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A 25-year-old former member of the National Guard is accused of attempting to provide 3D-printed weapons to someone he believed was a member of al-Qaeda, according to a criminal complaint unsealed on Wednesday. 
While serving in the National Guard, Andrew Hastings of Tulsa, Oklahoma, <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/man-arrested-and-charged-attempting-provide-al-qaida-weapons">allegedly</a> shipped more than one hundred parts for weapons to an undercover agent with the intent of assisting the radical Islamic terrorist group. He is charged with attempting to provide material support or resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization and illegal possession or transfer of a machine gun.
Hastings first came under FBI scrutiny in June 2024 after he was found to be “discussing committing acts of violence against U.S. civilians in furtherance of global jihad” on a social media app, according to the Justice Department. At the time, he worked as an aircraft powertrain repairer and held a national security clearance.
On social media, Hastings allegedly encouraged others in a group chat discussing acts of terrorism to develop cyberspace skills and start physical training. He allegedly offered to provide Army manuals related to tactics and the manufacture of weapons and expressed interest in creating a nuclear weapon. 
According to the complaint, Hastings then began conversing with an undercover agent who claimed to have ties to al-Qaeda. Surveillance footage cited in court documents reportedly shows Hastings dropping off boxes at a post office to ship 3D printed machine gun conversion switches, two 3D printed lower receivers for a handgun, a handgun slide, and other handgun parts for “al-Qaida for use in terrorist attacks.”
Investigators also stated that he took an overseas trip without reporting it to his superiors as required. Hastings voluntarily left the National Guard on June 6, 2025, as the investigation was ongoing. 
The FBI, the Army, the ATF, and the Tulsa Police Department investigated the case. 
“The successful arrest of this Soldier is a testament to the strong partnership between Army Counterintelligence Command and the FBI,” said Brig. Gen. Sean Stinchon, the commanding general of Army Counterintelligence Command, adding that the Army remained committed to ensuring that “individuals who support terrorist organizations are held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.”

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A 10,000 member-strong group called the Socialist Rifle Association has been conducting weapons training for transgender and Marxist-Leninist extremists, and its members have been linked to at least four major crimes, including the firebombing of Tesla dealerships, a Daily Wire investigation found.
Members stock up on assault rifles and tactical gear like gas masks, and receive membership cards bearing an image of Karl Marx and the quote, &#8220;Any attempt to disarm workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary.&#8221; Videos show them preparing for engagements that look more like war than self-defense, running through the woods and hitting long-range targets. A common logo is the transgender flag with an assault rifle and the phrase, &#8220;defend equality.&#8221;
SRA members say their interest is to defend against fascists and Nazis. But according to court documents, they apply those labels loosely, citing incidents like the January 6 Capitol protests, where guns were largely absent, as reason to prepare for war.
Radical leftist organizations have come under increased scrutiny since the assassination of Charlie Kirk. On Wednesday night, for example, Trump declared Antifa, the violent &#8220;anti-fascist&#8221; network known for its street protests, as a terrorist organization.
The Socialist Rifle Association has a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/utahsra/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">chapter in Utah</a>, where Kirk was shot. It advertises &#8220;inclusive firearms education,&#8221; with a rainbow-colored target and the tagline &#8220;women-friendly, BIPOC-friendly, queer-friendly.&#8221; One of its posters says &#8220;I will die fighting for this cause,&#8221; a quote attributed to John Brown, &#8220;a radical abolitionist who was murdered by the capitalist slave-owning class.&#8221; On June 19, the Utah chapter asked members to &#8220;Support Arturo Gamboa, an Antiracist accused of murder.&#8221;
The chapter and SRA&#8217;s national headquarters both told The Daily Wire that Tyler Robinson, who is charged with murdering Kirk in that state, was not a member, but did not answer whether his transgender-identifying boyfriend Lance Twiggs was, citing confidentiality policies.
The radical organization has, however, spread disinformation to label Kirk a threat. On SRA&#8217;s Reddit forum, a thread falsely <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialistRA/comments/1152sxp/charlie_kirk_ceo_of_turning_point_usa_is_openly/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> years ago that &#8220;Charlie Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USA, is openly calling for the lynching of transgender individuals.&#8221; After Kirk was assassinated, SRA members mocked him, expressed enthusiasm, and wished that the man who shot President Donald Trump had similar marksmanship.
Four of the 13 <a href="https://socialistra.org/leadership/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">national leaders</a> currently listed on SRA&#8217;s national web page go by &#8220;they&#8221; pronouns. On September 13, hours after Kirk&#8217;s assassination, the organization put out a statement that did not mention Kirk, but instead said, &#8220;The Socialist Rifle Association opposes in the strongest terms the stripping away of gun rights for our <a href="https://blog.socialistra.org/official-statement-on-recent-doj-discussions/">trans </a>
<h3>&#8220;Hospitalize your local fascist&#8221;</h3>
The Daily Wire was able to identify several violent crimes linked to Socialist Rifle Association members, with indications in each case that the violence was politically motivated.
