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May 12, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Hezbollah’s Influence Looms Over Upcoming Lebanese Elections

On May 15, Lebanon will conclude its first parliamentary election since the country’s economic collapse in 2019 and the deadly explosion at the Port o Hezbollah’s Influence Looms Over Upcoming Lebanese Elections   (New York, N.Y.) — On May 15, Lebanon will conclude its first parliamentary election s…
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May 12, 2022 at 1:37 PM

ISIS In Africa Behind A Surge In Terrorist Attacks, Officials Say

“The Islamic State’s regional affiliates in Africa are carrying out lethal attacks at a tempo far surpassing that of the parent organization that once  Eye on Extremism May 12, 2022  The Washington Post: ISIS In Africa Behind A Surge In Terrorist Attacks, Officials Say  “The Islamic State’s regional…
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May 11, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS To Hold 1st Ministerial Meeting In Marrakech

“The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS will hold its first ministerial meeting in Marrakech on Wednesday, at the joint invitation of Moroccan Foreign Mi  Eye on Extremism May 11, 2022  Asharq Al-Awsat: Global Coalition To Defeat ISIS To Hold 1st Ministerial Meeting In Marrakech  “The Global Coalition …
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May 10, 2022 at 1:31 PM

US Sanctions Alleged IS Child Trafficking Financiers

“The U.S. announced Monday that it is sanctioning five people accused of fundraising for the Islamic State group and using the funds to help traffic c  Eye on Extremism May 10, 2022  Associated Press: US Sanctions Alleged IS Child Trafficking Financiers  “The U.S. announced Monday that it is sanctio…
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May 9, 2022 at 5:10 PM

Extremist Content Online: Extreme-Right Prisoner Aid Group Urges Support for Poway Synagogue Shooter On Telegram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit fol Extremist Content Online: Extreme-Right Prisoner Aid Group Urges Support for Poway Synag…
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May 9, 2022 at 1:30 PM

New York Subway Shooting Suspect Indicted On Terrorism Charge

“A U.S. grand jury on Saturday indicted a man for terrorism and other charges stemming from an April 12 gunfire and smoke bomb attack that injured 23     Eye on Extremism May 9, 2022 …
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May 6, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Suspected Terrorist Attack In Israel Kills At Least Three On Independence Day

“A suspected terrorist attack in central Israel killed at least three people and injured several others late on Thursday, shaking the country as it ce     Eye on Extremism May 6, 2022…
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May 5, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Extremist Rebels Launch Deadly Attack In Northeast Nigeria

“Islamic extremist rebels have killed at least seven people in an attack in northeast Borno state in Nigeria, witnesses told The Associated Press on W     Eye on Extremism May 5, 2022…
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May 4, 2022 at 6:01 PM

ISIS “Beatle” Sentenced To Life In Prison For Torture And Beheading Of Four Americans

During a sentencing hearing last week in Alexandria, Virginia, Alexanda Amon Kotey, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and member of the ISIS ter ISIS “Beatle” Sentenced To Life In Prison For Torture And Beheading …
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May 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Islamist Militants Overrun African Union Camp In Somalia

“Al Qaeda-linked militants overran an African Union peacekeepers' camp in the centre of Somalia, a security source and the group said on Tuesday, in w     Eye on Extremism May 4, 2022…
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May 3, 2022 at 6:02 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In April 2022

Following is the April 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in c ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In April 2022   Read ISIS R…
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May 3, 2022 at 2:45 PM

Extremist Content Online: Explosive Device ‘How To’ Video Posted On Neo-Nazi Telegram Channel In Russian

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit fol Extremist Content Online: Explosive Device ‘How To’ Video Posted On …
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May 3, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Hamas Claims Deadly Attack That Killed Israeli Guard

“The Palestinian militant group Hamas claimed responsibility Monday for a deadly shooting that left an Israeli security guard dead at the entrance of     Eye on Extremism May 3, 2022 …
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May 2, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Blast Kills More Than 50 At Kabul Mosque, Its Leader Says

“A powerful explosion killed more than 50 worshippers after Friday prayers at a Kabul mosque, its leader said, the latest in a series of attacks on ci     Eye on Extremism May 2, 2022…
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April 29, 2022 at 8:03 PM

Tech & Terrorism: European Policymakers Reach Agreement On Regulating Big Tech

Over the weekend, European policymakers reached a provisional political agreement to adopt the Digital Services Act (DSA), first proposed in 2020, wh Tech & Terrorism: European Policymakers Reach Agreement On Regula…
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April 29, 2022 at 1:31 PM

British ‘Beatle’ Terrorist To Be Sentenced Over Deaths Of Western Hostages

“A British terrorist convicted over his role in the torture and killings of Western hostages in Syria is expected to come face to face with his victim     Eye on Extremism April 29, 2…
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April 28, 2022 at 1:29 PM

