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Eye on Extremism: May 14, 2026
The U.S.-led Board of Peace wants to start implementing its Gaza governance and reconstruction plan in the parts of Gaza that are not under Hamas control, according to a Board of Peace official and two other sources briefed on the issue. Axios: U.S...
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Eye on Extremism: May 13, 2026
A landmark lawsuit brought by the parents of the first US victim of Hamas could finally stop American groups accused of funneling money to the terror group. David Boim, Brooklyn-born teenager, was gunned down in Jerusalem 30 years ago this week...
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Eye on Extremism: May 12, 2026
France on Tuesday proposed that the United Nations Security Council back a West African force to combat terrorism, drug and human trafficking by "eradicating the actions" of Islamist militants and organised crime groups in the Sahel region. The vast...
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Eye on Extremism: May 11, 2026
Simultaneously with the publication of a threatening op-ed by Hossein Shariatmadari in the Kayhan newspaper, an official from Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) group warned the United States to face the “consequences” of rejecting the Islamic Republic’s...
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Eye on Extremism: May 8, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio blamed Hezbollah Friday for the situation in Lebanon, accusing the group of being fully dependent on Iranian support. "The reason why Lebanon faces bombings, the reason why Lebanon faces violence, is because of...
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Eye on Extremism: May 7, 2026
The destruction of Islamist terror groups is one of the main priorities of US Counterterrorism, according to the newly released United States Counterterrorism Strategy 2026 (hereon referred to as the CTS). The CTS laid out the three major types of...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: May 6, 2026
Antisemitic physical assaults in the United States reached record highs in 2025, and included Jewish fatalities on American soil for the first time since 2019, according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual report. It was the first time there were...
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Eye on Extremism: May 5, 2026
U.S. military leaders said Tuesday that a ceasefire with Iran remains in effect a day after Tehran was blamed for new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and against the United Arab Emirates. The fragile truce, reached nearly a month ago, appeared to be...
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Eye on Extremism: May 4, 2026
Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy issued a new map of the area of the Strait of Hormuz under its control on Monday, state media reported. The area starts in the west with a line between the westernmost tip of Iran's Qeshm island to the United Arab...
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Eye on Extremism: May 1, 2026
Al Qaeda-linked insurgents have called on Malians to rise up against the military-led government and transition to Sharia law, as multiple security sources said the group had set up checkpoints around the capital and seized a northern town. The...
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