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On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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"The three men arrested are reportedly members of a white supremacist network called The Base, which the Counter Extremism Project calls 'an accelerationist group' that encourages anarchy so it can 'impose order from chaos.' The network distributes...
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"The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that tracks extremist groups, as Reuters reported, said The Base, fighting to impose order from chaos, seeks to train members to fight a race war, and draws inspiration from...
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"The Base has become a growing concern for the FBI, the Times reported. It encourages anarchy by sowing social unrest and political tension in a movement called “accelerationism,” according to the Counter Extremism Project, a group that tracks far...
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"The Base has made a name for itself with a series of propaganda videos and rapid growth over the last two years. But the apprehension of members accused of making actual preparations for violence is a turning point, said Josh Lipowsky, senior...
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"The Base has become a growing concern for the F.B.I. as it has worked to recruit more people to its violent cause. The Base is an 'accelerationist group that encourages the onset on anarchy,' according to the Counter Extremism Project, a group that...
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"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst specializing in white nationalist terrorism at the Counter Extremism Project, said that if Mathews was an ISIS member the significance of his alleged, illegal entry into the U.S. and his training of other...
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"The Counter Extremism Project says The Base is a "neo-Nazi, white-supremacist network that describes itself as an 'international survivalist and self-defense network' that seeks to train their members for fighting a race war.""
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"Here is how the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit, non-partisan organization that tracks extremist groups, and the Anti-Defamation League, characterize the group: - The Base is an "accelerationist group that encourages the onset (of)...
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"The Base is described by the Counter Extremism Project as 'a neo-Nazi, white-supremacist network that describes itself as an 'international survivalist and self-defense network',' seeking to train their members for fighting a 'race war.' It is...
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"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst for the Counter Extremism Project, said that the arrest of The Base members was “welcome news, especially considering that it’s reported that they were armed and discussing attending upcoming pro-firearms...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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