Eye on Extremism: July 29, 2026

The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, and President Donald Trump vowed to "beat the fucking shit" out of Iran for firing on U.S. troops just days after he suspended airstrikes. Iran confirmed late...

Eye on Extremism: July 28, 2026

Iran’s Tasnim news agency, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published a video on Monday encouraging supporters to assassinate US first lady Melania Trump. The Persian-language video, which used publicly available information...

Counter Extremism Project Statement on Recent OFAC Sanctions to Disrupt Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas Financial Networks

(New York, NY)— The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today applauded the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for the recent sanctions designations announced against senior Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (EMB)...

"This is not just a national sports club or nationalist sports club. In its essence, it’s the strategy to build a neo-Nazi militia,” said Alexander Ritzmann, a senior adviser for the Counter Extremism Project.

Authorities say the suspect who attacked Berlin's Pride event was known to German police for other crimes. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project speaks on German efforts to monitor extremists, and CBS News' Bradley Blackburn takes...

Counter-extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, who advises the German government, told local media there were more than 9,000 Islamists living in the country in 2025, including 2,590 in the capital, 1,940 of whom are believed to be violent.

Eye on Extremism: July 27, 2026

The attack at a Berlin Pride event is only the most recent incident on a long list where vehicles were used as weapons. The US, Canada, and China also saw similar attacks in recent years. Deutsche Welle: Berlin Pride: Latest in string of deadly...

Counter Extremism Project Statement on Islamist Terror Attack Targeting Berlin Pride

(New York, NY)—In the wake of the Islamist terrorist attack targeting participants at Berlin's Christopher Street Day Pride event on Saturday, which killed one woman and left dozens more injured, the Counter Extremism Project and CEP Germany send...

Extremist Content Online: Online Pro-ISIS Supporters Celebrate Berlin Christopher Street Day Attack

(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.

A deadly terror attack on a Pride event in Berlin prompts more calls for a crackdown on Islamic extremism. Fresh off the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner, Trump signals a new phase in the Iran conflict: And, the key midterm contests are...