Email from Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Germany: New findings on Syrian terror suspect raise troubling questions Eye on Extremism November 6, 2025   Top Stories  Reuters: Western France attacker suspected of 'self-radicalisation', minister says The driver who rammed his car into a crowd in western France on Wednesday is suspected of "self-radicalisation" and had "explicit religious references" at home, the country's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday. Based on a number of factors that exist with this individual, and the fact that he actually shouted 'Allahu Akbar', there are religious references in his case that are quite clear and quite explicit", Nunez said. He added however it wasn't clear at this stage if religious motivations were behind the attack, which injured five people on Oleron island off France's Atlantic coast. WELT: Germany: New findings on Syrian terror suspect raise troubling questions Investigating authorities are certain that the man was preparing an Islamist-motivated attack. During searches, materials were found that could be used to construct explosive devices. An arrest warrant has now been issued against the Syrian for preparing a serious crime that endangers the state. It is still unclear how dangerous the suspect actually was. However, the circumstances of his stay in Germany raise sensitive questions. According to what is known so far, Abdalla R. lived in Germany without attracting any attention. He had only entered the country in December 2023. In September 2024, he was granted subsidiary protection, i.e., a limited residence permit for people who face serious harm in their country of origin.   Latest Episode | S1 E8: Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) al-Qaida affiliate and close partner of the ruling HTS in Syria This episode discusses a recent CEP blog series on the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) — a Uyghur jihadist group affiliated with al-Qaeda and closely aligned with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria. With HTS now leading Syria’s transitional government and TIP integrated into the new Syrian Armed Forces, understanding their relationship is critical to assessing the terrorism risks emerging from post-Assad Syria. Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler in conversation with Karl Finke, author of the blog series. Listen here.   Analysis Washington Times: Meet the Muslim Brotherhood The Muslim Brotherhood’s mission: to establish an even mightier empire and caliphate based on Islamic supremacy, the expansion of the Dar al-Islam (the lands of Islam, contrasted with the Dar-al-harb, where wars must be waged) and the conviction that “Islam is a faith and a ritual, a nation and a nationality, a religion and a state, spirit and deed, holy text and sword.” The Brotherhood today is not monolithic. Each branch determines the best approach to make progress in its region. GW Program on Extremism: CAIR—Why History is Important On October 27, 2025, it was reported in the media that CAIR-Ohio Director Khaled Tuurani participated in an online event that included Majed al-Zeer, a Hamas official who was designated by the US government in 2024 as a Specially Designated Terrorist for his role in Hamas fundraising efforts. Specifically, Al-Zaytouna Center in Beirut hosted the conference that involved at least two panels and whose title was, “Palestinians Abroad and Regional and International Strategic Transformations in the Light of Al-Aqsa Flood.” Washington Institute for Near East Policy: Removing Syria’s Designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism: Retaining Leverage and Ensuring Accountability Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will be visiting Washington on November 10, nearly six months after his first meeting with President Trump. U.S. Special Envoy Tom Barrack has stated that during this visit, Sharaa will “hopefully” sign an agreement to join the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. As part of this process, the administration will likely move to lift Syria from the list of state sponsors of terrorism (SST). A credible case can be made to support this decision, given the flexibility in the SST statutes and the steps Sharaa has already taken against the Islamic State, Hezbollah, and Iran. Times of Israel: Hamas is afraid Gaza will become Lebanon. So is Israel After much excitement around the ceasefire in Gaza last month, plus no small measure of pomp and circumstance, US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan has lost much of its momentum. A string of senior US officials making the pilgrimage to Kiryat Gat — a phrase no journalist ever thought they would write — injected some energy into the process, but even the ongoing visits can’t hide the fact that Trump’s vision is encountering friction at every turn. EJewishPhilanthropy: With funds pouring into fighting antisemitism — and few results — experts debate what works With a new avowedly anti-Zionist mayor taking office in the city with the largest Jewish population in the world, following two years of rising anti-Jewish incidents internationally, Jewish donors have become increasingly interested in efforts to combat antisemitism. But as antisemitism rates show no signs of abating, even as the number of initiatives to address it balloons, along with budgets to support them, it forces the question: Are these efforts productive? United States CNN: 2 New Jersey men arrested in terror plot probe on heels of