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Analysis
The Hill: When extremist content meets glorified violence online, communities pay the price
The first weeks of school should be filled with jitters, anticipation and fresh starts. Instead, in Evergreen, Colo., they were filled with grief and fear. A 16-year-old opened fire at Evergreen High School, wounding two classmates before turning the gun on himself. Deadly school shootings in the U.S. are tragically common, but they are not inevitable. The 16-year-old who opened fire on his classmates and ultimately took his own life had been exposed to a toxic online community, including a forum in which graphic violent videos and extremism were celebrated.
Geopolitical Monitor Rhetoric or Reality? Unpacking Lashkar-e-Taiba Terror Warnings against India
“We will take over the rivers and dams in Jammu & Kashmir, one day the entire Jammu & Kashmir will be ours and we will avenge for strikes on Pakistan” ranted Saifullah Khalid, directly threatening India. Saifullah Khalid (aka Saifullah Kasuri), who is the general secretary of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), said this on 17 September 2025, in Bahawalpur during a flood relief event. PMML, which is a political party in Pakistan, has been conducting flood relief programs in Pakistan. Little does the common man outside Pakistan know that PMML is the new political avatar of its predecessor, the Milli Muslim League (MML), which was proscribed the US government in 2018. Saifullah Khalid who was then leader of MML was also designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) along with six other MML leaders, all of whom are presently in PMML.
United States
BBC: Secret Service disrupts telecom threat near UN General Assembly
The US Secret Service disrupted a network of telecommunications devices that could have shut down cellular systems as leaders gather for the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. The agency said on Tuesday that last month it found more than 300 SIM servers and 100,000 SIM cards that could have been used for telecom attacks within the area encompassing parts of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
Associated Press: Trump administration designates Barrio 18 gang as foreign terrorist organization
The Trump administration Tuesday designated the Barrio 18 gang as a foreign terrorist organization, joining other Latin American criminal groups receiving the designation in recent months. Barrio 18, largely based in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, originated in the United States as a street gang in Los Angeles created by young Salvadoran immigrants as a way to protect themselves. When many of their members were deported from the U.S. to El Salvador, the gang expanded and gained power across Central America, where it continues to terrorize communities.
The Atlantic: Left-Wing Terrorism Is on the Rise
No matter how hard ideologues try to exclusively blame their political foes for acts of political violence, the truth is that violent extremists today emerge from across the political spectrum. We have studied this problem and believe that our data can help illuminate an issue too often defined by partisan finger-pointing. As part of a study to be published this week by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, we compiled and analyzed a data set of 750 attacks and plots in the United States from January 1, 1994, to July 4, 2025.
Wired: Nick Fuentes’ Plan to Conquer America
White nationalist livestreamer Nick Fuentes finds it very difficult to hide his contempt for his own followers, known as Groypers—even when they are sending him money. “Can you fuck off and kill yourself and die,” Fuentes muttered during a livestream on the alternative streaming platform Rumble earlier this month. The antisemitic, anti-trans, misogynistic, and racist influencer was responding to a follower who sent him a $10 Super Chat message, offering advice on how to treat the cold Fuentes was suffering from.
United Kingdom
The Independent: Home Secretary warns far right rhetoric ‘getting out of control’
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the rhetoric of the far right “is getting out of control” as she pledged to improve border security. Describing a secure border as “necessary” for positive race relations, Ms Mahmood also said politicians had a duty not to let patriotism cross the line into nationalism. Since becoming Home Secretary earlier this month, Ms Mahmood has promised “to do whatever it takes to secure our border” and fight legal challenges to prevent deportations “at every step”.
Germany
Deutsche Presse-Agentur: 'Sent by the devil:' German Catholic leaders spar with far-right AfD
A dispute has erupted between the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the country's Catholic leadership, with both sides trading blows inspired by biblical references. Hans-Thomas Tillschneider, an AfD lawmaker in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, on Wednesday slammed comments by Bishop Georg Bätzing advising German voters to steer clear of the party.
Israel
Haaretz: Photo of hostage Alon Ohel published from Hamas captivity video; his family says he is blind in one eye
The family of the kidnapped Alon Ohel has allowed a photo from his video from Hamas captivity to be published. "These are not Alon's eyes, he went blind in one eye," they said. On Tuesday, with the release of Ohel's captivity video, his second from Hamas, his family demanded that ophthalmologists examine Alon and treat him as a condition for any negotiations and further aid to Hamas. Ohel's parents, Idit and Kobi Ohel, said, "Our family is shaking and in pain."
