“This cell was particularly serious,” said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a terrorism researcher at the Counter Extremism Project who keeps tabs on the digital accounts of the Base. “It should be noted that the group’s cell in Spain had its own public Telegram...

Eye on Extremism: December 4, 2025

Iraq will freeze the money of Iran-backed terrorist groups, including Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis, Iraq's Official Gazette said on Thursday. The move will likely be welcomed by Washington, which has long sought to reduce Iran's influence...

Islamic State Propaganda Evolution Since October 7 — Content

This is the first entry in a two-part blog series discussing the evolution of Islamic State content and dissemination strategies since October 7, 2023.

Abduction As a Tactic, Not a Byproduct of Terrorism

More than a decade into the Islamist insurgency across the Sahel, terror groups—such as the al-Qaeda aligned Jama’at Nusrat al Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM) and Islamic State in the Sahel (IS Sahel)—remain consistent in their operations and tactics...

Eye on Extremism: December 3, 2025

Two Iraqi nationals were arrested in raids across five German cities for allegedly being part of the IS terrorist group between 2016 and 2017. Germany arrested two Iraqi nationals suspected of membership in the so-called Islamic State group (IS) on...

The Overlooked Nexus between Sports and Extremism Financing

Most analyses of terrorism and sports focus on attacks that take place at stadiums. Much less attention has been given to whether sports themselves or the wider industries surrounding them can be used for terrorism financing. This blog covers several...

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, says this case carries the hallmarks of a terror plot.

CEP Webinar: From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees

After a trial that lasted more than two years, a German court found Nils D., also known as “Abu Ibrahim al-Almani,” guilty of murder in conjunction with war crimes against individuals and membership in a terrorist organization abroad. The German...

Eye on Extremism: December 2, 2025

Anyone who participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel will be barred from moving to the US after the House of Representatives unanimously approved the 'No Immigrants Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025’’ on Monday. The bill - brought...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding Germany’s defense against drones. [Starting at 16:24]