Federal Bulletin Issued Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary Warns Foreign Terrorist Groups Continue to Encourage Attacks
The bulletin says 16 people have been arrested in the past year and a half for alleged plots tied to al-Qaeda or ISIS.
- The FBI warned on Friday that domestic actors may be inspired to conduct violence or hoax threats in response to the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, showing willingness to act with little warning.
- A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson described a "heightened and increasingly complex" threat environment that "changed significantly since the attacks of September 11, 2001," shifting from centralized organizations to independent, ideologically motivated cells.
- Over the past 18 months, the FBI arrested at least 16 people plotting to kill Americans, while overseas ranks of al-Qaeda and ISIS grew to 28,000 and 18,000 members respectively.
- FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia said drones are at the "forefront" of his priorities, while the Department warned terrorists are experimenting with generative AI to make attacks "faster, more scalable, and harder to detect."
- Ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, coupled with propaganda from foreign terrorist organizations, could "heighten existing grievances against the United States and contribute to mobilization to violence," according to a bulletin.
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Federal Bulletin Ahead of 9/11 Anniversary Warns Foreign Terror Groups Still Urge Attacks
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The FBI is concerned that extremists on U.S. soil may be inspired to commit acts of violence or make false threats in response to the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
According to the document, the FBI is concerned that the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks could prompt individuals associated with terrorism in the United States to commit acts of violence or make false threats. "Messages from foreign terrorist organizations, combined with ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, could exacerbate existing grievances against the United States and contribute to the mobilization of violence," the FBI document stat…
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