On July 4, a group of militants allegedly swarmed law enforcement at an ICE facility in Alvarado, Texas and &#8220;opened fire at the unarmed DHS correctional officers.&#8221; One of them, Benjamin Hanil Song, is charged with shooting a police officer in the neck. Song was a member of the Socialist Rifle Association&#8217;s Dallas-Fort Worth chapter, a fellow group member told <a href="https://www.keranews.org/news/2025-07-22/shooting-at-alvarado-ice-facility-other-attacks-the-new-normal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KERA</a>. Of the 10 co-defendants charged with attempted murder of a federal officer, at least two claimed to be transgender: Cameron Arnold, who went by Autumn Hill, and Bradford Morris, who went by Meagan Morris. Authorities recovered <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/17/alvarado-shooting-transgender-antifascist-immigration/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nine firearms</a> in the home where Arnold lived with about six other transgenders.
On March 18 in Las Vegas, Paul Hyon Kim set on fire and shot up five Teslas, leaving a Molotov cocktail inside one, <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69803347/1/united-states-v-kim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charging documents</a> said. Tesla had, of course, been treated as a political symbol by the left because of Elon Musk&#8217;s support for Donald Trump.
The court papers said, &#8220;Kim has an Instagram page where he follows the Socialist Rifle Association&#8217;s page. In a post from October 2018, on the Reno Socialist Rifle Association&#8217;s Instagram page, is a picture of a subject that appears to be Paul Kim training with firearms.&#8221; Law enforcement said it retrieved a bolt-action rifle, an AK style rifle, and a newspaper article &#8220;about a mass shooting incident&#8221; from his apartment.
On January 20, the day Donald Trump was sworn in as president, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ord.185254/gov.uscourts.ord.185254.1.1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Adam Matthew Lansky</a> allegedly threw Molotov cocktails at a Tesla dealership in Salem, Oregon. He returned to the same dealership a month later and shot it up using a semi-automatic rifle with a suppressor, according to court documents.
&#8220;Lansky is a competitive shooter and a former member of the Socialist Rifle Association. He is skilled and well-practiced in the use of firearms and combat scenarios. The [improvised incendiary devices] used by Lansky were all manufactured by him,&#8221; prosecutors <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69768879/22/united-states-v-lansky/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
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In October 2021, <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flnd.353608/gov.uscourts.flnd.353608.2.0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daniel Alan Baker</a> of Florida was sentenced to 44 months in prison for threats. After the pro-Trump Capitol protest on January 6, 2021, Baker offered &#8220;cash rewards for information leading to the verified identification of an and every individual in this video. Don’t worry, I wont ne [sic] going to the cops. We have decided to handle this ourselves.&#8221;
Prosecutors said &#8220;Baker has made multiple violent threats to those he claims are white supremacists, fascists, United States persons with different ideologies than his, and allies of the United States. In addition, Baker has promoted the killing of United States military officers.&#8221; In 2017, Baker joined &#8220;a sub-affiliate of Kurdistan&#8217;s Working Party, which has been designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization,&#8221; they said.
As the 2020 election approached, he wrote, &#8220;God I hope the right tries a coup Nov 3rd cuz I&#8217;m so f&#8211;king down to slay enemies again.&#8221; On December 14, 2020, he posted a photo to his Instagram account that read &#8220;Hospitalize your local fascist&#8221; and &#8220;#stabnazis.&#8221;
Baker told prosecutors that he was a <a href="https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/59305500/81/united-states-v-baker/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">member</a> of the Socialist Rifle Association, and said, &#8220;I believe that the philosophy of an anarchism leads to socialism. And I believe that the government should provide for everyone&#8217;s housing, healthcare, food. I even believe that the government should distribute weapons to people who are loyal citizens.&#8221;
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<h3 class="md-end-block md-heading">&#8216;As a transgender socialist, half the country wants me dead&#8217;</h3>
The Socialist Rifle Association was incorporated in Kansas in 2019 by Alexander Tackett, who later began identifying as a woman named Alex Norma Tackett. A website for a queer bookstore he owned <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20221207035629/https://sweetreadsict.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;Lilith [it/she] &amp; Alex Tackett [she/it] are a trans lesbian couple living in Wichita with their six-year-old son.&#8221;
Its co-founder was Faye Ecklar, who explained that &#8220;I believe firearms ownership is necessary because as a transgender socialist, half the country wants me dead, and the other half is happy to watch. Plus, the means of production won&#8217;t seize themselves.&#8221;
According to Ecklar, a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SocialistRA/comments/cf9i4r/wait_is_the_sra_mostly_tankies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> of SRA&#8217;s members found that it was 30% anarchist, 30% Marxist-Leninist or Maoist, 30% Democratic Socialist, and 10% other. One-third were &#8220;LGBTQ&#8221; and 8% were transgender, according to a 2019 <a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/154110/antifa-arming-trump-crackdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Republic</a> article titled, &#8220;How Antifa Is Arming Itself Against a Trump Crackdown.&#8221;
With chapters in states across the country, organizing for in-person events and online on Discord, by 2020, the group claimed &#8220;<a href="https://x.com/SocialistRA/status/1323771820114350081" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10,000 comrades.&#8221;</a> According to the IRS, federal tax-exempt status was revoked in May 2023 after it failed to file financial returns for three years. The IRS said it could not comment.
