“A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday
local time. Israel agreed Tuesday to the ceasefire to stop the war it has been
fighting with the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon for more than a year.
"The Security Cabinet approved the United States' proposal for a ceasefire
agreement in Lebanon this evening, with a majority of 10 ministers in favor and
one opposed," the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a
statement late Tuesday. The announcement came during some of the heaviest
fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in months, with Israeli airstrikes
hitting Beirut and Israeli troops pushing deeper into southern Lebanon on
Tuesday, as Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel.”











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November 27, 2024



**NOTE: Eye on Extremism media monitoring will be suspended on Thursday,
November 28 and Friday, November 29, in observance of Thanksgiving. It will
resume Monday, December 2.**



NPR: Ceasefire Between Israel And Lebanon's Hezbollah Militants Has Begun
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“A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah went into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday
local time. Israel agreed Tuesday to the ceasefire to stop the war it has been
fighting with the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon for more than a year.
"The Security Cabinet approved the United States' proposal for a ceasefire
agreement in Lebanon this evening, with a majority of 10 ministers in favor and
one opposed," the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a
statement late Tuesday. The announcement came during some of the heaviest
fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in months, with Israeli airstrikes
hitting Beirut and Israeli troops pushing deeper into southern Lebanon on
Tuesday, as Hezbollah fired rockets into northern Israel.”



Associated Press: Pakistani Authorities Start Clearing Imran Khan Supporters
From The Capital After Deadly Clashes
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“Pakistani security forces launched an operation Tuesday night to disperse
supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who had gathered in
the capital to demand his release from prison. The latest development came
hours after thousands of Khan supporters, defying government warnings, broke
through a barrier of shipping containers blocking off Islamabad and entered a
high-security zone, where they clashed with security forces, facing tear gas
shelling, mass detentions and gunfire. Tension has been high in Islamabad since
Sunday when supporters of the former prime minister began a “long march” from
the restive northwest to demand his release. Khan has been in a prison for over
a year and faces more than 150 criminal cases that his party says are
politically motivated.”




The CEP CounterPoint: Expert Analysis

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ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In October 2024
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ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In September 2024
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CEP Mentions



Breitbart: Russia Tells U.S. To Help Rebuild Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule
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“... “The Taliban are always very willing to accept advance concessions, but
things get complicated when it comes to reciprocating them,” Counter Extremism
Project (CEP) analyst Hans-Jakob Schindler observed in June, when the Taliban
sent a delegation to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “It
hardly matters whether Russia crosses the Taliban off its terror list or not,
as long as the United Nations Security Council in New York keeps the Taliban on
it sanctions list,” Schindleradded, pointing out another roadblock to Russia
offering a trade of diplomatic legitimacy for mineral rights.”



Daily Mail: Israel's Ceasefire With Hezbollah Is A 'Blow' To Hamas And Iran -
But 'Fragile' Situation Could Quickly Go Awry, Diplomats Warn In Wake Of
Historic Deal
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“... Israel 'will not leave anything to the UN in future' and will be 'quick
to call out' any resupply of Hezbollah as all parties look to learn from the
shortcomings of the last Resolution on peace, said Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior
Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and former UK ambassador to Yemen.
Israel's ceasefire decision with Hezbollah came after Israel's security cabinet
voted 10-1 in favour of a deal aimed at a 60-day truce that could form the
basis of a lasting peace deal. In this time, Israeli forces will be expected to
withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah will end its armed presence along the
southern border, south of the Litani River.”



Daily Mail: Hamas Says It 'Is Ready For A Ceasefire' In Gaza After Deal Is
Struck Between Hezbollah And Israel
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“…Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and
former Ambassador of the UK to Yemen, told MailOnline: 'This is pretty much a
total Israeli victory. Hezbollah’s leadership, infrastructure, communications
and weaponry have been severely damaged. 'Hezbollah initiated the
intensification of hostilities 13 months ago, linking their campaign with the
Palestinian cause. Now they have agreed to stop with their Hamas allies still
being pummeled. 'Netanyahu has rubbed this in by saying a calming on the
northern front will free up resource and bandwidth for intensified action
against Hamas and Iran.'”



United States



Reuters: After Long Wrangling, Blinken To Testify In Congress On Afghanistan
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“U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has agreed to testify publicly at a
House of Representatives committee hearing on the 2021 withdrawal from
Afghanistan, the panel said on Tuesday, after a long dispute with the
Republican-led committee. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael
McCaul said Blinken had committed to appear at a public hearing on Dec. 11 to
discuss the committee's investigation of the withdrawal three years ago. The
committee and the State Department have been wrangling over Blinken's
appearance for months. Panel Republicans voted in September to recommend
Blinken be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena.”



