“‘The theory had existed in other forms,’ Josh Lipowsky, senior research analyst for the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project, told Grid, ‘but [Camus’ book] really brought it to the forefront, and we saw several groups latching on to it.’”

Extremist Content Online: Buffalo Massacre Gunman’s Video And Alleged Manifesto Spread Widely Online

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. The video made by the perpetrator of the Buffalo racist massacre and his...

“David Daoud, the expert on Hezbollah of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) stresses that the group’s influence within Lebanon is a critical factor that would undermine chances of genuine economic and governmental reform and says, 'Through its...

"First tipped to the channel’s existence by U.S.-based research group the Counter Extremism Project, one source familiar with the channel said law enforcement was aware of it and investigating. The FBI said it declined to comment on the channel, and...

Hezbollah’s Influence Looms Over Upcoming Lebanese Elections

On May 15, Lebanon will conclude its first parliamentary election since the country’s economic collapse in 2019 and the deadly explosion at the Port of Beirut in August 2020. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for the vote to be...

Afghanistan Terrorism Report: April 2022

Following is the April 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...

Extremist Content Online: Extreme-Right Prisoner Aid Group Urges Support for Poway Synagogue Shooter On Telegram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, an extreme-right prisoner support group designated the Poway...

“(Members) view themselves as rebels who are opposed to the system in all the forms,” said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher with the Counter Extremism Project. “When people are looking at various extreme right and neo-Nazi ideologies, Atomwaffen is...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Nobody has ever been brought to justice for any of these murders. If the present government’s reckless proposals on amnesty are forced through Parliament, no one ever will be in any meaningful way. Republican...

ISIS “Beatle” Sentenced To Life In Prison For Torture And Beheading Of Four Americans

During a sentencing hearing last week in Alexandria, Virginia, Alexanda Amon Kotey, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and member of the ISIS terror cell nicknamed “The Beatles,” was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the torture and...