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November 19, 2019 at 1:43 PM

Taliban Releases Two Western Hostages In Exchange For Militants

Eye on Extremism November 19, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: Taliban Release Two Western Hostages In Exchange For Militants “Two Western hostages, one American and one Australian, were freed by the Taliban on Tuesday after more than three years in captivity, Afghan officials and a per…

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November 18, 2019 at 1:58 PM

American Held In Turkey As ISIS suspect Returns to U.S.

Eye on Extremism November 18, 2019 Associated Press: American Held In Turkey As IS Suspect Returns To US  “An American citizen alleged by Turkey to be an Islamic State member has returned to the United States. According to a government report obtained by The Associated Press, federal…

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November 15, 2019 at 1:46 PM

U.S. Vows To Stay In The Lead Vs. ISIS

Eye on Extremism November 15, 2019 Voice Of America: US Vows To Stay In The Lead Vs. Islamic State “The United States is promising not to abandon the fight to eradicate the Islamic State terror group, while pushing allies to take more responsibility for foreign fighters and for rebui…

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November 14, 2019 at 1:50 PM

ISIS Suspect Trapped At Turkish-Greek Border To Be Deported To U.S.

Eye on Extremism November 14, 2019 The New York Times: ISIS Suspect Trapped At Turkish-Greek Border Is To Be Deported To U.S. “Turkey announced on Thursday that it would repatriate an American suspected of being a member of the Islamic State, after a commitment from the United States…

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November 13, 2019 at 1:53 PM

ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi May Have Had U.S. Hostage Executed, Witness Says

Eye on Extremism November 13, 2019 The New York Times: ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi May Have Had U.S. Hostage Executed, Witness Says “After the Islamic State declared that Kayla Mueller, a 26-year-old humanitarian worker from Arizona it was holding hostage, was killed in an airstrike in S…

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November 12, 2019 at 1:52 PM

U.S. Will Leave Up To 600 Troops In Northeast Syria To Prevent ISIS Resurgence

Eye on Extremism November 12, 2019 The Washington Post: U.S. Will Leave Up To 600 Troops In Northeastern Syria To Prevent ISIS Resurgence, Top General Says “As many as 600 U.S. troops will remain in northeastern Syria to continue counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State,…

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November 8, 2019 at 1:47 PM

Detained ISIS Members Turn To Europe's Courts To Come Home

Eye on Extremism November 8, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: Detained Islamic State Members Turn To Europe’s Courts To Come Home “Jessie Van Eetvelde was a Belgian supermarket cashier who heard the Muslim call to prayer on a vacation in Morocco 11 years ago and converted to Islam. Back…

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November 7, 2019 at 1:49 PM

Gunmen In Burkina Faso Attack Canadian Mining Company Convoy, Killing 37

Eye on Extremism November 7, 2019   The New York Times: Gunmen In Burkina Faso Attack Canadian Mining Company Convoy, Killing 37 “Gunmen in Burkina Faso killed at least 37 people on Wednesday in an attack on a convoy carrying employees, suppliers and contractors of a Canadian mining …

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November 6, 2019 at 1:50 PM

In Last Days, Al-Baghdadi Sought Safety In Shrinking Domain

Eye on Extremism November 6, 2019   Voice Of America: In Last Days, Al-Baghdadi Sought Safety In Shrinking Domain “In his last months on the run, Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was agitated, fearful of traitors, sometimes disguised as a shepherd, sometimes hiding und…

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November 5, 2019 at 1:56 PM

White Supremacist Plotted To Bomb Colorado Synagogue, FBI Says

Eye on Extremism November 5, 2019   The New York Times: White Supremacist Plotted To Bomb Colorado Synagogue, F.B.I. Says “Federal authorities in Colorado have arrested a man they accused of plotting to blow up a synagogue in Pueblo, a city two hours south of Denver, according to fed…

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November 4, 2019 at 1:44 PM

ISIS Claims Attack On Mali Army That Killed 54

Eye on Extremism November 4, 2019 The New York Times: Mali Says 54 Are Killed In Jihadist Attack On Army; ISIS Claims Responsibility “At least 53 soldiers and one civilian have been killed in a jihadist attack on a military post in northern Mali on Friday, the government said on Satu…

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November 1, 2019 at 12:54 PM

ISIS Names New Leader And Confirms Al-Baghdadi's Death

Eye on Extremism November 1, 2019 The New York Times: ISIS Names New Leader And Confirms Al-Baghdadi’s Death “Days after the Islamic State’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and his heir apparent were killed in back-to-back attacks by United States forces in northern Syria, the group br…

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October 31, 2019 at 12:57 PM

