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Europe’s Violent Extreme Left — Part 6: The Case of the Netherlands — Violence, Connections, and Unanswered Questions
This article is part six of CEP’s series on the violent extreme left in Europe. It examines the Netherlands’ anarchist, communist, antifascist, and issue-based actors and milieus, including those involved in pro-Palestinian and antimilitarist...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 20, 2026
Hossein Mohebi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), highlighted the communication cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, declaring them among the IRGC’s “new targets.” He also warned that any renewed US military action, even on...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is calling out open border policies as looting and protests leave nearly 1,000 French police officers injured and about 2,400 people arrested. “The migrants have taken over France,” Trump wrote Monday in a Truth Social post....
CounterPoint Blog
Who Drives the Riots? Europe's Extreme Left and the October Protest Wave
This article examines the role of Europe's extreme-left milieus in the current protests and riots across Europe. It investigates their involvement in violent confrontations, attempts to influence wider demonstrations, and the spread of calls for...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 16, 2026
The European Union says it is concerned about the presence and activities of terrorist groups with regional and potentially global reach, including the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) in Afghanistan. Voice of America: EU concerned about...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 15, 2026
Two cargo ships have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being struck by unknown projectiles in separate incidents – highlighting the heightened danger to shipping as Iran steps up attacks in an attempt to regain control over...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 14, 2026
Yemen’s Houthis vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike that sources said caused extensive damage to the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco. The Houthis said the threatened...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 13, 2026
As word came of Houthi rebels advancing on Taiz, Weam Abdullah and her family decided it was time to leave Yemen’s third largest city. They had survived a yearslong siege by the rebels earlier in their country’s civil war, and they didn’t want to...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Celebrates U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq
(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week’s issue: ISIS Activity Roundup ISIS Al-Naba Editorial...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 9, 2026
The US will livestream the Army’s upcoming firing squad execution of a gunman who killed 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, the Pentagon said, in what would be an unprecedented broadcast of a US execution. Reuters: US to livestream...
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