State , and Hizballah , homegrown violent extremists ( HGVEs ) ( those who ascribe to the goals of a foreign terrorist group , but act independently of it ), and state-sponsors of terrorism with tentacles here threaten the homeland .
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The key risk among these participants here are HGVEs , mostly aligned with the Islamic State threats .
Social isolation , marginalization , the pull of social media , and the ease of embracement of extremist ideals , aggravated by COVID-19 stressors , will likely continue in the coming years .
Against this backdrop , multiple factors inducing radicalism and kinetic attacks are worth highlighting .
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( A 30-yo Minnesota man and a 22-yo North Carolina man have been charged for
conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization
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Courtesy of WCCO - CBS Minnesota and YouTube . Posted on Sep 4 , 2020 .)
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