Email from Counter Extremism Project (CEP) British man arrested in UK over alleged Hamas terror plot Eye on Extremism November 5, 2025   Top Stories Reuters: Driver rams into pedestrians in western France, five injured A French man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Oleron island off France's Atlantic coast on Wednesday, injuring five people and shouting "Allahu Akbar" when arrested by police, officials said. ITV News: British man arrested in UK over alleged Hamas terror plot A British man has been arrested and faces extradition to Germany, where he is accused of playing a key role in a Hamas-linked terror cell plotting attacks on Jewish targets. The 39-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was arrested on Monday and appeared later the same day at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. He was remanded in custody, and is being held in prison on remand and is due to appear in court via video link next week. The Briton is wanted by Federal Police in Germany as part of a major counter-terrorism operation, which last month led to the arrest of three men suspected of preparing acts of violence against Jewish targets in Germany on behalf of Hamas.   CEP Press Releases Counter Extremism Project Marks Anniversary of Ft. Hood Mass Shooting Extremist Content Online: ISIS-K Affiliated Propaganda Group Condemns Democratic Governance, Oklahoma Active Club Notes Event at Public Gym Extremist Content Online: Pro-Al-Qaeda and Pro-ISIS Content Located on Instagram, Video Promoting Active Club England Receives Over 300,000 Views on X Counter Extremism Project Marks Seventh Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Attack in Pittsburgh   CEP Mentions Deutschlandfunk: Islamist organizations - Donations for terrorism Hamas and ISIS finance themselves through a global network of private supporters. According to terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, this generates millions, often through many small individual donations, including from Germany. They often disguise their activities as humanitarian aid in order to obtain money. According to Schindler, they sometimes even blackmail aid organizations in crisis areas. IS is particularly active in Germany. After attacks, it deliberately spreads new messages to demonstrate strength, attract new donors, and prepare further attacks. Islamists, whether from IS or Hamas, operate their own propaganda channels on the Telegram platform, spreading messages and actively soliciting donations. Arise News: Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Tighten Siege On Mali’s Capital As Western Nations Urge Evacuation The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) said the militants have captured large amounts of weaponry from government forces and now use drones in attacks. The Malian army, supported by Russian paramilitary fighters under Moscow’s “Africa Corps,” has carried out helicopter strikes and patrols, claiming to have killed dozens of insurgents. But attacks continue to spread across central and southern Mali, leaving garrisons isolated and deepening shortages. JNIM, which declared allegiance to al Qaeda in 2017, has been active across Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. Its recent advances have heightened fears of regional contagion. The Cipher Brief: The Sahel’s Terror Surge Signals a New Front in Global Security Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, frames the problem in similarly stark terms. “There are two primary terrorist threats that can be identified,” he tells The Cipher Brief. “First of all, the rapid expansion of the al- Qaeda affiliate JNIM as well as the ISIS affiliates ISSP and ISWAP in the Sahel region has destabilized several countries, in particular Burkina Faso, Mali and to a growing extent also Niger, with continuing serious security problems in the North of Nigeria.” “The Sahel region is also a key network hub for the international drug transportation pipeline of Hezbollah-linked drugs that are transported from South America via West Africa to Europe for sale there,” he explained. “This pipeline directly funds Hezbollah’s activities in Lebanon. Given the central role that the U.S. is playing in the current negotiations between Hezbollah and Israel, this income stream for Hezbollah will continue to ensure that this terror group will be able to continue to fund its activities both within Lebanon and beyond.” Frankfurter Rundschau: “TikTok terrorism” and caliphate: This is the banned group Muslim Interactive “This is a good day for Germany,” commented extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin, in an interview with our editorial team. “Why not sooner?” asks Schindler. The ban on “Muslim Interaktiv” was “long overdue.” “The great danger these people pose lies primarily in the fact that they are super-modern,” says the expert. “With highly professional videos and influencer posts, they radicalize young people in particular.” Analysis The Media Line: Why Are Jihadist Manuals Continuing To Reach Europe? Analysts told The Media Line that semiofficial “translation hubs” and volunteer networks now act as multipliers—finding, subtitling, and repackaging content for new audiences on closed or harder-to-police services. These hubs include al-Azaim (the Islamic State’s