Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice indictment of six Hamas leaders—Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif (al Masri), Marwan Issa, Khaled...
Yesterday, August 6, Hamas named Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political bureau. Previously Hamas’s leader inside the Gaza Strip since 2017, Sinwar will now assume overall leadership of the terrorist organization. Israeli authorities...
Yesterday, August 6, Hamas named Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political bureau. Previously Hamas’s leader inside the Gaza Strip since 2017, Sinwar will now assume overall leadership of the terrorist organization. Israeli authorities...
"In fact, Sinwar had the most influence within the terrorist organization, even though Haniya held the political leadership position on paper. "As a result of the attack on October 7, the Hamas leadership in Gaza took actual control of the terrorist group," explains Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the international Counter Extremism Project."
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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