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  Counter Extremism Project · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 6:01 PM

CEP Workshop: The Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, And Recidivism Network – Creating A Community Of Practice

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is pleased to invite you to the first Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism Network (4R Network) workshop. During this workshop, CEP’s Dr. Juncal Fernandez-Garayzabal and Beyond Conflict’s Dr. Vivian Khedari DePierro will give attendees a b…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 22, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Pakistan Court Grants Imran Khan Bail In Terrorism Cases

“A Pakistani court on Tuesday granted former Prime Minister Imran Khan a weeklong bail in two new cases in which he faces terrorism charges, officials said. The ruling gave the embattled ousted premier and now popular opposition leader another brief reprieve from arrest. Since his ouster in a no-con…
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March 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Somalia To Start Second Phase Of Al-Shabaab Crackdown During Ramadan

“The Somali National Army [SNA] will commence the second and perhaps the final phase of the Al-Shabaab crackdown during the Holy month of Ramadan, a senior security advisor has said, as the country makes serious progress in the fight against the group which controls parts of Somalia. According to Ka…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 20, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Israeli-Palestinian Talks In Egypt Aim To 'Restore Calm'

“Israeli and Palestinian officials were holding talks in Egypt on Sunday ‘to restore calm’ after a surge in deadly violence in the occupied West Bank, Egypt's foreign ministry said. The meeting, which follows similar talks last month in Jordan where both sides pledged to prevent more violence, comes…
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March 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Nigeria Rival Jihadists Locked In Deadly Infighting

“Two jihadist groups have for weeks been engaged in deadly clashes in their northeast Nigeria strongholds according to security sources and residents, who said hundreds of fighters had died. Boko Haram militants have been fighting government troops for almost 14 years in a bid to establish an Islami…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Army Says Suspected Hezbollah-Linked Suicide Bomber Shot Dead In Israel

“Israel's army on Wednesday announced it killed a suspect wearing an explosive belt in the country's north earlier this week, suggesting the possible involvement of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. ‘We are examining a possibility of the Hezbollah terrorist organisation of being involved’ with the suspe…
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March 16, 2023 at 7:00 AM

CEP Report: A Year Of Foreign Fighting For Ukraine

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing its latest report A Year Of Foreign Fighting For Ukraine, authored by CEP non-resident fellow and fellow at the University of Oslo’s Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX), Dr. Kacper Rekawek. It is the third in a series of CEP reports analyzing the…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 15, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Officials Warn Against Underestimating Al-Shabab And IS In Somalia

“Somali officials are warning the federal and regional governments of Somalia not to underestimate the strength of militant groups al-Shabab and Islamic State as authorities plan new military operations against them. Despite recent successes in dislodging al-Shabab from vast countryside areas in cen…
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March 14, 2023 at 5:30 PM

ICYMI: Section 230 Should Not Protect Companies From Negligent Product Design

As the U.S. Supreme Court considers questions about liability shields under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, UC Berkeley professor and CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid co-authored an op-ed published by Wired on Monday that said tech platforms, such as Google-owned YouTube, should not …
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM

NYC Bike Path Terrorist To Serve Life In Prison After Jury Fails To Reach Unanimous Decision On Death Penalty

“A terrorist convicted of committing a 2017 attack for ISIS that killed eight on a New York City bike path will serve life in prison after a jury said Monday it could not reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty. Sayfullo Saipov effectively learned his sentence when the jury in the penalty ph…
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March 13, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Group Criticizes Uneven Content Moderation In Newly Released Web Magazine

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 the 23rd issue of the pro-ISIS al-Azaim Foundation’s Voice of Khorasan magazine. Extre…
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March 13, 2023 at 2:45 PM

CEP Webinar: The Transnational Nexus of Violence-Oriented Right-Wing Extremism, Terrorism, and Organized Crime

Existing studies on the extremism/terrorism-crime nexus in recent years have focused on Islamist extremism and terrorism, while the transnational nexus between right-wing extremism/terrorism and organized crime groups remains under-researched. This gap in knowledge can lead to a misunderstanding of …
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March 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM

