I’ve seen some connections in my research recently, but can’t find the article mentioning it. I want to say there were ties between the remains of the AWD (after their leadership was arrested in TX/FL), the 09A (which is quite possibly bring run by state intelligence orgs) and ISIS. I’ll look through my notes more and see if I kept the link and I’ll update here.
Update: So my memory was kinda close. A kid from AWD, Devin Arthurs, was a neo-nazi who later converted to Islam and was a supporter of ISIS.
I think it is no small coincidence that this kid converted. The ideologies are much more similar than you would think.
Another scary similarity between these two factions is that they both actively trying to recruit from the US military and ask their supporters to join the US military to get training and intelligence access.
I’ve seen some connections in my research recently, but can’t find the article mentioning it.
I want to say there were ties between the remains of the AWD (after their leadership was arrested in TX/FL), the 09A (which is quite possibly bring run by state intelligence orgs) and ISIS.I’ll look through my notes more and see if I kept the link and I’ll update here.Update: So my memory was kinda close. A kid from AWD, Devin Arthurs, was a neo-nazi who later converted to Islam and was a supporter of ISIS.
I think it is no small coincidence that this kid converted. The ideologies are much more similar than you would think.
Another scary similarity between these two factions is that they both actively trying to recruit from the US military and ask their supporters to join the US military to get training and intelligence access.