(Photo) 04 November 2019 The Base Training Camp in Silver Creek, Rome, Georgia. Assumed to be in the photo are Yousef O. Barasneh aka 'Joseph', Luke Austin Lane, Michael Helterbrand, and Jacob Kaderli.
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Bottom Line Up Front:
The MLK Day rally in Richmond brought both sides of the gun debate into the Virginia Capitol Plaza after tense online rhetoric. Leading into the event, TRAC Analyst Cat Cooper provided a deeper dive into the 16 JAN arrest of three members of the white supremacy extremist group, The Base. Cat's research goes beyond much of the media reporting, connecting significant dots among three separate enclaves. The cells range from Michigan, Georgia, and Maryland. In November, The Base released a training camp video featuring a group photo of Base members (left) at a training camp in Silver Creek, Georgia. An FBI undercover agent in attendance purported that the training included the handling of firearms training and a pagan "blot" ritual to sacrifice a goat.
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TRAC INCIDENT REPORT: The Base Member, Yousef O. Barasneh aka Joseph, Arrested For Conspiracy 15-23 September 2019 Vandalizing Israel Sinai Congregation Synagogue in Racine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - 17 January 2020
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On 17 January 2020, Base Member, Yousef O. Barasneh aka Joseph, was arrested on Conspiracy charges for a 15-23 September 2019 defacement of Israel Sinai Congregation Synagogue in Racine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The day prior to the vandalism of the Racine Synagogue, Temple Jacob Synagogue in Hancock, Michigan was vandalized with the same style of graffiti as the Racine Synagogue.
According to the complaint against Barasneh, he joined the Great Lakes The Base cell in early 2019. The undercover FBI agent who had infiltrated the Great Lakes cell stated that Barasneh had been in contact with Richard Tobin who attempted to lead a nationwide campaign to vandalize Synagogues in a coordinated campaign called "Operation Kristallnacht."
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As our standard operating procedure, our analysis derived from our direct embedding in chat rooms. We provided examples (above) of the Telegram far right echo-chamber creating instant conspiracies theories about the massive arrests over the week.
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Neo-Nazi Roman Wolf of "The Base" Issues Statement on Recent Arrests Over VCDL Day Plot in Maryland and Delaware, United States - 17 January 2020
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As part of our team coverage of events leading to the Richmond Rally, Analyst Nicolas Campbell monitored several platforms popular with white supremacy extremists. On 17 January 2020, Roman Wolf, the self-proclaimed spokesman of 'The Base,' issued the statement at left addressing the arrest of Canadian Armed forces member, Patrik Mathews, Brian Mark Lemley Jr., of Elkton, Maryland and William Garfield Bilbrough IV, of Denton, Maryland.
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(Claim) Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (JAMBS - Ansaru): Ambush on Nigerian Army Convoy Killing At Least 22 Soldiers on Kaduna-Zaria Highway in Kaduna, Nigeria - 17 January 2020
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TRAC continues to monitor worsening ground conditions in several African nations. Analyst Hylda Fenton posted this week that on the significance of the claim at right. Kaduna, Nigeria is extremely far from Boko Haram (Jama'atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati wal-Jihad) and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA / ISWAP) activities around the Maiduguri areas. Boko Haram released a video "Message to the Emir of Kano" in December 2014. Jama'atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) hasn't had any activity as a group since 2013. The fact the claim was issued by an AQC media outlet claimed is a sign that AQC is trying to appear vast and capitalize on ANSARU's reemergence.
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(Claim) Islamic State Sinai (ISS): "Military Source to Amaq Agency" An Egyptian F16 Shot Down, Near Shabana, South of Rafah, Sinai, Egypt- 14 January 2020
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Senior Analyst Daniel Lebowitz followed a claim on the downing of an Egyptian F-16 in the Sinai. Daniel's assessment focused on the phrasing of the claim. According to his analysis, the "Military source to Amaq Agency" is intentional. Not only does it mirror claim phrasing of lone wolf events outside Syria and Iraq that Islamic State doesn't necessarily have definitive proof but also it is a not so subtle way of claiming that they have sympathizers reporting into Amaq confidential military communiques.
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Additional Items of Interest:
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During a patrol near the Kandahar Airfield, a US APC struck an IED that killed two American servicemen and wounded others. Claim: Taliban
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Ex-mayor of Qandala, Farab Muhammad Qurashi, Was Killed By Gunshots In Suwaida Neighborhood In Bosasso City, Eastern Somalia. Claim: Islamic State Somalia (Abnaa ul-Calipha)
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Hayy'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) Suffer Heavy Losses In Failed Bid To Capture Abu Dafna town in southeastern countryside of Idlib.
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