<blockquote>The nonprofit is still credentialed at the state level in Kansas. Its 2022 and 2023 filings listed Christopher Killips as president, but in internal documents he went by a gruesome female name, &#8220;Killashandra Killips.&#8221; Its most recent filing, in 2024, lists as president Brett Bieder, who goes by &#8220;Whargoul&#8221; and serves as vice president of the <a href="https://nippersinklibrary.org/about-us/board-of-trustees-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nippersink Library</a> Board of Trustees in Illinois.</blockquote>
A documentary crew interviewed members of the Maryland chapter, which included many members who shared fixations that have become a recurrent theme in shooters. The chapter&#8217;s treasurer described himself as &#8220;a non-binary, trans-femme, commie gun-owner&#8221; who likes &#8220;video games and martial arts.&#8221;
The chapter holds &#8220;Queer Range Days&#8221; and &#8220;POC Range Days.&#8221; On September 10, it announced an upcoming event training &#8220;Arab folks and those hailing from the middle east&#8221; in firearms, advertising it with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maryland_sra/p/DOcA1LpDRE4/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a picture</a> of what looks like Osama bin Laden and Keffiyah-wearing Hamas terrorists.
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A suspect is on the run after a car slammed into the gates of the Pittsburgh FBI office early Wednesday morning in what officials described as an “act of terror.” 
The FBI is searching for a man named Donald Henson, who authorities say crashed his vehicle into the main entrance fence at around 2:40 a.m. FBI Pittsburgh Assistant Special Agent in charge Christopher Giordano said that Henson is “dangerous” and has a history of mental health issues. 
&#8220;We look at this as an act of terror against the FBI,&#8221; Giordano <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/video/suspect-sought-after-carrams-fence-fbi-office-pittsburgh-125652585">said</a>. &#8220;This was a targeted attack on this building. Thankfully no one was hurt.”
Giordano said that Henson exited the car after the collision and draped an American flag over the gates before leaving on foot. He said that officials believed he was a former member of the U.S. military. 
“We don’t have any indication that he is armed. We do believe that there is a mental health problem and a history of mental health issues with the subject so we would consider him dangerous,” he said. “We just have no reason to believe right now, from here, that he had a weapon.” 
Giordano added that Henson had previously made an incoherent complaint to the FBI, which didn’t result in any federal action. 
&#8220;In scouring our indexes, we did find that he visited the field office a couple of weeks ago to make a complaint that didn&#8217;t make a whole lot of sense,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We ran down everything that he came down with. It didn&#8217;t have a federal nexus. We contacted him to let him know there wasn&#8217;t a federal offense that we were able to charge.&#8221;
Witnesses <a href="https://www.wtae.com/article/im-blown-away-right-now-witnesses-describe-crash-into-fbi-building-gate-in-pittsburgh/66136309">said</a> that the man exited the crashed vehicle, shouted, and fled.
“He got out and went around the passenger side and pulled something out of the passenger side. I thought it was a gun but it happened to be a flag and he just set it on that fence and started yelling out some words and just took off,” Nakeisha Brown told a local ABC News affiliate. 
Authorities say anyone who spots Henson should call the FBI or their local police department. The suspect is from Penn Hills, a township located approximately 12 miles from Pittsburgh.

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While urging Americans to remember the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, top Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are urging vigilance over threats facing the country due to “open-border policies” pushed during the Biden administration. 
The lawmakers are calling for a resolute commitment to border security after a massive surge in individuals on the terror watchlist crossing the border under former President Joe Biden. The lawmakers praised the Trump administration for its actions to lock down the border.
“As a lifelong New Yorker, &#8216;Never Forget&#8217; is more than a phrase of remembrance for me; it is a call to action,” committee Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) told The Daily Wire. “Today, as we honor the nearly 3,000 innocent lives taken by al Qaeda terrorists on 9/11, we also reaffirm our commitment to DHS&#8217;s core counterterrorism mission. Our nation still faces heightened and evolving threats more than two decades after 9/11, particularly following four years of open-border policies.”
From the start of fiscal year 2021 to the end of Biden’s presidency, border patrol agents encountered around 400 individuals on the terror watchlist at the border. At least 2 million illegals who were known “gotaways” entered the country in that same period. From 2017-2020, only 14 individuals on the terror watchlist were apprehended at the border, <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/December-24-SS.pdf">according</a> to the committee. 
These threats have come from a variety of countries. It was previously <a href="https://homeland.house.gov/2025/06/26/homeland-republicans-applaud-house-passage-of-rep-greenes-special-interest-alien-reporting-act/">reported</a> that Biden released into the country around 50% of the 1,504 Iranian nationals who were stopped at the border during his presidency. Over the summer, Immigration and Customs Enforcement <a href="https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-tajikistan-born-russian-national-foreign-fugitive-suspected-being-member">arrested</a> a Tajikistani national suspected of being a member of al Qaeda. The man crossed the border and was released under Biden. 
Garbarino will be leading a visit of Homeland Security members to Ground Zero and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Thursday. He praised the work of federal, state, and local law enforcement to protect American communities. 
&#8220;These brave men and women deserve our continued support as they put their lives on the line every day. Alongside the Trump administration, the House Committee on Homeland Security is working to keep our borders secure for years to come — because border security is national security,&#8221; he said. 
Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger told The Daily Wire that the Biden administration’s “reckless open-border policies” led to “blinking red” danger to our security. 
“While President Trump’s Administration has taken strong, decisive action to identify and deport many of these individuals, an unsettling truth remains, we still don’t know how many terrorists may have slipped through the cracks under President Biden’s watch and are now living among us,” he said.