In Groundbreaking Ruling, Middle Eastern Islamic Council Declares ‘Fatwa’ Against Hamas

“In a groundbreaking ruling, an official Islamic legislative body based in the Arab world declared a ‘fatwa,’ or a legal opinion, against the Islamist militant group Hamas Thursday, calling its treatment of millions of Palestinians living under its rule in the Gaza Strip ‘inhumane’ and urging the te…
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March 10, 2023 at 8:50 PM

Afghanistan Terrorism Report: January 2023 To February 2023

Following is the January to February 2023 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:…
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March 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM

IS Claims Afghanistan Attack That Killed Taliban Official

“The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Thursday for a suicide attack that killed the Taliban governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province. An IS fighter waited for the governor outside his office and ‘rushed towards him, detonating his explosive belt,’ the group said in a statement on its Amaq …
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 9, 2023 at 2:30 PM

UN Urges 'Immediate' End To Israeli-Palestinian Violence

“The United Nations on Wednesday urged Israel and the Palestinians to ‘immediately’ end violence as intra-Palestinian tensions erupted following a deadly Israeli military raid in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank city of Nablus fired tear gas at mourners …
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March 8, 2023 at 7:01 PM

CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring February 2023

The month of February 2023 saw an increase in attack claims from all Jihadist factions active throughout the Sahel. When compared with the number of attacks of the previous months, a slight increase of claimed attacks in different countries throughout the region is discernible. Jama’a Nusrat ul-Isla…
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March 8, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Four Dead In Syria Drone Strike: Monitor

“A drone strike killed four people in government-held eastern Syria on Wednesday in an area controlled by Iran-backed factions, a war monitor said. ‘Four people were killed and eight wounded in a drone strike near a weapons factory belonging to Iran-backed groups and near a truck loaded with weapons…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 7, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Islamic State Claims Responsibility For Suicide Bombing In Southwest Pakistan - SITE

“Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing attack in southwestern Pakistan that killed nine policemen on Monday, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. A suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police truck in in Sibbi, a city some 160 km (100 miles) east of Quetta, the capital…
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March 6, 2023 at 10:05 PM

Extremist Content Online: Accounts Spreading Pro-ISIS And White Supremacist Propaganda Located On Meta-Owned Platforms

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 five pro-ISIS accounts on Meta-owned Facebook that posted a variety of violent propagan…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 6, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Pakistan: 9 Policemen Killed, 13 Injured In Blast In Balochistan, Officials Suspect Suicide Bombing

“…The think tank Counter Extremism Project (CEP) notes, "Multiple separatist groups seek independence for the Balochistan region in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran. After Pakistan’s 1947 partition from India, Balochistan was divided between Pakistan’s Balochistan province, Afghanistan’s Balochistan …
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March 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In February 2023

ISIS carried out at least 21 confirmed attacks in February in Homs, Hama, and Deir Ez Zor governorates. These attacks killed at least 13 pro-Assad regime soldiers and at least 80 civilians, while wounding at least 34 additional soldiers and civilians. Additionally, there were six high quality* attac…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 3, 2023 at 2:30 PM

US Offers Up To $5 Mn Reward For Leader Of DR Congo ADF Militia

“The United States announced a reward of up to $5 million on Thursday for information leading to the capture of the leader of the ADF militia, which is primarily active in DR Congo. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is one of the deadliest armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a vol…
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March 2, 2023 at 6:02 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Twitter Accepts More Payments From Prominent Islamists Designated By U.S., U.N.