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem Post: WATCH: IDF footage exposes terrorists firing from Gaza’s Shifa Hospital
The IDF identified terrorists firing from Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a few days ago, the military stated on Wednesday, publishing aerial footage of the incident along with the statement. “The use of a civilian structure, and particularly an active hospital, is further proof of Hamas' cynical and systematic modus operandi of exploiting civilian infrastructure as manned terror command posts,” the IDF stated.
BBC: Israeli forces near Gaza City centre as Hamas reportedly prepares for street-to-street fighting
Israeli forces have neared the centre of Gaza City, as Hamas fighters reportedly regroup amid fears of intense street-to-street fighting. Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee the city since Israel launched its ground offensive last week. Israel describes the city as the "last stronghold" of Hamas and says its aim is to "eliminate terrorists" and rescue its 48 remaining hostages, 20 of whom are thought to be alive.
Lebanon
Agence France-Presse: Hezbollah weakened but financially resilient a year after Israel war
One year after a devastating war with Israel dealt massive blows to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror group is still managing to pay its fighters and fund its social services. The killing of its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike on September 27 last year left the Shiite group reeling, yet it has maintained cohesion under his successor, Naim Qassem.
Syria
Daily Sabah: Terror-free Türkiye committee set to pave way for legislation
Representatives from various think tanks attended the new session of the National Solidarity, Brotherhood, and Democracy Committee at Parliament in Ankara on Wednesday. The committee, established to discuss suggestions for advancing the terror-free Türkiye initiative, will soon conclude its work, its chair, Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, said on Wednesday. The initiative aims to put an end to the decades-old campaign of violence by the PKK terrorist group.
Yemen
Associated Press: A ship comes under attack off the coast of Yemen as Houthi rebels continue to threaten vessels
A ship traveling off the coast of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden came under attack early on Tuesday, officials said, though no one was hurt. It was not clear who launched the attack. The captain of the vessel heard a splash and explosion in the vicinity of the vessel, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said in a statement. “Vessel and crew reported safe and proceeding to next port of call,” the center said in a statement.
Morocco
Agence de Presse Africaine: Morocco counters extremism through education, culture
For more than two decades, Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has been implementing an ambitious cultural and educational strategy to immunise society against extremism. Based on the promotion of values, education, and a balanced religiosity, this approach has now established itself as a benchmark model in the Muslim world.
Sahel
Africa Defense Forum: For Sahel Terrorists, Motorcycles Are a Key Tool for Quick Attacks and Escapes
Across the Sahel, the buzz of a motorcycle engine has become a sound that inspires fear. Motorcycles have become the vehicle of choice for terrorists across the region, allowing them to move quickly, strike suddenly, and avoid capture by the local authorities. “Motorbikes have been a near-constant presence in Sahelian armed groups’ battlefield operations, with swarms of motorbikes allowing tens, or even hundreds of fighters to rapidly descend on a target location,” researchers with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) wrote in a 2023 report on motorbike use among Sahel terror groups.
New York Times: 3 West African Nations to Leave International Criminal Court
Three African countries ruled by military juntas have announced that they will pull out of the International Criminal Court, accusing it of “selective justice.” Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger — three countries in Africa’s arid Sahel region whose governments were overthrown by military coups in recent years — said in a statement released on Monday that the court was run by a “closed circle of beneficiaries” that acted with “international impunity.”
Technology
The Hill: Republicans seek documents from social media platforms after Kirk assassination
Republicans on the House Homeland Security Committee are pressing several social media platforms about their handling of extremist content following the assassination of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. House Homeland Security Chair Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.) and Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), head of the subcommittee on counterterrorism and intelligence, sent letters to top executives at Discord, GitHub, Reddit and Twitch on Monday, requesting information about how they monitor extremist content and flag information for law enforcement.
NBC News: Extremists used Discord to recruit American youth, officials warned this year
State and federal law enforcement agencies warned earlier this year that young people were at risk of radicalization on the chat platform Discord, according to government documents obtained by NBC News. Two intelligence assessments from the Department of Homeland Security and Ohio’s Statewide Terrorism Analysis & Crime Center (STACC) marked for distribution to police specifically cite Discord as a platform on which American youth have been exposed to extremist material from foreign terrorist organizations. Both documents are unclassified but marked “For Official Use Only.” They were obtained by the Property of the People, a pro-transparency nonprofit that seeks and publishes government documents through Freedom of Information Act requests, and shared with NBC News.
Forbes: ISIS Kids Planned A Violent 'Caliphate Revival' On Discord
Back in summer 2022, the FBI received a tip from a minor about a Discord group called “Caliphate Revivalists.” Around 70 participants were chatting about bringing ISIS back to prominence after it’d lost its control over large parts of Iraq and Syria in the late 2010s. The group’s channels included chats about militant training, jihad and jihadist weaponry. Videos of executions and terrorist attack plans were often among the topics of conversation.
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