ISIS Remains Potent, Deadly, Despite Baghdadi's Death, Top Spy Says

Eye on Extremism October 31, 2019 U.S. News & World Report: Isis Remains Potent, Deadly Despite Baghdadi’s Death, Top Spy Says “Killing the Islamic State group's founder and leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi will have little effect on preventing the terrorist network from conducting fu…

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October 30, 2019 at 12:50 PM

ISIS Defector Inside Baghdadi's Hideout Critical To Success Of Raid

Eye on Extremism October 30, 2019 The Washington Post: Islamic State Defector Inside Baghdadi’s Hideout Critical To Success Of Raid, Officials Say “U.S. commandos zeroed in on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s final hideout with the help of an extraordinarily well-placed informant, an Islamic S…

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October 29, 2019 at 12:43 PM

Assault On Islamic State Leadership Not Over

Eye on Extremism October 29, 2019 Voice Of America: Assault On Islamic State Leadership Not Over “Senior Islamic State leaders in Syria are coming under fire, part of what appears to be an urgent campaign to gut the terror group's brain trust. The U.S.-allied Syrian Democratic Forces…

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October 28, 2019 at 1:10 PM

ISIS Leader Died in U.S. Special Forces Raid, Trump Says

Eye on Extremism October 28, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: Islamic State Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi Died In U.S. Raid, Trump Says “The ideological leader of Islamic State died in a U.S.-led raid in northwestern Syria, President Trump said Sunday, fulfilling a long-held U.S. goal and…

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October 25, 2019 at 12:46 PM

A Year After Tree Of Life, America Is Confronting Domestic Terror Threat Head-On: Chertoff

Eye on Extremism October 25, 2019 USA Today: A Year After Tree Of Life, America Is Confronting Domestic Terror Threat Head-On “Last month we observed the solemn 18th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. We have made significant strides since then in securing our na…

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October 24, 2019 at 1:10 PM

House Homeland Security Committee Advances Online Extremism Bill

Eye on Extremism October 24, 2019 The Hill: House Homeland Security Committee Advances Online Extremism Bill “A House panel on Wednesday voted to advance a bill aimed at combating the scourge of extremist content online despite ongoing pushback from civil liberties groups and Republi…

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October 23, 2019 at 5:16 PM

Anjem Choudary’s Extremist Network Rebuilds in Year After Radical Cleric’s Early Release from Prison

Anjem Choudary’s Extremist Network Rebuilds in Year After Radical Cleric’s Early Release from Prison CEP Report Details Choudary’s Ties To 143 Extremist Entities (New York, N.Y.) - In the year since Anjem Choudary’s early release from prison, the radical Islamic cleric and convicted …

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October 23, 2019 at 12:47 PM

Lawmakers Dig Into Twitter Over Policy Allowing Hamas, Hezbollah Accounts

Eye on Extremism October 23, 2019 The Hill: Bipartisan Lawmakers Dig Into Twitter Over Policy Allowing Hamas, Hezbollah Accounts “A team of bipartisan lawmakers are digging into Twitter over its policy of allowing Hamas and Hezbollah to maintain presences on the powerful social media…

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October 22, 2019 at 12:41 PM

Taliban Storm Checkpoint, Kill 15 Policemen

Eye on Extremism October 22, 2019 The Washington Post: Afghan Official: Taliban Storm Checkpoint, Kill 15 Policemen “The Taliban stormed a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 15 policemen in the latest attack by insurgents, an Afghan provincial official said Tuesday.…

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October 21, 2019 at 1:08 PM

62 Killed In Mosque Bombing In Eastern Afghanistan

Eye on Extremism October 21, 2019 The Washington Post: 62 Killed In Mosque Bombing In Eastern Afghanistan “A blast that ripped through a village mosque in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 62 people gathered for Friday prayers, according to Afghan officials. The attack wounded 36…

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October 18, 2019 at 12:43 PM

Turkey Agrees To Pause Military Operations In Northern Syria

Eye on Extremism October 18, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: Turkey Agrees to Pause Military Operations in Northern Syria “Turkey agreed to suspend military operations in northern Syria for five days in return for a U.S. pledge to facilitate a pullout by Syrian Kurdish fighters, a dea…

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October 17, 2019 at 12:40 PM

Pompeo Sees Cease-Fire As Key Goal Of Ankara Visit

Eye on Extremism October 17, 2019 Bloomberg: Pompeo Sees Cease-Fire As Key Goal Of Ankara Visit: Syria Update “President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey’s military operation in Syria could end after Kurdish fighters leave a strip of territory along its border, laying out his key con…

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October 16, 2019 at 8:48 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Atomwaffen Division Video Reuploaded To YouTube After Removal

Tech & Terrorism: Atomwaffen Division Video Reuploaded To YouTube After Removal Violent Propaganda’s Reappearance Calls Into Question Platform’s Content Moderation Efforts (New York, N.Y.) – YouTube is unable or unwilling to keep known extreme neo-Nazi propaganda off their websit…