Irvine Man Indicted For Attempts To Assist Multiple Terrorist Organizations

“Federal prosecutors indicted an Irvine man on Wednesday, after he was allegedly found to have made multiple attempts in aiding terrorist organization     Eye on Extremism April 28, 2…
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April 27, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Holocaust Denial Remains Central To Antisemitic Conspiracies

Today, Israelis and Jewish communities will begin their observance of Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yom HaShoah, a remembrance of the six millio Holocaust Denial Remains Central To Antisemitic Conspiracies   (New …
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April 27, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Antisemitic Attacks In New York Are At Highest Level In Decades

“Orthodox Jews assaulted on busy streets in Midtown Manhattan and in quiet neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Swastikas drawn on a Long Island home and spray     Eye on Extremism April 27, 20…
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April 26, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Prosecutor: NJ Man Eyed US Targets For Terror Attack

“A prosecutor told jurors in an opening statement Monday that a New Jersey software developer was actually a highly trained terrorist scoping out U.S.     Eye on Extremism April 26, 2…
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April 25, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Taliban Vows Crackdown On ISIS As Violence Surges In Afghanistan

“A four-day blitz of terrorist bombings across Afghanistan has left the country reeling after months of relative calm, raising fears that the Taliban     Eye on Extremism April 25, 20…
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April 22, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Afghan IS Group Claims Series Of Bombings Targeting Shiites

“An Islamic State affiliate on Friday claimed a series of bombings a day earlier that targeted Afghanistan’s minority Shiite Muslims, while Pakistan i     Eye on Extremism April 22, 2…
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April 21, 2022 at 8:45 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Convicted Terrorist Anjem Choudary Still Finds Havens Online

Since the expiration of U.K. government restrictions on him last year, internationally designated Islamist cleric and convicted ISIS supporter Anjem C Tech & Terrorism: Convicted Terrorist Anjem Choudary Still Finds…
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April 21, 2022 at 7:15 PM

U.S. Court Convicts El Shafee Elsheikh For ISIS Murders Of Four Americans

Last week, El Shafee Elsheikh, the U.S.-designated British member of the ISIS cell known as the “The Beatles,” was found guilty of conspiracy related U.S. Court Convicts El Shafee Elsheikh For ISIS Murders Of Four Ameri…
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April 21, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Israel Airstrikes Target Gaza After Rocket Fire Amid Jerusalem Tensions

“Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes in Gaza and militants fired a volley of rockets from the Palestinian territory, the second exchange of fire t     Eye on Extremism April 21, 2…
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April 20, 2022 at 9:15 PM

CEP Impact: E-Commerce Site Spring Removes Storefront For Imprisoned Austrian Neo-Nazi Rapper

On April 11, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) located a shop on the print-on-demand platform Spring (formerly Teespring) selling merchandise suppor CEP Impact: E-Commerce Site Spring Removes Storefront For Imprisoned…
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April 20, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Afghanistan Terrorism Report: March 2022

During the past month, the social media propaganda machinery of ISIS-K—the affiliate of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Afghanistan—has Afghanistan Terrorism Report: March 2022   Afghanistan Terrorism Repo…
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April 20, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Kabul School Blasts Kill Six As Afghanistan Violence Continues

“A deadly bombing hit a high school in Kabul Tuesday, an attack that analysts said was likely carried out by Islamic State, showing the militant group     Eye on Extremism April 20, 2…
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April 19, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Extremist Content Online: Wide-Ranging Extremist Content Encouraging Violence Located On Several Social Media Platforms

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April 19, 2022 at 2:45 PM

CEP Welcomes Dr. Gerhard Conrad To Advisory Board

Dr. Conrad Is An Intelligence Advisor for the Munich Security Conference, Former Director of EU INTCEN, And Former Senior Member Of The German Federal CEP Welcomes Dr. Gerhard Conrad To Advisory Board Dr. Conrad Is An …
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April 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Into Israel As Tensions Soar

“Palestinian militants fired a rocket into southern Israel for the first time in months on Monday, in another escalation after clashes at a sensitive     Eye on Extremism April 19, 20…
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April 18, 2022 at 1:32 PM

Anger As Hate Preacher Anjem Choudary Blames BRITAIN For ‘Radicalising’ David Amess Killer Ali Harbi Ali – After Terrorist Watched His Extremist Videos

“Hate preacher Anjem Choudary has blamed Britain's foreign policy in Syria and Iraq for radicalising David Amess' killer. Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was hande     Eye on Extremism April 18, 2…
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April 14, 2022 at 1:33 PM

