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December 28, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Hackers Stole Data From Multiple Electric Utilities In Recent Ransomware Attack

“Hackers stole data belonging to multiple electric utilities in an October ransomware attack on a US government contractor that handles critical infrastructure projects across the country, according to a memo describing the hack obtained by CNN. Federal officials have closely monitored the incident …

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December 27, 2022 at 2:30 PM

U.S. Steps Up Raids Against Islamic State Militants In Syria

“The Pentagon said it has stepped up raids against Islamic State in Syria, conducting nearly a dozen risky helicopter and ground operations to kill or capture top militant operatives. In December, the military said it had conducted at least 10 operations and raids, according to officials at U.S. Cen…

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December 22, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Security Council Condemns Terrorist Attacks In Iraq

“The UN Security Council has condemned terrorist attacks in Iraq that have left 17 dead amid a surge in violence in the country. ISIS terrorists killed nine federal police officers in an ambush on Sunday in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province. A day later, extremists on motorbikes killed eight civilians…

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December 21, 2022 at 5:15 PM

TTP Seizure Of Pakistani Counterterrorism Center Underscores Instability Caused By Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan

On Sunday, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists seized control of a counterterrorism center in northwestern Pakistan and held hostages while demanding safe passage into neighboring Afghanistan. Following failed negotiations, Pakistani armed forces forcibly regained control of the counterterror…

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December 21, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Taliban Release 2 Americans Who Were Detained In Afghanistan

“The Taliban on Tuesday released two Americans who had been detained in Afghanistan, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. The releases were announced as the United Nations Security Council was meeting about Afghanistan. The move was a goodwill gesture — not part of a prisoner swap, he said.…

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December 20, 2022 at 10:50 PM

Afghanistan Terrorism Report: November 2022

Following is the November 2022 installment of “Afghanistan Terrorism Report.” The authors provide a monthly analysis concerning the developing terrorist threat in Afghanistan as well as a comprehensive overview of that month’s al-Qaeda and ISIS-K propaganda. Afghanistan Terrorism Report: November 20…

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December 20, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Pakistani Forces Retake Anti-Terrorism Centre, Free Hostages – Sources

“Pakistani security forces retook a counter-terrorism interrogation centre on Tuesday two days after it was seized by Islamist militants, security sources said, adding that all hostages, some slightly wounded, had been rescued. Security forces were still looking to clear the compound, in the northwe…

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December 19, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Videos Pledging Allegiance To New Leader Found On Multiple Websites

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. Last week, CEP researchers located four new ISIS propaganda videos, consisting of pledges of allegiance to ISIS’s new lead…

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December 19, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Militants Seize Counter-Terrorism Centre In Pakistan, Take Hostages

“Islamist militants seized a counter-terrorism centre in the northwestern Pakistani area of Bannu on Sunday and took hostages to negotiate with government authorities, officials said. “It's not clear if the terrorists attacked from outside, or if they snatched the ammunition from staff inside” while…

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December 16, 2022 at 7:45 PM

Extremist Content Online: Instagram Edition

Footage From Christchurch Attack Video Found Again Extremist Content Online: Instagram EditionFootage From Christchurch Attack Video Found Again   (New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and inci…

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December 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM

UN Warns Terrorist Threat Has Increased And Is More Diffuse

“The U.N. Security Council warned Thursday that the threat of terrorism has increased and become more diffuse in various regions of the world aided by new technologies. It strongly condemned the flow of weapons, military equipment, drones and explosive devices to Islamic State and al-Qaida extremist…

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December 15, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Uprising By Somali Clans Puts Al-Qaeda-Linked Militants On The Defensive

“A determined but often chaotic uprising by clan militias supported by Somali government troops has forced the al-Shabab militant group, one of al-Qaeda’s wealthiest and strongest global affiliates, onto the back foot, say Somali and U.S. officials. Political infighting in the Somali government had …

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December 14, 2022 at 2:30 PM

French Court Convicts Eight People In Bastille Day 2016 Truck Attack

“A French court convicted seven men and one woman in connection with a truck attack on a seaside promenade on Bastille Day six years ago that killed 86 people and traumatized the nation. The driver, Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a 31-year-old Tunisian, was shot dead by police after mowing down revelers…

