Eye on Extremism: August 25, 2025
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Times of Israel: IAF strikes Yemen’s capital after Houthis fired cluster bomb missile over weekend
The Israeli Air Force on Sunday carried out strikes in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital of Sanaa, reportedly killing at least four people and injuring scores, in response to the Iran-backed group’s repeated attacks on Israel. The strike came shortly after the military said that an IAF investigation into a Friday night ballistic missile attack from Yemen found that, for the first time, the Houthis used a projectile with a cluster bomb warhead. Part of the missile hit a home in central Israel, causing damage. The woman living there had taken refuge in her reinforced shelter and was unharmed.
Lebanese Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah has infiltrated the Lebanese Army's intelligence directorate, Tal Beeri, head of the Research Department at the Alma Center for the Study of Security Challenges in the North, said in an analysis published Sunday, explaining that the IDF cannot treat the Lebanese army as an independent entity. Beeri noted that over the years, Hezbollah had "placed a significant number of Shi'ite officers" into prominent leadership positions, effectively taking over control of Lebanon's military intelligence.
Analysis
CTC Sentinel: A View from the CT Foxhole: James Stack, Director, Great Plains Diagnostic Network
Dr. Stack’s research focuses on genome-informed diagnostics for plant-pathogenic bacteria to the subspecific and population levels of discrimination, as well as research on the epidemiology and ecology of toxigenic fungi and bacteria. He speaks regularly on plant biosecurity topics, to include at the U.S. Naval War College and the National Academy of Sciences, among other forums.
CTC Sentinel: Understanding China’s New Counterterrorism Ambitions in Africa
China has recently been pursuing a much more aggressive stance in African security affairs, including playing a more engaged role in counterterrorism (CT). Where is China engaged in CT in Africa, and by what means? What challenges would China face in engaging more robustly in African CT? Most importantly, why is China newly expressing interest in engaging in the African CT landscape at this particular moment?
United States
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reviewing federal security grants for Muslim groups with “alleged terrorist ties” after a new report linked past funding to “extremist” organizations. According to a DHS document obtained by Fox News Digital, 49 projects “with alleged affiliations to terrorist activities” have already been canceled, a move the department estimates will save $8 million.
The United States reaffirmed its determination to combat terrorism worldwide, stressing both military operations and international cooperation, during a United Nations Security Council session. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea told members that counterterrorism operations under President Donald Trump have been significantly intensified, targeting Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS) and al-Qaeda leadership, infrastructure, and financial networks.
New York Times: Kneecap Cancels U.S. Tour, Calling Terrorism Charge a ‘Witch Hunt’
The Northern Irish rap group Kneecap, which frequently makes anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian comments onstage, canceled its 15-concert tour of the United States on Monday amid a legal dispute in the United Kingdom. Liam Og O Hannaidh, a member of the group who goes by the stage name Mo Chara, was charged with a terrorism offense in May. He is accused of displaying a flag in support of the Hezbollah militant group at a concert in November.
Evidence has emerged that could change our understanding of the 9/11 terrorist attacks nearly 24 years ago. The evidence was turned over to the FBI in the weeks after 9/11, but, as we first reported in April, it was never shared with the bureau's own field agents or top intelligence officials. Why after all these years did this crucial information just surface? The evidence came to light as part of a long-running lawsuit against the Saudi government by the families of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks, and it includes a chilling video of a Saudi national filming the U.S. Capitol.
Arab News: Washington makes military aid overtures to Sahel juntas
“Washington offered to kill the leaders of militant groups, in exchange for access to lithium and gold for American businesses,” said Ulf Laessing, head of the Sahel program at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, a think tank affiliated with Germany’s conservative CDU party. rump has brought US access to key minerals front and center of his negotiations with foreign countries, including in his attempts to end the Russia-Ukraine war and the long-running conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
A speechwriter who joined the Department of Homeland Security in March has in the past promoted the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory that is widely considered antisemitic and compared conservatives in the United States to Jews in Nazi Germany.
As the Friday deadline passed for GW to indicate interest in a voluntary resolution agreement with the Justice Department over its antisemitism investigation findings, a University spokesperson confirmed that officials are “in contact” with the department. The acknowledgement that GW is communicating with the DOJ followed the department’s Aug. 12 conclusion that the University violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act by acting deliberately indifferent to reports of campus antisemitism. In a letter addressed to University President Ellen Granberg, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said the DOJ will enact “enforcement” measures against the University “in the near future” unless they enter into a voluntary resolution agreement, which they gave officials until Friday to indicate interest in.
