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July 19, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Hezbollah Position In Golan Heights Escalates Tensions With Israel On War’s Anniversary

Ahead of the 17th anniversary of Hezbollah’s 2006 cross-border attack on northern Israel that sparked the Second Lebanon War, the Iran-backed group established a tent inside a disputed Israel-held area of the Golan Heights known as the Shebaa Farms. Israel has requested that the United Nations Inter…

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July 19, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Suicide Bomber Targets Truck Carrying Troops In Northwestern Pakistan, Wounding 8 People

“A suicide bomber targeted a truck carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, wounding at least eight people, police said, amid increasing violence in the region. The attack took place in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan and is a former…

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July 18, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Palestinian Authority Arrests Five Islamic Jihad Terrorists In Jenin

“The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group said Palestinian security forces detained five more of its members in Jenin overnight, underlining rifts between groups in the West Bank two weeks since Israel launched its largest raid there in years. Israel - which says its raid targeted terrorists - …

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July 17, 2023 at 9:30 PM

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Encourages Terror Attacks Following Quran Burning

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, pro-ISIS groups on Telegram and RocketChat urged followers to commit terror attacks in Europe and Sweden specif…

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July 17, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Hamas Unable To Pay Salaries In Gaza After Qatari Aid Delay, Officials Say

“The Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers have been unable to pay salaries for 50,000 public sector workers, with officials in part blaming a delay in a monthly payroll grant from Qatar, a crucial aid donor to the impoverished Palestinian enclave. The salary crisis has sparked an unusual amount of criticism on…

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July 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM

CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring June 2023

This report is the seventh installment in a monthly series focused on al-Qaeda and Islamic State operations throughout the Sahel. This report will focus on operations claimed in the month of June 2023, where the general threat environment observed during previous reporting periods continued. In tota…

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July 14, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Florida Man Sentenced To 18 Years In Prison For Supporting ISIS

“A Florida man accused in 2020 of plotting terror attacks in the US and acquiring an arsenal of weapons was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison. The sentence against Mohammed Al-Azhari, 26, was made by a Tampa federal court on Thursday, according to court records. The US citizen pleaded guilty i…

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July 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM

Hamas Claims West Bank Terror Attacks Amid Palestinian Authority’s Declining Credibility

A statement released on Telegram last week by Hamas’s military wing claimed direct responsibility for a series of recent terrorist attacks in Tel Aviv and the West Bank—a rare move highlighting Hamas’s increasingly brazen posture and influence. A June 20 shooting in the West Bank settlement of Eli k…

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July 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Somalia: Fresh Operation Leaves Over 50 Al-Shabaab Militants Dead

“At least 50 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in a fresh* operation at Weelmarow village in Lower Jubba, state media reported, in the latest crackdown targeting the group which has been wreaking havoc in the country for the last 16 years. The operation, officials said, targeted Weelmarow villag…

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July 12, 2023 at 1:33 PM

German Court Convicts Syrian IS Member Of War Crimes For Torturing Captives

“A German court convicted a Syrian man Tuesday of torturing captives while he was a member of the Islamic State group in Syria. The Berlin regional court found Raed E. guilty of war crimes, membership of a foreign terrorist organization and other offences. It sentenced the defendant, whose surname w…

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July 11, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Roadside Bomb Kills 8 Family Members In Somalia: Mayor

“A roadside bombing blamed on the jihadist group Al-Shabab killed eight members of an extended family in central Somalia, a local mayor said on Monday. The blast occurred late Sunday near a village outside Buloburde, which lies about 220 kilometers (136 miles) north of Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. …

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July 10, 2023 at 1:30 PM

US Airstrikes Kill 10 Al-Shabaab Members In Somalia

“Ten al-Shabaab members were killed by airstrikes conducted by US Africa Command in Somalia in the overnight hours of Saturday, the Defense Department announced. ‘At the request of the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three collective self-defense airstrikes overnight in …

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July 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM

In Rare Statement, Hamas Claims Responsibility For String Of Recent Deadly Attacks

