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Reference Aid: ISIS and al-Qa‘ida-Inspired Homegrown Violent Extremists

This reference aid is about homegrown violent extremists (HVE) in the United States. These individuals are most frequently supporters of the Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), al-Qa‘ida, or designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) allied with these two groups.a,b It also discusses HVEs’ connections to FTOs, participation in multiple types of terrorism activities, historical attack data and recent examples of lethal attacks, targeting and tactical trends, locations, demographics, and common behavioral indicators during their radicalization to violence.

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Reference Aid: US Foreign Fighters

This reference aid about “foreign fighters” focuses on US persons who attempt to or are successful in traveling overseas to join a designated foreign terrorist organization (FTO). Such activity is illegal and may result in federal criminal charges against alleged offenders.

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Written testimony of DHS Deputy Secretary Mayorkas for a Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing titled “Protecting America from the Threat of ISIS”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas highlights priorities and key actions of the Department of Homeland Security to address terrorist threats to the U.S., particularly following the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’s November 2015 and March 2016 terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels.

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Written testimony of I&A Under Secretary for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Terrorism Gone Viral: The Attack in Garland, Texas and Beyond”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Under Secretary Francis Taylor addresses the foreign fighter threat and current efforts to disrupt terrorist travel.

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HSAC Foreign Fighters Task Force

Homeland Security Advisory Council Foreign Fighters Task Force Membership List

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Written testimony of I&A Under Secretary for a House Committee on Homeland Security hearing titled “Countering Violent Islamist Extremism: The Urgent Threat of Foreign Fighters and Homegrown Terror”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Under Secretary Francis Taylor addresses the foreign fighter threat and current efforts to disrupt terrorist travel.

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Written testimony of DHS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy for a House Committee on Foreign Affairs Joint Subcommittee hearing titled “ISIS and the Threat from Foreign Fighters”

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism Policy Tom Warrick addresses DHS’ efforts to protect the nation from the threats posed by terrorists operating out of Syria and Iraq.

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Foreign Fighters Task Force (FFTF) Membership List

Foreign Fighters Task Force (FFTF) Membership List