FSU News: FSU investigates student altercation over 'antisemitic harassment'
A video of an altercation between two students at the Leach Recreation Center this summer over alleged "antisemitic harassment" has garnered national attention and sparked controversy over free speech at FSU. The video, posted to a personal social media account, shows a confrontation between two students, with one yelling expletives at the other for the shirt he was wearing. The shirt referenced the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the student wearing it is Jewish. The video quickly went viral, garnering national attention.
The Proud Boys billboard that popped up in a small southern Illinois town this past week was likely the most public invitation to the far-right, all-male extremist group — but it’s not necessarily a sign it’s back on the rise, researchers say. The billboard was displayed in Breese, a town of close to 5,000 people and about 40 miles east of St. Louis. But it was taken down within a few days amid strong community opposition to the extremist group and the sign’s placement near a high school.
WFAA: Dallas officials react to white supremacist flyer posted in Oak Cliff
The flyer promoted the Patriot Front, a white nationalist group. It has since been torn up and covered with stickers.
The Reform movement’s Washington-based advocacy arm is urging Attorney General Pam Bondi not to seek the death penalty for the man accused of killing two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington, D.C., in May. Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, the director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, called on Bondi to forgo the death penalty in the trial of Elias Rodriguez in a letter sent Wednesday.
European Union
Jewish News Syndicate: EU Jews defend antisemitism czar from pro-Israel bias claims
Major Jewish groups in Europe and beyond on Monday publicly defended Katharina von Schnurbein, the E.U. point person for the fight against antisemitism, after lawmakers from the bloc’s legislative arm criticized her, allegedly for arguing against punishing Israel with sanctions.
Finland
Helsinki Times: Far-right activist fined in Finland for flag burning and hate speech
A 36-year-old man affiliated with the far-right Blue-and-Black Movement has been fined for incitement against Jewish people after burning an Israeli flag and distributing a video of the act online. The Southwest Finland District Court handed down a sentence of 50 day-fines, amounting to €1,650. The man admitted to both burning the flag and publishing the footage on digital platforms.
France
Telegraph: ‘Free Palestine’ sprayed on British Jews’ hire cars in Alps
Cars belonging to British Jewish tourists were spray-painted with the words “Free Palestine” while parked in the French Alps, triggering a criminal investigation. Police said four vehicles were found to have been damaged on Wednesday morning in the resort town of Châtel in Haute-Savoie, though Nicolas Rubin, the mayor of the town, put the number at five.
Times of Israel: France summons US ambassador for panning Macron’s response to rising antisemitism
France has summoned the American ambassador to Paris after the diplomat, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron alleging the country was not doing enough to combat antisemitism. France’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday announcing it had summoned Kushner to appear Monday at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs and that his allegations “are unacceptable.”
Times of Israel: Irish rap group Kneecap defies objectors with ‘Free Palestine’ chants at Paris gig
The Irish rap group Kneecap, one of whose members faces a British terror charge for allegedly supporting Hezbollah, repeated its criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza during a performance outside Paris on Sunday, despite objections from French Jewish groups and government officials.
Germany
Deutsche Welle: Antisemitic attacks in Germany rise sharply amid Gaza war
Antisemitic incidents have risen sharply in Germany since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attacks and the ensuing war in Gaza. Police figures show attacks against Jews rose 20% last year. In Berlin, many are afraid to openly show that they are Jewish. Jewish Berlin resident Michael was harassed on the subway for wearing a necklace supporting hostages held by Hamas. His experience reflects a rise in antisemitic incidents in Germany, including vandalism, verbal abuse and violence. Experts warn of growing antisemitism from both far-right and pro-Palestinian groups. Victims often seek help from counseling centers like OFEK, which advocate for solidarity without polarization.
Ynet News: Three Frankfurt Jews attacked, sprayed with red paint during vigil for Israeli hostages
Three members of Frankfurt’s Jewish community were attacked Friday while holding a vigil to raise awareness about Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for 687 days. Sacha Stawski, 55, a member of the Jewish community and activist with the anti-antisemitism group Honestly Concerned, told Bild that he and two other participants were hanging pictures of the 50 remaining hostages on a fence in Grünburg Park when a masked woman poured red paint on them from two containers. Stawski said 20 to 30 activists were present, some masked, who tried to block and harass them. “We heard antisemitic chants, were called ‘child killers’ and heard shouts of ‘Free Palestine’ and ‘genocide,’” he said. “Then we were attacked with paint.
