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Extremism News Roundup

April 8, 2024

Eye on Extremism: April 8, 2024

“Al-Shabaab militants raided the National Intelligence Security Agency (NISA) base in Bal'ad town near the Somali capital, Mogadishu, sources say, in the latest attack which comes at the time Somalia is fighting violent extremism. According to...

Extremism News Roundup

April 5, 2024

Eye on Extremism: April 5, 2024

“Hamas official Osama Hamdan said on Thursday there has been no progress in Gaza ceasefire talks despite the Palestinian group showing flexibility. Hamdan said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was placing obstacles hindering both parties...

Extremism News Roundup

April 4, 2024

Eye on Extremism: April 4, 2024

“Houthi rebels in Yemen may be running through their supplies of drone swarms and anti-ship ballistic missiles as the pace of their attacks has slowed a bit, the top U.S. Air Force commander for the Middle East said Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Alexus...

Extremism News Roundup

April 3, 2024

Eye on Extremism: April 3, 2024

“Iran on Tuesday vowed to respond to an airstrike widely attributed to Israel that destroyed Iran’s Consulate in the Syrian capital of Damascus the previous day and killed 12 people, including two Iranian generals and a member of the Lebanese...

Extremism News Roundup

April 2, 2024

Eye on Extremism: April 2, 2024

“The Somali government said Thursday its soldiers — backed by international partners and local clan militias — killed about 80 al-Shabab militants and wounded dozens more in three operations in the country’s southern and central regions. A government...

Extremism News Roundup

März 28, 2024

Eye on Extremism: March 28, 2024

“The U.S. on Wednesday imposed sanctions on online media site Gaza Now and its founder Mustafa Ayash for allegedly supporting Hamas. U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control says that after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas against Israel — the...

Extremism News Roundup

März 27, 2024

Eye on Extremism: March 27, 2024

“Houthi militants in Yemen said on Tuesday they had mounted six attacks on ships with drones and missiles in the last 72 hours in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, but one of the companies named, Denmark's Maersk, denied its vessel had been targeted...

Extremism News Roundup

März 26, 2024

Eye on Extremism: March 26, 2024

“Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary pleaded not guilty Monday in a London courtroom to two terrorism-related charges. Choudary, 57, pleaded not guilty to membership in a banned organization, the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, and addressing...

Extremism News Roundup

März 25, 2024

Eye on Extremism: March 25, 2024

“The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Friday for the massacre at a Moscow area concert hall, one of the deadliest attacks in Russia in decades, and U.S. officials confirmed the claim shortly afterward. The United States collected intelligence...

Extremism News Roundup

März 22, 2024

Eye on Extremism: March 22, 2024

“A suicide bombing outside a bank in southern Afghanistan on Thursday killed at least 20 people, including several members of the Taliban, according to hospital staff, in a bloody reminder of the terrorist threats that have persisted in the country...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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