Eye on Extremism
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: June 9, 2025
In the space of just a few months, the al-Qaeda affiliate has overrun major cities in Burkina Faso and Mali, carried out the deadliest-ever attack on soldiers in Benin and expanded its hard-line Islamist rule across the region. No one knows when its...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: June 6, 2025
Israeli air strikes pummelled the southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital late on Thursday, sending thousands of people fleeing on the eve of a Muslim feast day and prompting accusations by top Lebanese officials that Israel was violating a ceasefire...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: June 5, 2025
President Donald Trump on Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions. The ban takes effect...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: June 4, 2025
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with allegedly smuggling into the U.S. a fungus called "Fusarium graminearum, which scientific literature classifies as a potential agroterrorism weapon," the Justice Department said Tuesday. Yunqing Jian, 33...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: June 3, 2025
The United States has given its blessing to a plan by Syria's new leadership to incorporate thousands of foreign jihadist former rebel fighters into the national army, provided that it does so transparently, President Donald Trump's envoy said. Three...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: June 2, 2025
Eight people were injured on Sunday when a 45-year-old man yelled "Free Palestine" and threw incendiary devices into a crowd in Boulder, Colorado where a demonstration to remember the Israeli hostages who remain in Gaza was taking place, authorities...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: May 30, 2025
Hamas said Thursday it does not accept the outline of US envoy Steve Witkoff’s proposed ceasefire and hostage deal at face value and demands certain changes, according to people familiar with the matter. Hamas feels deceived by the US administration...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: May 29, 2025
US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff has presented Israel and Hamas with a modified version of his outline for a partial hostage release-ceasefire deal, a source told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. According to the source, his modified proposal would...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: May 28, 2025
The President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, warns of an increase in criminal right-wing extremist youth scenes. "For about a year now, we have increasingly seen very young people with right-wing views becoming more...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: May 27, 2025
A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title on Monday, hospitalising 27 people, with two seriously injured, but police said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related...
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