The Threat of Violent Extremism and the Countering of Targeted Violence

International Association of Chiefs of Police Blog
By: Michael Masters

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On June 21, two individuals, both 25, were convicted of conspiring to provide support for the so-called Islamic State, or ISIL, after they made plans to travel to Syria.

Earlier last month, three Somali-American friends were found guilty of trying to travel to Syria to join ISIL, after watching propaganda videos and engaging on social media, in between playing basketball and paintball.

As of the end of 2015, over 70 individuals in the U.S. had been arrested or charged in ISIL-related cases.

One individual who was not charged, however, was a 22-year old from West Palm Beach, Florida, who enjoyed playing basketball, listening to Jay Z, and playing video games. This was an individual, who, in May 2014, drove a truck filled with 16 tons of explosives into a restaurant in Syria, killing 37 others and becoming the first American to die in a suicide attack in that country…

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