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extremist

noun as in person zealous about a belief

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Mr. Sharaa has also continued to host extremist foreign fighters, appointing several to senior positions within the military and rewarding them with army divisions, despite their implication in sectarian killings.

Australia's intelligence services have warned that growing numbers of people are being drawn towards neo-Nazi ideologies as extremist groups step up efforts to recruit new members.

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It’s designed to suppress free speech by labeling the opposition as “extremists” who are a threat to public safety and “the enemy within.”

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France's current political crisis is also stoking the danger, he argues, with an impotent presidency giving way to a partisan parliament where extremists of left and right hold increasing sway.

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Palestinians and human rights groups often accuse the IDF of protecting or aiding extremist settlers.

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