Deutsche Welle: Neo-Nazi murderer strikes deal to start new life
In 2018, Beate Zschäpe, one of the far-right terrorists and an accomplice to those who killed Boulgarides along with 10 others, was sentenced by the Higher Regional Court in Munich to life in prison, with the court determining a particularly severe degree of guilt. Now, despite having done little during the trial to shed light on the series of murders, Zschäpe has been accepted into a rehabilitation program called "Exit," a support system for people who want to leave extremist groups, which offers counseling and practical assistance with reintegration into society. Barbara John, the federal government's ombudswoman for the victims and surviving relatives of the National Socialist Underground (NSU), suspects that the NSU terrorist intends to use her acceptance into the program to increase the chances of being released early from prison.
CHILLING tattoos snake across Philip Schlaffer's chest as a permanent reminder of his violent past as a devotee of a Hitler-doting hate gang. Philip was just 15 when he joined the German Neo-Nazi movement - where he spent the next decade and a half brainwashed and terrified to leave, before one horrific event snapped him back to reality.
Telegraph: Trans laws need to change after neo-Nazi prisoner case, says German interior minister
Germany should change its prison laws to stop a transgender neo-Nazi man from going to a woman’s jail, the country’s interior minister has said. Alexander Dobrindt said the case of Marla-Svenja Liebich was “an example of the very simple misuse of the Self-Determination Act”.
Ynet: 'No future here': Frankfurt Jewish activist weighs move to Israel after antisemitic attack
Sacha Stawski, a Jewish activist attacked in Frankfurt while hanging hostage posters, says rising antisemitism has left him doubting his future in Germany; with his family already in Israel, he now considers leaving the country for good.
Norway
Malay Mail: Norway teen suspected of terrorism after social worker murder
An 18-year-old Norwegian is suspected of terrorism after the murder of a social worker in Oslo which may have been racially-motivated, authorities said today. The woman, who worked in a home helping integrate vulnerable young people into society, was killed overnight Saturday to Sunday at her workplace. According to media, she was stabbed to death.
Poland
Then, last month, Segal was forced to move out, under police supervision. She had been evicted at the behest of a Polish bureaucrat charged with stewarding the building. In what watchdogs say is an extreme outcome of Poland’s lack of a Holocaust restitution law, the building is officially “ownerless,” leaving tenants in perpetual limbo. ”Poland remains the only member state of the European Union that has not passed national legislation to provide restitution or compensation for private property seized during the Holocaust or nationalized by the postwar Communist regime,” Gideon Taylor, president of the World Jewish Restitution Organization, told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
United Kingdom
Telegraph: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard should be banned, say Labour voters
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should be banned as a terrorist organisation, nearly three quarters of Labour voters believe. Only one in 20 (five per cent) opposed the proscription of the IRGC, a move backed by Labour when it was in opposition but which it has so far failed to deliver.
Reinsurance Business: UK Treasury updates terrorism definition principles for Pool Re certification
The HM Treasury (HMT) has released an updated set of general principles for interpreting the definition of an “act of terrorism” under the Reinsurance (Acts of Terrorism) Act 1993. The guidance, addressed to Pool Re, outlines how HMT will approach certification of incidents for coverage under the Pool Re scheme.
Guardian: Members of far-right party organising asylum hotel protests across UK, Facebook posts show
Members of a far-right nationalist party are helping to organise protests outside hotels used to house asylum seekers across the UK, according to a series of Facebook posts and groups created in recent weeks. Activists for the Homeland party, which was formed as a splinter organisation from Patriotic Alternative, Britain’s biggest far-right group, have set up a number of online groups in an attempt to spread the protests that recently engulfed a hotel in Epping.
The shoppers and shopkeepers of White Abbey Road in Bradford well remember a time almost 25 years ago when the street was engulfed in flames after a protest march against the National Front turned violent. On east London’s Brick Lane, the British-Bangladeshi population remember the invisible lines they could not cross without being set upon by the far right. For both communities, whose showdowns with racist groups came in different decades, the atmosphere in the UK today feels worryingly familiar, with far-right sentiment on the rise, stoked by politicians.
