ARAC International Curated Global Security News May 25,2022

Extremism Daily update ⋅ May 25, 2022
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	A Growing Epidemic of Extremism in America - The Santa Clara The Santa Clara The Buffalo shooting has prompted concerns about extremism and hate crimes. Flag as irrelevant
	Opinion: A toxic mix of extremism and populism is destabilising South Asia - Scroll.in Scroll.in Fascist tendencies. Extremism in Afghanistan, populism in India and extremist-populism in Pakistan, as these examples show, have combined to produce a ... Flag as irrelevant
	Extremism & The Great Replacement Theory | The 21st Show | Illinois Public Media Illinois Public Media A closer look at an Illinois white supremacist group that bombed a Minnesota mosque and the growing threat from white nationalists. Flag as irrelevant
	Coups d'état and Political Instability in the Sahel: Implications for the Fight against Terrorism ... ReliefWeb Analysis of the unfolding situation points to a potential leadership crisis in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. This is due to ... Flag as irrelevant
	Russia Releases First Jehovah's Witness Imprisoned for 'Extremism' - The Moscow Times The Moscow Times ... five years after he became the first member of the religious group to be jailed on extremism charges in Russia, the organization said Tuesday. Flag as irrelevant
	Extremists kill dozens in latest attack in northeast Nigeria - ABC News ABC News OSOGBO, Nigeria -- Dozens of civilians have been killed in northeast Nigeria by Islamic extremist rebels targeting farmers and the local militia ... Flag as irrelevant
	Extremists don't reflect an entire demographic | Opinion | dnews.com Moscow-Pullman Daily News Extremists don't reflect an entire demographic ... The shooter in Buffalo had a racist motive. He wanted to kill Black people. We don't know exactly how ... Flag as irrelevant
	Extremists kill dozens in latest attack in northeast Nigeria - The Washington Post The Washington Post OSOGBO, Nigeria — Dozens of civilians have been killed in northeast Nigeria by Islamic extremist rebels targeting farmers and the local militia ... Flag as irrelevant
	Letters on DeSantis, China, School Board, extremism, abortion, more - Gainesville Sun Gainesville Sun Who are the extremists? If you are someone who wants to make America great again, you are in Hillary Clinton's world deplorable and in Joe Biden's ... Flag as irrelevant
	Cardinal Onaiyekan: Christians & Muslims must counter extremism together - Vatican News Vatican News Aid to the Church in Need decried the student's murder and called the levels of extremism and violence in Nigeria as “absolutely appalling. Flag as irrelevant

DR Congo Daily update ⋅ May 25, 2022
	NEWS
	DR Congo military accused of shelling civilians in Rwanda | News | Al Jazeera Al Jazeera The allegations follow claims by DR Congo officials of Rwandan forces supporting armed groups in DRC. Flag as irrelevant
	Democratic Republic of the Congo - Flash Update #5: Humanitarian situation in Rutshuru Territory ReliefWeb English Situation Report on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Coordination, Food and Nutrition and more; published on 24 May 2022 by OCHA. Flag as irrelevant
	Thousands flee eastern DR Congo to Rwanda amid violence • FRANCE 24 English - YouTube YouTube Clashes between the Congolese Armed Forces and the M23 militia group sent thousands over the border in Rwanda seeking shelter. Flag as irrelevant
	WFP Democratic Republic of the Congo April Situation Report #36 - 12 May 2022 - ReliefWeb ReliefWeb English Situation Report on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Education, Food and Nutrition, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 24 May ... Flag as irrelevant
	Many Rwandan Civilians Die As Rockets Fired From DR Congo Fall In Musanze District - HumAngle HumAngle The rockets, fired from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the morning of Monday, May 23 lasted 21 minutes. Flag as irrelevant
	Q&A: DRC has more to lose than gain in regional bloc – opposition | Economy | Al Jazeera Al Jazeera This April, the Democratic Republic of Congo joined the East African Community (EAC). It effectively became the seventh member of a regional bloc ... Flag as irrelevant
	Rwanda requires probe, saying DR Congo rockets injure citizens | CGTN Africa CGTN Africa Rockets fired by Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) in its eastern region slammed into northern Rwanda on Monday, ... Flag as irrelevant
	DR Congo Reports 5 Ebola Cases, All Dead, Amid Latest Outbreak | News | teleSUR English teleSUR English On Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported five cases of Ebola virus ... Flag as irrelevant
	Democratic Republic of Congo: ICRC boosts access to safe water through partnerships and ... ReliefWeb English News and Press Release on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Humanitarian Financing and Water Sanitation Hygiene; published on 23 May ... Flag as irrelevant
	UN condemns M23 attacks on its forces in DR Congo - BusinessGhana BusinessGhana The United Nations force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has condemned attacks against it by M23 rebels and urged them to... Flag as irrelevant