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) this week identified a verified account which appears to belong to Maysar Ali al-Juburi, a U.S. Specially Designated National, suggesting that Twitter has again accepted payment from an individual prohibited by the Treasury Department from making transactions with…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 2:30 PM

US Man Arrested Trying To Bring Homemade Explosive Onto Plane

“The FBI has arrested a man who allegedly attempted to bring an explosive device onto an airplane in Pennsylvania, US authorities said Wednesday. The bomb was discovered by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel on Monday, after the man's checked bag set off an alarm at Lehigh Valley…
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March 2, 2023 at 8:30 AM

New Report Reveals That The Illegal Wildlife Trade Is Resurging Post-Pandemic

By failing to tackle illegal wildlife trafficking, the world is missing a critical opportunity to prevent the future spread of zoonotic disease, halt a man-made mass extinction of wildlife, and starve organized criminal and extremist groups of a $23 million revenue stream according to a new report f…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
March 1, 2023 at 2:30 PM

US Increases Military Support For Somalia Against Al-Shabab

“The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls ‘the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world.’ Sixty-one tons of weapons and ammunition arrived Tuesday in Mogadishu, the U.S. said in a statement of support …
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February 28, 2023 at 3:30 PM

CEP Impact: Neo-Nazi Publisher’s Website Disabled

Action by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has resulted in the e-commerce platform BigCommerce canceling services to a neo-Nazi publisher that takes its name from the Ku Klux Klan. The publisher had been using BigCommerce as its name server and additional commercial services for its online store,…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
February 28, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Taliban Using Fingerprints, Gun Records To Track Down Afghans Who Assisted U.S., Audit Finds

“Operatives of the Taliban government in Kabul are trying to identify and retaliate against Afghans who cooperated with the 20-year American military and reconstruction effort, using fingerprint records, gun records and other methods to sniff them out and target them for retribution, according to a …
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February 27, 2023 at 9:15 PM

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Video Released Before Nigerian Elections Located On Facebook, Telegram

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 an ISIS propaganda video condemning Nigeria’s elections five days before the vote. Ext…
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February 27, 2023 at 3:45 PM

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

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) are inviting you to a webinar focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan. CEP-KAS Webinar: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Global Terrorism  (New York, N.Y. / Berlin, Germany) –…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
February 27, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Florida Man Pleads Guilty To Supporting IS Extremist Group

“A Florida man accused in 2020 of plotting terror attacks in the U.S. and acquiring an arsenal of weapons has pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State extremist group. Mohammed Al-Azhari, a 25-year-old U.S. citizen, also agreed Thursday to accept an 18-year priso…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
February 24, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Report: Istanbul Bomb Suspect Killed In Operation In Syria

“Turkish forces have killed the alleged mastermind behind a deadly Istanbul street bombing in an operation in northern Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on Friday. The man, identified as Halil Menci, was ‘neutralized’ on Wednesday in an operation by the Turkish intelligence agency near …
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February 23, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Neo-Nazi Groups Using Telegram To Organize Antisemitic “National Day of Hate”

According to Telegram posts located by Counter Extremism Project (CEP) researchers, several neo-Nazi groups in certain locations in the United States are planning an antisemitic “National Day of Hate” on Saturday, February 25. The participants are identified as the National Socialist Movement, two r…
  CEP's Eye on Extremism · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 2:43 PM

Dutch Court Prosecuting First-Ever Case For Enslaving Yazidis In Syria

“On February 14 and 15, 2023, a Rotterdam court, the District Court of The Hague, held the first pro forma hearings against twelve women that the Dutch government brought back from a prison camp in Syria in November 2022. The women were arrested after arrival on suspicion of terrorist crimes, as sus…
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February 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Nearly 70 Troops Killed In Two Jihadist Attacks In Troubled Burkina

“Suspected jihadists killed at least 15 soldiers in troubled northern Burkina Faso, just three days after an ambush that claimed the lives of 51 troops, security sources said Tuesday. A unit in Tin-Akoff in Oudalan province near the border with Mali ‘came under violent attack’ on Monday evening, a s…
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February 21, 2023 at 11:45 PM

Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi Group Using GiveSendGo to Crowdfund Propaganda Campaign

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 crowdfunding campaign on GiveSendGo to benefit a Scottish neo-Nazi group planning to …
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February 21, 2023 at 2:30 PM

US Conducts Helicopter Raid In Syria Capturing ISIS Official

“The US military and Syrian Democratic Forces conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria early Saturday, capturing an ISIS official, according to a statement from US Central Command. Batar, ‘an ISIS Syria Province Official involved in planning attacks on SDF-guarded detention centers and manufactu…
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February 20, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Section 230 Liability Shield To Face Scrutiny This Week At U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in two cases that raise questions about liability shields afforded to tech companies under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The cases are Gonzalez v. Google and Twitter Inc. v. Taamneh. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and CE…
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February 17, 2023 at 3:45 PM

ISIS Women In Court: Monika K. – Crowdfunding For The Islamic State?

