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May 29, 2025

CounterPoint Brief: Death of Hamas Leader Muhammad Sinwar

On May 28, 2025, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the death of the military leader of Hamas in Gaza Muhammad Sinwar, killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a command center beneath the European Hospital in southern Gaza. Despite...

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May 27, 2025

Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Released on Multiple Websites, Online ISIS and Extreme Right Communities Celebrate Murder of Two Israeli Embassy Employees

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers reported several uploads of a new ISIS propaganda video...

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May 22, 2025

Counter Extremism Project Condemns Murders of Israeli Embassy Workers at Capital Jewish Museum

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement on the murders of Israeli embassy staff, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. last night:

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May 21, 2025

Six Years Without Trial: Germany Must Act on its ISIS-Affiliated Male Detainees in Syria

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released a landmark report exposing the precarious situation as a result of the detention of at least 28 German men and boys allegedly affiliated to ISIS—in overcrowded and legally ambiguous facilities in the...

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May 20, 2025

CEP Condemns Continued Availability of Ye Song “Heil Hitler” on X

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) condemns the ongoing availability of the Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) song “Heil Hitler” on X and calls on the platform to remove the video. As of May 20, the song has garnered...

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May 19, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Online Group Encourages Acquiring Firearms at Shooting Ranges, Extreme Right Telegram Channels Note Recent Ye Song As Example of Effective Propaganda

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found a guide released online by a pro-ISIS group that...

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May 12, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Group Calls for Attacks on Jews, White Supremacist Groups Encourage Donations to Rochester, Minnesota Woman

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. CEP researchers found and reported several uploads of a pro-ISIS propaganda video...

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May 6, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Encourages Lone-Actor Attacks, Extreme Right Telegram Channel Advocates for Active Club and Patriot Front Members to Participate in Bare-Knuckle Fighting League

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located posts by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)...

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May 5, 2025

CounterPoint Brief: The Attack in Indian Kashmir Draws Attention to a Decades-Long Conflict

A terrorist attack last week outside the resort town of Pahalgam in Indian Kashmir reignited an ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, two nuclear powers who have fought four wars (in 1948, 1965, 1971, and 1999) and had consistently rancorous...

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April 28, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS TikTok Account Spreading Bomb-Making Information and Knife Attack Instructions Located

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located a pro-ISIS account on TikTok that posted...