South Sudan Daily update ⋅ May 25, 2022
	NEWS
	South Sudan clashes: UN calls for accountability of perpetrators | Africanews Africanews Silence has engulfed thousands of homes burnt down in different locations across the southern part of South Sudan's Unity State. Flag as irrelevant
	UNISFA debunks fake news - South Sudan | ReliefWeb ReliefWeb English News and Press Release on South Sudan about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding; published on 13 Apr 2022 by UNISFA. Flag as irrelevant
	Promoting human rights key to reducing violence in South Sudan - ReliefWeb ReliefWeb English News and Press Release on South Sudan about Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding and Protection and Human Rights; published on 23 May 2022 by UN ... Flag as irrelevant
	Death Penalty 2021: State-sanctioned killings continue in East and Southern Africa ... - ReliefWeb ReliefWeb While 33 executions were recorded in Botswana, Somalia and South Sudan in 2021, the overwhelming majority of the countries in the region that have not ... Flag as irrelevant
	Promoting human rights key to reducing violence in South Sudan | OHCHR OHCHR “Promoting and protecting human rights in South Sudan will help reduce violence and pave the way for political stability, peace and development, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns | | UN News UN News - the United Nations Eight month-old boy is being treated for severe malnutrition in Al Sabbah Children's Hospital in Juba, South Sudan. (2018) ... Flag as irrelevant
	"Allow me to visit the people who live in the bushes" asks the new Bishop of Yei - Agenzia Fides Agenzia Fides The Apostolic Nuncio to Kenya and South Sudan Archbishop Hubertus van Megan also encouraged the people of South Sudan and Yei in particular to embrace ... Flag as irrelevant
	The day the UN barred using hunger and starvation as weapons of war | World Food Programme WFP From the Sahel, to South Sudan, Syria, Yemen and all the way to ... “That's the biggest challenge in every conflict,” she says sitting in her ... Flag as irrelevant

Terrorism Daily update ⋅ May 25, 2022
	NEWS
	Republican flip-flop on white terrorists a win for Democrats - MSNBC News MSNBC News Republican senators like Josh Hawley and members of the House like Steve Scalise and Ron Johnson are flip-flopping on white terrorists after ... Flag as irrelevant
	Biden told Israel's PM the IRGC will stay on terrorism blacklist - Politico Politico U.S. officials point out that the IRGC terrorist designation was technically never part of the nuclear deal itself, and they say that the deal could ... Flag as irrelevant
	Anti-terrorism drill with 100 officers staged ahead of expected visit by state leaders on Hong ... South China Morning Post Code-named 'Defender', operation took place ahead of possible visit by state leaders late next month to mark handover and oversee swearing-in of ... Flag as irrelevant
	Coming together to stand against hate and terrorism | The College of Saint Rose The College of Saint Rose This horrific act of terrorism is the antithesis of all that we are and stand for as a community. Like many of you, I have struggled to absorb the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Court In Tatarstan Extends Pretrial Detention Of Anti-War Activist Charged With Terrorism Radio Free Europe ... detention for activist Andrei Boyarshinov, who was charged with terrorism over his calls to stop Russia's ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. Flag as irrelevant
	Robert Brown Named Executive Assistant Director of the Science and Technology Branch - FBI.gov FBI.gov He led investigations targeting gangs and public corruption, led the Joint Terrorism Task Force, and supervised terrorism investigations. Flag as irrelevant
	Quad unequivocally condemns terrorism; denounces 26/11, Pathankot attacks - India Today India Today Terrorists of Pakistan-based outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) had carried out the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and the January ... Flag as irrelevant
	White House Coordinated With National School Boards Association On 'Domestic Terrorism ... Free Beacon A probe of the National School Boards Association's call for federal investigations of parents as domestic terrorists found the White House was ... Flag as irrelevant
	Baramulla: Three terrorists arrested for sarpanch's murder | Latest News India - Hindustan Times Hindustan Times The terrorists were arrested by Baramulla police and the army on the basis of technical leads and human inputs, the officer added. Flag as irrelevant
	A Partial List of Mass Shootings in the United States in 2022 - The New York Times The New York Times ... “What happened here is simple and straightforward: Terrorism. ... and charged with carrying out a terrorist attack on a mass transit system. Flag as irrelevant
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	Kuwait hosts int'l meeting on foreign terrorist fighters - Xinhua Xinhua KUWAIT CITY, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Working Group Meeting held the opening ceremony Tuesday in Kuwait City, ... Flag as irrelevant