“In a rare move, the spokesman for the military wing of Hamas said Thursday that the terror group was directly responsible for a recent string of deadly attacks in Israel and the West Bank. In a statement on Telegram, Abu Obaida said the terror shooting near the West Bank settlement of Eli on June 2…

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July 6, 2023 at 10:15 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In June 2023

ISIS carried out at least 10 confirmed attacks in June in Homs, Hama, and Deir Ez Zor governorates. These attacks killed at least 18 pro-Assad regime soldiers and four civilians and wounded 13 additional soldiers. Additionally, three soldiers were reported missing during the month and were presumabl…

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July 6, 2023 at 1:29 PM

France Returns 35 Citizens From Camp In Syria Housing Thousands Linked To Islamic State Extremists

“France has returned 35 people — 10 women and 25 minors — from a sprawling camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to Islamic State extremists. Al-Hol Camp — named after a town near the Iraqi border — holds about 51,000 people, including many widows, wives and children of Islamic …

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July 5, 2023 at 3:00 PM

New CEP Report: Violence Against Perceived Blasphemers In The West – From Khamenei’s Fatwa To The Present

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a new report today, Violence Against Perceived Blasphemers In The West: From Khamenei's Fatwa To The Present, authored by CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy. The report isolates and examines a strand of Islamist violence motivated by perceived acts of blasp…

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July 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Releases New Propaganda Video, Which is Rapidly Promoted On TikTok

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, ISIS released a new video, "Makers of Epic Battles 7," depicting attacks on Kurdish and Syrian government vehic…

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July 3, 2023 at 2:15 PM

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Global Terrorism | Part III Of Webinar Series

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Thursday, July 6, 2023, focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan. More than two years after the forceful takeover of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban regime, much of…

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June 30, 2023 at 7:00 PM

ISIS Women In Court: Nadine K. – Time To Reflect?

The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. The discussions on Monika K., Nadine K., and Marcia M. can be found here, here, and here. An overview of the state of prosecutions in Germany can be fou…

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June 30, 2023 at 1:36 PM

UPDF Soldiers Prepare For Final Al-Shabaab Push

“The Uganda People's Defense Forces [UPDF] is preparing for the final assault on the Al-Shabaab across Somalia, despite immense setbacks the troops suffered during the Bulo Marer ambush, which left over 54 combat soldiers dead according to official statistics. Lt. General Sam Okiding, the African Un…

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June 29, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Pakistani Army Kill ISIS Militant Amid Clashes With Taliban

“Pakistani soldiers have killed a member of ISIS in the rugged, semi-mountainous borderland between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It comes as five security forces were killed in clashes with Tehreek-ei-Taliban-e-Pakistan the local branch of the movement that has waged an insurgency against the governmen…

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June 28, 2023 at 3:00 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) invite you to a webinar on Thursday, June 29, 2023, focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan. More than two years after the forceful takeover of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban regime, much o…

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June 28, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Islamists Wield Hidden Hand In Sudan Conflict, Military Sources Say

“Thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in Sudan's war, three military sources and one intelligence source said, complicating efforts to end the bloodshed. The army and a para…

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June 27, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Over 1,000 Afghan Civilians Killed In Blasts, Violence Since Taliban Takeover Says UN

“Over a thousand Afghan civilians have been killed in bombings and other violence since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021, according to a report by the UN's mission to Afghanistan released on Tuesday. Between August 15, 2021 and May 2023 1,095 civilians have been killed and 2,679…

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June 26, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Online Chat Promotes Monero Cryptocurrency To Fund Propaganda Operations

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. On June 16 and June 21, CEP researchers identified posts in a pro-ISIS online chat to purchase phone numbers to bypass SMS…

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June 26, 2023 at 1:42 PM

Islamic Extremists Kill 8 Farmers And Abduct 10 In Latest Attack In Northeastern Nigeria

“Islamic extremists killed eight farmers and abducted 10 in an attack in northeastern Nigeria, officials said Friday — the latest in a volatile region that is a key part of the country’s breadbasket and where militants have threatened food supplies. The farmers were ambushed in the bush in the Borno…