Michigan arrests Two New Jersey men were arrested in a terror plot probe on the heels of arrests in Michigan in an alleged ISIS-inspired terrorist plot, said Alina Habba, acting US attorney for New Jersey. The two men are said to have been part of the same online communication group as the ones who hatched the alleged plot in Michigan, a law enforcement official close to the investigation said Wednesday. The forum was not necessarily to discuss and participate in the same plot, but to discuss their own separate schemes, the official said. One suspect is charged with conspiring to provide material support to a designated terrorist organization, while the other is charged with transmitting violent antisemitic threats across the internet to people in New Jersey and beyond, said Habba. Homeland Security Today: Arizona Extremist Leader Faces Life in Prison for Child Exploitation and Terrorism Support A federal grand jury in the District of Arizona has returned a 29-count superseding indictment against Baron Cain Martin, known online as “Convict”, 21, of Tucson, Arizona. The superseding indictment charges Martin with participating in a child exploitation enterprise, conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, conspiring to kill, kidnap or maim persons in a foreign country, producing child pornography (five counts), distributing child pornography (11 counts), coercing and enticing minors to engage in sexual activity (three counts), cyberstalking (three counts), animal crushing and distribution of animal crush videos, and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Martin has been in federal custody since his arrest on federal charges on December 11, 2024. New York Times: Nick Fuentes’s Rise Puts MAGA Movement in a ‘Time of Choosing’ For much of President Trump’s second term, the political heirs of his “America First” agenda have tried to form an intellectual framework for their movement that embraces nationalism while keeping overt bigotry out of the coalition. With the rise of Nick Fuentes, a 27-year-old white nationalist, and his young, racist and antisemitic “Groyper” movement, some fear the exercise has failed. The Guardian: Heritage Foundation leader apologizes for backing Tucker Carlson’s interview with white nationalist The leader of the conservative thinktank behind Project 2025 apologized for supporting a white nationalist amid turmoil on the right over the mainstreaming of extremist ideology, but is resisting calls to resign. Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, previously defended the former Fox host Tucker Carlson for having Hitler fan Nick Fuentes on his podcast without pushing back on his white supremacist views. Politico: Trump adviser to Germany’s far-right AfD: ‘We are in this together’ Alex Bruesewitz, an adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, told leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD — a party labeled extremist by German authorities — that he sees them as “bold visionaries” shaping the country’s future. Times of Israel: Swastikas on NYC school bring antisemitism into focus a day after Mamdani victory A vandal scrawled swastikas on a Brooklyn Jewish school early Wednesday morning, prompting political barbs about antisemitism in New York City, a day after the far-left Israel critic Zohran Mamdani won the election to become the city’s next mayor. Photos from the scene showed two red swastikas scrawled on a wall and a window of the Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend, Brooklyn. The school had already made news in the election when it required parents to prove they were registered to vote, amid Jewish community concerns over Mamdani. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Mamdani condemns swastika graffiti at Brooklyn yeshiva as ‘disgusting and heartbreaking’ The incident that prompted Zohran Mamdani’s first condemnation of local antisemitism since he was elected mayor took place just minutes after the race was called in his favor. Two red swastikas were spray-painted on Magen David Yeshivah in Brooklyn on Tuesday night, according to footage shared on social media and the New York Police Department, which said the vandalism occurred at 9:53 p.m. Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Heritage Foundation staff confront president over antisemitism, defense of Tucker Carlson The president of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, apologized to his staff on Wednesday for his refusal to condemn Tucker Carlson after the right-wing broadcaster aired a friendly interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. During a tense, two-hour all-hands meetings, staff members challenged Roberts’ leadership, questioned Heritage’s credibility, and warned that his stance had gravely damaged the foundation’s relationships with Jewish partners and donors. Rhode Island Current: Smithfield superintendent on leave pending review of handling of alleged antisemitism Smithfield Public Schools Superintendent Dawn Bartz is on paid administrative leave, the town’s School Committee announced Wednesday. The announcement from School Committee Chair Richard Iannitelli arrived less than 48 hours after a marathon meeting at Smithfield High School attended by hundreds of people from the community. The committee met Monday night for three hours in closed session with Bartz before emerging for a unanimous vote to hire an outside legal team to conduct an investigation into an alleged antisemitic hazing incident among football players in the boys’ locker