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On August 30, 2021, a convoy of 300 Taliban fighters entered Khidr district and killed at least 11 former members of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). The victims all belonged to the Hazara community, an ethnic minority that has been subjected to oppression and violence from the Taliban for decades.   
In their own words
Once again I’m warning everyone: we will … destroy everything around us. You can’t destroy us. We have goals. We are all ready to die. All 25,000 of us.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, On the Wagner Group’s impending rebellion against the Kremlin following a Russian missile strike that killed Wagner fighters July 2023
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On August 28, 2022, ISIS militants attacked a group of shepherds in the Laylan district of Kirkuk, Iraq. The assailants killed one person and injured another, and at least one ISIS member died. 
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On August 27, 2019, unidentified militants attacked Quelimane village, Mocímboa da Praia in Mozambique, beheading two people. The same day, unidentified assailants also beheaded five fishermen in Macomia district.  
In their own words
Athens can and must preserve its Greek identity and historical character, not succumb to the onslaught of globalization and the visible risk of replacing its Greek population. The Christian faith and tradition of Athens will be preserved intact.
Ilias Kasidiaris, Golden Dawn senior member Mar. 2016
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On August 23, 2019, a roadside bomb killed 17-year-old Israeli Rina Shnerb and injured her father and brother while they were hiking near Dolev, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Israeli forces arrested three Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) members who were allegedly responsible.   
In their own words
The success of the Afghan jihad is not only a source of pride for Afghans but also for Muslims all over the world.
Haibatullah Akhundzada, Taliban Emir July 1, 2022
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On August 20, 2018, the Taliban officially rejected a three-month ceasefire offer made a day earlier by President Ashraf Ghani. Taliban fighters ambushed three buses in Kunduz and took hostage 170 passengers traveling to Kabul for the Eid al-Adha holiday.  
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On August 19, 2022, al-Shabaab fighters stormed the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu, seizing the building for 30 hours and holding hostages. Somali forces forced the militants to retreat on August 21. The ambush left 21 people dead and 100 injured.