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In their own words
These stupid politics of coming to grips with the past cripple us - we need nothing other than a 180-degree reversal on the politics of [Holocaust] remembrance.
Björn Höcke, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) leader Jan. 2017
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On April 27, 2019, John T. Earnest opened fire on Jewish congregants observing the last day of Passover at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in California, killing one person and injuring three others. The suspect posted an anti-Semitic, racist manifesto on 8chan.
In their own words
When the US placed us on their list of terrorists, it did us no harm, it elevated our reputation. The Syrian people hate the American government. Thanks be to God, we consider this a medal of honour.
Abu Lokman, Al-Nusra Front Senior Commander, Jan. 2013 Jan. 2013
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On April 23, 2016, ISIS captured 45 people who attempted to flee during a battle and killed them by freezing them to death in a forensic freezer in Baghdad, Iraq
In their own words
Of course, we [the RIM] also sympathize with all conservative and traditional political forces both in the world and in the USA…We believe that the United States must return to traditional Christian values in order to remain a sovereign state.
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On April 21, 2017, the Taliban attacked the Camp Shaheen military base in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. 140 soldiers died in the massacre and another 160 were wounded, according to the Afghan government. 
In their own words
The journalists on BBC, Radio Germany, Radio France International, Dandal Kura, national dailies, be very careful in all that you say about us. We are not dealing with you people; we are doing the work of Allah. Our trust is in Allah and not in human beings.
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On April 18, 2018, ISIS launched an ambush on the Syrian military the Mayadin District of Syria’s Deir ez-Zor province, killing 25 Syrian soldiers.
In their own words
The Yemenis have added new systems for manufacturing missiles, so more missiles are targeting Saudi Arabia as a part of an escalation.
Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, spokesman and member of Houthi Political Council Apr. 29, 2018