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December 1, 2017: Terrorist shooting in Pakistan

Burqa-clad Islamist terrorists attacked an agriculture institute in Peshawar, Pakistan in December 2017, killing nine and wounding 37

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November 30, 1989: Red Army Faction assassination of German banker

The Red Army Fraction (aka the Baader-Meinhof gang) assassinated a German banker in November 1989

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November 29, 2019: ISIS stabbing on London Bridge

Two people were killed and three injured by a knife-wielding man near London Bridge in November 2019 in an attack claimed by ISIS.

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The damned if you do damned if you don’t nature of military counter terrorism ops

Our focus on sending armed forces to confront Islamist terrorists is understandable but the outcome is seldom definitive.

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November 28, 2016: Car ramming in Ohio

An ISIS-inspired man drove a car into a crowd on the grounds of Ohio State University, wounding 11 before he was killed by police in November 2016

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November 19, 2018: Killing of farmer in Paraguay

Self-styled communist People’s Army of Paraguay terrorists killed a Brazilian farmer near the capital city in 2018.

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So where is all the right wing extremism in the US post-election period?

We need to constantly remind ourselves that the vast majority of those who sound violent do not act violently.

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When ‘nationalists’ turn to terrorism

A number of ethno-nationalist conflicts around the world are inching towards potential terrorist campaigns.

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November 17, 1997: Massacre at Egyptian temple

Terrorists from Egypt’s Al Gama’a Al Islamiyah massacred 62 people, including 58 tourists, at the Temple of Hatshepsut in November 1997.

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November 16, 1992: Assassination of head of Sri Lankan navy

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam assassinated the head of the Sri Lankan navy and his Flag Lieutenant in November 1992.