primary media foundation), Halummu (a distribution and translation conduit for official statements), and Fursan al-Tarjuma—“Knights of Translation”—which specializes in rendering material into multiple languages. Cutting those pipelines, they argue, can slow recruitment, fundraising, and operational guidance more effectively than chasing single posts. GNET: How Far-Right Extremists Target Australian Youth Online for Radicalisation and Recruitment’ The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation’s (ASIO) 2025 Annual Threat Assessment echoes these concerns about youth being increasingly susceptible to radicalisation. This is in addition to Australia’s general national terrorism threat level remaining at ‘probable’. In February, ASIO presented a unique threat assessment to the Director-General of Security, Mike Burgess, detailing the importance of declassifying certain elements of ASIO’s Security Outlook to 2030. Burgess candidly assessed the findings as “uncomfortable.” EU Knowledge Hub: Terrorist financing: the driving force behind radicalization Combating terrorism by targeting its financial sources is an essential strategy in the fight against terrorism. Terrorist organisations depend on financial resources to sustain their structures, spread their ideology, and carry out their violent actions. Without funding, their operational and expansion capabilities are severely limited, leading to their dismantling in the medium to long term. In this sense, financing can be understood as the driving force behind terrorist radicalisation: without financial resources, extremist groups cannot maintain their networks of indoctrination, recruitment, and propaganda. United States Reuters: US asks UN to lift sanctions on Syria's president ahead of White House visit The United States has proposed a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. The draft resolution, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, would also lift sanctions on Syria's Interior Minister Anas Khattab. It was not immediately clear when it could be put to a vote. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by Russia, China, the U.S., France or Britain to be adopted. New York Post: Delta flight at LaGuardia evacuated after bomb threat — second scare at major US airport on same day A Delta Airlines flight was evacuated at LaGuardia airport Tuesday evening after crew reported a bomb threat – the second scare at a major US airport in a day, authorities said. The Minneapolis-bound Delta flight was about to depart from the airport’s Terminal C around 8 p.m. when crew members reported the threat, according to Port Authority police. National Review: Speaker Mike Johnson Warns Tucker Carlson, Conservatives Against Amplifying Antisemitism House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a brief hallway interview with National Review on Tuesday that conservatives should not "amplify" rhetoric from Nick Fuentes, an avowed Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin apologist with a track record of making bigoted statements about women, Jews, and black people. The Guardian: Surge in antisemitism investigations at US universities after October 7 attacks, data shows US government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations surged following the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, with more investigations open in the last two months of that year than in the two decades prior, according to a report published on Monday that was shared exclusively with the Guardian. New York Post: NYC Jewish groups vow to hold ‘hostile’ Zohran Mamdani accountable: ‘Normalization of antisemitism just got very loud’ New York City Jewish organizations grappling with anti-Israel Zohran Mamdani’s stunning mayoral victory Tuesday night have vowed to hold the mayor-elect “fully accountable.” “Tonight the quiet normalization of antisemitism just got very loud. For years, Mayor-elect Mamdani’s activism was steeped in coded language about Jews, performative boycotts, exclusion, and overt hostility toward Israel,” Sarah Forman, Executive Director of New York Solidarity Network said. Fox News: Orlando’s Pulse nightclub shooting inspired ISIS-linked Halloween terror plot: court docs A thwarted Halloween terror attack in suburban Detroit was partially inspired by the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, according to court documents. That attack began as an active shooting and evolved into a barricade situation with hostages. It left 49 dead and 53 wounded, in what authorities at the time called the worst terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11. The Hill: Heritage antisemitism task force loses 2 members amid Carlson controversy The Heritage Foundation’s National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism lost two members following Heritage President Kevin Roberts’s defense of Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Ian Speir and Mark Goldfeder both stepped down from their roles citing the controversy as a deciding factor in their decision to depart. Daily Item: Convicted ISIS terrorist faces 130 more years in prison after attack on Allenwood staff A 27-year-old Canadian man, already sentenced to federal prison for planning a mass casualty terroristic attack in New York City, pleaded guilty to offenses related to a 2020 attack on correctional officers at the U.S. Federal Penitentiary in Allenwood and now faces up to an additional 130 years in prison. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the National Security Division of the Department of Justice said Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy pleaded guilty Tuesday. Times of Israel: Swastikas sprayed on NYC yeshiva on election night Vandals sprayed swastikas on a Brooklyn yeshiva last night, the night of the New York City mayoral election. Photos from the scene show two red swastikas scrawled on a wall and a window of the Magen David Yeshiva. Patriot-News: ISIS sympathizer inmate admits stabbing Pa. federal prison guard in the eye “It closes a chapter in the book,” was the comment of a federal corrections officer after the inmate who stabbed him in the eye five years ago pleaded guilty. Dale Franquet Jr., his family and more than a dozen federal prison guards watched Tuesday in U.S. Middle District Court as Abdulrahman el Bahnasawy, an admitted ISIS sympathizer, entered the plea by video. The Guardian: Pennsylvania artist sorry for including Nazi camp arch on school parade float A Pennsylvania artist’s efforts to create a Halloween float for a local Catholic school went awry when he inadvertently included a replica of the gateway arch from a Nazi concentration camp, prompting a hasty apology from the diocese of Harrisburg. New York Post: Ben Shapiro blasts ‘dishonest’ Tucker Carlson for ‘normalizing Nazism’ by hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes Ben Shapiro unleashed a blistering tirade against Tucker Carlson, accusing the former Fox News host of “normalizing Nazism” by hosting white nationalist Nick Fuentes. “This is not about free speech,” Shapiro said in his lengthy monologue, titled “Tucker Carlson Sabotages America.” Times of Israel: Jewish legal group tries new line of attack to combat campus antisemitism in US A US Jewish advocacy group has taken a new legal approach to combating campus antisemitism, deploying a law used for workplace discrimination in a lawsuit filed last week against a California university. “A lot of times, these statutes remain dormant and hidden in plain sight. And then someone is like, ‘Why? You know, I think actually it applies to this situation,'” said Matthew Mainen, a lawyer with the National Jewish Advocacy Center who is representing the plaintiffs. The case is a class-action lawsuit filed by two Jewish students against Chapman University in Orange, California, near Los Angeles. The suit alleges discrimination against Jewish students, abetted by the campus administration. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Arizona man sentenced to 4 years in prison for antisemitic threats to Jewish NYC hotel owner An Arizona man who sent hundreds of threatening messages to a Jewish-owned hotel in New York City was sentenced to 49 months in prison on Thursday in federal court. Donovan Hall, 35, of Mesa, Arizona, pleaded guilty to making interstate threats and interstate stalking of the Jewish owners of the Historic Blue Moon Hotel in Manhattan. He was also sentenced to three years of supervised release. Jewish Insider: ADL launches a Mamdani monitor to track mayor-elect’s policies In the wake of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s victory on Tuesday, the Anti-Defamation League is launching the “Mamdani Monitor,” an initiative to track and monitor policies and personnel appointments of the incoming administration, Jewish Insider has learned. WMAR 2 ABC: "Hate has no place": Flyers found in South Baltimore neighborhood claim to be from white supremacist group Propaganda flyers from a far-right hate group were found distributed near Cross Street Market on Monday. They claim the Klu Klux Klan is providing a "public service" by "trying to protect us all from 'juvenile' thugs." Macon Telegraph: North Carolina man convicted of hate crime for sending antisemitic postcards to Macon rabbi Jurors determined Tuesday afternoon that the antisemitic postcards a North Carolina man sent to a Macon rabbi and an Atlanta lawmaker were a hate crime. The trial for Ariel Collazo Ramos, of High Point, North Carolina, started Monday, with jurors beginning deliberation Tuesday afternoon. After roughly three hours, jurors found Ramos guilty of mailing threatening communications. The verdict established that Ramos made Rabbi Elizabeth Baha,r of Temple Beth Israel in Macon, and Georgia State Rep. Esther Panitch fear for their lives. 