Telegraph: Terrorism is term used by Israel to marginalise Muslims, lecturer claims
A senior lecturer appeared to claim terrorism was a term “deployed” by Israel to discriminate against Muslims, The Telegraph can reveal. Dr Tarek Younis, an academic at Middlesex University, delivered a guest lecture at University College London (UCL) as part of the “Culture and the Clinic” unit of UCL’s MSc in Clinical Mental Health Sciences.
Jerusalem Post: Manchester Jews call for Preston to cancel invitation for Hebron's terrorist mayor
Convicted terrorist and Hebron Mayor Taysuh Abu Sneineh was invited to speak to the Preston City Council in a meeting to advance a friendship arrangement between the two cities, the Jewish Manchester Council of Greater Manchester and Region (JRC) said in a letter last Monday, urging the local British politicians not to engage with the controversial figure.
Gaza Strip
Ynet: IDF releases footage showing Hamas fighters killing Gaza civilians
The Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian, released video footage Monday showing Hamas fighters assaulting, abusing and shooting at Gaza residents across the Gaza Strip. The footage, shared on Alian’s English-language X account, has circulated widely on social media in recent days.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Trump suggests fewer than 20 Israeli hostages remain alive in Gaza
President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday that some Israeli hostages have died inside Gaza since the last ceasefire, alarming families of the 20 hostages thought to remain alive. Trump made the comment while speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, where he took credit for the ceasefire earlier this year when 33 hostages, mostly alive, were released.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Two Taliban Fighters Killed In Takhar Attack, Says AFF
The Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) said its fighters killed two Taliban members in an attack on the group’s base in Taleqan, the capital of Takhar province, on Saturday evening. In a statement, the AFF said two other Taliban members were wounded in the assault, which took place in the city’s first security district. The group also released a video purporting to show its fighters carrying out the attack.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Publicly Flog Man & Woman In Ghazni For ‘Moral Corruption’
The Taliban have flogged a man and a woman in public in central Afghanistan after convicting them of “moral corruption,” the group’s Supreme Court said. In a statement on Thursday, the court said a primary court in Jeghatu district of Ghazni province sentenced the pair to three months in prison and 30 lashes. The punishment, which had been approved by the Supreme Court, was carried out in front of local officials, court staff, visitors and residents.
The Taliban are transferring the bodies of 50 Afghan fighters linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) back into Afghanistan after they were killed in clashes with the Pakistani military, sources told Afghanistan International. The fighters died about two weeks ago during operations by Pakistan’s army in Sambaza, Balochistan, near the Afghan border. On 12 August, the Pakistani military announced it had killed 50 TTP members in the area and seized large quantities of weapons, ammunition and explosives.
Iran
Reuters: Iran forces kill six militants, IRNA reports, Israel link seen
Iranian security forces shot dead six militants in a clash in southeastern Iran on Saturday, a day after armed rebels killed five police officers in the restive region, the official news agency IRNA reported. IRNA said evidence showed the group was linked to Israel and may have been trained by Israel's Mossad spy agency. There was no immediate Israeli reaction to the allegation. Iranian police said this month they had arrested as many as 21,000 suspects during the 12-day war with Israel in June. Iran's southeast has been the scene of sporadic clashes between security forces and armed groups, including Sunni militants and separatists who say they are fighting for greater rights and autonomy.
Reuters: Iran's Khamenei calls US issue 'unsolvable' amid nuclear standoff
Iran's supreme leader said the current situation with the United States was "unsolvable", and that Tehran would never bow to pressure to obey Washington, amid a standoff with Western powers over its nuclear programme, state media reported on Sunday. The Islamic Republic suspended nuclear negotiations with the United States after the U.S. and Israel bombed its nuclear sites during a 12-day war in June.
Israel
Reuters: Israel says it would reduce troops in Lebanon if Beirut takes steps to disarm Hezbollah
Israel on Monday signalled it would scale back its military presence in southern Lebanon if the Lebanese armed forces took action to disarm Iran-backed Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah. The announcement from the Israeli prime minister's office came a day after Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. envoy Tom Barrak, who has been heavily involved in a plan that would disarm Hezbollah and withdraw Israeli forces from Lebanon. "If the Lebanese Armed Forces take the necessary steps to implement the disarmament of Hezbollah, Israel will engage in reciprocal measures, including a phased reduction" by the Israeli military, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
Reuters: Israel says missile from Yemen most likely fragmented mid-air
The Israeli military said on Friday that a missile launched from Yemen most likely fragmented in mid-air after air raid sirens sounded in several areas across Israel. Yemen's militant Houthi group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it carried out three operations against Israel including firing a ballistic missile towards Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, the group's military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said in a televised statement on Friday.
