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Eye on Extremism: May 28, 2025
Top Stories
ARD: BKA chief warns of right-wing extremist youth groups
The President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), Holger Münch, warns of an increase in criminal right-wing extremist youth scenes. "For about a year now, we have increasingly seen very young people with right-wing views becoming more radicalized and joining together in sometimes well-organized structures to commit serious crimes," Münch told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers. The internet is increasingly serving as a networking space for the right-wing scene. "Radicalization, recruitment and mobilization take place via social networks and right-wing forums," Münch continued. According to him, the high number of right-wing motivated crimes and the quality of right-wing violent crimes are a "major challenge" for the security authorities. They were facing the scene with high control pressure.
Times of Israel: New survey shows antisemitism is global Jewry’s biggest concern
Antisemitism is the most pressing concern for Jews worldwide, surpassing all other issues across age, geography and religious affiliation, according to a report by Voice of the People, a global initiative launched by Israeli President Isaac Herzog.
CEP Mentions
Middle East Forum: How the International Community Got Yemen Wrong
CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown writes: As British Ambassador from 2015 to 2017 I saw up close and was involved in negotiating the international response to the Houthi takeover of large parts of Yemen that began in earnest in 2014. I then continued to observe Yemen from a counterterrorism perspective with the United Nations after 2017. The story that has not been adequately told is how the international community got its response right in 2014; but then progressively lost its way over the following four years, ending in the shameful Stockholm Agreement of December 2018.
NDR: New radical right-wing youth culture: violence on the rise (in German)
TV-Interview with CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann.
Yle: Intelligence service wants tighter control over AfD party (in Finnish)
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about extremism in Germany and the possibility of banning extremist parties. “Our correspondent found out what Germans think about the possible ban on the AfD party.”
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler quoted: “The constitution includes measures to intervene in the activities of radical parties, because Germany has dark memories of the Nazi era, when the far-right rose to power in democratic elections. In Germany, it is known that the end of democracy does not require civil war. Democracy can be weakened, and it can also be driven down by democracy's own tools, says Schindler.”
WELT: MIGRATION: Scandal surrounding Baerbock's ministry! Foreign Office allegedly simplified Afghan visas (in German)
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: “Pressure is mounting at the Federal Foreign Office: According to Der Spiegel, internal files show that the humanitarian admission program for Afghans following the Taliban's takeover was fraught with serious mishaps and abuse. Security authorities and diplomats warn of a "highly questionable visa program" and a "significantly increased risk of abuse."”
BR24: Dangerous legacy – German jihadists in Syria (in German)
The EU and the US also want to end sanctions against Syria. Germany also plans to deport Islamist threats there. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the international research organization Counter Extremism Project urges caution and warns that we should first observe whether interim President al-Sharaa actually implements his moderate course. "This is a very significant vote of confidence in a person in Syria – Mr. al-Sharaa, who announces he will do something that, however, does not correspond to the ideological orientation of his own people, which has been expressed and repeated for years."
BR: The Radio Patrol: Dangerous legacy - German Islamists in Syria's shadow army (in German)
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Scindler interviewed: "Syria remains a dangerous refuge for Islamist fighters – despite shifts in power, the HTS militia controls large areas, radical foreigners continue to incite hatred online, recruit for jihad, and could also threaten Europe."
Analysis
EICTP: European Trend Report on Terrorism 2025
The evolving threat landscape of extremism and terrorism poses a central security policy challenge for European states, demanding a comprehensive and projective strategic analysis. Unlike many conventional trend reports that simply extrapolate past developments into the future, the EICTP European Trend Report on Terrorism 2025 (ETRT) is distinguished by its foundation in strategic foresight methodology. The European Institute for Counter Terrorism and Conflict Prevention (EICTP) utilizes the “SPHEERE” method-a collaborative, software-supported analysis platform-to systematically address these complex issues.