room. Jerusalem Post: In the crosshairs: Jewish restaurants across America are under attack “FORM LINE HERE TO SUPPORT GENOCIDE” blared the black spray-painted graffiti scrawled on the sidewalk in front of Effy’s Café, an Israeli eatery on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. That was in May 2024. But since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, and the war in Gaza that followed, Israeli, Jewish, and kosher restaurants around the US have faced a wave of harassment, vandalism, and intimidation – a mix of obvious antisemitic acts, anti-Israel sentiment, and BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanction) efforts. Austria Associated Press: Weapons cache linked to Hamas found in Vienna by Austria’s intelligence service Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday. A 39-year-old unidentified British citizen allegedly “having close ties to the weapons cache” was arrested in London on Monday, the interior ministry statement said. France France 24: Lafarge trial: Multinational companies 'enjoying impunity, prioritising profits over human rights' It is one of the most consequential legal proceedings in modern corporate history — a trial that could redefine what accountability means in the global economy. The Lafarge case, now before French courts, marks the first time a company as a legal entity is being prosecuted in France for financing a terrorist enterprise. Even more striking, it is the first case where a corporation faces this charge for payments made through a foreign subsidiary. At its heart lies a question that has haunted global business for decades: can a multinational corporation claim ignorance of crimes committed in its own supply chain, or by its own subsidiaries, when the profits keep flowing home? For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective, Annette Young welcomes Cannelle Lavite, Director of the Business and Human Rights Program at the ECCHR (European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights). Germany Washington Post: Officials arrest man who allegedly promised to get weapons for attack on Jewish targets in Germany A man suspected of promising to get weapons for an attack on Jewish targets in Germany was arrested Wednesday in Denmark, Germany’s top prosecutor said. The suspect, an Afghan national who was identified as Tawab M. in line with German privacy rules, had allegedly been in contact with a Danish national who is suspected of gathering information on Jewish locations and individuals in Berlin for Iranian intelligence, possibly with a view to attacks. The federal prosecutor says that in late May, Tawab M. promised Ali S. that he would obtain a weapon for a third person and persuade them to attack Jewish targets in Germany. Tawab M. allegedly has a history of procuring weapons, accessories and explosive devices in Denmark. Associated Press: Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order The German government on Wednesday banned a Muslim group over accusations of violating human rights and the country’s democratic values, and conducted raids against two other Muslim groups. The Interior Ministry said Muslim Interaktiv represented a threat to the country’s constitutional order by promoting antisemitism and discrimination against women and sexual minorities. Deutsche Welle: Germany's NSU neo-Nazi terror group: The final trial begins Members of the far-right terrorist group National Socialist Underground (NSU) murdered 10 people, carried out bombings and robbed banks in several German states between 2000 and 2007. In 2018, Beate Zschäpe, the sole surviving NSU member, was sentenced by the Higher Regional Court in Munich to life in prison, with the court determining a particularly severe degree of guilt. The trial was one of the biggest in Germany's postwar history. Four NSU supporters who were charged along with Zschäpe received prison sentences ranging from two and a half to 10 years. BZ: Germany strips its intelligence services of power In addition to Mossad, it is primarily the American agencies CIA, FBI, and NSA, as well as the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, also known as MI6), that protect Germany from terrorism. How is it that we are so heavily dependent on others? Quite simply because Germany has stripped its intelligence services of their powers. In our country, data protection takes precedence over security. While the Americans, Israelis, British, and others comb through electronic communications without cause, in Germany this is only permitted in the event of a specific threat. The Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the Office for the Protection of the Constitution have only limited access to the three most important tools that are taken for granted in other countries: first, data retention; second, online searches; and third, source telecommunications surveillance. Reuters: Far-right German MPs to visit Russia as scrutiny of Moscow ties mounts Two lawmakers from the far-right Alternative for Germany travel next week to Russia while under fire from opponents for the party's ties to the Kremlin and accusations - strongly denied - that it could be passing on sensitive military information. Netherlands Homeland Security Today: Founder of No Lives Matter Arrested on Child Abuse and Terrorism Charges A man identified only as “Justin B.” publicly stood in a Dutch court for his first hearing on October 28, 2025, following his arrest on a series of serious charges for his role founding the violent transnational