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August 26, 2024 at 1:42 PM

Suspect Arrested In Arson Attack Targeting Synagogue In France: "The Fight Against Antisemitism Is A Constant Battle"

“French police apprehended and detained the suspect behind the arson attack on a synagogue in a southwestern Mediterranean town that injured a police officer, the country's acting interior minister said early Sunday. Two cars parked at the Beth Yaacov synagogue complex in the seaside resort town of …

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August 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM

‘Houthi’ Arms Dealers Using Social Media To Buy And Sell Weapons

“Edmund Fitton-Brown, the former British ambassador to Yemen who is now a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based non-profit organisation, said: “To me, this is clear material support for terrorism. X has a lamentable history of failing to police itself properly against ext…

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August 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM

Bodies Of Six Israeli Hostages Retrieved From Gaza, Israel Says

"The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli authorities said Tuesday, as the latest ceasefire negotiations continue. In a joint announcement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) nam…

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August 21, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Israel-Hamas War Latest: Hezbollah Fires More Than 50 Rockets, Hitting Israeli-Annexed Golan Heights

“Lebanon’s Hezbollah has launched more than 50 rockets, hitting a number of private homes in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The attack on Wednesday came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead with the latest diplomatic mis…

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August 20, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Blinken Says Israel OKs A Plan To Break The Cease-Fire Impasse And Urges Hamas To Do The Same

“U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge differences holding up a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, and he called on Hamas to do the same, without saying whether concerns cited by the militant group had been addressed. The high-stakes ne…

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August 20, 2024 at 11:00 AM

CEP Webinar: Protecting and Fostering Jewish Life in the EU After October 7

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Monday, September 9, 2024, focusing on protecting and fostering Jewish life in the EU after October 7. CEP Webinar: Protecting and Fostering Jewish Life in the EU After October 7(New York, N.Y. / Berlin, Germany) – The Counter Extremis…

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August 19, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Extremist Content Online: Content From Extreme-Right Eskisehir, Turkey Knife Attacker Spreads Online

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, Terrorgram-affiliated Telegram channels posted content related to a knife attack in Eskisehir, Turkey, including the translat…

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August 19, 2024 at 1:31 PM

Deadly Bomb Blast In Tel Aviv Was A Terrorist Attack, Israeli Police Say

“A bomb blast in Tel Aviv late on Sunday has been confirmed as a terrorist attack, Israeli police and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence agency said on Monday. The man carrying the bomb, which exploded near a synagogue, was killed and a passerby was injured, according to police at the scene. "It can…

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August 16, 2024 at 3:43 PM

Turkey, Iraq Sign Accord On Military, Security, Counter-Terrorism Cooperation

“Turkey and Iraq have signed a memorandum of understanding on military, security and counter-terrorism cooperation, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, after two days of high-level security talks in Ankara. The neighbouring countries have in recent years been at loggerheads over A…

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August 15, 2024 at 2:09 PM

A Top Hamas Official Says The Group Is Losing Faith In The US As A Mediator In Gaza Cease-Fire Talks

“A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability to mediate a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a new round of talks scheduled for this week amid mounting pressure to bring an end to the 10-month-old war with Israel. Osama Hamdan told The Associated P…

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August 14, 2024 at 1:20 PM

A Ship In The Red Sea Is Attacked 3 Times By Suspected Yemeni Rebels, Including With A Drone Boat

“A Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea came under attack three times on Tuesday, including in an assault using a bomb-carrying drone boat, likely the latest in a campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war, officials said. The attacks come as the rebels’ main sponsor, Iran, we…

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August 13, 2024 at 4:15 PM

Yemen’s Houthis Seized UN Rights Office In Sanaa, UN Official Says

“Yemen’s Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations’ Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. The seizure was the latest move in a crackdown by the Houthis on people working with the U.N., aid agencie…

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August 12, 2024 at 6:15 PM

Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Celebrates Anti-Muslim and Anti-Immigrant Riots on Telegram and X

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, multiple extreme right Telegram channels celebrated and promoted anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots in the United Kingdom. …

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August 12, 2024 at 2:02 PM

After Foiled Taylor Swift Concert Plot, UN Official Calls ISIS-K 'Greatest' Terror Threat To Europe