RAND: Russian Mercenary and Paramilitary Groups in Africa
Since 2018, Russian private military contractors or mercenaries have proliferated across Africa. The largest mercenary outfit is the Wagner Group, which was led by Yevgeny Prigozhin until his death in 2023. Russian mercenaries serve as an important mechanism by which Moscow seeks to reduce its growing international economic and political isolation. Mercenaries help accomplish this by expanding Russia’s global footprint and influence at a relatively low cost. The authors describe how Russia’s armed presence in Africa has changed from mid-2023 to September 2024. The authors identify where Russian mercenaries have presences in Africa, what types of activities they perform, and the resulting implications of mercenaries’ use for African governments, economies, and civilian populations. The authors also examine how publics in countries where these mercenaries are present—and publics in neighboring countries—feel about and discuss Russian mercenaries and Russia itself.
United States
As summer approaches and many Americans plan to jet-set across the country and world on vacation, the U.S. Department of State is warning travelers to take caution while visiting a popular destination. On May 23, the department reissued a level 2 travel advisory for travel to Italy, urging travelers to "exercise increased caution" due to "terrorism."
Kansas City Star: U-Haul bans Patriot Front members after trucks rented in KC for march
U-Haul International took swift action against members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front who rented its trucks to transport those participating in a march Saturday in downtown Kansas City, the company said Tuesday.
BBC: US halts student visa appointments and plans expanded social media vetting
US President Donald Trump's administration has ordered US embassies around the world to stop scheduling appointments for student visas as it prepares to expand social media vetting of such applicants. An official memo said social media vetting would be stepped up for student and foreign exchange visas, which would have "significant implications" for embassies and consulates.
Fox News: Maher calls out liberals backing Hamas despite terror group's extremist views
Comedian Bill Maher trashed liberals in the United States who agree with the terror group Hamas on the topic of Israel. During the latest episode of his "Club Random" podcast – featuring podcast host Tim Pool as his guest – the comedian marveled at how liberals could support the Israel-hating, radical Islamic terrorists.
A potential breakthrough arrived earlier this month in California’s years-long debate over ethnic studies, in which Jewish groups fought to ensure that a curriculum mandate would not lead to teachers presenting Jews unfairly or singling out Israel. For the first time, influential lawmakers from several racial and ethnic caucuses offered to help the effort — as long as ethnic studies did not draw exclusive scrutiny.
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Official who posted antisemitic rhetoric becomes Pentagon press secretary
Kingsley Wilson, a Department of Defense official who has repeatedly echoed antisemitic rhetoric online, will serve as the Pentagon’s new press secretary, according to an announcement Friday. “Kingsley’s leadership has been integral to the DoD’s success & we look forward to her continued service to President Trump!,” said Sean Parnell, the chief Pentagon spokesman and a senior advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a post on X Friday.
Seattle Times: 8 more arrests at dueling protests, this time at Seattle City Hall
Competing protests squared off again Tuesday evening, this time in front of Seattle City Hall, after a similar clash led to 23 arrests over the weekend in Cal Anderson Park. Seattle police kept the two groups at a distance Tuesday, amid high tensions. In the end, officers arrested eight more protesters for investigation of assault.
A Virginia hotel barred antisemitic podcaster Stew Peters from its premises Tuesday, blocking him from speaking at a conference for veterans of the 1967 USS Liberty attack.
Czech Republic
The Czech government has identified China as being “responsible” for cyberattacks against a a communication network of the Czech Foreign Ministry, officials said on Wednesday. The Foreign Ministry said the malicious activities started in 2022 and targeted the country’s critical infrastructure. The ministry said it believed the Advanced Persistent Threat 31, or APT31 group, associated with the Chinese Ministry of State Security was behind the campaign.
Germany
Deutsche Welle: Syrian man pleads guilty to Solingen knife attack
A Syrian man who allegedly knifed three people to death at a street festival in the western city of Solingen last August entered a guilty plea as his trial began in Düsseldorf on Tuesday. Issa Al H., 27, told the court through his lawyer that he bore "heavy blame" and had "killed innocent people," and thus deserved and expected a life sentence. The attack in Solingen fueled an ongoing debate on asylum policy in Germany, as the suspected attacker, who is thought to have been motivated by extremist Islamist ideology, had been slated for a deportation that failed on organizational grounds. In addition to the three fatalities, 10 people were injured in the attack, some of them critically. If the accused receives a guilty verdict, he faces a life sentence in prison followed by preventive detention.
