Eye on Extremism

Extremism News Roundup

August 12, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 12, 2025

Al-Qaeda’s notorious offshoot in Syria, Hurras al-Din, announced its formal dissolution in January after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. But nearly two years after US airstrikes killed al-Qaeda’s veteran top leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in...

Extremism News Roundup

August 11, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 11, 2025

While there have been vague proclamations by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s military has yet to complete the tactical battle plan. There has been no public confirmation of how long any occupation of the city will last — or when it will...

Extremism News Roundup

August 8, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 8, 2025

After years spent quietly gaining strength, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) is now the most well-armed militant force in West Africa and among the most powerful in the world, according to regional and Western officials, with as many as 6...

Extremism News Roundup

August 7, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 7, 2025

It remains unclear how Hamas has managed to continue funding salary payments given the destruction of much of its administrative and financial infrastructure. One senior Hamas employee, who served in high positions and is familiar with Hamas's...

Extremism News Roundup

August 6, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 6, 2025

The Israeli military claims that United Nations agencies operating in Gaza have enabled Hamas to hijack humanitarian aid and distort global perception, alleging that the aid system has become both operationally dysfunctional and politically...

Extremism News Roundup

August 5, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 5, 2025

Israel's cabinet could authorise on Tuesday a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, despite international pressure for a ceasefire to ease appalling conditions in the besieged Palestinian territory...

Extremism News Roundup

August 4, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 4, 2025

Militant groups aligned with the Islamic State (ISIS) are ramping up violence across Africa, staging a growing number of attacks and expanding their influence in a way that could ultimately pose a threat far beyond the continent, including to the...

Extremism News Roundup

August 1, 2025

Eye on Extremism: August 1, 2025

There is growing pessimism in Israel over the possibility that Hamas will show flexibility and return to the negotiating table, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. The feeling within the government is that the talks are nearing...

Extremism News Roundup

July 31, 2025

Eye on Extremism: July 31, 2025

The threat from Islamic State and al-Qaida extremists and their affiliates is most intense in parts of Africa, and risks are growing in Syria, which both groups view as a “a strategic base for external operations,” U.N. experts said in a new report...

Extremism News Roundup

July 30, 2025

Eye on Extremism: July 30, 2025

A group affiliated with Al Qaeda has killed dozens of civilians and eight soldiers so far this year in Togo, the country's foreign minister told Reuters last week, in a rare official acknowledgement of the toll of rising attacks. Minister of Foreign...