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December 13, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Defendants Refuse To Attend Brussels Bombing Trial Until Security Measures Are Relaxed

“A stand-off has enveloped the long-awaited 2016 Brussels bombing trial which has faced a rocky start as the main defendants of the triple suicide attacks that killed 32 people have refused to comply with the security procedures put in place. Six defendants — Ali El Haddad Asufi, Mohamed Abrini, Osa…

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December 12, 2022 at 10:30 PM

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Facebook Accounts Share Propaganda And Reupload Footage From 2016 Video

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. Last week, CEP researchers located 10 pro-ISIS accounts on Facebook sharing ISIS propaganda, a manual for making an explos…

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December 12, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Man Accused In 2015 Terror Attacks In Mali Is Extradited To The U.S.

“A man accused of taking part in attacks in Mali in 2015 that killed dozens of people, including an American aid worker, was extradited to the United States to face multiple terrorism charges in federal court in Brooklyn, the authorities said on Saturday. The man, Fawaz Ould Ahmed Ould Ahemeid, 44,…

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December 10, 2022 at 3:30 PM

ICYMI: CEP Senior Director Explains Group Plotting German Coup

Following the arrest of 25 suspected members of the far-right Reichsbürger (“Citizens of the Reich”) movement by German police on December 7, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler gave background on how the group organized and context to its motivations, which alle…

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December 9, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Extremist Content Online: Telegram Edition

North Carolina Attack Celebrated By White Supremacists And Neo-Nazis. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence on popular social media platforms in order to hold companies accountable for failure…

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December 9, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Dozens Killed As Jihadist Groups Clash In Eastern Mali

“Dozens of civilians have been killed and hundreds displaced over several days of heavy fighting between rival Islamist groups in Mali's restive east, local government officials said on Thursday. Jihadists linked to Islamic State have been clashing with local al Qaeda affiliates over territory in th…

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December 8, 2022 at 5:35 PM

Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Senate Report Finds Big Tech Continues To Amplify Extremist Content

After a three-year investigation into the rise of domestic terrorism and the federal government response, the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs recently published its report, The Rising Threat of Domestic Extremism: A Review of the Federal Response to Domestic Terrori…

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December 8, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Germany Arrests Extremists In Plot To Overthrow Government

“German authorities said they had dismantled a suspected terror cell on suspicion of planning to overthrow the government, rekindling concerns in the country about the risks posed by domestic terrorists. Twenty-five people who were partly inspired by the QAnon conspiracy theory were arrested in the …

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December 7, 2022 at 2:30 PM

U.S. Troops To Expand Patrols In Syria Despite Tension With Turkey

“The Pentagon is preparing to resume full ground operations alongside Kurdish partners in northern Syria, officials said Tuesday, a move that risks further inflaming relations with NATO ally Turkey, which blames the Kurds for a deadly bombing in Istanbul last month and has threatened a ground assaul…

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December 6, 2022 at 4:15 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In November 2022

Following is the November 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2021 can be found here, and previous editions in 2022 can be viewed through the following links: …

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December 6, 2022 at 2:30 PM

50th Anniversary Of 1972 Munich Terror Attacks Commemorated In Brussels

“The Israeli embassy in Brussels held an event prior to the 50th anniversary of the Munich terrorist attack in collaboration with IMAJ, a Jewish organization established to preserve Jewish tradition and culture through films. As part of the event, the film “After Munich” was screened in a movie thea…

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December 5, 2022 at 10:10 PM

Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Telegram Channels Promote Antisemitism And Celebrate Colorado Springs Shooting

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. Last week, CEP researchers located multiple extreme right Telegram accounts praising Ye, previously known as Kanye West, f…

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December 5, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Attack On Pakistani Embassy In Kabul

“Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on Pakistan's embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul on Friday, via a statement carried by one of the militant group's affiliated channels on Telegram on Sunday. The embassy came under attack on Friday and a Pakistani security guard was wounded by gun…

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December 5, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Fighting Extremism And Terrorism On Social Media Platforms: The Possibilities And Limitations Of The EU’s Digital Services Act