BILD: Federal prosecutor investigates Hamas terrorists
It is about the financier and string-puller of Hamas, Majed al-Zeer (62), last resident of Berlin-Neukölln - now on the run, possibly via Sweden to Turkey. The Swedish newspaper "Aftonbladet" reports on a "European arrest warrant" from Germany. A spokeswoman for the Federal Public Prosecutor's Office does not wish to comment on the report. The Federal Public Prosecutor's Office regularly states that reports of arrest warrants could jeopardize the success of arrests. At the end of 2023, the police in Berlin took action against several Hamas supporters. Weapons were allegedly found in a hidden underground depot which, according to the investigation, were to be used in an imminent attack on Jewish institutions in Europe. The security authorities kept the suspects under surveillance. A lead to Majed al-Zeer is also said to have emerged. Security authorities refer to al-Zeer as the "secret representative of Hamas in Germany". Al-Zeer also personally took part in anti-Israel demonstrations in Berlin. A year ago, he stood on Berlin's Alexanderplatz and gave inflammatory speeches in front of cameras.
ARD: Already several proceedings against young neo-Nazis
Several members of the radical right-wing terrorist group "Letzte Verteidigungswelle", which was broken up on Wednesday, had apparently already been in the investigators' sights for some time. Several cases are pending against Jason R. and Benjamin H. from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, some of which involve politically motivated crimes. The federal prosecutor's office accuses both of them of being ringleaders in the radical right-wing terrorist group "Letzte Verteidigungswelle". NDR and WDR have asked the defendants' lawyers for a statement, but they have not responded. The 18-year-old Jason R., who was arrested by police in Wismar, is also currently under investigation for a break-in at a zoo. He is said to have broken in with other offenders. According to the zoo's own statement, employees subsequently found a dead goat with stab wounds in its stomach in a stream. According to earlier reports, several rabbits and guinea pigs had also been stolen, some of which also died. The specific role R. played in these crimes is still being investigated.
Frankfurter Rundschau: The Center for the Documentation of NSU Crimes is an important start
An NSU documentation center has never been as important for awareness and education as it is today. The extreme right is on the rise, not least in Saxony. New terrorist cells are openly borrowing from the National Socialist Underground (NSU) group. An extreme right-wing youth culture is growing up that is driven by Nazi glorification, a willingness to use violence and hatred of anyone who appears "different" in any way. Propaganda on the internet acts as an accelerant. Against this backdrop, what the survivors and bereaved of the NSU terror have achieved together with committed people from anti-fascist initiatives - the first NSU documentation center in Germany, which opened in Chemnitz on Sunday - cannot be overestimated. Without their pressure, neither this center would have been established nor would the new black-red government coalition have committed to such a center in Nuremberg. The aim is to create a network of documentation centers throughout Germany.
Associated Press: Suspect in fatal knife attack at German festival admits killings as trial starts
The suspect in a knife attack at a festival in the German city of Solingen went on trial Tuesday on murder and terrorism charges, and acknowledged his guilt as the proceedings opened. Three people were killed in the Aug. 23 attack at a “Festival of Diversity” marking the 650th anniversary of the city in western Germany. The Syrian man, who has been identified only as Issa Al H. in line with German privacy rules, was arrested a day after the attack.
France
Reuters: France wants Palestinian two-state solution, Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday reaffirmed his wish to see a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict and said there were no double standards in French policy towards the Middle East. Macron is leaning towards recognising a Palestinian state, diplomats and experts say, a move that could infuriate Israel and deepen Western splits. The French president was speaking in Indonesia.
Greece
Reuters: Greece drafts tougher law for rejected asylum seekers, PM says
Greece has prepared legislation that will introduce tougher penalties for rejected asylum seekers and speed up returns to their home countries, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday.The Mediterranean nation was on the frontline of a 2015-2016 migration crisis when more than a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa crossed into Europe.