group, No Lives Matter (NLM). NLM is part of the nihilistic and dangerous Com network, short for the “Community,” which is made up a collection of chat rooms, groups, and individuals engaged in a wide variety of crimes. While ideology is often not the primary motivation for violence within Com groups, NLM in particular has adopted the imagery and language of neo-Nazism and the occult group Order of Nine Angles in its public documents. United Kingdom The Guardian: Far-right extremists outnumber Islamists in anti-terror programme referrals, data shows More suspected far-right extremists were referred to the government’s anti-terrorism programme Prevent last year than those suspected of Islamist extremism, annual figures show. In total, 8,778 referrals were made because of suspicions of extremist radicalisation in the year to March 2025, 27% more than the previous year and the highest number of referrals in a single year since records began 10 years ago. Independent: Government freezes assets of New IRA and Northern Ireland man The Treasury has announced the freezing of assets associated with the New IRA and a Northern Ireland man it believes to be involved in terrorist activity. The Government said the new designations send “a clear signal” that the UK works proactively to “stop terrorist financing” and will take action against those who try to exploit the UK’s financial system for such activity. Jerusalem Post: BBC Arabic ‘minimized Israeli suffering’ to portray Israel as aggressor, whistle-blower reports BBC Arabic chose to “minimize Israeli suffering” in its reporting of the war against Hamas in order to present it as the aggressor, a new whistleblower report has revealed. The 19-page report – so far seen exclusively by the Daily Telegraph – was written by former independent adviser to the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee (EGSC), Michael Prescott. He was reportedly spurred to action due to his disgust at the BBC’s bias and inaction (despite high-ranking executives being aware). The report was sent to the BBC’s Board. Jerusalem Post: British man suspected of being Hamas terror cell member arrested in London A fourth man believed to be part of an international Hamas terror cell was reportedly arrested in London on Monday. The arrest of Mohammed A., a British citizen, comes after the arrest of three other men in Germany at the start of October. Mohammad A. is said to have met with a Hamas agent in Berlin in July and August, where he was handed weapons to be transported to Austria. The Telegraph: BBC trans coverage ‘censored’ by its own reporters The BBC’s trans coverage is subject to “effective censorship” by specialist LGBT reporters who refuse to cover gender-critical stories, one of the broadcaster’s own advisers has warned. Afghanistan Afghanistan International: Taliban Bar Women Without Burqas From Entering Herat Hospital, Say Sources Taliban forces barred women including female doctors from entering Herat Regional Hospital on Wednesday. The ban order was issued because they were not wearing the Taliban-mandated blue burqa, local sources told Afghanistan International. Witnesses said several women were beaten. Amu: Terror threats from Afghanistan remains serious concern, Russian security chief says Sergei Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, said Wednesday that while integrating Afghanistan into the regional economic framework is increasingly vital, the threat of cross-border infiltration by terrorist and extremist groups from Afghan territory remains a serious concern for neighboring states. Speaking at the 13th meeting of Security Council secretaries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Moscow, Shoigu reiterated that Russia has recognized the Taliban and continues to provide humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people, according to Interfax news agency. Amu: RSF condemns Taliban for broadcasting ‘forced confessions’ of journalists Taliban are using forced confessions as a tactic of intimidation and humiliation against journalists in Afghanistan, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said. RSF condemned what it called a “new tactic of terror,” pointing to recent videos showing detained Afghan journalists being coerced into confessing to alleged anti-Taliban activities. The organization called on the Taliban to immediately release journalist Mahdi Ansari and six others who remain in arbitrary detention. Gaza Strip / West Bank WELT: "Infiltrated by Hamas agents" – New allegations against Palestinian relief agency UNRWA At the beginning of the year, Israel banned the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from conducting any activities on Israeli territory, accusing the agency, which employs 13,000 people and is the largest employer in the Gaza Strip, of being "infiltrated" by Hamas. Not least, the terrorist organization is said to be surviving by stealing international aid supplies. "UNRWA claims to be a humanitarian organization, but evidence shows that it has been infiltrated by Hamas operatives," says UN Watch Director Hillel Neuer. The problem is not isolated incidents, "a few bad apples," as the International Court of Justice recently ruled. "It is structural, widespread, and deliberate," Neuer continues. New York Times: Scores of Gaza Militants Still in Areas Under Israeli Control, Officials Say Scores of Palestinian militants are still in Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza and blocked from leaving safely by the military, three Israeli