group claims to have members in multiple states, including Missouri, Illinois and eastern Kansas... Read more

Groups / Movements White supremacist

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Stop Zionist Hate

Stop Zionist Hate (SZH) is an online network that uses its influence, particularly on X (formerly Twitter), to promote extreme anti-Israel and anti-Zionist views. Frequently, the network elevates hateful tropes about Jews and Zionists, including posts that... Read more

Groups / Movements Antisemitism

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Mike Peinovich

Mike Peinovich, who uses Mike Enoch as a pseudonym, is the leader of the virulently antisemitic, white supremacist National Justice Party and founder of The Right Stuff (TRS), a racist and antisemitic website. He participated in the... Read more

People White supremacist

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Garland, TX Terroris…

The Garland, Texas terrorist plot, also known as the "Draw Mohammed Art Contest" plot, refers to a May 3, 2015 incident in which two men — Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi — entered the Curtis Culwell Center... Read more

Incidents / Events Islamist