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June 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM

Afghanistan Terrorism Report: May 2023

In May, the general trend with ISIS-K-linked propaganda outlets no longer reporting on their attacks in Afghanistan unless they are of significant size or symbolic importance continued. This pattern was already visible during the past few months. Interestingly, the ISIS-linked Al-Naba Newsletter did…

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June 23, 2023 at 1:34 PM

Hamas Military Commander Shot Dead In Gaza

“A senior militant commander in the Gaza Strip was killed on Thursday afternoon in a shooting in the north of the enclave, a spokesman for the militant group has said. Ayman Mansour, also known as Abu Attiyah, was a senior figure in the Al Qassem Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, the group that …

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June 22, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Seven Killed In North-East Kenya As Vehicles Run Over Explosives

“Seven people were killed in two separate incidents when vehicles ran over improvised explosives in north-east Kenya, with police saying in one of the cases that they suspected members of al Qaeda-linked Al Shabaab were responsible. Four died in the first incident late on Tuesday when a vehicle was …

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June 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM

CEP Event: Tackling The Multiplicity Of Security Challenges In Taliban-Run Afghanistan And Neighboring Countries – Terrorism, Organized Crimes, Human Rights, And Humanitarian Assistance

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) alongside the Permanent Missions of Afghanistan, Canada, and Spain as well as the Afghanistan Policy Lab of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) and the International Institute for Justice and the Rule of Law (IIJ) invite you to a United…

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June 21, 2023 at 3:01 PM

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Deteriorating Security Situation In West Africa – Understanding And Countering JNIM, ISWAP, And ISGS

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Thursday, June 22, 2023, focusing on deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel region. This webinar is the second in a series of virtual events in which CEP and KAS present the…

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June 21, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Counter-Terrorism Experts Say Africa Is The World’s Terrorism Hot Spot With Half Of 2022′s Victims

“Counter-terrorism experts said Tuesday that Africa is now the world’s terrorism hot spot, with half of the victims killed last year in sub-Saharan Africa, though al-Qaida and Islamic State affiliates remain widespread, persistent and active elsewhere around the globe. Interpol, the international cr…

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June 20, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Taliban Shelter Al Qaeda But Rifts Within The Movement Are Emerging, UN Says

“A recent report by the UN has said the Taliban are once again allowing the terror group Al Qaeda on Afghan soil – one of the original justifications for the US-led invasion of the country, following the group’s September 11, 2001, attacks in New York and Washington that killed 3,000 people. The UN …

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June 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Deteriorating Security Situation In West Africa – Cooperation Terrorism/Transnational Organized Crime And Cooperation Between Terrorist Groups

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, focusing on deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel region. This webinar is the first in a series of virtual events in which CEP and KAS present the r…

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June 16, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Syrian Kurds Launch New Attempt to Prosecute Captured IS Foreign Fighters

“U.S. allies in northeastern Syria are intent on prosecuting hundreds of Islamic State foreign fighters for war crimes despite a lack of support from the international community. The Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) announced Thursday it would begin judicial proc…

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June 15, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Kurdish Militant Group Ends Ceasefire With Turkey

“Kurdish militants from the outlawed PKK group said they are ending a unilateral ceasefire they declared after Turkey was hit by a major earthquake earlier this year. The announcement, carried by pro-Kurdish media on Tuesday, threatens to see a return of violence that has claimed tens of thousands o…

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June 14, 2023 at 3:00 PM

New CEP Reports Assess Ties Between Terror Groups In Africa And Their Ties To Organized Crime

This week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a second set of new reports, Linkages Of Terrorist Groups In West Africa With Terrorist Networks In Other African Regions and Interlinkage Of Terrorism And Transnational Organized Crime In West Africa as part of a year-long joint project with …

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June 14, 2023 at 1:32 PM

Al Qaeda Releases Video Of Bangladeshi UN Worker Abducted In Yemen

“Al Qaeda's Yemen branch has released a new video of a UN worker abducted 16 months ago in the war-torn country, the Site Intelligence Group has said. The man, who identified himself as Akam Sofyol Anam from the UN Department of Safety and Security in Aden, appealed for his release and warned he and…

