Eye on Extremism: January 24, 2024

“Officials of Palestinian militant group Hamas have told international mediators that they are open to discussing a deal to release some of the kidnapped Israelis they are holding hostage in exchange for a significant pause in fighting, Egyptian...

"The Houthis are described by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), an organisation which works to combat extremist groups and ideologies, as 'an Iranian-backed, Shiite Muslim armed religious and political movement in Yemen'."

"'With the second wave of joint US and UK attacks on multiple Houthi targets in Yemen on Tuesday, Edmund Fitton-Brown also warned of the risk of 'miscalculation', escalating to war between Tehran and Washington.'... 'There is the potential for the...

Eye on Extremism: January 23, 2024

“The U.S. and U.K. on Monday staged airstrikes against eight locations in Yemen aimed at stopping Iran-backed Houthi militants from attacking ships in the Red Sea. The White House has insisted the retaliatory airstrikes -- eight rounds so far -- have...

Eye on Extremism: January 22, 2024

“Recent intelligence gathered by the U.S. and other Western countries indicates Iran-backed Houthi rebels are seeking more weapons from Tehran, raising concerns that the militant group is determined to continue attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and...

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacist Telegram Channels Spread Manifesto of Jacksonville Gunman

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) produces a weekly report on the methods used by extremist and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread their ideologies and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located the racist manifesto written by the...

"'There is insufficient recognition in the [EU] text of the Hamas atrocity that started this round of conflict,' said Fitton-Brown, who is now an adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit group based in Germany and the US. 'There is also...

"'It's one of the crazy things — the Houthis say this is an operation against Israeli interests, but it's not at all. The Israelis have almost no interests in the Red Sea, and the Houthis are simply harming poor Egyptians,' Edmund Fitton-Brown, a...

"Hamas’s wealth and financial foundation might still be largely intact. As a result, the militant group could potentially recover despite the devastation in the enclave, said senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, Hans-Jakob Schindler. He...

"Qatar has been accused by several U.S. allies of state-sponsored terrorism, and serves as a hub for terror financing and a 'safe haven for religious extremists expelled by other countries,' according to The Counter Extremism Project."