“The United Nations counterterrorism chief said Europe faces a more acute threat from ISIS-K, the Islamic State affiliate to whom a 19-year old man pledged allegiance before plotting to terrorize Taylor Swift's concertgoers in Vienna this week. Vladimir Vorokov, the UN undersecretary for counterterr…

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August 9, 2024 at 2:42 PM

3rd Person In Custody Over Foiled Plot Targeting Now-Canceled Taylor Swift Shows In Vienna

“Austrian authorities on Friday announced a third arrest in connection with the foiled conspiracy to attack three now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts, even as disappointed fans charmed Vienna by trading friendship bracelets and singing the pop star’s songs in the streets. The main suspect, a 19-year-…

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August 8, 2024 at 1:40 PM

Officials Say Suspects In Foiled Plot At Taylor Swift Shows Hoped To Kill As Many People As Possible

“Both suspects in a foiled plot to attack Taylor Swift shows in Vienna appeared to be inspired by the Islamic State group and al-Qaida, Austrian authorities said Thursday, and investigators found bomb-making materials at one of their homes. Officials said one of the two confessed to planning to “kil…

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August 7, 2024 at 9:25 PM

Counterpoint Brief: Hamas Names Yahya Sinwar as New Leader

Yesterday, August 6, Hamas named Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political bureau. Previously Hamas’s leader inside the Gaza Strip since 2017, Sinwar will now assume overall leadership of the terrorist organization. Israeli authorities reportedly believe that Sinwar has been hiding inside Gaza…

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August 7, 2024 at 1:41 PM

Top U.K. Prosecutor Considers Terrorism Charges Over Ongoing Riots And Disorder

“Amid ongoing far-right riots and demonstrations fueled by misinformation online, England and Wales' Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson said his teams would consider seeking extradition for social media influencers who are accused of stoking the violence from abroad and charging some …

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August 6, 2024 at 1:25 PM

UK’s Starmer Vows Speedy Punishment To Quell Violent Disorder

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the "full force of the law" as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration rioting. The fatal stabbing of three young girls in the northwest English town of Southport last week has been…

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August 5, 2024 at 10:50 PM

Counterpoint Brief: Far-right Riots in the United Kingdom

This past weekend saw a slew of violent protests erupting across the United Kingdom after a stabbing rampage at a children’s dance class in Southport left three children dead and several seriously injured. Counterpoint Brief: Far-right Riots in the United Kingdom(New York, N.Y.) – This past weekend…

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August 5, 2024 at 1:49 PM

US And Allies Prepare To Defend Israel As Netanyahu Says It’s Already In ‘Multi-Front War’ With Iran

“Israel is already in a “multi-front war” with Iran and its proxies, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Cabinet meeting Sunday, as the United States and allies prepared to defend Israel from an expected counterstrike and prevent an even more destructive regional conflict. Tensions have…

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August 2, 2024 at 5:15 PM

Ten Years on from the Yazidi Genocide: Victims of Kidnapping and Enslavement Still Await Justice

Tomorrow marks ten years since ISIS launched an assault on the Yazidi religious minority in the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq—the beginning of a sustained campaign of oppression and violence carried out by ISIS against the Yazidi community. Ten Years on from the Yazidi Genocide: Victims of Kidnap…

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August 2, 2024 at 2:26 PM

Iran And Its Allies Mourn Militant Leaders, Vow Revenge Against Israel

“Mourners in Iran and Lebanon commemorated slain militant leaders Thursday, as they vowed retribution against common enemy Israel and signaled that the most recent paroxysm of violence gripping the Middle East may be far from over. Thousands of people, some waving Palestinian and Iranian flags, join…

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August 1, 2024 at 4:45 PM

Counterpoint Brief: Death of Hamas Commander Mohammed Deif

Today, nearly three weeks after an air-strike targeting senior Hamas leaders in the vicinity of Khan Younis, Gaza—and in the wake of a slew of assassinations and deaths of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders including Ismail Haniyeh and Fuad Shukr—the Israel Defense Force confirmed the death of Mohammed…

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August 1, 2024 at 2:23 PM

For Iran And Hezbollah, Calibrating Response To Israeli Strikes Leaves No Room For Error

“Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hamas and Hezbollah, have left Hezbollah and Iran in a quandary. Analysts agree that both strikes hit too close to home to pass without a response, and were serious security breaches for I…

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July 31, 2024 at 7:30 PM

CEP Statement on Killing of Hamas Leader Haniyeh

Iran-backed Terror Groups Sustain Significant Losses CEP Statement on Killing of Hamas Leader HaniyehIran-backed Terror Groups Sustain Significant Losses (New York, N.Y.) — Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townse…

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July 31, 2024 at 2:31 PM

Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Killed In Iran, Stoking Fears Of Wider Middle East War

“Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said, drawing threats of revenge on Israel in a region already shaken by the war in Gaza and a deepening conflict in Lebanon. Iran's Revolutionary Guards confirmed the death of…

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July 30, 2024 at 5:02 PM

Counterpoint Brief: Implications of Hezbollah Attack on Majdal Shams

On July 27, Hezbollah fired a rocket from Lebanon that killed at least 12 and wounded more than 30 on a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in Israel’s Golan Heights. All the fatalities were between the ages of 10 and 20. Hezbollah initially claimed responsibility for launching a barrage …

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July 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Uganda Court Charges 36 Opposition Supporters With Terrorism-Related Offences

“A Ugandan court charged 36 opposition supporters on Monday with terrorism-related offences after they were deported from neighbouring Kenya where they had travelled to attend a training course, court papers seen by Reuters showed. The 36 people, who are members of the Forum for Democratic Change (F…

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July 29, 2024 at 5:03 PM

ICYMI: Counter Extremism Project President Frances Townsend Named To Independent Security Review Following Trump Assassination Attempt

On July 21, CEP President and Former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Frances Townsend was named as part of a bipartisan panel of experts conducting a 45-day independent security review of the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Following the attempted assassination at a …

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July 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Israel Weighs Response To Hezbollah After A Rocket From Lebanon Kills 12 Youths On A Soccer Field

“The Middle East braced for a potential flare-up in violence on Sunday after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children and teens in what the military called the deadliest attack on civilians since Oct. 7. It rais…

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July 26, 2024 at 2:31 PM

French Minister Thanks Belgium For Detaining 7 Terror Suspects On Eve Of Olympics Opening Ceremony

“On the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony in Paris, France’s interior minister thanked Belgium Thursday for a string of raids that led to the detention of seven people for questioning over suspected terrorist activities. The Belgian Federal prosecutor’s office said that the people detained during…

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July 25, 2024 at 2:07 PM

Israel-Hamas War Latest: Netanyahu Addresses Congress And Vows To Achieve ‘Total Victory’

“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in Washington on Wednesday as he sought to bolster the United States’ support for his country’s fight against Hamas and other Iran-backed armed groups. Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal could be taking shape after nine months …

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July 24, 2024 at 2:17 PM

Germany Bans Muslim Association For Pursuing Radical Islam

“Germany's interior ministry said on Wednesday it has banned the Islamic Centre Hamburg (IZH) association and its subsidiary organisations, saying it pursues radical Islamist goals. The ministry said in a statement that 53 of the organisation's premises had been searched by authorities in eight Germ…

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July 23, 2024 at 4:03 PM

UN Envoy Warns That Threat Of Terrorism Is `Resurging’ With Attacks By Islamic State Extremists

“The top U.N. envoy for Syria told the Security Council on Monday that the threat of terrorism is “resurging” with attacks by Islamic State extremists set to double this year, endangering civilians already facing a “protracted state of displacement and dire humanitarian conditions.” U.N. Special Env…

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July 22, 2024 at 2:33 PM

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Fires Dozens Of Rockets At Israeli Kibbutz After Drone Strike Wounds Civilians

“Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said that its fighters fired dozens of rockets into northern Israel on Saturday, targeting a kibbutz for the first time in nine months in retaliation for an Israeli drone strike earlier in the day that wounded several people including children. Also Saturday, the …

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July 19, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Pakistan Arrests Al-Qaeda Leader Listed By United Nations

“Pakistani counter-terror officials have arrested an Al-Qaeda leader, Amin ul Haq, who figures on a U.N. sanctions list, they said on Friday, describing him as a close associate of the dead Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. Pakistan's first Al-Qaeda arrest in many years…

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July 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM

Islamic State Attacks On Track To Double In Iraq And Syria Compared To Last Year, US Military Says

“The U.S. Central Command said Wednesday that the Islamic State group is trying “to reconstitute” as the number of attacks in Syria and Iraq is on track to double this year, compared to the year before. IS claimed 153 attacks in the two countries in the first six months of 2024, CENTCOM said in a st…

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July 17, 2024 at 2:45 PM

Tanker Assesses Possible Red Sea Oil Spill After Houthi Attack, Maritime Center Says

“Liberia-flagged oil tanker Chios Lion was assessing damage and investigating a potential oil spill after it was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) said on Tuesday. An unmanned watercraft inflicted minor damage to Chios L…

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July 16, 2024 at 1:59 PM

EU Nations Mull Reopening Afghan Embassies, Recognizing Taliban

“Several European countries are considering reopening their embassies in Afghanistan in a move that would entail diplomatic recognition of the Taliban almost three years after the fall of Kabul, according to people familiar with the matter. In a sign of potential interest, Italy conducted a reconnai…

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July 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM

CEP STATEMENT FOLLOWING TRUMP RALLY SHOOTING

Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark D. Wallace issued the following statement regarding the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania yesterday evening: CEP STATEMENT FOLLOWING TRUMP RALLY SHOOTING(New York, N.Y.) — Counter Extremism Project CEO Mar…

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July 12, 2024 at 2:34 PM

Hamas Captured A Kibbutz On Oct. 7. A Probe Finds Israel’s Military Fell Short

“Israel’s military blamed itself for failing to defend against Hamas militants’ rampage through a community on the Gaza border where scores were killed or taken hostage on Oct. 7, in the first released findings of a large military investigation into the nation’s worst intelligence failure and terror…

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July 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM

UAE Court Convicts More Than 50 People On Terrorism Charges

“The United Arab Emirates convicted more than 50 people on terrorism charges, accusing them of operating and working with the Muslim Brotherhood, designated a terrorist organization in the Gulf country. It gave sentences ranging from life in prison to fines worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, ac…

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July 10, 2024 at 9:30 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In June 2024

ISIS carried out at least 29 confirmed attacks in June in the Homs, Hama, Raqqa, Deir Ez Zor, and Aleppo governorates. These attacks killed at least 49 pro-Assad regime soldiers and two civilian and wounded at least 23 more soldiers and civilians. There were also 12 high quality* attacks carried out…

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July 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM

Far-Right Extremist Faces Jail For Terror Breach

“A man believed to be the first far-right extremist to be placed under special government measures for monitoring suspected terrorists is to be jailed for breaching them, a court has heard. The defendant, who can only be referred to as LXB, was subject to strict measures controlling his electronic c…

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July 8, 2024 at 4:48 PM

Key Islamic State Commander Reported Killed In Afghanistan

“Taliban security forces in Afghanistan claimed Sunday that they had killed a key Islamic State commander in an eastern province bordering Pakistan. An official Taliban media outlet reported that counter-terrorism forces in Nangarhar had raided a hideout of Islamic State Khorasan, also known as IS-K…

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July 3, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Top U.S. Official To Hold Talks In Paris On Defusing Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

“A senior White House official plans to meet with French officials in Paris on Wednesday to discuss ways to defuse the escalating border fire between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, a conflict that Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said this week had caused Israel to lose sovereignty i…

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July 2, 2024 at 2:22 PM

Female Suicide Bombers: A Terrorist Group’s Hidden Weapon

“A woman held a baby as she detonated a bomb over the weekend in northern Nigeria, killing them both and at least half a dozen others, the local authorities said, putting an abrupt end to a rare lull in the violence that has plagued the region for over a decade. She was joined by two other female su…

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July 1, 2024 at 6:24 PM

US Bases In Europe On High Alert For Possible Terrorist Attack: DOD

“U.S. military bases throughout Europe have been put on heightened alert status due to a potential terrorist attack, Fox News Digital has confirmed. "There is credible intel pointing to an attack against U.S. bases over the next week or so," a U.S. defense official told Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson. Th…

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July 1, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Extremist Content Online: Nordic Resistance Movement Telegram Channel Still Has Advertisements Enabled Following State Department SDGT Listing

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found that the main Telegram channel used by the Nordic Resistance Movement still had advertisements enabled …

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