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October 16, 2019 at 12:51 PM

UN: 85 Civilians Killed In Attacks Targeting Afghan Election

Eye on Extremism October 16, 2019 The Washington Post: UN: 85 Civilians Killed In Attacks Targeting Afghan Election “A special U.N. report has described the severe impact of election-related violence on Afghanistan’s civilians, mainly from the Taliban’s campaign targeting its preside…

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October 15, 2019 at 3:17 PM

Extremist Content Online: Twitch Streamed German Synagogue Shooting Proliferating on Telegram

Extremist Content Online: Twitch Streamed German Synagogue Shooting Proliferating On Telegram New Online Magazine From Pro-ISIS Group; Potential AWD Imposter Group Releases New Video (New York, N.Y.) - The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extrem…

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October 15, 2019 at 12:55 PM

Failed Notre-Dame Plot Leads To Shame, Regret, And Heavy Sentences

Eye on Extremism October 15, 2019 The New York Times: Failed Notre-Dame Plot Leads To Shame, Regret And Heavy Sentences “The two women sat side by side in the courtroom over the past three weeks, each blaming the other for what they had done, and both expressing shame and regret over…

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October 14, 2019 at 1:05 PM

U.S. Military To Withdraw From Northern Syria

Eye on Extremism October 14, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Military To Withdraw From Northern Syria “President Trump directed a full withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said, effectively pulling them from the country, removing a last imped…

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October 11, 2019 at 12:45 PM

Civilians Rush To Escape Turkish Airstrikes In Northern Syria

Eye on Extremism October 11, 2019 CBS News: Civilians Rush To Escape Turkish Airstrikes In Northern Syria “Thunderous explosions echoed across northern Syria on Thursday as Turkish artillery paved the way for an all-out ground assault. The Turkish military said they've struck more th…

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October 10, 2019 at 1:13 PM

German Man Arrested After Failed Attack On Synagogue

Eye on Extremism October 10, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: German Man Arrested After Failed Attack On Synagogue “A German man suspected of killing two people near a synagogue in the country’s east and streaming the assault online was arrested on Wednesday after what authorities said …

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October 8, 2019 at 1:05 PM

Congress Pressures Trump To Reverse Syria 'Betrayal'

Eye on Extremism October 8, 2019 NOTE: Eye On Extremism will be suspended on Wednesday, October 9. It will resume on Thursday, October 10. Politico: Congress Pressures Trump To Back Down On Syria 'Betrayal' “President Donald Trump changed the conversation from impeachment — at leas…

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October 7, 2019 at 1:14 PM

France Rocked By Extremist's Counterterror Role

Eye on Extremism October 7, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: France Rocked by Extremist’s Counterterror Role “France has been rocked by a security breach that allowed an Islamist extremist to work in the heart of its counterterrorism apparatus for years, before he killed four of his col…

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October 4, 2019 at 1:06 PM

U.S. Officials Worried About Turkish Foray Into Syria

Eye on Extremism October 4, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Officials Are Worried About Turkish Foray Into Syria “U.S. officials are increasingly concerned that Turkey soon will mount a major incursion into northern Syria and trigger a clash with Kurdish fighters, a move likely to…

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October 3, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Fail to Curb Online Abuses

Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Fail to Curb Online Abuses Dr. Hany Farid: More Must Be Done to Stop Child Exploitation, Deepfakes (New York, N.Y.) - Child exploitation content on the Internet has dramatically increased, and current efforts to prevent and remove it by tech compa…

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October 3, 2019 at 12:59 PM

White Nationalist Coast Guard Lieutenant Who Plotted Domestic Terror Attack Likely To Plead Guilty

Eye on Extremism October 3, 2019 Huff Post: White Nationalist Coast Guard Lieutenant Likely To Plead Guilty In Domestic Terror Case  “Christopher Paul Hasson, a Coast Guard lieutenant who federal prosecutors called a “domestic terrorist” and accused of stockpiling weapons as part of …

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October 2, 2019 at 12:54 PM

ISIS Foreign Women Smuggled Out Of Syria Camp

Eye on Extremism October 2, 2019 Voice Of America: IS Foreign Women Smuggled Out In Northeastern Syria Camp “A group of intruders who disguised themselves as security forces protecting al-Hol refugee camp in northeastern Syria have helped smuggle out several women affiliated with the…

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October 1, 2019 at 12:52 PM

Taliban Attack in Afghanistan Kills At Least 11 Policemen

Eye on Extremism October 1, 2019 ABC News: Afghan Officials: Taliban Attack Kills At Least 11 Policemen “The Taliban launched a multi-pronged attack on a district headquarters in a remote district in northern Afghanistan early on Tuesday, killing at least 11 policemen and triggering …