An Event Hosted by CEP and the DGAP Fighting Extremism And Terrorism On Social Media Platforms: The Possibilities And Limitations Of The EU’s Digital Services ActAn Event Hosted by CEP and the DGAP  (New York, N.Y. / Berlin) – The German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Counter Extremism…

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December 2, 2022 at 4:15 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Christchurch Livestream Video Found On Twitter

Over the weekend, Twitter users successfully uploaded a video of the 2019 Christchurch shootings to the platform. The video, which was livestreamed by Brenton Tarrant who attacked two mosques and killed 51 Muslim worshippers, was only removed after being reported to the company by the government of …

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December 2, 2022 at 2:30 PM

US Hits Hezbollah Accountants With Terrorism Sanctions

“The Biden administration on Thursday slapped terrorism sanctions on two accountants and two companies in Lebanon for providing the militant group Hezbollah with financial services. The Treasury Department announced it would also impose sanctions on a third person for assisting Hezbollah, a U.S.-des…

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December 1, 2022 at 9:45 PM

CEP Impact: TamTam Deletes Channels Promoting Neo-Nazi Accelerationism And Terror

Following a report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), TamTam, a Russia-based messenger platform, has removed 18 channels endorsing neo-Nazi accelerationism and acts of terrorism. The channels posted bomb-making instructions and encouraged other activities meant to create “a climate of anxiety” …

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December 1, 2022 at 3:45 PM

Black Hebrew Israelites Spread Antisemitic Propaganda Outside Brooklyn Arena

Following basketball star Kyrie Irving eight-game suspension for sharing the notorious antisemitic propaganda film Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America on social media, members of the racist and antisemitic Black Hebrew Israelite (BHI) movement rallied outside the Barclays Center, the Nets’ Bro…

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December 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Islamic State Leader Is Killed in Fighting, Terrorist Group Says

“Islamic State said Wednesday that its top leader died recently in fighting, less than a year after the terrorist group’s previous commander was killed during a U.S. military raid in Syria. The group’s spokesman said that leader Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi is dead but gave no other details, …

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November 30, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Brussels Bombings Trial Starts With Mammoth Jury Selection

“Around 700 Belgians arrived in court on Wednesday for a mammoth process to select a jury for the trial of 10 men accused of involvement in the 2016 bombings in Brussels that killed 32 people. Belgium's largest ever trial began with hundreds of potential jurors filing through airport-style security …

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November 29, 2022 at 3:45 PM

CEP Webinar: A New Momentum – The Repatriation And Prosecution Of Alleged European ISIS Affiliates From Northeast Syria In 2022

On November 1, 2022, 31-year-old German Zuhal A. and her four children arrived at an airport near Frankfurt, returned from a Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-managed camp in Northeast Syria. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany has now concluded its repatriations of allege…

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November 29, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty To Terrorism And Murder Charges In Racist Attack

“The gunman who killed 10 people and wounded three in May in a racist attack at a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty Monday to state charges of domestic terrorism as a hate crime, murder and attempted murder. Payton Gendron, a 19-year-old White m…

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November 28, 2022 at 2:30 PM

European Parliament Declares Russia A ‘State Sponsor Of Terrorism’ As Putin Launches Fresh Attacks On Ukraine

“The European Parliament on Wednesday adopted a resolution declaring Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism because of Moscow’s strikes on civilian targets, at the same time as Kyiv’s military administration reported three people were killed and half a dozen injured in a Russian missile strike on Uk…

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November 22, 2022 at 7:40 PM

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Bomb-Making Video, Guides On Manufacturing Chemical And Biological Weapons, Removed From The Internet Archive

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. Last week, CEP researchers located a copy of a notorious ISIS bomb-making video and guidance on the manufacture of chemica…

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November 22, 2022 at 4:40 PM

CEP Webinar: A New Momentum – The Repatriation And Prosecution Of Alleged European ISIS Affiliates From Northeast Syria In 2022

On November 1, 2022, 31-year-old German Zuhal A. and her four children arrived at an airport near Frankfurt, returned from a Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-managed camp in Northeast Syria. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Germany has now concluded its repatriations of allege…

