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Telegram banner for Slovak's Siege Relief Shack
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Bottom Line Up Front:
Right Wing Extremist Telegram channel, Slovak's Siege Relief Shack, is circulating instructions on how-to conduct a complex disinformation campaign online. The manual, "'
How To Shill' Techniques for Dilution, Misdirection and Control of an Internet Forum"
includes instructions on various techniques
for controlling and manipulating online discussion regardless of the topic or the members of the forum. Some of those techniques included 'forum sliding,' 'consensus cracking,' 'topic dilution,' and 'anger trolling.'
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Anarchists in Germany, Greece and Uruguay Claim Responsibility for a Series of Attacks on Municipal, Police and Security Vehicles.
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This past week, TRAC Analyst, Kelsey Tamplin discovered on the Act for Free website (Actforfree.com), several claims of responsibility for Anarchists' attacks in Berlin, Germany;
Montevideo, Uruguay; and
Thessaloniki, Greece in early January and at the start of February. The methods of attacks ranged from throwing stones at police vehicles to setting vehicles on fire.
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Image (above)
: Anarchists claimed responsibility for the 08 &09 January 2020 planting of incendiary devices targeting Municipal construction and security vehicles in Sykes & Eptapyrgio areas of Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Image (above)
: Screenshot of the video that appeared on unofficial Islamic State channels in Dhivehi language claiming credit for the stabbings, stating that the government was being run by infidels and promised more attacks. It should be noted that the beginning of the video used Islamic State branding but was clearly not an official video.
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Knife Attacks Claiming to Be Inspired By Islamic State Target Two Chinese & One Australian Expats and Tourist on island of Hulhumale, Maldives
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On 04 February, TRAC Analyst Michael Quinones reported on an Islamic State-inspried knife attack in the Maldives. Since April 2013, when protests began to demand the establishment of Sharia law, experts have issued repeated warnings of the troubling rise of religious fundamentalism in the Maldives. T
he
Islamic State Maldives first emerged in 2
014 when IS flags were seen during a protest of Israeli attacks on Gaza in August 2014. However, Islamic State activity in the Maldives was most notable in 2017. Although a video regarding the 04 February attack was released with Islamic State branding, it was not released via the Islamic State and has been ignored by official Islamic State media houses. No claim of responsibility has been issued by the IS.
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Thai Solider Sub-lieutenant, Jakrapanth Thomma, Live-Streamed on Facebook Active Shooting While Killing At Least 29 at Terminal 21 Shopping Mall in Muang District of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat), Thailand
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TRAC Analysts, Bethany Rudibaugh and Cat Cooper followed the events of the 08 February active shooter incident that took place in the Muang District of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in Thailand. The shooter, a Thai Army Sub-Lieutenant, Jakrapanth Thomma killed several people, including his commanding officer, confiscating ammunition and weapons from the base armory. Traveling in a stolen Humvee from the base, Thomma continued on his shooting rampage, shooting at a Buddhist temple before entering the Terminal 21 S
hopping Mall to indiscriminately kill shoppers. Though Thomma's motivations for the attack remain unclear, Thailand has been experiencing a low level insurgency from separatists from the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) who after years, have agreed to begin negations with the government for the first time the day before the attack.
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Sergeant Major Thomma stole an Army vehicle, ammunition and weapons and killed several people in a shooting rampage in the northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima
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Additional Items of Interest:
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On 08 February, in the wake of multiple The Base - White Nationalist Separatist / Cascadian Region arrests and the halting of recruitment operations, Feuerkrieg Division (FKD) announced that the group is officially dissolved.
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Jihadist Armed Assault,
Likely by Boko Haram,
Burning 30 Vehicles,
Immolating People Inside
Alive, Kidnapping Scores of
Women & Children in Auno
Village, Konduga, Borno,
Nigeria
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TRAC Incident Report:
Suicide bombing during
morning rush hour near
Marshal Fahim Military
Academy, PD5, Kabul,
Afghanistan on 11
February 2020
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TRAC Weekly Analyst Briefing
As many of our clients know, we invite one organization a week to sit in on our Analyst Briefing. The briefings take place at 10 AM US eastern time and last an hour. We meet virtually in TRAC's online conference center.
If your organization is interested in attending, please schedule with the link below. We look forward to having you join us and ask questions.
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