Times of Israel: After chase, several Palestinians arrested in Tel Aviv for alleged terror plot
Law enforcement officers in Tel Aviv on Sunday arrested several Palestinians in connection to an alleged terror attack plot, after an hourslong manhunt. Police said two suspects, from the Nablus area, were caught in a joint operation with the Shin Bet secret service, and were transferred for interrogation.
Jerusalem Post: Houthis escalate with cluster missile strike: What it means for Israel’s defense
The use of cluster munitions by the Houthis in a ballistic missile strike targeting central Israel on Friday represents a significant and deeply concerning evolution of the regional conflict and the group’s operational capabilities. This is not merely a tactical shift; it is a strategic signal with implications for regional deterrence, air defense architecture, and the broader proxy dynamics between Iran and its adversaries. The deployment of a cluster warhead via ballistic missile marks a departure from the Houthis’ previous reliance on unitary warheads and drone swarms.
Times of Israel: Netanyahu says Israel is ‘ready to support’ Lebanon in disarming Hezbollah
Israel is “ready to support” Lebanon’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah and will implement a phased reduction of its military presence in Lebanon as a “reciprocal measure,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement on Monday. If the Lebanese Armed Forces “take the necessary steps to implement the disarmament of Hezbollah, Israel will engage in reciprocal measures, including a phased reduction of IDF presence in coordination with the US-led security mechanism,” the statement reads.
Jerusalem Post: As Netanyahu decides between war and a deal, IDF prepares for Gaza City invasion
The IDF has shown numerous examples of Hamas exaggerating or downright inventing non-existent mass civilian casualty incidents, but it has not tossed Hamas’s estimates completely out the window and has declined to provide its own estimated civilian casualty tally – something which it always did in prior conflicts in Gaza. Concurrently, tens of thousands of reservists have either already been called up for a new round of duty or will be in the first week of September.
Sky News: Israeli military strikes Houthi regime in Yemen after 'repeated attacks'
Israel says it has carried out strikes against Houthi military targets in Yemen's capital Sanaa. The attacks happened after the Iranian-backed militants said they fired a ballistic missile towards Israel on Friday. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Sunday it struck the regime's "military infrastructure", including a site "in which the presidency palace is located, the Asar and Hizaz power plants, and a site for storing fuel". The IDF also said the strikes were carried out in response to "repeated attacks" by the Houthis against Israel, such as "the launching of surface-to-surface missiles and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) toward Israeli territory in recent days".
Lebanon
Times of Israel: Israel says it killed Hezbollah man trying to rebuild group in southern Lebanonv
A Hezbollah operative was killed in an Israeli drone strike in the southern Lebanon town of Tebnine earlier today, the military says. According to the IDF, the operative was involved in restoring Hezbollah military infrastructure in the nearby town of Beit Lif, which it says is a violation of the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
Naharnet: Hezbollah and Amal walk back after calling for protest over disarmament
Hezbollah and Amal called off Monday a rally they had called for in protest at the government's decision to disarm Hezbollah by the year end. The workers' departments of Hezbollah and Amal had called for a rally Wednesday in Riad al-Solh.
Naharnet: Iran official says Hezbollah disarmament plan 'will never be implemented'
Brig. Gen. Iraj Masjedi, the assistant commander of Iran’s Quds Force for coordination affairs, announced Monday that “the Hezbollah disarmament plan in Lebanon is an American-Zionist plan that will never be implemented.” Recent and similar statements by the same official and by other Iranian officials had prompted Lebanese authorities to strongly condemn “interference” in Lebanon’s domestic affairs.
Naharnet: Report: Army hasn't demanded extending Hezbollah disarmament deadline
The Lebanese Army has not asked for an extension of the deadline set by the Lebanese government for the disarmament of Hezbollah and the other armed groups in the country, a Lebanese military source said. “The army’s plan for the removal of Hezbollah’s arms has become almost ready,” the source told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel.