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November 22, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Yemen: Houthi Drones Attack Ship At Oil Terminal

“Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted a ship at an oil terminal in the south of the country on Monday, the internationally recognized government said, in the latest in a series of recent attacks that threaten to escalate the conflict after months of relative calm. The government, which controls the territ…

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November 21, 2022 at 10:50 PM

ICYMI: CEP Launches The 4R Network

Program Supports Rehabilitation And Reintegration Of Terrorism-Related Offenders In U.S. ICYMI: CEP Launches The 4R Network  Program Supports Rehabilitation And Reintegration Of Terrorism-Related Offenders In U.S.  (New York, N.Y.) – On November 16, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) publicly laun…

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November 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Travel Warnings Issued Ahead Of FIFA World Cup In Qatar

Doha Has Ties To Extremist Groups And May Monitor Visitors Through Mobile Apps Travel Warnings Issued Ahead Of FIFA World Cup In Qatar Doha Has Ties To Extremist Groups And May Monitor Visitors Through Mobile Apps  (New York, N.Y.) — The governments of Israel, Germany, Norway, and France each issued…

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November 21, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Al Qaeda Urges Muslims To Shun World Cup, Stops Short Of Threats

“Al Qaeda's regional branch urged Muslims around the world to shun the soccer World Cup in Qatar, though it stopped short of threatening attacks or promoting violence in connection with the event, according to a statement reported by a monitoring group. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the militan…

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November 18, 2022 at 9:45 PM

Extremist Content Online: TamTam Edition

Messenger Platform Is Home To Content Promoting Neo-Nazi Accelerationism And Acts Of Terrorism Extremist Content Online: TamTam EditionMessenger Platform Is Home To Content Promoting Neo-Nazi Accelerationism And Acts Of Terrorism  (New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly…

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November 18, 2022 at 2:30 PM

DHS, FBI Warn National Security Threats ‘Have Never Been Greater Or More Complex’

“The country’s top counterterrorism officials are warning the threats here at home are evolving and growing. U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and Christine Abizaid, Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, all testified before…

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November 17, 2022 at 2:30 PM

U.S. Tells Iraq It Won't Work With Officials Linked To Terror Groups

“The Biden administration has made it clear to Iraq's new prime minister that it will not work with ministers and senior officials who are affiliated with Shiite militias the U.S. has designated as terrorist organizations, two sources briefed on the issue told me. Why it matters: Mohammed Shia al-Su…

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November 16, 2022 at 3:45 PM

Turkish Minister Accuses Kurdish Militia For Deadly Istanbul Bombing, PKK Denies Involvement

Earlier this week, Turkey experienced its deadliest bombing in over five years when an explosion in Istanbul killed six people and injured at least 81 others. No group has yet to claim responsibility for the explosion. However, Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu claims that the Kurdish People…

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November 16, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Turkey Makes More Arrests In Connection With Deadly Bombing

“Turkish police have apprehended more suspects in connection with the bomb attack on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul that killed six people and wounded several dozen others, bringing the number of people in custody to 50, Turkey's justice minister said Tuesday. Sunday's explosion targeted I…

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November 15, 2022 at 10:35 PM

CEP Impact: Barnes & Noble Removes Antisemitic Book From Website

Action by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has resulted in Barnes & Noble halting the sale of a version of the infamous antisemitic book, Henry Ford’s The International Jew, and removing it from its website. CEP Impact: Barnes & Noble Removes Antisemitic Book From Website  (New York, N.Y…

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November 15, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Pakistani Judge Sentences Two Islamic Militants To Death

“A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced to death two Islamic militants for killing 13 people in a suicide attack last year in the country’s northwest, police said Monday. Senior police officer Zeeshan Asghar told reporters in the garrison city of Abbottabad that Judge Sajjad Ahmed Jan announced t…

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November 14, 2022 at 9:15 PM

Extremist Content Online: Barnes & Noble Website Selling Antisemitic Book Released By Neo-Nazi Publisher

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. Last week, on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Barnes & Noble website started selling a neo-Nazi publisher’s vers…

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