OFFICIAL USE ONLY Homeland Security 9 AUGUST 2017 Domestic Terrorista Violence at Lawfully Permitted White supremacist Rallies Likely to Continue . This article highlights violent confrontations between probable anarchist extremists" and probable white supremacist extremistsc, and identi?es factors increasing the potential for violence Our analysis is based primarily on our review of the six incidents since Pebruar 2016 where both groups clashed at lawfully permitted white supremacist rallies. This article is intended to alert law enforcement to the potential for violence at future white supremacist rallies, including one planned for 12 August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia We assess that anarchist extremists? use of Violence as a means to oppose racism and white supremacist ext1em1stsp1eparatlons to counte1 attack anarchist ext1emists are the principal drivers of violence at 1ecent white supremacist 1allies. Each of the white supremacist rallies since February 2016 wheie we observed violence?six 1n total? were co- organized by prominent white supremacist figures or groups who p1 omoted their rallies online weeks in advance, which we judge p1 ov1ded anarchist extremists and white supremacist extremists with ample time to prepare for and at times explicitly incite violence.1 Co-organizers of the rallies included the neo-Nazi group Traditionalist Worker the Ku Klux and Richard Spencer?sUSPER National Policy InstituteUSPER, a white supremacist think tank. These groups and individuals associated with them are widely opposed by anarchist extremists, based on our review of anarchist extremist online activity. Anarchist extremists planned to violently oppose the rallies via social media and flyer campaigns after they were announced by the white supremacist organizers. For example, after the Traditionalist Workers Party announced its June 2016 rally in Sacramento, Californiad, anarchist extremists began planning a counter? event, stating ?No ?Free Speech? F01 Fascists!.. .Their rally must be stopped by any means necessary?, DHS defines domestic terrorism as any act of unlawful Violence that is dangerous to human life, or potentially destructive of critical infrastructure or key resources, committed by a group or individual-based, and operating entirely within the United States or its territories without direction or inspiration from a foreign terrorist group. This act is a Violation of the criminal laws of the United States, or of any state or subdivision of the United States, and appears to be intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian pOpulation, to influence the policy of a g0ve1nment by intimidation or coer,cion 01 to affect the conduct of a govei 11ment by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping. A domestic terrorist diffels f1 om a homegrown violent ext1emist in that the f01mer'1s not inspired by, nor takes d11ect10nf10m, a foreign ter101ist g1 oup 01 othei f01eign powei DHS defines anaichist ext1emists as groups 01 individuals who facilitate or engage in acts of unlawful Violence as a means of changing the government and society in support of the belief that all forms of capitalism and corporate globalization should be opposed and that governing institutions ale urmecessaly and haimful to society. DHS defines white supremacist extremists as groups 01 individuals who facilitate 01 engage in acts of unlawful violence directed at the federal govelnment, ethnic 1n1n011t1es, 01 Jewish persons in supp01t of thei1 belief that Caucasians are intellectually and 11101 ally supelior to othei races and theil peiception that the gover'nment IS controlled by Jewish persons. 4 For more in- depth mf01mat10n on this events and a similar one in Anaheim, CA please see the FAR titled ?Calif01nn Recent Violent Clashes Suggest Heightened Threat Environment at Lawfully O1ganized White Supi emacist Events? dated 29 SEP 2016. $22886-l7 FY17.HITEX.8.9B OFFICIAL use ONLY PARRISH OFFICIAL USE ONLY according to a website sympathetic to anarchist extremism.? Anarchist extremists followed through on these threats by attacking the white supremacists.4 White supremacist extremists planned to . .defend ourselves viciously if attacked,? according to a white supremacist website. The statement was posted after the author became aware of the threatened violent opposition to the June 2016 rally.5 We assess?that a'heavily promoted white supremacist rally planned for 12 August 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia, could be among the most violent to date. Our judgement is based on the planned attendance of numerous prominent white supremacists and on the growing importance of the location for white supremacist extremists and anarchist extremists since two white supremacist rallies were held there this year. The upcoming rally?titled llUnite the Right?.? ?will occur at a park that was renamed in June 2017 from ?Robert E. Lee Park? to ?Emancipation Park?, and will be attended by many of the same white supremacist groups and individuals who attended rallies where violence has occurred since February 2016.6 White supremacist groups and individuals planning to attend the 12 August rally include the Traditionalist Workers Party, Richard Spencer, and white supremacist Jason KesslerUSPER, according to press reporting.7 During a 13 May 2017 rally in Charlottesville organized by Richard Spencer, anarchist extremists attackedwhite supremacists and several fights broke out. This lead to several arrests, including Jason Kessler, according to press reporting.8 At a 7 July rally in Charlottesville organized by Ku Klux Klan? held in opposition to the park?s renaming?? a counter rally planned by self-described anti- racists led to two felony charges of assault and battery, according to press reporting.9 Anarchist extremists and white supremacist extremists online are calling on supporters to be prepared for or to instigate violence at the 12 August rally. For instance, a probable white supremacist posted online a to arms. . .antifa must be destroyed,? according to DHS open source reporting. We judge ?antifa" in this context to mean probable anarchist extremists, who often identify as ?antifa? or anti?fascists.10 The Virginia. Fusion Center is currently monitoring social media and other online sources for calls to commit criminal activity surrounding the ?Unite the Right? rally, scheduled to begin at 1200 on Saturday, 12 August at Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia. - The Virginia Fusion Center and Virginia State Police will be providing support to local law enforcement through the event?s conclusion and will provide future situational awareness reports as required, and will take action accordingly 0 The Virginia Fusion Center (VFC) recognizes that all Americans are afforded the constitutionally?protected right to peacefully assemble as outlined in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution, and will take action accordingly. OFFICIAL USE ONLY PARRISH OFFICIAL USE ONLY (U) Source Summary Statement- Reportingin this article was derived from press articles, government press releases, police reports, and DHS Open Source Information Reports. has medium confidence in our assessments regarding group affiliations and motivation of attackers. We have some concerns about the quality of information in the media reporting used, as information about actors? motivations and background continues to develop as additional incidents occul Additional media repOrting or information pe1taining to investigations that addless such developments would strengthen our assessment. has medium to high confidence in our assessment that these events will continue because of ongoing event planning observed on social media. Our assessment on the violence that may affect these events would be strengthened by more specific plans being observed online in relation to preparation for violence. has high confidence in our assessment that the groups mentioned will be in attendance at the .12 August rally as several sources in the press and in social media have confirmed permits and crowd sized Additionally, Traditionalist Worker Party, the Ku Klux Klan, Identity Europa, Richard Spencer, and Jason I