Eye on Extremism July 23, 2019 Voice Of America: Somalia Car Bombing Kills At Least 17 “At least 17 people were killed in a car bombing in Mogadishu on Monday, medical sources tell VOA's Somali service. The director of Mogadishu’s largest hospital, Dr. Mohamed Yusuf, said another 28 …

Eye on Extremism July 22, 2019 CBS News: American Citizen Accused Of Becoming ISIS Sniper And Weapons Trainer “An American citizen was arrested in Syria after becoming a sniper and weapons trainer for the Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS), federal authorities in New York said Fr…

CEP Analysis Update Research Resources on Combating Terrorism and Extremism Extremist Content Online The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has spotlighted the “worst of the worst” propagandists and content with direct links to violence that should be banned by all Internet and social m…

Eye on Extremism July 19, 2019 The New York Times: Argentina Designates Hezbollah Terrorist Group On 25th Anniversary Of Bombing “Argentina designated Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Thursday and ordered a freeze on the financial assets of the group, which has been blamed for t…

Tech & Terrorism: In Piecemeal Approach, WordPress Removes Neo-Nazi Website CEP Correspondence to Company Describes The Base as Advocates for Violence and Terrorism Against the United States (New York, N.Y.) - This month, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) identified a new Word…

Eye on Extremism July 18, 2019 Reuters: Syrian Rebels Say Moscow Deploys Ground Forces In Idlib Campaign “Russia has sent special forces in recent days to fight alongside Syrian army troops in northwestern Syria where they have been struggling for more than two months to seize the la…

Extremist Content Online: ISIS & Allies Recruit, Fundraise Online (New York, N.Y.) - The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edit…

Eye on Extremism July 17, 2019 Reuters: Syrian Air Strike On Village Market Kill At Least 12: Rescuers “At least 12 people were killed and scores wounded on Tuesday in aerial strikes believed to have been carried out by the Syrian air force on a popular market in a village in opposit…

Eye on Extremism July 16, 2019 BBC: Italy Seizes 'Combat-Ready' Missile In Raids On Far Right “Anti-terrorism police in northern Italy have seized an air-to-air missile and other sophisticated weapons during raids on far-right extremist groups. Three people were arrested, two of them…

New CEP Reports Detail Muslim Brotherhood History, Activities Across the Middle East and North Africa (New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released new reports on the Muslim Brotherhood in 12 countries. The new reports detail the Sunni Islamist movement’s origins, h…

Eye on Extremism July 15, 2019 Voice Of America: Somalia Hotel Attack Kills 33 “Authorities in Somalia say the death toll from Friday’s attack on a hotel in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo has climbed to 33. Ahmed Mohamed Islan, also known as Madobe, the president of the Jub…

Eye on Extremism July 12, 2019 The Washington Post: Judge Oks Phone Seizures In New York City Bike Path Attack “Prosecutors can show jurors at a terrorism trial the contents of two phones found in a truck used to kill eight people on a New York City bike path, a judge ruled Thursday.…

Eye on Extremism July 11, 2019 The New York Times: Seeking Revenge, Taliban Target Afghan Soldiers’ Families “Muhammad Didar Mukhlis Afghan, a sergeant serving at a remote Afghan Army base, was pleased when his nephew invited his wife and son to his wedding back home in eastern Afgha…

Eye on Extremism July 10, 2019 The Guardian: UK And France To Send Further Forces To Syria In Aid Of US Withdrawal “Britain has agreed to deploy additional special forces in Syria alongside France to allow the US to withdraw its ground troops from the ongoing fight against the remain…

Extremism Spotlight: Siege’s Ties to Extremists  Neo-Nazi Manifesto Inspired 21 Individuals and 11 Organizations to Radicalization & Violence (New York, N.Y.) - James Mason’s neo-Nazi manifesto, Siege, has since inspired a generation of neo-Nazis since it was first published as a…

Eye on Extremism July 9, 2019 The New York Times: Stressing War’s Toll, Taliban And Afghan Representatives Agree To Peace Road Map “Taliban and Afghan representatives, including some government officials, agreed on Tuesday to a basic road map for negotiating the country’s political f…