CEP Webinar: Western Extremists And The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine In 2022

Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, there has been significant concern about the phenomenon of foreign fighters of various extremist ideologies traveling to take part in the conflict. The new CEP report Western Extremists...

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales writes: "Unfortunately, Buffalo may be just the tip of the iceberg. White supremacist terrorism is a global — and growing — threat. To fight it here at home, we must fight it abroad."

"Gregory Waters, Analyst at the Counter Extremism Project and fellow at the Middle East Institute, said there are no signs that reports of major Russian troop withdrawals and Iranian fighters replacing them are correct, despite the obvious ratcheting...

ISIS Propagandist Among Four Arrested In German-Swiss Operation

(New York, N.Y.) — On Tuesday, Germany and Switzerland announced that through joint efforts they were able to detain four suspected ISIS members and supporters, including a suspect identified by German officials as a would-be foreign fighter and...

Senior ISIS Leader Captured By French Forces In Mali Amid Troop Withdrawal From The Country

Today, France announced the successful apprehension of Oumeya Ould Albakaye, a senior leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS). French forces carried out the operation on June 11 as Albakaye attempted to cross the Niger-Mali border, a...

French Prosecutors Seek Maximum Sentence For Key Suspect In 2015 Paris Attacks

In a Paris courtroom this week, French prosecutors announced their intention to seek the maximum penalty available in the trial of Salah Abdeslam. Abdeslam faces a life sentence without the possibility of parole for his role in the November 2015...

"A release by Berlin and New York-based Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reported that 'given the available information, it is reasonable to deduce that only a fraction of those who indicated an interest in traveling to Ukraine after February 2022...

"Alex Fields, who killed a counterprotester after driving his car into the crowd and was later sentenced to life in prison, was seen wearing a Vanguard America uniform during the rally, according to the Counter Extremism Project. Vanguard America...

CEP Launches Network Of Stakeholders To Facilitate A ‘Whole-Of-Society’ Approach To Reintegrating, Reducing Recidivism Of Convicted Extremists

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), in partnership with Parallel Networks and with support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has launched the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism Network (4R Network).

Afghanistan Terrorism Report: May 2022

Following is the May 2022 installment of “Afghanistan Terrorism Report.” The authors provide a monthly analysis concerning the developing terrorist threat in Afghanistan as well as a comprehensive overview of that month’s al-Qaeda and ISIS-K...