Eye on Extremism: October 28, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the country's military to launch "powerful" airstrikes on Gaza on Tuesday, imperiling the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire. "Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the...

De Retour de Daech: Les revenant∙e∙s devant la justice allemande (2)

Depuis le déclin de l’État islamique, ou Daech, en Syrie et en Irak, des centaines d’hommes, femmes et enfants ayant vécu dans le « califat » sont retournés dans leurs pays d’origine, y compris en Allemagne. Cette série d'articles présente l...

Eye on Extremism: October 27, 2025

A transnational terror network run by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force is behind a string of recent attacks on Jewish sites in Western countries, the Mossad intelligence agency said on Sunday. According to Israel’s spy agency, senior...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-Al-Qaeda and Pro-ISIS Content Located on Instagram, Video Promoting Active Club England Receives Over 300,000 Views on X

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP located five pro-al-Qaeda and ten pro-ISIS accounts in a search on Instagram...

Counter Extremism Project Marks Seventh Anniversary of Tree of Life Synagogue Attack in Pittsburgh

“Seven years ago today, eleven worshippers from three congregations—Tree of Life Or L’Simcha, New Light Congregation, and Congregation Dor Hadash—were murdered in Pittsburgh in the deadliest antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in American...

Eye on Extremism: October 24, 2025

A first-of-its-kind operation targeting terrorism financing and the illegal activity supporting it, has led to 83 arrests across six African countries and the identification of 160 persons of interest. Operation Catalyst (July – September 2025) aimed...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about terrorism financing in Germany for BR radio feature. “The ‘caliphate’ of the so-called ‘Islamic State’ is long gone. But IS supporters continue to carry out attacks. And new Islamist...

Eye on Extremism: October 23, 2025

The U.S. and Israel are considering a plan that would divide Gaza into separate zones controlled by Israel and Hamas, with reconstruction only taking place on the Israeli side as a stopgap until the militant group can be disarmed and removed from...

Opening the event, German speaker Alexander Ritzmann (Counter Extremism Project, Germany) reconstructed the map of organized antisemitic networks, illustrating methods for identification and counteraction that combine open-source intelligence, flow...

Eye on Extremism: October 22, 2025

After years spent accumulating arms and influence in rural parts of this West African nation, al-Qaeda-aligned militants have shown their power now extends to the heart of the state — imposing a fuel blockade that has paralyzed the Malian capital and...