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Extremism News Roundup

February 5, 2026

Eye on Extremism: February 5, 2026

U.S. Central Command recently launched fresh strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, continuing its retaliatory campaign after the December killings of two American soldiers and a civilian interpreter in an ambush. Between Jan. 27 and Feb. 2...

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February 4, 2026

Eye on Extremism: February 4, 2026

Armed extremists killed at least 162 people during attacks on two villages in western Nigeria, a lawmaker said Wednesday, in one of the deadliest assaults in recent months. The attacks targeted the villages of Woro and Nuku in the state of Kwara on...

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February 3, 2026

Eye on Extremism: February 3, 2026

The UN Security Council is set to vote on extending the mandate of the monitoring team supporting the Afghanistan 1988 Sanctions Committee, a move that would keep Taliban-linked individuals and entities under UN sanctions. The monitoring team’s...

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February 2, 2026

Eye on Extremism: February 2, 2026

Pakistan’s chief minister of Balochistan said security forces killed 145 militants within 40 hours following coordinated attacks across the province. Sarfraz Bugti told a news conference in Quetta on Sunday that the bodies of those killed were in the...

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January 30, 2026

Eye on Extremism: January 30, 2026

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces announced a new agreement Friday with the country’s central government intended to stabilize a ceasefire that ended weeks of fighting and to lay out the steps toward integration between the two sides. Under...

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January 29, 2026

Eye on Extremism: January 29, 2026

EU foreign ministers agreed Thursday to designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a "terrorist" group, the bloc's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said. "Any regime that kills thousands of its own people is working toward its own...

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January 28, 2026

Eye on Extremism: January 28, 2026

Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the former U.S. envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, told Jewish Insider on Tuesday that she’s concerned by the increased pace of antisemitic rhetoric coming from Saudi Arabia, and warned that an extended change of...

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January 27, 2026

Eye on Extremism: January 27, 2026

Top Stories Associated Press: World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across...

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January 26, 2026

Eye on Extremism: January 26, 2026

Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran on Monday as it worried about an approaching U.S. aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump threatened military action...

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January 23, 2026

Eye on Extremism: January 23, 2026

A U.S. appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit claiming some of the world’s largest drug and medical‑device companies paid millions of dollars in cash and medical supplies that helped to fund terrorism that killed or injured hundreds of American...