Bethany Blankley (Center Square)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s 2025 Homeland Threat Assessment warned, “The homeland’s terrorism threat environment will remain high next year.”
This figure is expected to remain high due to a confluence of factors, including domestic socio-political developments, particularly potential violent extremist responses to the 2024 election cycle, and international events such as the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
“Lone offenders and small groups continue to pose the greatest threat. Meanwhile, foreign terrorist organizations, including ISIS and al Qaeda, maintain an ongoing intent to carry out or facilitate attacks on the homeland,” DHS said Wednesday. presentation.
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The report noted that Homeland Security officials are “particularly concerned” about “violent extremists, both domestic and foreign,” using the U.S. November election or the Israel-Hamas war “to justify or encourage attacks against our homeland.” Solo criminals and small groups continue to pose the greatest threat, carrying out attacks with little or no warning.
“Meanwhile, foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) and their supporters will maintain their continued intent to carry out or encourage attacks on the homeland.”
DHS said the threat of violence from U.S.-based violent extremists, including domestic violent extremists (DVE) and domestic violent extremists (HVE) inspired by foreign terrorist organizations, will remain high in 2025.
Between September 2023 and July 2024, DVE carried out at least four attacks in the United States. Several were hindered by law enforcement. Two HVE attacks have occurred in connection with the Israel-Hamas war, and law enforcement has disrupted at least three HVE plots, DHS said.
Over the past year, DVE has focused on a variety of audiences, while HVE has targeted faith-based organizations.
“The HAMAS terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, and the resulting conflict between Israel and HAMAS and its regional allies have galvanized violent extremists across the ideological spectrum to attack Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and Arab communities in the United States. “He encouraged an attack against the enemy.” memo.
The report was released after the Florida-based international rescue group warned Americans to be alert to the possibility of a terrorist attack ahead of the Jewish holiday and the one-year anniversary of the Hamas terror attacks on October 7. Opposition to Israel, US November election, Center Square reported.
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The 46-page DHS assessment assessed threats related to terrorism, “increasing complexity straining immigration systems, transnational organized crime, proliferation of cyber threats, and geopolitical and strategic competition.”
DHS said the United States is responding to threats to public safety from state actors, including the People’s Republic of China (PRC), “who use subversive tactics in an effort to influence and divide the American public and undermine trust in our institutions.” “We will face it,” he said. The report said China is “targeting American political dissidents and journalists to silence and harass critical voices in violation of American sovereignty and the rule of law.”
The report notes that the 2024 election cycle “will be an attractive target for many adversaries.”
Former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has so far been hacked by Iranian actors, and three assassination attempts have been foiled, including by a Pakistani man with ties to Iran. He was also briefed on a recent Iranian assassination plot.
DHS said some domestic violent extremists “may have identified targets of violence for the purpose of instilling fear in voters, candidates, and election officials and disrupting the electoral process before and after the November election.” It is unlikely that nation-state-linked foreign malign influence actors will continue to target democratic processes with the goal of influencing American voter preferences, exacerbating social tensions, and undermining trust in the integrity of our democratic institutions and electoral processes. “I’m sure.”
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It also notes that America’s adversaries, including China, Russia, and Iran, “will continue to threaten the integrity of our critical infrastructure with devastating and destructive cyber and physical attacks.” The report states that these countries “remain the most pressing foreign threat to our critical infrastructure,” and the Department of Homeland Security says China is “efforts to pre-position U.S. networks against potential cyberattacks in the event of a conflict with China.” “We will continue,” he added. USA.”
DHS said China “remains our greatest economic security threat as it aggressively uses anti-competitive and coercive policies and steals America’s intellectual property, technology and trade secrets,” and supply chains remain vulnerable to foreign manipulation. I warn you that you will do it.
This report was also released after the U.S. House Oversight Committee. received a subpoena DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has requested information about Democratic vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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