United Kingdom
Reuters: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Liverpool parade crash
A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drugs after a car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a Premier League title parade, injuring more than 50, British police said. Eleven victims remained in hospital in a stable condition on Tuesday, police said, adding that they all appeared to be recovering well. British police believe the incident, in a packed Liverpool city centre on Monday, was isolated and not an act of terrorism. They said the driver of the grey Ford Galaxy people-carrier involved in the incident was believed to have followed an ambulance into a closed street when a road block was lifted to allow paramedics to attend to a suspected heart attack victim.
Le Monde: Led by Nigel Farage, UK far right emerges as government's main opponent
Since the beginning of the year, the nationalist Reform UK party has surged to the top of the polls, widening the gap between Labour and the Conservatives, the two parties that have dominated British politics for the past century.
Independent: Tommy Robinson released from prison after sentence reduced
Far-right political activist Tommy Robinson has walked free from prison after his jail term for breaching an injunction was reduced by four months last week. The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left HMP Woodhill, Buckinghamshire, on Tuesday after his 18-month sentence was cut back at the High Court.
Russia
Belsat: The Taliban is no longer banned in Russia
In the federation, the decision became final on May 20, and the relevant changes have already appeared in the Federal Security Service's register of terrorist organizations. The entry “Taliban” has been annotated with “activity suspended.” The change in the status of the Afghan Sunni fundamentalist group was requested by Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov. According to him, this is possible in connection with amendments to the “Anti-Terrorism” law and the Code of Judicial Procedure. The above-mentioned legal acts state that organizations may be allowed to operate in Russia if they have ceased activities related to “promoting, justifying, and supporting terrorism or committing terrorist crimes against Russia's interests.”
Afghanistan
Daily Times: Taliban warn militant groups: Attacking Pakistan is not jihad
A senior Afghan Taliban commander, Saeedullah Saeed, has strongly condemned militant attacks in Pakistan, stating they are not legitimate jihad. Speaking at a police ceremony, he said only the Amir of the Islamic Emirate can declare jihad. Any attack carried out without this authority is against Shariah and the orders of Afghanistan’s leadership.
Amu: Young woman killed and burned in northern Afghanistan, sources say
A young woman was killed and her body set on fire by unidentified gunmen in the northeastern province of Takhar, local sources said on Tuesday, May 27.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Bans Table Football In Daikundi, Citing Idolatry Concerns
The Taliban have prohibited table football in Daikundi province, local sources told Afghanistan International. The group claims the miniature player figures in the game resemble idols, which they say is forbidden in Islam.
Amu: After months of rift, Haqqani praises Taliban leader as ‘source of guidance’
After months of silence and amid reports of a growing rift within the Taliban’s ranks, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the Taliban’s interior minister, appeared at a public gathering in Kabul and delivered a message of allegiance to the Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader.
Amu: Taliban increase foreign travel despite sanctions and rights concerns
Several senior Taliban officials have traveled abroad this month, visiting regional powers including Russia, China, Iran, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The uptick in foreign visits marks one of the busiest periods of international engagement for Taliban authorities since they returned to power in 2021.
Egypt
During his participation in the two-day International Conference titled "Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas", held in Baku, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, Senior Advisor to Egypt's Grand Mufti and Secretary-General of the Fatwa Authorities World, emphasized that moderate fatwas have become crucial in correcting misconceptions about Islam, combating extremism, and safeguarding societies from hate speech.
Gaza Strip
Reuters: Palestinians rush US-backed aid centre despite concerns over checks
Thousands of Palestinians on Tuesday rushed an aid distribution site in Gaza operated by a foundation backed by the United States and Israel, with desperation for food overcoming concern about biometric and other checks Israel said it would employ. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation said it had distributed about 8,000 food boxes, equivalent to 462,000 meals, after an 11-week Israeli blockade of the war-devastated enclave. In the southern city of Rafah, which is under full Israeli army control, thousands of people including women and children, some on foot or in donkey carts, flocked towards the foundation's distribution sites to receive food packages. Videos, some of which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed lines of people walking through a wired-off corridor and into a large open field where aid was stacked. Later, images shared on social media showed large parts of the fence torn down as people jostled their way onto the site.
