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American Muslim ideologues living abroad are using their online pulpits to reach and influence extremists in the U.S. with ideologies of extreme intolerance and violence. Through English-language propaganda distributed on a variety of online platforms, these ideologues have not only encouraged attacks in the U.S., but also recruited followers to join terrorist groups overseas.
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| PROFILES IN TERROR |
Al Shabaab’s American Recruits
The wave of Americans traveling to Somalia to fight with Al Shabaab, an Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group, remains one of the “highest priorities in anti-terrorism,” according to the FBI. Al Shabaab has made an “active and deliberate attempt” to recruit young American men both in person and on the Internet over the past few years.
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Terrorist Groups Around The World Use Distinct Symbols To Convey Their Ideology And Goals.
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FEATURED SYMBOL:
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
 The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is a secessionist group in Sri Lanka that seeks to create an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east. The LTTE, which pioneered the use of suicide bombings, has conducted deadly terrorist attacks in a conflict that has taken the lives of nearly 70,000 people. |
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