Eye on Extremism: February 20, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that nations had contributed $7 billion to a Gaza reconstruction fund that aims to rebuild the enclave once Hamas disarms, an objective that is far from becoming a...

Eye on Extremism: February 19, 2026

Islamist militants have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians and overrun an army detachment over the past week in coordinated attacks across multiple regions of Burkina Faso, according to internal reports by two diplomatic missions reviewed by...

Eye on Extremism: February 18, 2026

Armed group Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament plan, saying it would not accept what it sees as a move serving Israel...

Extremist Content Online: Propaganda Group Linked to ISIS Pakistan Province Releases New English Language Web Magazine Calling for Violence; Under-18 White Supremacist Youth Club Movement Recruits via Substack

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. On February 10, a propaganda group linked to ISIS’s Pakistan Province released a new English...

Eye on Extremism: February 17, 2026

The IDF has been escalating its strikes on terror targets in Lebanon in recent days in preparation for another round of war with Iran, N12 News reported on Monday evening. According to the outlet, the military’s ramping up of attacks on these targets...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interview discussing online radicalization in Germany.

Eye on Extremism: February 13, 2026

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has urged Western countries to reconsider their sanctions policy after the UN Security Council extended the mandate of the sanctions monitoring team related to the Taliban, describing the move as ineffective...

Although the proceedings were complex and required considerable resources, they led to a thorough investigation in many places. This includes groundbreaking decisions such as the first conviction of an IS returnee for genocide against the Yazidis...

Eye on Extremism: February 12, 2026

The death toll from a crackdown over Iran’s nationwide protests last month has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday. Associated Press: Deaths in Iran’s crackdown on protests reach at least 7...

Eye on Extremism: February 11, 2026

A new United Nations sanctions monitoring report says the Taliban are supporting the activities of militant groups, including al-Qaida, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement, inside Afghanistan. Afghanistan International...