Jerusalem Post: Who is sending humanitarian aid to Gaza?
Throughout the Israel-Hamas War, the issue of humanitarian aid being allowed into Gaza has been one of the largest issues dominating any and all attempts at understanding the war and attempts at how Gazan civilians have been impacted by it. This itself isn’t entirely a new issue — Israel’s longstanding blockade over Gaza and control of most of the entrances into the region have traditionally limited supplies in the area. This is further worsened by longstanding accusations that Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist organization that rules Gaza, maintains control over the aid in order to further their stranglehold on the populace. But the humanitarian crisis that has erupted in Gaza due to the war has placed renewed focus on the issue, as has the Israeli government’s sporadic blocking or limiting of all aid.
Iran
Reuters: Any US-Iran deal should include 'robust' IAEA inspections, Grossi says
Any deal between Iran and the U.S. that would impose fresh nuclear curbs on Iran should include "very robust" inspections by the U.N. nuclear watchdog, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday. The two countries are holding talks meant to rein in Iranian nuclear activities that have rapidly accelerated since President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of a 2015 deal between Iran and major powers that strictly limited those activities.
Times of Israel: Iran executes man it convicted of spying for Israel
Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, according to a report from judiciary news outlet Mizan on Wednesday that identified him as Pedram Madani. “After identification, arrest, and judicial proceedings against Pedram Madani, who was spying in favor of the Zionist regime, and following the complete process of criminal procedure and the final confirmation and upholding of the verdict by the Supreme Court, he was brought to justice and executed,” Mizan reported.
Israel
Reuters: Netanyahu says Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar has been eliminated
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Hamas Gaza chief, Mohammad Sinwar, one of its most wanted and the younger brother of the deceased group's leader, Yahya Sinwar, had been eliminated.
Israel on Wednesday marked 600 days since the Hamas terror group’s October 7, 2023, attack, with families of those still held hostage in Gaza drawing attention to the captives’ ongoing plight, and pleading for their release. Family members of hostages gathered at the Hostages Forum offices in Tel Aviv. Anat Angrest, whose son Matan Angrest was kidnapped by Hamas from a burning IDF tank at the Nahal Oz military base during the battle, directed her angry comments at the Israeli government.
Hamas says it has reached an agreement with US special envoy Steve Witkoff on a “general framework” for a ceasefire deal and now awaits a “final response.” Hamas says in a statement that the framework it has approved would secure a “permanent ceasefire,” the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the flow of humanitarian aid and a committee of independent Palestinian technocrats assuming governing control over the Strip instead of Hamas, once the agreement is announced.
Israeli fighter jets bombed the Houthi-controlled Sanaa International Airport in Yemen on Wednesday, in response to the Iran-backed group’s near-daily ballistic missile attacks on Israel. Since the Israel Defense Force’s last strike on Yemen, on May 16, the Houthis launched at least seven missiles and several drones at Israel, the latest of them on Tuesday morning.
Ynet: Israel will expel citizens convicted of terror, revoke citizenship, minister says
Israel will begin to expel Israeli citizens convicted of terrorism, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Wednesday. In a closed-door session of the Knesset Committee, Katz and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel discussed the implementation of a law passed by the Knesset in February 2023 authorizing the government to revoke the citizenship of Israelis convicted of terrorism if they received stipends from the Palestinian Authority (PA.)
Chanting “Death to Arabs” and singing “May your village burn,” groups of young Israeli Jews made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday during an annual march marking Israel’s conquest of the eastern part of the city.
Lebanon
Naharnet: Rajji slams Hezbollah as 'outlaw' group and its tripartite equation as outdated
Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has said that Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem “can say what he wants” about the so-called “army-people-resistance” equation but added that “the Lebanese people no longer want this outdated equation.”
