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December 27, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 27, 2021

“Turkey froze the assets of 770 Turkish nationals and a Chicago-based foundation, according to a decision published Friday in the country’s official gazette. The list of targets includes 454 people with alleged links to Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen...

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December 22, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 22, 2021

“Attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militant group against Saudi Arabia have more than doubled this year from their pace last year, according to a recent report that provides details of escalating violence in the Gulf region. During the first nine...

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December 21, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 21, 2021

“Nigerian security forces are searching for armed gangs who killed 47 people in attacks in recent days in rural areas of the country’s northwest, the latest killings in the troubled region. The attacks took place in the northwest Kaduna state which...

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December 20, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 20, 2021

“A member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was smuggled into Yemen last year and named the ambassador to the country’s Houthi-rebel-controlled areas. Now, the Houthis want to send him back to Tehran, Middle Eastern and Western officials...

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December 17, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 17, 2021

“Mozambique has made gains against Islamic State-linked insurgents who disrupted the southeast African nation’s multibillion gas project, according to President Filipe Nyusi. All insurgents’ bases have been deactivated this year, which should allow...

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December 16, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 16, 2021

“Somali Islamists have captured a town in the semi-autonomous central state of Galmudug, residents said, part of a string of incursions underscoring the group’s gains amid divisions between the central government and its erstwhile allies in the...

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December 15, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 15

“The United Nations (UN) said Tuesday that it was alarmed by continuing reports of extrajudicial killings across Afghanistan, including hangings, beheadings and public displays of corpses. “Between August and November, we received credible...

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December 14, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 14

“Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world's “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in desperate need, a...

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December 13, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 13

“A Somali commando unit trained by Central Intelligence Agency operatives and U.S. Navy SEALs has become so entangled in local political power struggles that it has ceased operations against the Islamist militants it was created to fight. Until last...

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December 10, 2021

Eye on Extremism: December 10

“The Pakistani Taliban said Thursday they will not extend a cease-fire agreed to last month, accusing the government in Islamabad of not honoring the truce and failing to release 102 of their fighters. The militant group, also known as Tehrik-e...

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