security officials have said, posing a challenge to mediators hoping to shore up a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas. The militants’ proximity to Israeli soldiers has raised concerns about inadvertent clashes. Israel redeployed its forces inside Gaza as part of the cease-fire deal in October, leaving the military in control of roughly half of the enclave. Jerusalem Post: IDF reveals Hamas ties to Iran, UNRWA, Al Jazeera, stolen aid in collection of documents The IDF published a collection of various intelligence documents on Monday containing evidence of Hamas’s connection to Iran, to UNWRA, and Al Jazeera, as well as the terror organization’s actions at the deliberate “deepening [of] civilian suffering.” Jerusalem Post: Egypt's proposal for holed-up Hamas terrorists: Hand over weapons, locate Rafah tunnels to exit Hamas terrorists holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza would surrender their arms in exchange for passage to other areas of the enclave under a proposal to resolve an issue seen as a risk to the month-old truce, according to two sources familiar with the talks. Jerusalem Post: WATCH: IDF confirms death of Hamas terrorist who held six hostages The IDF killed the terrorist Zaid Zaki Abd al-Hadi Aql in a strike conducted on October 29, the military confirmed on Wednesday. Hadi Aql was involved in holding six hostages captive in Gaza: Bar Kuperstein, Ohad Ben Ami, Maxim Herkin, Elkana Bohbot, Segev Kalfon, and Yosef-Haim Ohana. Iraq New York Times: What to Know About the Militia That Kidnapped Elizabeth Tsurkov Kataib Hezbollah, the militia that held Elizabeth Tsurkov hostage for more than two years, is one of the most hard-line and powerful Iranian proxies in Iraq. The militia kidnapped Ms. Tsurkov, a citizen of Israel and Russia, in March 2023 in Baghdad, she told The New York Times in an interview. U.S. and Israeli officials confirmed that the group abducted her. Israel Times of Israel: US pressures Israel to allow safe passage for 100 to 200 Hamas operatives in Rafah The United States has pressured Israel to allow 100 to 200 Hamas operatives holed up in a tunnel network on the Israeli-controlled side of the Yellow Line in southern Gaza’s Rafah to leave safely, according to a Middle Eastern diplomat who spoke to The Times of Israel on Wednesday. Washington was said to view the effort as a pilot program for a broader decommissioning and amnesty initiative for Hamas fighters, part of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Gaza conflict. Under the proposal, fighters would surrender their weapons to officials from the US-led Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat and either be granted safe passage to a third country or be allowed to retreat to Hamas-controlled areas west of the Yellow Line. Jerusalem Post: Danon: ISF must focus on disarming Hamas, not becoming another ineffective UN force Israeli ambassador to the UN Danny Danon laid out Israel’s cautious support for the resolution put forward by the US regarding the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, noting, however, that the force should not become another "UNIFIL," in an interview with The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. Danon emphasized firm conditions to ensure the force does not become “another UNIFIL,” a reference to the long-criticized UN peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon. Times of Israel: Deceased hostage returned by Hamas identified as Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel Remains returned from Gaza to Israel overnight were identified as those of Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel, Israeli authorities said Thursday. Military and Foreign Ministry representatives notified Mollel’s family that his body was returned to Israel after forensic experts completed the identification. Times of Israel: ‘I was torn apart, dying’: Rom Braslavski says captors sexually assaulted, tortured him Freed hostage Rom Braslavski revealed in clips of an interview aired on Wednesday that Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists who held him captive in Gaza repeatedly sexually assaulted and tortured him. Braslavski, who was freed last month after two years in captivity in Gaza, was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, while working as a security guard at the Nova festival near Re’im, which was overrun by terrorists and was the site of a brutal massacre that left hundreds dead. Lebanon Times of Israel: IDF issues warning for fourth site ahead of strike on Hezbollah target The IDF issues an evacuation warning for a fourth site in southern Lebanon, ahead of an airstrike on Hezbollah infrastructure. Times of Israel: Hezbollah warns Beirut against talks ‘with Zionist enemy’; IDF hits terror target in Tyre The Hezbollah terror group lashed out on Thursday against the prospect of any political negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and insisted that it had “a legitimate right to resist [Israeli] occupation.” A source close to Hezbollah’s political leadership told AFP the declaration followed recent US and Egyptian pressure on Lebanon’s leaders to open direct negotiations. Naharnet: Aoun, Salam to discuss possible response to Hezbollah statement President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam will meet prior to Thursday’s cabinet session to discuss the statement issued in the morning by Hezbollah and whether to respond to it or not, MTV said. In Its statement, Hezbollah lashed out against the prospect