SawabCenter

A research center dedicated to countering the ideology of extremists who misuse religion for their own agenda.

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🔈New research
AI is operational reality for those working to counter extremism. Extremists have adopted AI tools as they're accessible & effective. We examine how AI is transforming radicalization across generative & agentic AI, bots & gaming platforms.
https://t.co/l6OQQRjCK1

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📰 Al Qaeda affiliate JNIM & Daesh Sahel Provinve (ISSP) are locked in a brutal fratricidal war that has spread from Sahel into coastal West Africa. Despite heavy losses from infighting, both terror groups continue to advance against government forces, attacking security bases & besieging towns.
https://t.co/WrmPBbZFeR

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Daesh-K has mastered use of digital platforms for recruitment & radicalization. It has a sophisticated propaganda apparatus.
https://t.co/pF6hEE3vPI

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📰 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigeria’s extremist insurgency death toll has dropped 81% since he took power in 2023. He also said 13,000 alleged terrorists have been killed in past year & more than 124,000 extremists & dependents have surrendered through Operation Safe Corridor.
https://t.co/bpBoMwzPJ6

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Sawab Center wishes you a Happy Islamic New Year 1448! May this day usher in new beginnings & bring peace & prosperity for all.

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Terrorists are skilled storytellers who use narratives to communicate and engage with their audiences effectively. And techniques employed in extremist narratives are poorly understood.
https://t.co/ip8uyLXmPs

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Hizb ut Tahrir’s rise & fall highlights the need for better-equipped religious leaders & open dialogue on religion & politics to counter extremist narratives in Europe.
https://t.co/Jr2Hd7BABd

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📰 A special court in Albania has sentenced 14 Albanian men to 10 years in jail for joining Daesh in Syria. All of them were tried in absentia with family members saying many of the 14 had already been killed in Syria.
https://t.co/hKbE4LZs8p

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📫 The Counter-terror Dispatch | Top stories this week: https://t.co/Bzi40yqE30
‣ Mali government places $3.5m bounty on JNIM leader after deadly terrorist offensive
‣ Syria detains 235 suspected extremists, foils 7 Daesh plots in 3 months
‣ 200 Daesh terrorists killed in US-Nigeria operations targeting group’s command structure

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Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant or theoretical concern for those countering extremism; it's an operational reality. Extremists have adopted AI-powered tools because they're cheap & effective.
https://t.co/l6OQQRjCK1

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📰 Over 200 alleged Daesh terrorists have been killed in joint operations by Nigerian & US forces in northeast Nigeria. AFRICOM confirmed strikes also destroyed Daesh checkpoints & logistical bases.
https://t.co/3LzcG9Fujf

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📰 Syria's Interior Ministry said 235 terrorists were detained and 7 Daesh operations foiled in past 3 months. Detainees included 198 Syrians & 37 foreigners.
https://t.co/ZXyL95P8bx

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📰 Somali intel agency NISA, in coordination with international partners, killed senior Al Shabaab leader who had previously survived 3 separate operations aimed at neutralizing him.
https://t.co/UcuHT7K7Ib

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Daesh-Khorasan’s propaganda strategically connects macro-level political critique with micro-level personal suffering including existential emptiness, superficial relationships & materialistic malaise.
https://t.co/JpGsAvqG0U

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📰 3 US citizens, 2 from California & 1 from Kansas, have been arrested on charges of conspiring to support Daesh. Prosecutors allege they provided more than $2,000 to a person they believed was a Daesh member & expressed a desire to harm US soldiers.
https://t.co/ITk1I6kyDk

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📰 Mali has offered a $3.5m reward for information leading to the arrest or killing of JNIM leader Iyad Ghaly. In April, JNIM and Tuareg rebels launched a major assault in Mali, killing several people, including the defense minister.
https://t.co/HE4CDK2ErV

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📫 The Counter-terror Dispatch | Top stories this week:
https://t.co/BJFOtfkAc1
‣ EU conference highlights concerns over Brotherhood influence
‣ Nigerian offensive targets Daesh command structure
‣ ADF attacks show enduring Daesh threat in eastern DRC

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On International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, we stand firmly against all forms of violence that target children. Children living in warzones suffer death, maiming, abduction & sexual violence. Every child deserves a life of safety, dignity & hope.

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📰 Daesh-linked Allied Democratic Forces terrorists killed 16 civilians in Mbau village, Beni Territory, eastern DR Congo — an area with active Ebola cases. A separate attack killed 15 more civilians & a soldier.
https://t.co/2HJNsiik4G

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Attacks on mosques and churches from Egypt to Sri Lanka were carried out by Daesh. But the blueprint and ideology come straight from the Muslim Brotherhood. Branches of MB’s terror tree have spread in all directions.
https://t.co/uHijq98FOZ

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📰 The ECR Party hosted conference with UAE Amb Mohammed Ismail Al Sahlawi & MEPs in EU parliament to discuss threats posed by Muslim Brotherhood in Europe. They praised UAE’s designation of MB as terror org & urged Europe to follow suit.
https://t.co/afzn17NtE4