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Extremism News Roundup

September 3, 2024

Eye on Extremism: September 3, 2024

“One day after the Israeli army recovered the bodies of six hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Sunday to demand the Israeli government negotiate a deal to bring the remaining...

Extremism News Roundup

August 30, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 30, 2024

“Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday. The report by the International Atomic...

Extremism News Roundup

August 29, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 29, 2024

“The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.” Israel and Iran...

Extremism News Roundup

August 28, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 28, 2024

“Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they were digging trenches around a town to protect it from attacks, victims' relatives and a source who spoke to wounded survivors said...

Extremism News Roundup

August 27, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 27, 2024

“The Taliban on Monday rejected concerns and criticism raised by the United Nations over new vice and virtue laws that ban women in Afghanistan from baring their faces and speaking in public places. Roza Otunbayeva, who heads the U.N. mission in the...

Extremism News Roundup

August 26, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 26, 2024

“French police apprehended and detained the suspect behind the arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country's acting interior minister said early Sunday. Two cars parked at the Beth...

Extremism News Roundup

August 23, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 23, 2024

“... Edmund Fitton-Brown, the former British ambassador to Yemen who is now a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based non-profit organisation, said: “To me, this is clear material support for terrorism. X has a lamentable...

Extremism News Roundup

August 22, 2024

Eye on Extremism: August 22, 2024

“The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli authorities said Tuesday, as the latest ceasefire negotiations continue. In a joint announcement, the Israel Defense...

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...

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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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