Arrest Yields New Details On NYC Subway Shooting Suspect’s Attack Timeline

“The man arrested in connection with Tuesday’s rush-hour subway shooting in Brooklyn faces a federal terrorism charge that could send him to prison fo     Eye on Extremism April 14, 2…
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April 13, 2022 at 10:30 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Twitter Fails To Consistently Remove Houthi And IRGC Accounts

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has consistently called for clear guidelines from tech companies to target and remove the “worst of the worst” ter Tech & Terrorism: Twitter Fails To Consistently Remove Houthi An…
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April 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM

A Harrowing Account Of Life And Death In ISIS Captivity

“Syria’s civil war was raging in March 2013 when black vehicles cut off an Italian aid worker’s car in the north of the country. Masked gunmen forced     Eye on Extremism April 13, 20…
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April 13, 2022 at 11:01 AM

CEP Report: Dutch Foreign Fighters – Before, During And After The IS “Caliphate”

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published a new report Dutch Foreign Fighters: Before, During and After the IS “Caliphate,” written by CEP S CEP Report: Dutch Foreign Fighters – Before, During And After The IS…
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April 12, 2022 at 1:30 PM

IS Supporter Found Guilty Of Killing UK Lawmaker David Amess

“A jury deliberated for just 18 minutes Monday before finding a fervent Islamic State supporter guilty of stabbing lawmaker David Amess to death a sla     Eye on Extremism April 12, 2…
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April 11, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Pakistani Court Jails Islamist Hafiz Saeed For An Extra 31 Years

“A Pakistani court has jailed Islamist leader Hafiz Saeed, founder of the militant group blamed by the United States and India for a deadly 2008 attac     Eye on Extremism April 11, 2…
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April 8, 2022 at 1:30 PM

2 Dead, Several Other People Shot In Terror Attack In Tel Aviv, Israel

“Two people were shot dead and several others were injured in a terror attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday night, according to authorities. At lea     Eye on Extremism April 8, 20…
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April 7, 2022 at 2:50 PM

ICYMI: CEP Analysis On Foreign Fighters In The 2022 Russia-Ukraine War

On April 5, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar featuring a panel of experts to discuss the travel of extremist right- and left-wing ICYMI: CEP Analysis On Foreign Fighters In The 2022 Russia-Ukraine Wa…
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April 7, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Al-Qaida Leader Circulates Video, Dispels Rumor Of His Death

“A rare video has appeared of al-Qaida's chief praising an Indian Muslim woman who in February defied a ban on wearing the traditional headscarf, or h     Eye on Extremism April 7, 20…
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April 6, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Germany Urges Investigation Into Alleged Civilian Deaths In Mali

“Germany's Foreign Ministry urged Mali to hold an independent investigation into reports that its armed forces killed large numbers of civilians there     Eye on Extremism April 6, 20…
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April 5, 2022 at 2:30 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In March 2022

Following is the March 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in c ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In March 2022   Read ISIS R…
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April 5, 2022 at 1:31 PM

U.S. Calls Reports Of Many Killed In Mali 'Extremely Disturbing'

“The United States is following “extremely disturbing accounts” of large numbers of people killed in a village in central Mali, State Department spoke     Eye on Extremism April 5, 20…
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April 4, 2022 at 7:45 PM

CEP Webinar: Extremist Foreign Fighters Traveling To Ukraine – Security Risks And Mitigation Measures

The war in Ukraine has led to an unprecedented number of individuals traveling to the country in support of the Ukrainian government. Many Ukrainian c CEP Webinar: Extremist Foreign Fighters Traveling To Ukraine – Secur…
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April 4, 2022 at 2:01 PM

CEP-KAS Event: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Global Terrorism

Since the takeover of power by the Taliban in Afghanistan in August 2021, experts and politicians have been discussing what effect this event will hav CEP-KAS Event: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Gl…
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April 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Afghanistan’s Taliban Ban Poppy Cultivation

“The Taliban on Sunday officially banned the cultivation of poppy, which provides the raw material for heroin and other opiates, as the group strives     Eye on Extremism April 4, 202…
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April 1, 2022 at 8:35 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Deepfake May Be “Tip Of The Iceberg” In Russia’s Disinformation Campaign

On March 16, 2022, a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling upon Ukrainian troops to surrender surfaced on several social m Tech & Terrorism: Deepfake May Be “Tip Of The Iceberg” In Russia…
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April 1, 2022 at 1:30 PM

UN Authorizes New AU Mission In Somalia To Combat Extremists

“The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to endorse the African Union’s new transitional mission in Somalia and authorized it to take act     Eye on Extremism April 1, 20…
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March 31, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Israel Boosts Security Amid Deadly Wave Of Terrorist Attacks

“Israel is beefing up its military forces in the West Bank and carrying out a wave of arrests as its leaders grapple with the deadliest surge of terro     Eye on Extremism March 31, 2…
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