95.5 WSB: Supporters raise $20,000 for man accused in Athens bar attack while dressed as Nazi Supporters have raised more than $20,000 online for the defense of a man accused of assaulting a woman outside an Athens bar while wearing a Nazi costume. According to police, 33-year-old Kenneth Leland Morgan is charged with felony aggravated assault and a misdemeanor count of simple battery. New York Post: College hockey coach fired after Halloween photo with man in Hitler costume Jessie Rudin, a volunteer hockey coach for Drake University and a former Bulldogs player, has been dismissed after she was photographed with a man dressed in an Adolf Hitler costume for Halloween, according to KCCI-TV. Rudin reportedly attended a Halloween party Friday at Miss Kitty’s Country Bar and Nightclub in Clive, Iowa, where she was photographed with local Iowa business owner Donnie Gardner, who was dressed in costume as the Nazi dictator. Canada Edmonton Journal: Alberta man linked to right-wing extremist group gets 4-1/2 years for selling automatic rifle A man who was part of an Edmonton-area anti-government extremist group has been sentenced to 4-1/2 years behind bars for amassing a stockpile of unauthorized firearms — including an automatic rifle sold to an undercover police officer. Mark Alexander Peterson, 35, pleaded guilty in Edmonton’s Court of King’s Bench Monday to 10 charges including trafficking firearms and possessing prohibited and restricted weapons without a licence. Peterson came to police attention during an RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSET) investigation into a group that engaged in “anti-authority, anti-government extremist ideology” online, prosecutor Richard Tchir told court. Jerusalem Post: Toronto synagogue vandalized for tenth time since October 7 as windows smashed with hammer A vandal smashed the windows of the Kehilat Shaarei Torah synagogue with a hammer on Tuesday, according to the Toronto Police Service and the congregation, marking the tenth time that the Toronto synagogue has been defaced in a year and a half. Five of the synagogue windows were broken before dawn by the vandal, who had slipped between the synagogue and its neighbour’s fence. Police said they are looking for a suspect wearing a black hooded jacket, black pants, and dark shoes with white markings. Germany BZ: Right-wing extremists want to march in Berlin against "foreign infiltration" Berlin is once again facing a provocation from the far right: on November 29, neo-Nazis plan to march through the capital—from Berlin Cathedral via Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate. Well-known groups from the scene are behind the planned demonstration: Deutsche Jugend voran (DJV), the HEIMAT party, and the Junge Nationalisten (JN). According to the police, 100 participants have registered. Their slogan: "Cheaters... get out! Pickpockets, cheaters, and shell game operators steal money from Berliners and especially from our unsuspecting tourists." This is stated in the police's official assembly notice. Online, the organizers announce a demonstration against "foreign infiltration and crime." They write: "Let's work together to ensure law and order on our streets!" and incite hatred against Sinti and Roma. ARD: Minister of the Interior bans group "Muslim Interaktiv" Muslim Interaktiv primarily appeals to a young target group and has a considerable reach on social media. The Muslim Interaktiv account on TikTok has more than 18,700 followers and 389,000 likes. The clips, which have been viewed thousands of times, feature young Islamist preachers. The account has almost 10,000 followers on Instagram. Muslim Interaktiv also has its own channel on YouTube with 19,100 subscribers. But as modern and relaxed as the group presents itself on social media channels, its internal organization is just as opaque. The ideological goal of the group is the caliphate, i.e., an Islamic world government with absolute power. In this regard, Muslim Interaktiv is ideologically linked to the sect-like organization Hizb ut-Tahrir, which has been fighting for a caliphate worldwide since the 1950s and has been banned in Germany since 2003. Stars and Stripes: Men convicted of plotting to attack US forces in Bavaria and surveilling bases for Russia A German man who prosecutors said was the ringleader of a spying trio that plotted attacks on American service members in Bavaria over U.S. support for Ukraine was handed a six-year prison sentence. The man, identified only as Dieter S. in accordance with German privacy laws, was convicted Thursday in a Munich court of membership in a foreign terrorist group, preparation for a serious act of violence against the state, intelligence activities and spying for the purpose of sabotage. Two accomplices, Alexander J. and Alex D., received 18-month suspended sentences with probation for their convictions on charges related to illegal intelligence gathering. All three are dual German-Russian nationals and were accused of spying for Russia. The Standard: German neo-Nazi rappers push hate speech, disinfo on TikTok Far-right German-language rappers are flouting hate speech rules by spreading extremist rhetoric and disinformation on platforms such as TikTok, an AFP investigation found. In one video, a rapper named MaKss Damage cited the war in Gaza and suggested Adolf Hitler was right to warn of the destruction caused by Jews, with the artist's face morphing into an anti-Semitic demonic silhouette. United Kingdom Times of Israel: Antisemitism charge kicked around as Maccabi Tel Aviv fans barred from UK match Thursday’s UEFA Europa League soccer match between UK team Aston Villa and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv will proceed in Birmingham without visiting fans from Israel after a strange and politically charged saga. Many in Israel have accused officials in Birmingham, where Aston Villa is based, of blatant antisemitism, weaponizing soccer ticket sales as a tool to isolate Israel at a time of growing anti-Jewish sentiment around Britain. Police in the city say the