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A Democrat running for Senate in Maine will host a fundraiser on September 11 at a Washington, D.C., bar that has allied with Hamas sympathizers.
Graham Platner, a 40-year-old Marine and Army veteran seeking to oust Republican Senator Susan Collins, scheduled a fundraiser at Exiles Bar in D.C. on 9/11. The location is an interesting choice for the anniversary of the deadly attack perpetrated by radical Islamic terrorists.
Exiles, located a little over a mile north of the White House, hosted an event last year with the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), a group that <a href="https://timep.org/2024/06/27/displacement-is-the-point-contextualizing-israels-decades-of-violence-and-destruction-in-gaza-and-the-west-bank/">claims</a> that Israel started an &#8220;assault on Gaza&#8221; on October 7, 2023 — the day Hamas terrorists invaded Israel and killed around 1,200 people, taking hundreds more hostage.
&#8220;Israel’s most recent actions in Gaza seem to support the notion that the ultimate goal is to displace Palestinians and seize their land,&#8221; the group wrote in a June 2024 article. &#8220;Since October 7, many Israeli politicians and other powerful actors have made their territorial aspirations clear.&#8221;
TIMEP&#8217;s Executive Director, Mai El-Sadany, also recently <a href="https://x.com/maitelsadany/status/1933342241226924299">posted</a> on X that &#8220;Israel is making all of us less safe.&#8221;
During an April 18, 2024, event, Exiles Bar gifted 10% of some of its food and drink sales to TIMEP. The event was <a href="https://www.nenjp.org/calendar/2024/4/18/418-in-person-dc-530-pm-join-the-tahrir-institute-for-middle-east-policy-for-a-mena-social-night-at-exiles-bar-dc-timep">advertised</a> by the New England Network for Justice for Palestine as &#8220;an evening of food, drink, community, and solidarity.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to Exiles Bar, requesting comment on the event with a Hamas-sympathizing group.
Platner has a troubling record on Israel and the Middle East. While the Democrat has <a href="https://x.com/grahamformaine/status/1958275900958785616">accused</a> Israel of committing &#8220;genocide&#8221; in Gaza, there is no public record of him condemning Hamas.
Shortly after the terrorist attacks of September 11, Platner argued in an op-ed that &#8220;one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter,&#8221; the Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/democratic-maine-senate-candidate-graham-platner-compared-terrorists-to-freedom-fighters-in-post-9-11-op-ed/">reported</a> earlier this week. The op-ed was published in the Bangor Daily News.
The Daily Wire reached out to Platner&#8217;s campaign, seeking comment on his fundraiser at Exiles Bar and giving him an opportunity to address the 2002 op-ed.
Platner said in a recent <a href="https://zeteo.com/p/meet-the-disillusioned-veteran-who">interview</a> that he joined the Marines out of high school “mostly out of like a young man&#8217;s sense of duty and also a bit of a call to adventure.” He later enrolled at George Washington University, but after seeing that many of his friends were still deployed, he enlisted in the Army and deployed to Afghanistan in 2010 and 2011. Platner, however, said he &#8220;did not believe in the thing that I had taken part in.”
Platner launched his 2026 Senate campaign last month with a pledge to focus on universal health care, housing affordability, and ending foreign wars, NBC News <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/iraq-afghanistan-veteran-launches-democratic-campaign-sen-susan-collin-rcna225703">reported</a>. Platner said that he hopes the Democratic Party will follow in the footsteps of leftists such as Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

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President Donald Trump was critical of Israel’s strike in Doha, Qatar, that targeted Hamas leaders, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying on Tuesday that the administration warned the Qatari government of the “impending attack.”
Leavitt read a prepared statement during the White House press briefing, stating that the administration was notified by the U.S. military of an impending Israeli strike and that special envoy Steve Witkoff gave the Qataris a heads-up before the bombing. While Trump was critical of Israel’s action to strike a target inside the capital of one of America’s “close” allies, he also acknowledged that taking out Hamas “is a worthy goal.”
“Unilaterally bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation and close ally of the United States that is working very hard and bravely taking risks with us to broker peace, does not advance Israel or America’s goals,” Leavitt said, reading from the statement. “However, eliminating Hamas, who have profited off the misery of those in Gaza, is a worthy goal. President Trump immediately directed special envoy Witkoff to inform the Qataris of the impending attack, which he did.”
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The largest U.S. military base in the Middle East is located in Qatar, just southwest of Doha. Trump has strengthened his ties with Qatar during his second term, despite <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/editorial-photos-videos/detail?itemid=31ab6ea4e7179489d559c067879defcc&amp;mediatype=video&amp;source=youtube">accusing</a> the country of funding terrorism during his first term in the White House. In May, Trump visited Qatar and <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-secures-historic-1-2-trillion-economic-commitment-in-qatar/">signed</a> a massive economic agreement with the government.
“The president views Qatar as a strong ally and friend of the United States and feels very badly about the location of this attack,” Leavitt added. The White House statement reiterated Trump’s call for Hamas to release the remaining hostages in Gaza and to work out an end to the war.
Trump spoke to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the strike on Hamas leadership in Doha and made his concerns “very clear,” according to Leavitt. The president also spoke to the Emir and Prime Minister of Qatar, “and thanked them for their support and friendship,” assuring them “that such a thing will not happen again on their soil.”
“President Trump believes this unfortunate incident could serve as an opportunity for peace,” Leavitt added.
