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September 11, 2026

CEP Reflects on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11

(New York, NY) – Today the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) pauses to reflect on the extremist terror attacks that occurred in the United States a quarter-century ago, and honor the individuals whose lives were so senselessly ended that day and...

CounterPoint Blog

Twenty-five years after 9/11, Al-Qaeda Has Transformed Into a Decentralized but Globalized Threat

Twenty-five years after the devastating attacks carried out on September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda’s terror network has evolved from one central hub of logistics and operations into a multinational conglomerate—and in doing so, it has transformed the global...

Extremism News Roundup

September 10, 2026

Eye on Extremism: September 10, 2026

Hours after the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry spokesman denied Houthi dependency on Tehran, the “Yemeni National Resistance” claimed to have uncovered documents detailing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) military strategy for the...

Extremism News Roundup

Eye on Extremism: September 9, 2026

Iran spent decades building up armed groups on Israel’s frontiers that suffered major losses in the wars following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza. Israel battered the Palestinian militants as well as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which had been Iran...

Extremism News Roundup

September 8, 2026

Eye on Extremism: September 8, 2026

A quarter of a century after the Al-Qaeda attacks on the United States, jihadist groups still pose a major threat to security in Europe, but a new menace has surfaced that is driven mostly by young people online and the authorities are worried...

Press Release

September 8, 2026

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis Celebrate Platforming of Extreme Right Ideology at Orlando, Florida Kia Center

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week’s issue: ISIS Activity Roundup ISIS Al-Naba Editorial Warns...

Extremism News Roundup

September 4, 2026

Eye on Extremism: September 4, 2026

In a recent social-media video, the top far-right leader in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt rode a powder-blue moped down a sunny country lane. It was the sort of optimistic, genial clip that has helped that leader, Ulrich Siegmund, appeal to...

Extremism News Roundup

September 3, 2026

Eye on Extremism: September 3, 2026

Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message...

Extremism News Roundup

September 2, 2026

Eye on Extremism: September 2, 2026

Iran targeted Gulf allies of the United States on Wednesday, firing drones at Kuwait and Bahrain after a night of U.S. aerial bombardment of Iran. Iranian officials said one of the U.S. strikes on the country overnight struck a wedding party, leaving...

Extremism News Roundup

September 1, 2026

Eye on Extremism: September 1, 2026

The airstrike was an opening shot in the American effort to disrupt the unlikely alliance between two implacable U.S. foes: al-Shabaab militants who have been fighting in Somalia for two decades, and the Houthi rebels, longtime beneficiaries of...