decision was a necessary security measure as racist incidents at soccer games soar in Israel and across Europe. Afghanistan Afghanistan International: Taliban Delegation To Travel To Türkiye For Fresh Round Of Talks With Pakistan Informed sources in Kabul told Afghanistan International that a Taliban delegation led by Abdul Haq Wasiq, head of the group’s intelligence agency, will travel to Istanbul on Wednesday, 5 November, for the third round of talks with Pakistan. According to the reports, Asim Malik, the head of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), will lead the Pakistani delegation. Gaza Strip / West Bank Jerusalem Post: Will ISF Gaza force be allowed to take action against Hamas or not? Another issue being discussed is whether the ISF will be involved in disarming Hamas. To some extent, this issue is also a misnomer. Hamas is not going to disarm overnight, nor over a few months. If it disarms at all in the near future, it will be partial and limited to certain areas, or its operatives may carry their weapons less in public or in broad daylight. The best hope that Israel has for a better security reality and a better future for Gaza is that the ISF prevents Hamas from rebuilding its military might, especially in ways that can endanger the Jewish state. Times of Israel: Senior Hamas official says agreement reached with PA on formation of committee to manage Gaza A top Hamas leader said Tuesday that the terror group and the Palestinian Authority have come to an agreement regarding the establishment of a temporary committee that will manage the Gaza Strip on behalf of the PA. The committee’s responsibilities will include overseeing the border crossings and the security forces in the Strip, Moussa Abu Marzouk told Al Jazeera, adding that it will be headed by a PA minister. Jerusalem Post: Hamas disarmament unlikely but Gaza rehabilitation depends on it, security experts tell 'Post' "I don't think Hamas will volunteer to put aside its weapons; without weapons, there is no Hamas," MK Avi Dichter told The Jerusalem Post and other media on Wednesday during the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs conference on the future of Israel and Gaza. Jerusalem Post: Katz: Israel working to kill Hamas terrorists, destroy tunnels in Gaza area under Israeli control The IDF is working to kill Hamas terrorists and destroy the organization's tunnels that are located behind the Yellow Line, in Israel-controlled Gaza, Defense Minister Israel Katz said on social media on Wednesday. Iran Reuters: Two French nationals freed by Iran under 'Islamic clemency', Iran's foreign minister says Two French citizens were freed because of "Islamic clemency" and are still in Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state media on Wednesday. The French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Iran had released Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran for over three years and were convicted of spying. Iran International: US calls death of Iranian man who burned Khamenei photo suspicious The United States on Wednesday called the death by gunshot of a young Iranian man after he had filmed himself burning a photo of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei suspicious and suggested the state was involved. "The United States strongly condemns the tragic death of Omid Sarlak, a young Iranian man whose body was found riddled with bullets in the city of Aligudarz shortly after he posted an anti-regime message online," the US State Department said on its Persian language account on X. Iran International: Iranian cleric says threats against Khamenei deserve death penalty A senior Iranian cleric said on Tuesday that threatening Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should carry a death sentence, days after a young man died in Western Iran after filming himself burning the 86-year-old theocrat's photo. "Any threat against the supreme leader is waging war on God, which carries a death sentence," Ahmad Khatami, a member of Iran's Assembly of Experts, said in a speech in Tehran. Iraq New York Times: ‘Strung Up and Tortured’: Hostage Recounts 2 ½ Years of Captivity They handcuffed her, hung her up from the ceiling and beat her senseless. They electrocuted her and forced her into positions that injured her back and shoulders. When she lost consciousness, they threw water on her face to wake her so the torture could resume. Elizabeth Tsurkov endured two and a half years of captivity in Iraq, held in solitary confinement by an Iran-backed militia. Ms. Tsurkov, 38, said it was a marathon of psychological torment, but the most excruciating were the first months, when she suffered beating after beating by her captors, as well as sexual assault and other horrors. Israel Jerusalem Post: Netanyahu stresses no safe passage for Hamas terrorists without disarming The IDF will not actively block any deal to allow Hamas terrorists to move from the buffer zone on the Israeli side of Gaza's Yellow Line to the areas of the strip under Hamas's control, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday. This comes following reports that Israel was considering allowing approximately 200 Hamas terrorists currently within the Israeli side of the Yellow Line buffer zone in the Gaza Strip to return to Rafah if they agree to lay down their weapons and disarm. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that no Hamas terrorists would be allowed safe passage without the promise of disarmament. Times of Israel: Body of IDF soldier Itay Chen, killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, returned to Israel Military representatives notified the family of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen that his body was returned to Israel by Hamas on Tuesday night, following the completion of identification efforts by forensic experts. Chen, 19, served in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion and was killed while battling Hamas terrorists in his tank during the morning of October 7, 2023, in the Nahal Oz area. His body was then abducted to the Strip, along with other members of his crew. NBC News: Names of 5 million Holocaust victims identified, Israel's Yad Vashem says Koza-Culp’s discovery was made possible by the Names Database at Israel’s Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. And now, the very database that helped Koza-Culp find her family has reached an important milestone: Yad Vashem has recovered the names of 5 million of the estimated 6 million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators. Lebanon Financial Times: Hizbollah-linked groups turn to digital payments for fundraising Sanctioned-listed charities linked to Hizbollah have routinely instructed donors to direct financial transfers through Lebanese digital payments providers that have partnerships with US payment card companies, the Financial Times has found. Several charities in the militant group’s network of social programmes have asked donors to send money to digital wallets held by private individuals through Beirut-headquartered Whish Money, or to donate through its competitor OMT, interviews and transaction records show. The FT’s findings highlight how Hizbollah appears to be exploiting weaknesses in the fight against terrorism financing and money laundering to raise funds, despite coming under intense global pressure since its battering in last year’s war with Israel. Naharnet: Geagea hits back at Berri over Hezbollah and ceasefire agreement Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday disputed Speaker Nabih Berri’s announcement that Hezbollah “has fully committed to the stipulations of the ceasefire agreement” with Israel. “This statement is totally untrue,” Geagea said, noting that the agreement’s clauses, especially its preamble, calls for the dissolution of all illegitimate armed groups. Yemen Middle East Monitor: Yemen’s Houthi leader says renewed confrontation with Israel “inevitable” The leader of Yemen’s Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, said on Tuesday that another round of confrontation with Israel is “inevitable,” pledging continued preparations for “the next stage of resistance”. Speaking during a televised address marking Martyrs’ Day, al-Houthi declared, “We recognize the importance of continuing to build upon our preparations for the next round of confrontation with the enemy and those who collaborate with it.” Yemen Online: US Drone Strike Targets Senior Al-Qaeda Leader in Yemen A US drone strike late Monday targeted a high-ranking figure in Al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch in Wadi Obeida, east of Marib, according to local security sources. The strike reportedly aimed at the militant known as “Abu Mohammed al-San’ani,” whose real name is believed to be al-Baraz, a senior operative involved in planning attacks and recruitment. Pakistan The Spectator: Pakistan has lost control of the Taliban monster The futile peace talks taking place between Pakistan and the Taliban over cross-border terrorist attacks have produced at least one revelation: Islamabad has become the Dr Frankenstein of the region. For decades, Pakistan’s generals believed they could manipulate Islamist militants and use them as instruments of their foreign policy. They thought it would be simple to create pliant proxies for ‘strategic depth’ in Afghanistan and leverage against India. Now the Taliban – battle-hardened, emboldened by victory and appeased by super powers – appear to be dictating the terms. The monster has turned on its master. The only surprise is that anyone in Islamabad might still be surprised. Nigeria New York Times: Nigeria, in Trump’s Cross Hairs, Rejects Christian Genocide Claims President Trump has joined a chorus of alarm about an “existential threat” to Christianity in Nigeria, warning this weekend that the United States would deploy troops or carry out airstrikes in the country if its leaders didn’t “move fast” to stop the violence against Christians. Technology New York Times: Right-Wing Chatbots Turbocharge America’s Political and Cultural Wars Ever since they burst onto the scene, A.I.-powered chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and others have been pitched as dispassionate sources, trained on billions of websites, books and articles from across the internet in what is sometimes described as the sum of all human knowledge. Those chatbots remain the most popular by far, but a suite of new ones are popping up to claim that they, in fact, are a better source of facts. 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