Israel said on Tuesday that it conducted a “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/israel-strikes-hamas-leaders-in-qatar-says-it-was-an-independent-israeli-operation?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Hank+Berrien&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Israel+Strikes+Hamas+Leaders+In+Qatar%2C+Says+It+Was+An+%E2%80%98Independent+Israeli+Operation%E2%80%99">precise strike</a>” targeting key Hamas leaders in Doha. The strike killed Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy to former Gaza Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and head of Hamas’s negotiation team, and Zaher Jabarin, a key figure in Hamas’s military wing, according to Israeli authorities. Israel said that several other Hamas leaders who were tied to the planning of the brutal October 7, 2023, attack against Israel were also killed in the bombing.

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A brutal terror attack shook northern Jerusalem on Monday morning when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a crowded city bus at Ramot Junction. The attack, carried out on Line 62 as the bus reached the junction, left <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-866707">at least s</a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-866707">ix people dead </a><a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-866707">and dozens more wounded</a>. Witnesses and authorities described a chaotic and horrifying scene with multiple casualties and widespread panic.
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At least 15 people were injured in a shooting in the Ramot area of Jerusalem. 2 terrorists were neutralized. <a href="https://t.co/1u0vmWt132">pic.twitter.com/1u0vmWt132</a>
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Some media outlets <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/deadly-jerusalem-bus-station-shooting-police/story?id=125353564">reported</a> that the attack took place at a bus stop before passengers boarded.
Among those killed were Yaakov Pinto (25), an immigrant from Spain who had recently married; Rabbi Levi Yitzhak Pash, a yeshiva teacher; Israel Mentzer (28) and Yosef David (43), both residents of Ramot. Later, two other victims, including a woman in her 50s, succumbed to their injuries after being transported to hospitals. At least 21 people were injured, with several in critical or serious condition. The wounded were taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Hadassah-University Hospitals in Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus.
A soldier and several civilians returned fire, killing the two terrorists at the scene. The attackers were later identified as being in their twenties and from Palestinian towns El-Kubeiba and Katanna, near Ramallah. Both Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad praised the attack.
Emergency responders described a scene of carnage. Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedics arrived rapidly, finding victims scattered across the road, sidewalks, and near the bus stop. “There was a lot of destruction, shattered glass, and people lying unconscious,” said MDA paramedic Nadav Taib. Multiple paramedics described working on critically wounded victims, including elderly individuals and young adults. MDA and United Hatzalah teams coordinated rapid evacuation efforts, with some victims receiving treatment on-site and others being transported under emergency conditions.
ZAKA volunteer Shimi Grossman <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-866716">described</a> the area as a “battlefield,” with dozens of terrified civilians pointing out the wounded and multiple bodies near a bullet-ridden bus.
Israeli security forces sealed off Jerusalem, shutting down Highway 1 and launching a full-scale manhunt for any accomplices. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) dispatched four companies to Ramallah and surrounding villages for raids, interrogations, and area lockdowns. Authorities are working under the assumption that the attack might have involved logistical support or planning from others. “The Shin Bet security agency has arrested a resident of East Jerusalem on suspicion of helping carry out this morning’s deadly shooting attack in Jerusalem, Channel 12 reports,” The Times of Israel <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-september-8-2025/">reported</a>.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href="https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-866735">visited the scene</a> shortly after the attack. “We are in an intense war against terror on several fronts,” he declared. He praised the heroism of those who acted quickly, including an ultra-Orthodox soldier from the Hashmonaim Battalion who helped neutralize the attackers. Netanyahu vowed to continue military operations in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria, promising that such attacks would only strengthen Israel’s resolve.
President Isaac Herzog condemned the attack as an act of “absolute evil” and highlighted the bravery of civilians and responders. “In the face of this barbarity, we saw extraordinary acts of heroism,” he said. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, speaking from Budapest, urged the international community to make a clear choice between supporting Israel or siding with jihadist terrorism.
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This is the evil Israel faces. Two terrorists opened fire on a bus in Jerusalem — targeting passengers, bystanders, anyone in reach.
5 murdered. Over a dozen wounded.
The war Israel fights is for all who stand against terror. <a href="https://t.co/bjz1zdkii7">pic.twitter.com/bjz1zdkii7</a>
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Reuters: Calls it a “suspected” shooting attack in Jerusalem.
BBC: Puts “terrorists” in quotation marks.
Reuters: “The bus was on a street that leads to Jewish settlements.”
You can’t hate legacy media enough. <a href="https://t.co/kNTxas0WeV">pic.twitter.com/kNTxas0WeV</a>
&mdash; The Persian Jewess (@persianjewess) <a href="https://twitter.com/persianjewess/status/1964998097798643938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 8, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Did you know the Palestinian Authority (not even Hamas) pays its people to murder Jews?
