Members of the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), made up of an alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters, stand under an Islamic State group banner
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Threat of Homegrown Extremism Mounting in the U.S.

House report tracks eight percent increase in jihadist cases over past month

Natalie Johnson
May 8, 2017
U.S. President Barack Obama (R) greets President-elect Donald Trump at inauguration ceremonies swearing in Trump as president on the West front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S.
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This undated picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 26, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un attending the combined fire demonstration of the services of the Korean People's Army in celebration