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June 13, 2023 at 5:45 PM

New CEP Reports Examine Development of Al-Qaeda, ISIS Affiliates In West Africa And Sahel

This week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a pair of new reports, Development Of Al-Qaeda In The Western Sahel Region and Status Of ISWAP And ISGS In West Africa And Sahel. These reports are the first of a range policy papers produced as part of a year-long joint project with the Konra…

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June 13, 2023 at 3:00 PM

CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring May 2023

This sixth monthly analytical report based on open source observations of Jihadi activities throughout the Sahel will focus on the most significant events that occurred in May 2023. CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring May 2023 Read CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring May 2023 by clicking here. CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitorin…

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June 13, 2023 at 1:30 PM

US Sends Military Supplies To Syrian City Occupied By Terrorist PKK

“The U.S. Army sent a convoy of about 40 vehicles from Iraq to Syria in another sign of support for the terrorist group PKK terrorist group’s Syrian offshoot YPG. The convoy arrived in Hassakeh, a city controlled by the terrorists, on Sunday, the same day the terrorist group fired rockets toward Tür…

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June 12, 2023 at 6:30 PM

Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Instagram Users Spread Propaganda And Plans For 3D Printed-Firearms

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 accounts on Meta-owned Instagram responsible for spreading antisemitic and neo-Naz…

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June 12, 2023 at 3:00 PM

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Global Terrorism | Part III Of Webinar Series

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Thursday, July 6, 2023, focusing on the reemerging security risks emanating from Afghanistan. More than two years after the forceful takeover of power in Afghanistan by the Taliban regime, much of…

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June 12, 2023 at 1:30 PM

Extremists Attack Beachside Hotel In Somalia’s Capital As Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility

“Witnesses and state media in Somalia say extremists have attacked a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, and security forces are responding at the site as some people remain trapped inside. The Somali National News Agency reports that ‘many civilians’ have been rescued from the Pearl Beach ho…

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June 9, 2023 at 3:00 PM

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Deteriorating Security Situation In West Africa – Understanding And Countering JNIM, ISWAP, And ISGS

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Thursday, June 22, 2023, focusing on deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel region. This webinar is the second in a series of virtual events in which CEP and KAS present the…

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June 9, 2023 at 1:30 PM

US Sees Islamic State Affiliates Pooling Resources, Growing Capabilities

“U.S. officials tasked with tracking Islamic State are seeing worrisome signs that the terror group’s core leadership is strengthening control over its global network of affiliates despite a series of key losses. Specifically, the United States is raising concerns about the group’s General Directora…

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June 8, 2023 at 8:30 PM

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Deteriorating Security Situation In West Africa – Cooperation Terrorism/Transnational Organized Crime And Cooperation Between Terrorist Groups

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) invite you to a webinar on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, focusing on deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel region. This webinar is the first in a series of virtual events in which CEP and KAS present the r…

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June 8, 2023 at 1:30 PM

UN Investigators Compiling Evidence On Chemical Weapons Use By Islamic State Extremists In Iraq

“U.N. investigators are compiling evidence on the development and use of chemical weapons by Islamic State extremists in Iraq after they seized about a third of the country in 2014, and are advancing work on the militant group’s gender-based violence and crimes against children, Sunni and Shiite Mus…

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June 7, 2023 at 1:30 PM

30 Herders Kidnapped In Northeast Nigeria: Sources

“Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 30 ethnic Fulani herders near northeast Nigeria's Lake Chad, demanding ransom for their release, fishermen and the head of an anti-jihadist militia told AFP Tuesday. The militants in eight boats stormed the fishing and herding villages of Tudun Kwastan, Kwatar Tu…

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June 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Big Tech Companies Cut Ethics And Safety Staff Following Section 230 Ruling

In the wake of twin U.S. Supreme Court rulings that largely maintained the liability shield in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, major tech companies are sharply reducing their workforce responsible for content moderation. Citing their commitment to “do more with less,” Twitter executiv…

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