Islamic State Daily update ⋅ May 25, 2022
	NEWS
	Islamic State group 'trying to control' Mali-Niger border with series of attacks - France 24 France 24 The Islamic State (IS) group appears to be stepping up attacks close to the border between Mali and Niger, with sources suggesting that the ... Flag as irrelevant
	FBI says it foiled Islamic State sympathizer's plot to kill George W Bush - The Guardian The Guardian The FBI claims an Islamic State sympathizer living in Ohio plotted to assassinate George W Bush, but confidential informants helped federal agents ... Flag as irrelevant
	Sahel: The Islamic State on the offensive again, how do Mali and Niger reply ? - France 24 France 24 The Islamic State group intensifies its attacks on civilians in Mali and Niger. How do these countries reply? Wassim Nasr tells us more. Flag as irrelevant
	Iraqi officials: Attacks by IS militants kill 12 civilians | AP News AP News BAGHDAD (AP) — Militants from the Islamic State group killed 12 civilians and wounded at least six in two separate attacks in Iraq, ... Flag as irrelevant
	Iran buries slain Revolutionary Guards colonel, vows revenge | Reuters Reuters The family members of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran's Islamic ... Khodai was a "defender of the shrines," Iranian state media said on ...

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Daily Wrap 24 May 2022

Time is short for Sudan to resolve political crisis, Mission chief warns Time is short for Sudan to reach a solution to its protracted political crisis, the Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday, warning that if the impasse is not urgently overcome, the consequences will be felt beyond national borders, impacting a whole generation. Read more » Peace and Security Zimbabwean peacekeeper wins UN gender advocate award For the first time, a Zimbabwean peacekeeper has been chosen to receive the prestigious 2021 Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award, UN Peacekeeping announced on Tuesday. Read more » Peace and Security World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous, and toxic conditions for children globally, according to a new report published on Tuesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).   Read more » Climate and Environment ‘Don’t work for climate wreckers’ UN chief tells graduates, in push to a renewable energy future Today’s college graduates can become the generation to succeed “where my generation has failed” the UN chief said on Tuesday, urging the class of 2022, not to work for “climate wreckers” in industries that continue to profit from fossil fuels. Read more » Climate and Environment Monkeypox outbreak can still be contained, insists UN health agency The monkeypox outbreak that has been reported in 16 countries and several regions of the world can still be contained and the overall risk of transmission is low, the UN health agency said on Tuesday. Read more » Health Deputy UN chief praises resilience of Bali students in face of disaster threats In their red school uniforms, with backpacks on their heads to protect from falling debris, More than 200 students and teachers from Tanjong Benoa Elementary School on the Indonesian island of Bali, filed calmly up three flights of stairs to the rooftop of a hotel, close to their classrooms. Read more » Climate and Environment Fallen Chadian Captain wins second-ever UN peacekeeping award for ‘exceptional courage’ Late Captain Abdelrazakh Hamit Bahar of Chad, was named on Tuesday as the recipient of United Nations Peacekeeping’s highest award, for exceptional courage, serving in Mali, which will be presented on Thursday at UN Headquarters in New York. Read more » Peace and Security Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Read more » Health

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