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Female HVEs Likely to Play Supportive Role for the Islamic State

Female HVEs Likely to Play Supportive Role for the Islamic State

Created: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 - 12:40
Categories:
Intelligence, Physical Security, Security Preparedness

The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP) has published an infographic examining the role of female homegrown violent extremists in Islamic State plots. From its review of 13 incidents involving such persons, NJOHSP concludes they are likely to provide material support, to include participating in fundraising and issuing threatening rhetoric online. This is in spite of the Islamic State’s entreaties for female sympathizers to take more active roles, such as to “wage physical jihad.” However, as revealed in one of the case studies presented in the NJOHSP product, female HVEs do sometimes take very active roles, such as attempting to construct bombs.