“Yemen's Houthis downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone in Saada province, the Iran-aligned
group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Tuesday.”











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Eye on Extremism



September 10, 2024



Reuters: Yemen's Houthis Say They Downed A U.S. Drone In Saada
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“Yemen's Houthis downed a U.S. MQ-9 drone in Saada province, the Iran-aligned
group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Tuesday.”



Reuters: Turkey's Erdogan Calls For Summit Of Muslim Country Leaders On Gaza
War
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“Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged the Organization of Islamic
Cooperation to convene an emergency summit to discuss the war in Gaza and what
he called Israel's attacks on Jerusalem. Erdogan, who has been a vocal critic
of Israel during its war against the Hamas militant group in Gaza, called on
Islamic countries at the weekend to form an alliance against what he described
as Israel's "expansionism". Speaking after a cabinet meeting in Ankara, Erdogan
said Israel was targeting the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as part of its
"expansionist" drive. Jerusalem and the mosque - known to Jews as Temple Mount
- was Ankara's "red line", he added. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation
has 57 member states and claims to be the collective voice of the Muslim world.”



CEP Mentions



Daily Mail: The ISIS Resurgence: How Islamist Fanatics Are Once Again
Spreading Terror Around The World, Killing Dozens In Moscow Concert Hall,
Taylor Swift Concert Massacre Plot And Bid To Assassinate The Pope
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“... Edmund Fitton-Brown, senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and
former Ambassador of the UK to Yemen told MailOnline: 'ISIS methodically kept
itself alive during the height of military and counterterrorism pressure it
faced by creating a global structure of mutually supportive regional networks.'
He said those operating out of Afghanistan, East Africa and West Africa have
been 'particularly effective'. 'The regional network structure allows for a
formerly "remote province" like Khorasan to step up and enable international
attacks if it has the capacity to do so. 'That capacity is partly enabled by
funds authorized by the leadership in Syria. 'Khorasan is also important
because of diasporas: Uzbek, Chechen, Daghestani and especially Tajik.”



Middle East



Reuters: UN Likely to Vote Next Week On Push To End Israel’s Presence In
Palestinian Territory
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“The United Nations General Assembly is likely to vote next week on a
Palestinian draft resolution demanding Israel end "its unlawful presence in the
Occupied Palestinian Territory" within six months. The key aim of the draft
resolution, written by the Palestinian Authority and seen by Reuters, is to
welcome a July advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice that said
Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements is illegal and
should be withdrawn. But while the advisory opinion by the United Nations'
highest court - known as the World Court - said this should be done "as rapidly
as possible," the draft General Assembly resolution puts a six-month timeline
on it. The Arab Group, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the
Non-Aligned Movement on Monday asked for the 193-member U.N. General Assembly
to vote on Sept. 18.”



Associated Press: Israel-Hamas War Latest: Israel Orders More Evacuations In
Gaza After Militants Fire Rockets
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“The Israeli military has ordered another evacuation of some residential
areas in northwest Gaza where it says Palestinian militants fired rockets on
the nearby Israeli town of Ashkelon. The orders issued on Monday came after a
rocket attack triggered air raid sirens in Ashkelon the day before. The
military said it intercepted one projectile and another fell in the sea. Israel
ordered the evacuation of all of northern Gaza, including the territory’s
largest city, in the opening weeks of the war triggered by Hamas’ Oct. 7
attack. Most residents heeded the orders and headed south, but up to 300,000
remained in the north, where Israel’s air and ground operations have caused
widespread destruction. The north has been surrounded by Israeli forces and
largely isolated since October.”



The New York Times: Palestinian Militants In The West Bank Flex New
Capabilities
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“In the shadow of the war in Gaza, conflict in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
has intensified with Palestinian attackers carrying out bolder and more
sophisticated assaults as the Israeli military increases the scope of its raids
on Palestinian cities. A shooting by a Jordanian citizen that killed three
Israelis on Sunday at a heavily fortified West Bank border crossing came after
three recent attempts by Palestinian militants, including from Hamas, to set
off car bombs in the territory. Last month, Hamas and its ally, Palestinian
Islamic Jihad, claimed an attempted suicide bombing in Tel Aviv in which the
Israeli police said the assailant had come from the West Bank. Less than two
weeks later, a drive-by shooting killed three Israeli police officers in the
southern West Bank. Taken together, the violence constitutes the most complex
sequence of attacks relating to the volatile West Bank in years, according to
analysts.”



Somalia



Garowe Online: U.S. Special Operations Commander Makes Frontline Visit In
Somalia
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“The United States has yet again reaffirmed Somalia its support in the fight
against Al-Shabaab, a group that has terrorized locals for almost two decades,
inflicting pain and suffering on innocent civilians and members of the army.
For the last two decades, the US Africa Command has worked closely in assisting
the Somali National Army (SNA) in unleashing against Al-Shabaab, securing many
strategic locations in the process while dismembering the militants. Colonel
David Haskell, Special Operations Commander of the US Army, said the US shall
not relent in the fight against Al-Shabaab, adding that the group’s influence
is waning due to strategic cooperation between local forces and friendly
partners. "US government officials expressed strong support for the operation,
reaffirming their commitment to assist Somali forces in their efforts to
eliminate anti-Khawarij groups," the state media reports.”



Germany



Associated Press: Germany Expands Border Controls To Curb Irregular Migration
And Extremism Risks
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“Germany’s government ordered temporary controls at all land borders Monday,
expanding checks it already has in place at some borders, saying that it was
responding to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist
threats. “We are strengthening our internal security through concrete action,
and we are continuing our tough stance against irregular migration,” Interior
Minister Nancy Faeser said at a news conference. The ministry said that it
notified the European Union on Monday of the order to set up border controls at
the land borders with France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark
for a period of six months. They will begin next week on Sept. 16. This adds to
restrictions already in place on the land borders with Poland, the Czech
Republic, Austria and Switzerland."



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