U.N. Counterterrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED)

Lower Manhattan on the morning of September 11, 2001 from the Brooklyn Promenade

U.N. warns pandemic used to fuel extremism

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A top counterrorism official advised the U.N. Security Council that terrorists are exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to fuel violent extremism.

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U.N. experts warn Islamic State militants remain a global threat

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The extremist group is reported to still have thousands of foreign terrorist fighters among its ranks in Iraq and Syria and an 'influence' and 'intent' to launch international attacks.

U.N. warns pandemic used to fuel extremism

U.N. experts warn Islamic State militants remain a global threat

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