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This new CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. An overview of the state of prosecutions can be found here (available in English and German) and recent developments in repatriation here. ISIS Wo…
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February 17, 2023 at 2:30 PM

UN Votes Unanimously To Extend Sanctions On Yemen’s Houthis

“The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to extend the arms embargo on Yemen’s Houthi rebels and an asset freeze and travel ban on Houthi leaders and top officials until Nov. 15. The British-drafted resolution also extends the mandate of the U.N. panel of experts monitoring the sanctio…
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February 16, 2023 at 8:15 PM

Dutch Prosecutors Allege Repatriated Woman Targeted Yazidis, Committed Crimes Against Humanity

Last week, prosecutors in the Netherlands announced Hasna Aarab, having been accused of crimes against humanity for enslaving a Yazidi woman in 2015 while a member of ISIS, will face trial along with 11 other women for crimes related to their membership in ISIS. Aarab, who was repatriated from Syria…
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February 16, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Buffalo Grocery Store Mass Shooter Apologizes For Racist Attack And Receives Sentence Of Life In Prison

“The 19-year-old White man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting at a grocery store in a predominantly Black area of Buffalo last May apologized to the victims’ families and was sentenced to life in prison during an emotional court hearing Wednesday. “I’m very sorry for all the pain I force…
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February 15, 2023 at 8:15 PM

ICYMI: CEP Experts React To U.K. Prevent Strategy Review

The British Government last week accepted all 34 recommendations of an independent review of the U.K.’s Prevent strategy. The review, led by Independent Reviewer William Shawcross, criticized the counter-extremism program’s effectiveness thanks in large part to an inflated sense of threat from extre…
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February 15, 2023 at 2:30 PM

New Al-Qaida Leader Commanding From Iran

“…‘The presence of al-Qaida in Iran is a sort of a chip that the Iranians have,’ said Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former senior United Nations counterterrorism official who is now an adviser to the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project. ‘They're not entirely sure how or when they might play it but … it was…
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February 14, 2023 at 2:30 PM

UN Report: Sayf Al-’Adl Widely Seen As New Al-Qaida Leader

“U.N. experts say the predominant view among member nations is that the leadership of al-Qaida has passed to Sayf al-’Adl, who was responsible for Osama bin Laden’s security and trained some of the hijackers involved in the 9/11 attack on the U.S. The panel of experts said in a report to the U.N. Se…
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February 13, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Content On Facebook Encourages Terror Attacks In Europe

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 several examples of pro-ISIS content on Facebook encouraging attacks in Europe. CEP als…
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February 13, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Terror Trial Could Yield Manhattan’s First Death Penalty In 60 Years

“On Monday, U.S. prosecutors will ask 12 people to authorize a punishment that hasn’t been levied on a Manhattan defendant since 1963: death. Sayfullo Saipov, 35, was convicted last month of fatally mowing down eight people as he raced a truck down a West Side bike path in 2017. Now comes the phase …
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February 10, 2023 at 2:30 PM

UN Says Threat From Islamic State Extremists Remains High

“The threat posed by Islamic State extremists remains high and has increased in and around conflict zones, and the group’s expansion is “particularly worrying” in Africa’s center, south and Sahel regions, the U.N. counter-terrorism chief said Thursday. Undersecretary-General Vladimir Voronkov told t…
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February 9, 2023 at 6:10 PM

Key ISIS Financier Killed By U.S. Forces In Somalia

Late last month, President Joe Biden ordered U.S. military personnel operating in northern Somalia to conduct a raid that resulted in the death of Bilal al-Sudani, a senior ISIS official and former al-Shabaab financial facilitator and recruiter. The operation also killed 10 of his associates. His de…