Syria
Reuters: Syria’s Sharaa expected to address UN in New York in September
Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York in September, a Syrian official told Reuters on Monday. Sharaa, who once pledged allegiance to al Qaeda before severing ties in 2016, met with U.S President Donald Trump in Saudi Arabia in May in a bid to have sanctions on Syria lifted.
Reuters: Syria delays parliamentary vote in Sweida after sectarian violence
Syria's first parliamentary election under its new Islamist administration, scheduled for September, will not include the southern province of Sweida and two other provinces due to security concerns, the electoral commission said on Saturday. Hundreds of people were reported killed in July in clashes in Sweida pitting Druze fighters against Sunni Bedouin tribes, and government forces were sent to the city to quell the unrest.
Kudistan24: SDF Repels Damascus-Backed Attack in Deir Ezzor Amid Volatile Tensions
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Monday that its fighters had repelled an attack by “Damascus government-affiliated armed groups” in the Deir Ezzor countryside, holding the Syrian government directly responsible for what it described as a “desperate attempt to sow chaos and destabilize the region.”
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa told reporters on Sunday that he would “not hesitate” to agree to a peace agreement with Israel if doing so would serve Damascus’s interests, according to a Sky News Arabia report.
Yemen
Reuters: Israel strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa kill six, wound dozens
Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel, with a Houthi health official saying the attack killed six people and wounded 86. The strikes are the latest in over a year of direct attacks and counterstrikes between Israel and Houthi militants in Yemen, part of a spillover from the war in Gaza.
Pakistan
At least five security personnel were killed and 17 others injured in two separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said on Monday (August 25).
An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Monday (August 25) handed down jail terms from three to 10 years to 75 leaders and workers of Imran Khan's party for their involvement in an attack on the house of a senior PML-N leader during the May 9, 2023 riots.
Mali
Africa News: Hundreds continue to flee central Malian town after jihadist attack
A week after a jihadist attack on a military camp in central Mali, hundreds of civilians continue to flee the town of Farabougou and surrounding villages. Local and military sources say that soldiers have evacuated their garrison in the town which is some 300 kilometres north of the capital, Bamako.
Nigeria
Reuters: Nigeria kills at least 35 Islamic fighters near Cameroon border, air force says
Nigeria's air force said it killed at least 35 Islamic fighters in air strikes near the Cameroon border on Saturday, following intelligence that the group was planning an attack on ground troops. The strikes targeted four assembly points, air force spokesperson Ehimen Ejodame said in a statement, adding that communication was later restored with troops who confirmed the area had been secured. The operation is part of an intensified campaign in the northeast, where the military last week said it had killed 592 armed militia members in eight months, surpassing operational gains made in 2024.
Reuters: Nigeria Air Force rescues 76 kidnap victims, official says
The Nigerian Air Force has rescued 76 kidnap victims, including women and children, after a precision air strike on a bandit stronghold in northwest Katsina State, authorities said on Saturday. The operation, targeting Pauwa Hill in Kankara Local Government Area, was part of a manhunt for a gang leader named Babaro who has been linked to a mosque attack last week in the town of Malumfashi in northwest Nigeria.
Australia
A video showing a woman confronting a security guard over a patch on his uniform has ignited fierce debate online about the symbol's meaning. The footage, filmed at Northland Shopping Centre in Melbourne's north, shows the woman questioning the guard about an Australian flag patch featuring a thin blue line. 'Why do you have that on you? It's a white supremacist thing,' she says in the video.
Jewish News Syndicate: Suspect arrested over antisemitic graffiti at Melbourne shul
Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged a man with more than 20 offenses in connection with a series of antisemitic attacks on a synagogue in South Yarra throughout the year, Victoria Police said on Monday. The 37-year-old was arrested at his South Yarra home after detectives executed a search warrant, with investigators confiscating items at the residence allegedly related to the attacks. He was charged with six counts of criminal damage, six counts of mark offensive graffiti, five counts of using an unregistered motor vehicle, five counts of unlicensed driving and one count of failing to stop on police direction.
Technology
Jerusalem Post: One click away: ADL research shows how online radicalization leads to extremism
Online interaction with extremist content can be linked to the commission of real-world violent crimes, an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) research project released on Thursday concluded. The ADL's Center on Extremism followed the timeline of radicalization that led two teenagers, Natalie (Samantha) Rupnow and Solomon Henderson, to commit school shootings motivated by hatred, rage, and extremism.
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