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September 30, 2019 at 1:10 PM

U.S. Officials Warn Of Rising Threat From Qaeda Branch In Northwest Syria

Eye on Extremism September 30, 2019 The New York Times: U.S. Officials Warn Of Rising Threat From Qaeda Branch In Northwest Syria  “American counterterrorism officials are voicing increased alarm about a Qaeda affiliate in Syria that they say is plotting attacks against the West by e…

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September 27, 2019 at 12:56 PM

U.S. Intelligence Finds Syrian Government Conducted Chlorine Rocket Attack in May

Eye on Extremism September 27, 2019 The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Intelligence Finds Syrian Government Conducted Chlorine Rocket Attack In May “Syrian government forces carried out a chlorine attack in May, the first confirmed violation of the international accord banning chemical we…

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September 26, 2019 at 1:00 PM

U.N. Head Warns World Faces 'Unprecedented Threat' From Violent Extremism And Terrorism

Eye on Extremism September 26, 2019 TIME: U.N. Head Warns World Faces 'Unprecedented Threat' From Violent Extremism And Terrorism “Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that the world is facing “an unprecedented threat from intolerance, violent extremism and terrorism” …

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September 25, 2019 at 1:01 PM

U.S. Exit From Syria Could Bolster ISIS, Strengthen Iran, Bipartisan Report Says

Eye on Extremism September 25, 2019 NBC News: U.S. Exit From Syria Could Bolster ISIS Threat, Strengthen Iran, Bipartisan Report Says “A bipartisan report Tuesday urged the Trump administration to halt a planned troop drawdown from Syria and to step up diplomatic efforts to counter I…

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September 24, 2019 at 7:16 PM

Extremist Content Online: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Releases Second Video in 2019

Extremist Content Online: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Releases Second Video in 2019 Distribution of Propaganda From ISIS Leader Matches Scope of Previous April Video New Address by ISIS Leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (New York, N.Y.) - On September 16, 2019, ISIS’s al Furqan Media Foundation r…

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September 24, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Guns and Glory: Criminality, Imprisonment, and Jihadist Extremism in Europe

Guns and Glory: Criminality, Imprisonment, and Jihadist Extremism in Europe Breaking the Links Between Criminality and Terrorism Key to European Security (New York, N.Y.) - Terrorist groups are recruiting and radicalising criminals in an effort to carry out attacks on European soil. …

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September 24, 2019 at 12:58 PM

'Radical' U.S. Army Private Wanted To Attack News Networks, Join Terror Groups: FBI

Eye on Extremism September 24, 2019 The New York Post: ‘Radical’ US Army Private Wanted To Attack News Networks, Join Terror Groups: FBI “A US Army private sought to join radical paramilitary groups, distributed instructions on how to build bombs and discussed targeting CNN, the feds…

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September 23, 2019 at 3:58 PM

ICYMI: Central Eastern Europeans and their Lack of Pathways to Global Jihad

ICYMI: Central Eastern Europeans and their Lack of Pathways to Global Jihad (New York, N.Y.) – On Friday, September 20, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and Bratislava-based think tank GLOBSEC released its newest collaborative report, (Few) Jihadis Without Jihad? Central Eastern E…

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September 23, 2019 at 1:00 PM

ISIS Bomb Kills 12 Near Major Iraqi Pilgrimage Site

Eye on Extremism September 23, 2019 The New York Times: Bus Bomb Kills 12 Iraqis Near Major Pilgrimage Site “The Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for the bombing of a minibus that killed 12 people near the entrance to a major Iraqi pilgrimage center. The attack was on…

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September 20, 2019 at 12:58 PM

Man Trained By Hezbollah Scouted Times Square As Target

Eye on Extremism September 20, 2019 The New York Times: Man Trained By Hezbollah Scouted Times Square As Target, Prosecutors Say “A New Jersey man trained in bomb-making and intelligence-gathering by Hezbollah spent years scouting sites like Times Square and New York’s airports, tunn…

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September 19, 2019 at 1:07 PM

U.S. Says Attack On Saudi Oil Site 'Act Of War'

Eye on Extremism September 19, 2019 Associated Press: US Says Attack On Saudi Oil Site Was An Iranian ‘Act Of War’ “U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displa…

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September 18, 2019 at 1:00 PM

At Least 48 Killed In Two Bomb Attacks In Afghanistan

Eye on Extremism September 18, 2019 CNN: At Least 48 People Killed In Two Separate Bomb Attacks In Afghanistan “At least 48 people have been killed in two separate suicide attacks in Afghanistan on Tuesday. In Parwan province, to the north of Kabul, a Taliban suicide bomber targeted …

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