CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "As the crisis developed, there was an increase in right-wing populism, AfD [the far-right party that became the third force in the federal parliament], all kinds of right-wing groups, and then, within...

U.S.-Designated Terrorist Extradited From Jamaica To New York

Last week, U.S.- Specially Designated Global Terrorist and Islamist propagandist Abdullah al-Faisal was extradited to New York from Jamaica to face charges of supporting terrorism by conspiring to recruit followers and fighters for ISIS. The radical...

Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Seizes Cryptocurrency Assets Of Terror Groups

Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly two million dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets from three U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations—al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. The operation, which represents the largest seizure of...

"While most international attention has been focused on the “post-caliphate” Islamic State insurgencies in northeast Syria and Iraq, ISIS has steadily carried out an ever-expanding insurgency against the Syrian regime and its allies in central Syria...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Releases Propaganda Video Displaying Military Action And Executions From Self-Proclaimed Province In Syria

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, ISIS released a new propaganda video titled “The Epic Battles...

"According to the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit international policy organization, al-Faisal was born Trevor William Forrest in Jamaica but converted to Islam and changed his name while living in Saudi Arabia as a teenager. He eventually...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakbo Schindler speaks on WTOP's The Hunt about domestic terrorism on the rise in the U.S. and the connection to Europe. The threat has long been transatlantic and intra-European, but the current situation

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda

Hackers have hijacked Facebook accounts of prominent individuals to post ISIS propaganda. Australian journalist Julia Baird became the most recent victim this week, when her Facebook profile was compromised by unknown individuals. Baird’s profile was...

Beirut Explosion Increases Scrutiny Of Lebanese Political Class, Role Of Hezbollah

Last week’s deadly explosion in Beirut intensified scrutiny of Hezbollah’s role in Lebanon’s state security, the armed forces, financial resources, and political landscape. Since the explosion, several port officials have been placed under house...

"'Ghaani has a history of ties in Afghanistan dating back to the 1980s when he helped arm and support Shiite communities there on behalf of Iran,' said Josh Lipowsky, senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project (C.E.P.). 'Ghaani's...