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Instructional poster: Sternenkrone Division Telegram Channel: "COVID-19 If You Have The Bug, Give a Hug. Spread The Flu To Every Jew - Holocough"
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Bottom Line Up Front:
Extremists continue to urge the weaponization of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). TRAC Analyst Kelsey Tamplin publishes the latest threat from the right-wing
Sternenkrone Division Telegram Channel which includes the poster at right, "
Have the Bug, Give a Hug. Spread the flu to Every Jew."
Since early March, extreme far right circles have pushed instructions on how to spread panic and attack aid workers and national guard during the pandemic. The term 'holocough' now being widely used by many racist groups on Telegram has a dual meaning - one to suggest that coughing on Jews would be equivalent to the Holocaust; the other to make fun of the Holocaust which they widely perceive as a Jew-manipulated conspiracy that never actually occurred.
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Taliban/IEA: Educating the Public on Dangers of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Patika, Saripul, Logar, Badghis, Afghanistan
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In what may be one of the oddest pandemic health campaigns, the Taliban/IEA is educating Afghans on the dangers of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 through awareness meetings and other methods. By distributing masks, soaps and other protections, the group is encouraging civilians to heed the directions of health practitioners and take all necessary precautions in curbing the spread of the virus. By circulating photos of their efforts, the Taliban is attempting to position itself as the governmental authority but also as the savior of the common man. The campaign has been active in four Afghan provinces: Paktika, Saripul, Logar, and Badghis.
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IEA distributing public awareness pamphlets, masks, soaps in provincial capital and Sozma Kala district of Saripul province.
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Ngepung Hamlet of Subah Village, Batang District, Central Java, Indonesia
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One Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (ISEA) Killed & Two Others Arrested in Detachment 88 Raid in Ngepung Hamlet of Subah Village, Batang District, Central Java, Indonesia
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On 25 March 2020, at 3:30pm local time, Detachment 88 raided a home in Ngepung Hamlet of Subah Village. During the raid a suspect identified as "M.M." charged the special forces with a machete causing Detachment 88 to kill M.M. at the scene. Two others were arrested identified as "S.W." and "R.Y." at the residence; there were four people total in the house during the raid, all identified by their initials "M.M.", "S.W.", "R.Y." and "A." Detachment 88 found bomb making materials, 57 small bottles of unspecified chemicals, 3 liter sized containers of chemicals, two machetes, a bayonet, a samurai sword, and 1 meter each of red, white and yellow wires in the home. A laptop and document notes were also taken from the residence.
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Lebanese Activists Fear Hezbollah-led Government Is Using Coronavirus to Solidify Power
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Anonymous Left Wing Anarchist: "Arson Attack Against Prison Profiteers PKE" - Leipzig, Germany
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TRAC INCIDENT REPORT: Al Shabaab 10-day Assault on Janale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
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TRAC Weekly Analyst Briefing
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