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On August 27, 2019, unidentified militants attacked Quelimane village, Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique, beheading two people. The same day, unidentified assailants also beheaded five fishermen in Macomia district.  
In their own words
Athens can and must preserve its Greek identity and historical character, not succumb to the onslaught of globalization and the visible risk of replacing its Greek population. The Christian faith and tradition of Athens will be preserved intact.
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On August 23, 2019, a roadside bomb killed 17-year-old Israeli Rina Shnerb and injured her father and brother while they were hiking near Dolev, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Israeli forces arrested three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members who were allegedly responsible.   
In their own words
The success of the Afghan jihad is not only a source of pride for Afghans but also for Muslims all over the world.
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On August 20, 2018, the Taliban officially rejected a three-month ceasefire offer made a day earlier by President Ashraf Ghani. Taliban fighters ambushed three buses in Kunduz and took hostage 170 passengers traveling to Kabul for the Eid al-Adha holiday.  
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On August 19, 2022, al-Shabaab fighters stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, seizing the building for 30 hours and holding hostages. Somali forces forced the militants to retreat on August 21. The ambush left 21 people dead and 100 injured. 
In their own words
And here the Mujahideen have carried out their promises once again-by the grace of God- and harvested the heads of the leaders of apostasy before their soldiers, and praise be to God.
ISIS-K, Amaq News Agency June 9, 2023
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On August 16, 2018, gunmen and suicide bombers attacked an intelligence services training facility in Kabul, wounding three. One bomber exploded while the other three were killed by Afghan security forces. ISIS claimed responsibility.
In their own words
The promotion of homosexuality is a call to spread various types of social corruption. Consequently, the [homosexuals] are known to be ridden with disease. That call to engage in abomination is one of the worst and most evil moral deviations.
Mohamed Yazbik, Member of Hezbollah’s Shura Council and Logistics Coordinator July 21, 2023

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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