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Eye on Extremism: February 24, 2025
“A man went on a stabbing rampage in a small city in France on Saturday, killing one person and injuring several more in what President Emmanuel Macron called “an Islamist terrorist attack.” “It was a terrorist attack, there’s no doubt — an Islamist...
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Eye on Extremism: February 21, 2025
“Three empty buses in central Israel exploded late Thursday night in what officials said was a suspected terrorist attack, prompting the Israeli military to deploy three additional battalions to reinforce a weeks-long operation in the increasingly...
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Eye on Extremism: February 20, 2025
“The United States on Wednesday designated Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel and other drug cartels as global terrorist organizations, according to a Federal Register notice, a move that comes as President Donald Trump steps up immigration...
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Eye on Extremism: February 19, 2025
“Russia is planning to hold high-level contacts with Syria in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on February 12, the first direct...
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Eye on Extremism: February 18, 2025
“Hamas freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, prolonging a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that appeared to be teetering only days ago. The hostages — Alexander Troufanov, 29, known as Sasha...
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Eye on Extremism: February 14, 2025
“Yemen's Houthi rebels have sent a reminder that their "hands are on the trigger", ready to attack Israel if the Gaza ceasefire ends. In the lead-up to the deal, the rebels were the only Iran-backed militant group still regularly launching attacks in...
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Eye on Extremism: February 13, 2025
“The Trump administration plans to designate more than a half-dozen criminal groups with roots in Latin America as foreign terrorist organizations, said five U.S. officials with knowledge of the imminent action. The move, to be carried out by the...
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Eye on Extremism: February 11, 2025
“U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that Hamas should release all hostages held by the militant group in Gaza by midday Saturday or he would propose canceling the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and "let hell break out." Trump cautioned that Israel...
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Eye on Extremism: February 10, 2025
“Turkey has terminated the mission of diplomats appointed by Afghanistan’s former pro-Western government, the outgoing diplomatic team said, in a move that paves the way for the Taliban to appoint their own envoys. The departing team said on X that...
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Eye on Extremism: February 7, 2025
“Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests, Syrian Defense Minister Msurhaf Abu Qasra said in an interview this week...
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