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Reactions to Trump Assassination Attempt From Extreme Right Telegram Channels

Following the attempted assassination of former President Trump by a Pennsylvania man, Thomas Matthew Crooks, on July 13, 2024, administrators of extreme right Telegram channels were quick to assign blame. Each channel admin went after their...

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July 18, 2024

"The UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has released its latest report on Afghanistan and the myriad of jihadist activity therein. To discuss, Bill is joined by former director of this team at the UN and longtime friend of the show...

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Thirty years on, AMIA victims still looking for justice

On July 18, 1994, an explosives-filled truck detonated at the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) community center in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and wounding 300—the worst terror attack in Argentina’s history. Investigators blamed...

Extremism News Roundup

July 18, 2024

Eye on Extremism: July 18, 2024

“The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double this year, compared to the year before. IS claimed 153 attacks in the two countries in...

Extremism News Roundup

July 17, 2024

Eye on Extremism: July 17, 2024

“Liberia-flagged oil tanker Chios Lion was assessing damage and investigating a potential oil spill after it was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Tuesday. An...

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July 17, 2024

"The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which has been tracking IS activity in Syria, has likewise been warning of a more active and violent trajectory. 'The level of violence increased in June by every metric compared to May,' CEP said in...

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July 17, 2024

"Analysts also have pointed to worrisome indications that the group is resurging, particularly in central Syria. For example, ISIS militants conducted at least 215 attacks in Syria in 2023, a 168% increase over the total in 2022, the international...

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The Financial Motive Behind Houthi Spyware Hacks

Since 2023, the Counter Extremism Project augmented its resources on the Houthi terrorist group and its leaders by releasing a series of reports highlighting key aspects of the organization’s functionality and operations: a structure that allows the...

Extremism News Roundup

July 16, 2024

Eye on Extremism: July 16, 2024

“Several European countries are considering reopening their embassies in Afghanistan in a move that would entail diplomatic recognition of the Taliban almost three years after the fall of Kabul, according to people familiar with the matter. In a sign...

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July 16, 2024

“Yehuda Fox was more than clear. In recent months, "nationalist crime has resurfaced under the guise of war," said the outgoing commander of the Central Command of the Israeli armed forces in his farewell speech last Monday. It has led to "chaos and...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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