of any "political" negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and insisted that it has a right to defend itself. Naharnet: Hezbollah says it has 'legitimate right' to defend itself against Israel Hezbollah lashed out on Thursday against the prospect of any "political" negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and insisted that it has a right to defend itself. A source close to Hezbollah's political leadership told AFP the declaration followed recent UزSز and Egyptian pressure on Lebanon's leaders to open direct negotiations. Syria Jerusalem Post: US to establish military presence in Damascus under Syria-Israel peace plan The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Yemen Yemen Online: Yemen's Houthi Militants Destroy iPhones in Boycott Videos Despite Prior Import and Customs Clearance Videos circulating on social media have shown members of Yemen’s Houthi militia publicly destroying Apple iPhones in what they claim is part of a boycott campaign against U.S. products. Despite the dramatic display, local sources and observers have pointed out that the same devices had previously been imported into Houthi-controlled areas and subjected to customs duties. Critics argue that the destruction is symbolic and politically motivated, rather than a genuine act of economic resistance. Pakistan Afghanistan International: Clashes Reported Between Pakistani Forces & Taliban In Spin Boldak As Taliban–Pakistan talks opened in Istanbul, local sources told Afghanistan International on Thursday that Pakistani border guards and Taliban forces had clashed in Spin Boldak, Kandahar. Afghanistan International: IS-Khorasan Commander Killed in Pakistani Police Raid Pakistani media reported that security forces have killed a senior commander of Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) in Karak district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to Dawn newspaper, Nisar Hakim described as a “key commander” of ISKP was killed during a police raid on his hideout in the village of Ambari, Karak. Mali The Soufan Center: Mali on the Brink of Collapse as Jihadists Threaten to Overrun the Country The West African country of Mali stands on the brink of collapse, with al-Qaeda's Sahelian branch, Jama’at Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM), choking off the country’s fuel supplies, leaving the government in the capital of Bamako vulnerable to being overrun. The fuel blockade has been going on for weeks, with JNIM insurgents attacking and burning fuel trucks, kidnapping truck drivers, and denying fuel imports from Senegal and the Ivory Coast. As a result of the blockade, blackouts are spreading across the country, and citizens are forced to wait in line for hours to buy fuel for their vehicles. Mali, which is a landlocked nation of nearly 21 million people, received approximately 95 percent of its fuel from neighboring Senegal and the Ivory Coast. Nigeria New York Times: U.S. Military Draws Up Nigeria Plans, With Limited Options to Quell Violence First, the self-evident: Despite President Trump’s order that the Pentagon prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from attack by Islamic militants, U.S. forces are unlikely to be able to end a decades-long insurgency that has claimed lives across sectarian lines in Africa’s most populous country, military officials say. Defense Post: ISWAP Jihadists Attack Nigeria Base Near Niger: Sources Fourteen troops were injured when Islamist fighters attacked a base in remote northeast Nigeria near the border with Niger, military and local militia sources told AFP on Wednesday. Several attackers were killed and nine captured when militants from the Islamist State West Africa Province (ISWAP) targeted the base in Malam Fatori with heavy guns and rocket-propelled grenades on Monday, the sources said. Somalia Associated Press: Attackers board a ship off the coast of Somalia after firing rocket-propelled grenades Attackers firing machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades boarded a tanker carrying gasoline off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, authorities said, likely the latest assault by resurgent Somali pirates operating in the region. Dawan Africa: Somalia Says Over 800 Militants Killed in Numerous Airstrikes The Somali government says an estimated 868 militants have been killed in 220 airstrikes since February this year, including 52 senior figures described by officials as linked to Al-Shabaab and ISIS. Sudan Reuters: Sudan's RSF agrees to US proposal for humanitarian ceasefire Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces agreed to a proposal from the United States and Arab powers for a humanitarian ceasefire and is open to talks on a cessation of hostilities, it said on Thursday in a statement. Both the RSF and the Sudanese army have agreed to various ceasefire proposals during their two-and-a-half-year-old war, though none have succeeded. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has said it was working towards ending fighting in Sudan. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is a nonprofit and non-partisan international policy organization working to combat the growing threat posed by extremist ideologies. CEP depends on the generosity of its supporters. If you value what we do, please consider making a donation. DONATE Were you forwarded this email? Subscribe for yourself here. Counter Extremism Project (CEP) | PO Box 3980 | NEW YORK, NY 10185 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice