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Extremism News Roundup

August 21, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 21, 2024

“Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched more than 50 rockets, hitting a number of private homes in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The attack on Wednesday came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar...

Extremism News Roundup

August 20, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 20, 2024

“U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether concerns cited by the...

Extremism News Roundup

August 19, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 19, 2024

“A bomb blast in Tel Aviv late on Sunday has been confirmed as a terrorist attack, Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency said on Monday. The man carrying the bomb, which exploded near a synagogue, was killed and a passerby was...

Extremism News Roundup

August 16, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 16, 2024

“Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two days of high-level security talks in Ankara. The neighbouring...

Extremism News Roundup

August 15, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 15, 2024

“A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old...

Extremism News Roundup

August 14, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 14, 2024

“A Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea came under attack three times on Tuesday, including in an assault using a bomb-carrying drone boat, likely the latest in a campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said. The...

Extremism News Roundup

August 13, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 13, 2024

“Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. The seizure was the latest move in a crackdown by the...

Extremism News Roundup

August 12, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 12, 2024

“The United Nations counterterrorism chief said Europe faces a more acute threat from ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate to whom a 19-year old man pledged allegiance before plotting to terrorize Taylor Swift's concertgoers in Vienna this week...

Extremism News Roundup

August 9, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 9, 2024

“Austrian authorities on Friday announced a third arrest in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack three now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts, even as disappointed fans charmed Vienna by trading friendship bracelets and singing the pop star’s...

Extremism News Roundup

August 8, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 8, 2024

“Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others. 

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