Syria



Voice Of America: Strikes Reach Syria's Homs Province
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“Border crossings between Lebanon and Syria were targeted with strikes late
Tuesday, Lebanon transportation minister Ali Hamieh said. Sana, Syria's state
media, confirmed the strikes, which Hamieh said came just after a ceasefire
between Israel and Hezbollah was announced. Israel had increased raids on these
crossings and had sealed off those roads to Syria, according to Reuters. Syrian
state TV said 10 people were injured, three of them critically. Israel did not
immediately comment. Earlier Tuesday, Syrian state news reported that two
villages in Syria's Homs province were hit with strikes in what it described as
Israeli aggression. A website affiliated with the Syrian opposition reported
that "the air defense is confronting Israeli missiles in the skies of Homs,"
according to Ynetnews.com.”



Turkey



Reuters: Turkey Scales Down $23 Bln F-16 Jet Deal With US, Minister Says
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“Turkey has reduced its planned $23 billion acquisition of an F-16 fighter
jet package from the United States, scrapping the purchase of 79 modernisation
kits for its existing fleet, Defence Minister Yasar Guler said late on Tuesday.
NATO member Turkey earlier this year secured a deal to procure 40 F-16 fighter
jets and 79 modernisation kits for its existing F-16s from the United States,
after a long-delayed process. "An initial payment has been made for the
procurement of F-16 Block-70. A payment of $1.4 billion has been made. With
this, we will buy 40 F-16 Block-70 Viper and we were going to buy 79
modernisation kits," Guler told a parliamentary hearing. "We gave up on this
79. This is why we gave up: Our Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) facilities
are capable of carrying out this modernisation on their own, so we deferred to
them," he said.”



Pakistan



Reuters: Supporters Of Pakistan's Imran Khan Call Off Protest, His Party Says
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“The party of Pakistan's jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan suspended
street protests seeking his release, it said on Wednesday, following media
reports of hundreds of arrests by security forces in a sweeping midnight raid
in the capital. The sit-in had been called off, Zulfikar Bukhari, a spokesman
for Khan's party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), confirmed, citing what he
called "the massacre". He was referring to Tuesday night's raid in Islamabad
after the protests resulted in the deaths of at least six people, among them
four paramilitary soldiers and two protesters. Visiting protest sites on
Wednesday, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said Pakistan's law enforcement
agencies had successfully cleared protesters from the spot targeted for the
sit-in and other areas of the capital.”



Middle East



Reuters: Hamas Official Says Group 'Appreciates' Lebanon's Right To Reach
Agreement
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“Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday the group "appreciates"
Lebanon's right to reach an agreement that protects its people and it hopes for
a deal to end the war in Gaza. A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese
Hezbollah movement came into effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an
agreement brokered by the United States and France, but international efforts
to halt the 13-month-old war between Hamas and Israel in the Palestinian
territory of Gaza have stalled. "Hamas appreciates the right of Lebanon and
Hezbollah to reach an agreement that protects the people of Lebanon and we hope
that this agreement will pave the way to reaching an agreement that ends the
war of genocide against our people in Gaza," Abu Zuhri told Reuters.”



United Kingdom



Associated Press: London Counter-Terrorism Police Arrest 6 People Suspected Of
Links To A Banned Kurdish Party
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“British counter-terrorism officers arrested six people Wednesday as part of
an investigation into activity linked to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party
known as the PKK, police said. Four men and two women arrested in London were
detained under the Terrorism Act of 2000, the Metropolitan Police said. The
PKK, a separatist movement seeking an independent Kurdish state in southeast
Turkey, is on the list of suspected extremist organizations banned by the U.K.
“This activity has come about following a significant investigation and
operation into activity we believe is linked to the terrorist group PKK,”
Acting Cmdr. Helen Flanagan said. “These are targeted arrests of those we
suspect of being involved in terrorist activity linked to the group.””



NBC News: Animal Rights Extremist Wanted For U.S. Bombings Caught In Wales
After More Than 20 Years On The Run
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“An animal rights extremist believed to be behind a pair of bombings in
Northern California more than two decades ago was caught in Wales, authorities
said Tuesday. Daniel Andreas San Diego, 46, was captured by North Wales Police
and officers with the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the U.K.'s Counter
Terrorism Police on Monday, the NCA said. FBI Director Christopher Wray
celebrated San Diego's capture, saying that the suspect will finally be held
"accountable" for his alleged acts of "violence and destruction." “Daniel San
Diego’s arrest after more than 20 years as a fugitive for two bombings in the
San Francisco area shows that no matter how long it takes, the FBI will find
you and hold you accountable,” Wray said in a statement.”



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