The PA claims to have curbed the practice earlier this year in order to keep millions in U.S. Foreign Aid flowing, but all they did was add a requirement for families of these terrorists to… <a href="https://t.co/6WxWJi5C4b">https://t.co/6WxWJi5C4b</a>
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5 murdered in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem this morning
The man who will financially reward the families of the killers is being treated to a warm welcome by 🇬🇧 PM Starmer today <a href="https://t.co/wXngIUUJnG">pic.twitter.com/wXngIUUJnG</a>
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Palestinian terrorist attacks against Israelis have been common for decades. Among the myriad cases were the 2011 <a href="https://www.idf.il/en/mini-sites/palestinian-terrorism/today-we-remember-the-fogel-family-massacre/">massacre</a> of the Fogel family, whose father, mother, two sons, 11 and 4, as well as their three month-old sister, who was stabbed in her crib, were killed in their home; the abduction and murder of three teenage boys, Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaer, and Naftali Frankel, who were hitchhiking in Gush Etztion in 2014, and before that, of course, the Second Intifada.
According to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Institute_for_Counter-Terrorism">International Institute for Counter-Terrorism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_in_the_Second_Intifada">during</a> the Second Intifada, 887 of the 1,137 Israelis killed in attacks from September 2000 to 2005 were civilians.
Just between May 2001 and May 2002, prior to the bombing at Hebrew University, there were these massacres: five Israelis murdered by a suicide bomber at the HaSharon Mall in May 2001; 21 Israelis murdered by a suicide bomber at the Dolphinarium Discotheque in June 2001; 15 Israelis murdered by a suicide bomber at Sbarro’s Pizza in August 2001, including six children and a 31-year-old woman who was the only child of her parents and was five months pregnant; 11 Israelis murdered in a bus bombing on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem on December 1, 2001; 15 more Israelis murdered the very next day in a Haifa suicide bombing; 11 more Israelis murdered in a bus attack 10 days later in Immanuel; six Israelis murdered in an attack at a bat-mitzvah in January 2002; 11 more Jews killed in an attack on a yeshiva in March 2002, including a five-month-old child; 11 Jews murdered in a bombing at Café Moment in March 2002; 30 Israelis killed as they celebrated Passover in Netanya on March 27, 2002; 16 Israelis murdered in a suicide bombing four days later at the Matza restaurant, and 16 Israelis murdered in Rishon LeZion in May 2002.

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A federal appeals court on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from deporting suspected members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua under the Alien Enemies Act. 
In a 2-1 <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca5.224134/gov.uscourts.ca5.224134.507678079.1.pdf">decision</a>, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with three illegal immigrants accused of being members of Tren de Aragua. The majority said that the wave of illegal immigrants from Venezuela who have entered the United States in recent years should not be considered an invasion under the terms of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. In March, President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/invocation-of-the-alien-enemies-act-regarding-the-invasion-of-the-united-states-by-tren-de-aragua/">invoked</a> the 18th-century law to classify members of Tren de Aragua as alien enemies to be removed under the 227-year-old statute.
“A country’s encouraging its residents and citizens to enter this country illegally is not the modern-day equivalent of sending an armed, organized force to occupy, to disrupt, or to otherwise harm the United States. There is no finding that this mass immigration was an armed, organized force or forces,” wrote Judge Leslie Southwick. 
The case is likely to end up before the Supreme Court.
Judge Andrew Oldham wrote a dissenting opinion criticizing the majority and arguing that federal judges were usurping Trump’s lawful authority. 
“The majority’s approach to this case is not only unprecedented — it is contrary to more than 200 years of precedent. It reflects a view of the Judicial power that is not only muscular — it is herculean. And it reflects a view of the Executive power that is not only diminutive — it is made subservient to the foreign-policy and public-safety hunches of every federal district judge in the country,” Oldham wrote. 
Oldham said that the danger that Tren de Aragua posed to the United States was clear based on their record of kidnappings, murders, rapes, and theft in the country. The Trump appointee also questioned the practicality of allowing judges to hold up the process of declaring an invasion. 
“Does that mean the United States could be beset by a predatory incursion for the entirety of the Trump Administration and that the President would remain powerless to act until given the green light by one or more federal judges?” he wrote. 
The Trump administration <a href="https://www.state.gov/designation-of-international-cartels">classified</a> Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization in February, saying that it “has conducted kidnappings, extorted businesses, bribed public officials, authorized its members to attack and kill U.S. law enforcement, and assassinated a Venezuelan opposition figure.”
On Tuesday, Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-drone-strikes-cartel-drug-boat-trump-posts-video-for-world-to-see-beware?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=undefined&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=3&amp;rowHeadline=Latest+News&amp;rowType=Vertical+Carousel&amp;title=U.S.+Drone+Strikes+Cartel+Drug+Boat%2C+Trump+Posts+Video+For+World+To+See%3A+‘BEWARE%21’" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that the U.S. military took out a boat leaving Venezuela with 11 members of Tren de Aragua allegedly transporting drugs headed for America. The strike took place in international waters.

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FBI Director Kash Patel gave an update on Thursday on the shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, confirming that the trans-identifying gunman held both anti-Catholic and antisemitic views.
Patel said the information gathered by the FBI demonstrates that the shooting, where two children were killed and 17 other people were wounded, &#8220;was an act of domestic terrorism motivated by a hate-filled ideology.&#8221; Patel then provided multiple updates on the investigation.
&#8220;Subject left multiple anti-Catholic, anti-religious references both in his manifesto and written on his firearms. Subject expressed hatred and violence toward Jewish people, writing &#8216;Israel must fall,&#8217; &#8216;Free Palestine,&#8217; and using explicit language related to the Holocaust. He wrote an explicit call for violence against President Trump on a firearm magazine,&#8221; Patel <a href="https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1961124620595052673">wrote</a> on X.
