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Dec 20 2023
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Right-wing media attack Minnesota's state flag redesign with "great replacement" theory rhetoric
After a Minnesota commission unveiled its finalist pick for a new state flag to replace a racially offensive design, right-wing media insisted that the new design resembled one from a state in Somalia. Conservatives used the redesign to promote the racist “great replacement” conspiracy theory, claiming that Minnesota has been “conquered” by Somali immigrants. Right-wing media claimed the
Media MattersJan 10 2024
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Man in custody related to rideshare driver's murder in Edmonds
A man has been taken into custody in connection to the fatal shooting of a rideshare driver in Edmonds last week. The shooting happened near the intersection of Edmonds Way and 236th Street SW just after 10:15 p.m. exactly one week ago on Jan. 3. Witnesses told police that a pedestrian fired at least seven shots at a vehicle. The man inside that vehicle, identified as Abdikadir Gedi Shariif,
KOMO NewsJan 16 2024
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U.S. Searches for Missing Navy SEALs, Launches Fresh Strikes on Houthis
The U.S. military was searching for two Navy SEALs lost at sea during an operation that seized Iranian-made missile parts bound for Houthi rebels in Yemen, as the U.S. launched another series of strikes against the group.
The waters off the Yemen coastline have become a zone of increasing geopolitical turbulence since the repercussions of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel spread into
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 22 2024
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Search ends for Navy SEALs lost at sea on mission to seize Iranian arms
The U.S. military has ended its search for two Navy SEALs lost at sea during a mission to intercept Iranian weapons bound for militants in Yemen, officials said on Sunday, underscoring the risks to the United States of spiraling violence across the Middle East amid Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. Central Command said the two elite service members had not been located during a 10-
Washington PostJan 16 2024
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2 Missing SEALs Were on Mission to Stop Yemen-Bound Iranian Weapons, U.S. Says
Two members of the Navy SEALs who were reported missing last week off the coast of Somalia were part of a nighttime commando operation that seized a small boat carrying lethal aid from Iran to the Houthi militia in Yemen, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
Navy commandos, backed by helicopters and drones hovering overhead, boarded the small boat, called a dhow, on Thursday and seized
New York Times (News)Dec 29 2023
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New Jersey man inspired by Hamas accused of seeking to wage jihad against America: prosecutors
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen living in Egypt sought to join the al Shabaab terrorist organization and wage violent jihad against America and its allies in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, federal prosecutors said Friday. Karrem Nasr, 23, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was arrested Dec. 14 after flying from Egypt to Nairobi, Kenya, where prosecutors say he was planning to meet with
New York Daily NewsDec 29 2023
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US citizen inspired by Hamas sought to wage jihad against 'No. 1 enemy' America, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen living in Egypt sought to join the al Shabaab terrorist organization and wage violent jihad against America and its allies in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, federal prosecutors said Friday. Karrem Nasr, 23, of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, was arrested Dec. 14 after flying from Egypt to Nairobi, Kenya, where prosecutors say he was planning to meet with
Connecticut PostDec 29 2023
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New Jersey man motivated by Hamas threatened attack on US: Feds
Karrem Nasr, 23, was arrested in Kenya and brought back to the U.S. A New Jersey man motivated by the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel "devoted himself to waging violent jihad against America and its allies" and sought to join a foreign terror group, federal prosecutors in New York said Friday. Karrem Nasr, 23, was arrested in Kenya earlier this month and brought to New York to face charges of
ABC News (Online)Jan 16 2024
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US Navy announces first seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen as two SEALs remain lost from mission
The U.S. Navy on Tuesday announced what's considered the first seizure of Iranian weapons bound for Yemen since Houthi rebels began their campaign of attacks against international merchant shipping in the Red Sea two months ago – yet the two Navy SEALs lost at sea during the mission carried out last week still remain missing amid search and rescue efforts.
On Jan. 11, 2024, while
Fox News (Online News)Dec 30 2023
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American Arrested After Allegedly Being Inspired By Hamas To Join Foreign Terrorist Group
A New Jersey man has been accused of attempting to help al-Shabaab, a radical Islamic terrorist group based in Somalia, after allegedly being inspired by Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel. Karrem Nasr, a 23-year-old American citizen, was arrested in Nairobi, Kenya on December 14 and was charged with attempting to aid a foreign terrorist organization. Nasr made his first appearance in court on
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