Naharnet: Israeli strike on south Lebanon kills Hezbollah member
Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed one man on Tuesday evening, the latest attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. In a statement, the ministry said an Israeli strike on a motorcycle killed one man in Yater, in south Lebanon's Bint Jbeil district. Media reports identified the man as a Hezbollah member.
Naharnet: What did Aoun and Hezbollah delegation discuss?
President Joseph Aoun held a friendly meeting with a delegation from Hezbollah’s Loyalty to Resistance bloc on Monday, after which sources from or close to the bloc lauded Aoun as “very affable,” a media report said. “President Aoun joked with the bloc members, talking about neighborliness between Jbaa, the hometown of MP Mohammad Raad, and al-Aishiyeh, the hometown of the president, with Aoun telling Raad: ‘We are sons of the same region,’” the sources told Al-Jadeed television.
India
United News of India: Four militants nabbed in Manipur
Four militants were nabbed in Manipur in separate incidents during the last 24 hours. Police said security forces arrested a militant from Khonghampat Mantri Leikai under Sekmai-PS, Imphal West District.
An all-party Indian delegation visited South Africa, rallying expatriates and local Indians against terrorism, specifically citing Pakistan's alleged role. The delegation emphasized India's commitment to peace but vowed zero tolerance after the Pahalgam attack, which they described as an assault on India's soul. They are seeking global consensus against terrorism, highlighting India's historical support for South Africa's fight against apartheid.
Pakistan
Daily Times: Security forces foil major terror plot, kill four militants in Balochistan operation
In a successful intelligence-based operation (IBO), Pakistan’s security forces eliminated four terrorists from a banned outfit in the Musakhel area of Balochistan on Wednesday. The action was taken after receiving a credible tip-off about the militants’ activities in the region.
Algeria
ANHA: Algeria warns of escalating terrorism in Sahel
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf affirmed that his country is ready to engage in any effort to confront the growing security challenges in the African Sahel region, emphasizing that Algeria considers the stability of its neighborhood a direct extension of its national security.
Congo
Human rights group Amnesty International accused the M23 rebels in eastern Congo of killing, torturing and forcibly disappearing civilian detainees in two rebel-controlled cities on Tuesday. “These acts violate international humanitarian law and may amount to war crimes,” Amnesty said in a statement.
Somalia
Washington Post: How U.S. cuts in Somalia could imperil the fight against al-Shabab
As President Donald Trump overhauls U.S. policy in Africa — slashing foreign aid programs and paring back assistance for allied forces in the region — al-Shabab militants are on the march in Somalia. One of al-Qaeda’s best-funded and most lethal global affiliates, al-Shabab has retaken important towns from Somali forces over the past three months. Its fighters previously launched an assault on a U.S. airfield in Kenya and plotted attacks on the U.S. mainland. Under the second Trump administration, it’s unclear whether Washington believes that the battle against the group should still be a priority — or if the Somali government, long racked by corruption, is capable of leading the fight.
Fox : US conducts airstrike against Al Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia
U.SNews. forces conducted an airstrike against the al Qaeda-linked al-Shabab over the weekend in Somalia. The airstrike by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) targeted an area nearly 40 miles northwest of Kismayo, Somalia, where al-Shabab was reportedly located.
Technology
The Guardian: How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan
As missiles and drones crisscrossed the night skies above India and Pakistan earlier this month, another invisible war was taking place. Not long after the Indian government announced Operation Sindoor, the military offensive against Pakistan triggered by a militant attack in Kashmir that Delhi blamed on Islamabad, reports of major Pakistani defeats began to circulate online. What began as disparate claims on social media platforms such as X soon became a cacophony of declarations of India’s military might, broadcast as “breaking news” and “exclusives” on the country’s biggest news programmes.
Jakarta Post: Cyberterrorism: The new face of extremism targeting youth
In 2023, 96.9 percent of terrorism-related arrests involved individuals of productive age (18–55 years old), with 11.9 percent falling within the young adult bracket of 18–27 years old, according to BNPT.
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