&#8220;We will employ all of our counter-terror tools to ensure this is fully investigated and deterred,&#8221; he added.
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As we continue to investigate yesterday’s barbaric attack from Robert Westman, the male subject, our teams have gathered information and evidence demonstrating this was an act of domestic terrorism motivated by a hate-filled ideology.
Some updates:
-Subject left multiple…
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1961124620595052673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 28, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The shooter, identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman, wrote disturbing passages in journals and recorded dark videos before opening fire on students and school staff. In one YouTube video that was posted just hours before the shooting and connected to the gunman, phrases such as &#8220;Where is your God?&#8221; and “6 million wasn’t enough&#8221; — an apparent reference to the Holocaust — were written on firearms. Patel did not reveal any information on what was written in the shooter&#8217;s manifesto that the FBI believes shows anti-Catholic and antisemitic hostility.
In some of Westman&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/entitled-penny-sniffing-ks-minnesota-gunman-railed-against-jews-in-journal?author=Tim+Pearce&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=1&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=%E2%80%98Entitled%2C+Penny-Sniffing+K***s%E2%80%99%3A+Minnesota+Gunman+Railed+Against+Jews+In+Journal">past writings</a>, he raged against Jews, calling them &#8220;entitled, penny-sniffing k***s,&#8221; an antisemitic slur, The New York Post reported. He also wrote, “If I will carry out a racially motivated attack, it would be most likely against filthy Zionist jews [sic].”
Patel announced on Wednesday that the FBI was investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism and a &#8220;hate crime targeting Catholics.&#8221;
Westman, who began identifying as transgender as a teenager, also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wish-i-never-brain-washed-myself-minnesota-school-shooter-said-he-was-tired-of-being-trans?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=%E2%80%98Wish+I+Never+Brain-Washed+Myself%E2%80%99%3A+Minnesota+School+Shooter+Said+He+Was+%E2%80%98Tired+Of+Being+Trans%E2%80%99">wrote</a> in a journal that he was &#8220;tired of being trans,&#8221; adding, &#8220;I wish I never brain-washed myself,&#8221; according to the Post.
The shooting at Annunciation marks the second in two years where a trans-identifying gunman targeted a Christian school. In March 2023, a woman who identified as a man opened fire at The Covenant School in Nashville, killing three children and three adults before she was taken out by responding police officers.

Shooting At Annunciation School Church In Minneapolis Leaves Multiple Children Dead And Many Injured

Kash Patel Says Minneapolis School Shooting ‘Was An Act Of Domestic Terrorism’

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FBI Director Kash Patel said on Wednesday afternoon that the bureau is investigating the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis &#8220;as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics.&#8221;
Two children — ages 8 and 10 — were killed and 17 other people, including 14 children, were wounded when trans-identifying shooter Robin Westman fired into the building where students and staff were attending Mass on Wednesday morning. The wounded <a href="https://x.com/BrianEntin/status/1960793755067539714">include</a> 14 children between the ages of 6 and 15 and three adults in their 80s.
&#8220;The shooter has been identified as Robin Westman, a male born as Robert Westman,&#8221; Patel posted on X. &#8220;The FBI will continue to provide updates on our ongoing investigation with the public as we are able.&#8221;
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Updates on the shooting in Minneapolis, Minnesota:
The FBI is investigating this shooting as an act of domestic terrorism and hate crime targeting Catholics.
There were 2 fatalities, an 8-year-old and a 10-year-old. In addition, 14 children and 3 adults were injured.
The… <a href="https://t.co/ErFZpSieKS">https://t.co/ErFZpSieKS</a>
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) <a href="https://twitter.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1960785108996112782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2025</a></blockquote>
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The FBI <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism">defines</a> domestic terrorism as &#8220;violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.&#8221; The bureau <a href="https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/civil-rights/hate-crimes">defines</a> a hate crime as &#8220;a criminal offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.&#8221;
The Minneapolis shooter showed political and religious messages in videos posted Wednesday morning under an account connected to him. Some of the messages, which were written on firearms, said, &#8220;Where is your God?&#8221; &#8220;For the children,&#8221; &#8220;Kill Donald Trump,&#8221; and &#8220;Why so Queerious?&#8221; In one video, the shooter also showed a notebook that had writings filling multiple pages. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O&#8217;Hara <a href="https://x.com/MaryMargOlohan/status/1960793806468415855">confirmed</a> that the YouTube video showed Westman&#8217;s manifesto.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem <a href="https://x.com/Sec_Noem/status/1960790030630224038">said</a> in a post on X, &#8220;This deeply sick murderer scrawled the words ‘For the Children’ and ‘Where is your God?’ and ‘Kill Donald Trump’ on a rifle magazine.&#8221;
&#8220;This level of violence is unthinkable,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Our deepest prayers are with the children, parents, families, educators, and Christians everywhere. We mourn with them, we pray for healing, and we will never forget them.&#8221;
Westman&#8217;s mother worked at Annunciation, according to Twin Cities local news station KARE 11. His mother also reportedly signed off on his name change in 2020, since Westman was still a minor when he began to identify as a female.
