extremist

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“They’re concerned the Middle East tensions could lead to more extremist cell activity in Western countries,” Bannister said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

They had no apparent links to international terrorist networks — until Malik pledged allegiance to the leader of the extremist group Islamic State on Facebook shortly before the attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

The film traces how suspicion fell in particular on several members of the Jewish Defense League, a group founded by extremist rabbi Meir Kahane before his own assassination in 1990.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Walid Saadaoui came to the attention of the authorities when he used 10 Facebook accounts, none of which were in his own name, to spread a torrent of Islamist extremist views.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

The United States and our partners continue to take active and effective measures against our primary terrorist enemies and certain other violent extremist groups that also pose a serious and continuing threat.

From National Strategy for Combating Terrorism September 2006 by National Security Council (U.S.)