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Ladybbird · 21-10-24, 07:12

YOU Are Next: Online Posts Show Islamic State Interest in Attacks on US Ahead of Election

Internet chatter and Oklahoma arrest of alleged would-be IS attacker indicate terror groups planning

The Guardian 21 OCT 2024

SAVAGES

After the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma planning an election day shooting on behalf of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization re-entered what has become one of the most chaotic news cycles leading up to a November vote.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City admitted to investigators he and a co-conspirator expected to die as IS martyrs as they opened fire on crowds on election day, according to charging documents.

Warnings about IS-sponsored or -inspired attacks in the west have intensified in recent weeks.

In a statement on the Tawhedi case, the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, remarked there was a continuing need to ?combat the ongoing threat that [IS] and its supporters pose to Americas national security.

Ken McCallum, the head of MI5, the UKs domestic intelligence service, described how his agency had one hell of a job managing the threat of the resurgent terrorist organization.

Despite the talk from top officials, public perception still remains that IS was defeated or has somehow disappeared.

But, experts say, before and after that incident, internal IS talk was anything but quiet: on chat boards and encrypted apps, both supporters and operatives alike have increasingly been discussing attacks on the west and the US homeland.

The online conversations are being led by IS-Khorasan (IS-K), the branch based in Afghanistan that was behind the Moscow attack that killed 145 people in March. Khorasan is a reference to an ancient region that includes parts of what is modern-day Iran, Afghanistan and other bordering countries.

IS-K has quickly become the most active international force of the terror group, having already carried out the deadly plot in Russia and another in Iran months before it. Days after Tawhedi?s arrest, US officials later confirmed it was an IS-K operative allegedly directing the plot.

In a propaganda poster it released in September, IS-K put American targets on notice as top of its hitlist.

[IS-K] has recently reiterated its intent to target the US with a poster depicting one of its militants holding a grenade in front of the US Capitol building captioned you are next, said Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, a watchdog organization working with government agencies around the world.

The Guardian obtained the same poster, which was released online through a known IS-K platform.

This is additionally concerning given the branchs mass casualty attacks on Russia and Iran, leaving the United States as the remaining adversary on this shortlist for a successful external operation, said Webber.

Webber said the arrest of Tawhedi gave a glimpse into the uptick in attempted stateside plots emanating from IS. For example, earlier this week a Maryland man was charged for supporting IS with the criminal complaint describing his attempt at buying a Kalashnikov assault rifle.

Webber continued: This follows a Tajik [IS suspect] arrested in Costa Rica; a central Asian network rolled up in New York City, Los Angeles and Philadelphia; as well as a Canada-based Pakistani national who was allegedly plotting an attack against a New York Jewish center.

While IS-K has seized on the tumult in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in the summer of 2021 and established a base of operations in that country, its broader movement has also been heavily recruiting since the 7 October attacks and the Israeli military operations that followed.

Its part of an IS-K recruitment plan targeting young men in the west who cant travel overseas easily. A relative of Tawhedi, who was an Afghan national who came to the US after the fall of Kabul, was charged in France for a similar plot.

In one spring issue of Voice of Khurasan, its English-language propaganda magazine, IS-K encourages contacting the organization directly through encrypted communications and being covertly recruited from western locales.

IS branches still remain in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVmQ38cfrE&t=2s

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50,613 Thanks: 28,767 Thanked 14,428 Times in 10,234 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	ISIS Attacks; Online Posts Show Planning Ahead of US Election YOU Are Next: Online Posts Show Islamic State Interest in Attacks on US Ahead of Election Internet chatter and Oklahoma arrest of alleged would-be IS attacker indicate terror groups planning The Guardian 21 OCT 2024 SAVAGES After the FBI arrested an Afghan man in Oklahoma planning an election day shooting on behalf of the Islamic State, the terrorist organization re-entered what has become one of the most chaotic news cycles leading up to a November vote. Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, of Oklahoma City admitted to investigators he and a co-conspirator expected to die as IS martyrs as they opened fire on crowds on election day, according to charging documents. *Warnings about IS-sponsored or -inspired attacks in the west have intensified in recent weeks.* In a statement on the Tawhedi case, the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, remarked there was a continuing need to ?combat the ongoing threat that [IS] and its supporters pose to Americas national security. *Ken McCallum, the head of MI5, the UKs domestic intelligence service, described how his agency had one hell of a job managing the threat of the resurgent terrorist organization.* Despite the talk from top officials, public perception still remains that IS was defeated or has somehow disappeared. But, experts say, before and after that incident, internal IS talk was anything but quiet: on chat boards and encrypted apps, both supporters and operatives alike have increasingly been discussing attacks on the west and the US homeland. The online conversations are being led by IS-Khorasan (IS-K), the branch based in Afghanistan that was behind the Moscow attack that killed 145 people in March. Khorasan is a reference to an ancient region that includes parts of what is modern-day Iran, Afghanistan and other bordering countries. IS-K has quickly become the most active international force of the terror group, having already carried out the deadly plot in Russia and another in Iran months before it. Days after Tawhedi?s arrest, US officials later confirmed it was an IS-K operative allegedly directing the plot. In a propaganda poster it released in September, IS-K put American targets on notice as top of its hitlist. [IS-K] has recently reiterated its intent to target the US with a poster depicting one of its militants holding a grenade in front of the US Capitol building captioned you are next, said Lucas Webber, a senior threat intelligence analyst at Tech Against Terrorism, a watchdog organization working with government agencies around the world. The Guardian obtained the same poster, which was released online through a known IS-K platform. This is additionally concerning given the branchs mass casualty attacks on Russia and Iran, leaving the United States as the remaining adversary on this shortlist for a successful external operation, said Webber. Webber said the arrest of Tawhedi gave a glimpse into the uptick in attempted stateside plots emanating from IS. For example, earlier this week a Maryland man was charged for supporting IS with the criminal complaint describing his attempt at buying a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Webber continued: This follows a Tajik [IS suspect] arrested in Costa Rica; a central Asian network rolled up in New York City, Los Angeles and Philadelphia; as well as a Canada-based Pakistani national who was allegedly plotting an attack against a New York Jewish center. While IS-K has seized on the tumult in Afghanistan since the Taliban took over in the summer of 2021 and established a base of operations in that country, its broader movement has also been heavily recruiting since the 7 October attacks and the Israeli military operations that followed. Its part of an IS-K recruitment plan targeting young men in the west who cant travel overseas easily. A relative of Tawhedi, who was an Afghan national who came to the US after the fall of Kabul, was charged in France for a similar plot. In one spring issue of Voice of Khurasan, its English-language propaganda magazine, IS-K encourages contacting the organization directly through encrypted communications and being covertly recruited from western locales. IS branches still remain in Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and elsewhere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlVmQ38cfrE&t=2s