Two years ago, Minnesota Catholic leaders asked Democratic Governor Tim Walz for more help to protect their schools from shootings, but to no avail, as extra funding for security was never authorized, The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/minnesota-catholic-school-leader-warned-tim-walz-of-urgent-and-critical-need-to-secure-schools?topStoryPosition=undefined&amp;author=Mary+Margaret+Olohan&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=2&amp;row=1&amp;rowHeadline=Top+Stories&amp;rowType=Top+Stories&amp;title=Minnesota+Catholic+School+Leader+Warned+Tim+Walz+Of+%E2%80%98Critical%E2%80%99+School+Safety+Threats.+He+Did+Nothing.">reported</a>.

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Many paid tribute on Tuesday to the 13 American service members who were killed four years earlier in the terrorist attack at Abbey Gate — and President Donald Trump led the charge.
The attack was carried out by ISIS-K terrorists on August 26, 2021, and targeted the chaos and crowds at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan — chaos that might have been avoided altogether if President Joe Biden had not so badly botched the plan to end the war and evacuate American service members, civilians, and allies.
Trump had announced one day prior that Tuesday would be <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-declares-august-26-a-day-to-remember-13-americans-lost-in-abbey-gate-attack">set aside</a> as a day to commemorate the loss of those 13 — Staff Sergeant Darin T. Hoover, USMC; Sergeant Johanny Rosario Pichardo, USMC; Sergeant Nicole L. Gee, USMC; Corporal Hunter Lopez, USMC; Corporal Daegan W. Page, USMC; Corporal Humberto A. Sanchez, USMC; Lance Corporal David L. Espinoza, USMC; Lance Corporal Jared M. Schmitz, USMC; Lance Corporal Rylee J. McCollum, USMC; Lance Corporal Dylan R. Merola, USMC; Lance Corporal Kareem M. Nikoui, USMC; Petty Officer Third Class Maxton W. Soviak, USN; and Staff Sergeant Ryan C. Knauss, USA.
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Fourth Anniversary of the Attack at Abbey Gate
&#8220;This is a very special group of people&#8230; Abbey Gate. It&#8217;s the four-year anniversary, so we&#8217;re signing a proclamation honoring them and honoring you and your loved one.&#8221; &#8211; President Donald J. Trump ❤️ <a href="https://t.co/8cMOCMKA6d">pic.twitter.com/8cMOCMKA6d</a>
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&#8220;Four years ago today, we lost 13 American heroes at Abbey Gate. After the previous administration failed to deliver justice for the Gold Star families who lost their loved ones in Kabul, the Trump Administration took swift action to capture and extradite the ISIS-K terrorist responsible for the Abbey Gate bombing,&#8221; Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted. &#8220;@POTUS will ALWAYS stand with Gold Star families and our fallen heroes.&#8221;
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Four years ago today, we lost 13 American heroes at Abbey Gate.
After the previous administration failed to deliver justice for the Gold Star families who lost their loved ones in Kabul, the Trump Administration took swift action to capture and extradite the ISIS-K terrorist…
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecRubio/status/1960326370162270517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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America will forever remember the 13 service members we lost at Abbey Gate.
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20
Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31
Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23
Marine Corps Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22… <a href="https://t.co/JO9sCJh3gL">pic.twitter.com/JO9sCJh3gL</a>
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP/status/1960311269606424675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Today, we honor the 13 U.S. service members killed at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, four years ago. Their courage, sacrifice, and service will never be forgotten. May God bless our heroes,&#8221; the Republican Party posted.
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Today, we honor the 13 U.S. service members killed at Abbey Gate in Kabul, Afghanistan, four years ago.
Their courage, sacrifice, and service will never be forgotten. May God bless our heroes. <a href="https://t.co/aM9FeGaTGp">pic.twitter.com/aM9FeGaTGp</a>
— GOP (@GOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1960338198028075469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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VA Secretary Doug Collins added, &#8220;Four years after 13 brave Americans fell at Abbey Gate, we stand united to honor their memory, support their families, and renew our resolve to serve those who defend liberty around the globe.&#8221;
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Four years after 13 brave Americans fell at Abbey Gate, we stand united to honor their memory, support their families, and renew our resolve to serve those who defend liberty around the globe. <a href="https://t.co/05sY3LWP2X">https://t.co/05sY3LWP2X</a>
— VA Secretary Doug Collins (@SecVetAffairs) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecVetAffairs/status/1960354378348400683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/RepTroyDowning?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepTroyDowning</a> is a U.S. Air Force veteran.
He will never forget the 13 American heroes killed at Abbey Gate. <a href="https://t.co/EUco9DnlEi">pic.twitter.com/EUco9DnlEi</a>
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) <a href="https://twitter.com/HouseGOP/status/1960379438543118358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Today, we remember the 13 American service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice at Abbey Gate. They will never be forgotten,&#8221; the Senate Republicans added.
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Today, we remember the 13 American service members who gave the ultimate sacrifice at Abbey Gate.
They will never be forgotten.
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&#8220;Four years ago, thirteen American service members gave their lives during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan,&#8221; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. &#8220;Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. We owe it to them and every warrior who wears the uniform to ensure that something like this never happens again.&#8221;
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Four years ago, thirteen American service members gave their lives during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
We owe it to them and every warrior who wears the uniform to ensure that something like this never happens again. <a href="https://t.co/NpRzlLzNkk">pic.twitter.com/NpRzlLzNkk</a>
— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (@SecDef) <a href="https://twitter.com/SecDef/status/1960327431711015041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2025</a></blockquote>
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