In Their Own Words:
We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].
Mar. 2023Press Releases
Press Release
June 28, 2022
Norway Raises Terror Alert To Highest Level Following Deadly Shooting Outside LGBTQ+ Bar
On Saturday, Zaniar Matapour opened fire outside a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Oslo, Norway killing two and injuring 21. Matapour, a Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin, was taken into custody shortly after the attack and has since been accused of...
Press Release
June 27, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi, ISIS Content Continues To Be Found On Mainstream Platforms
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, CEP researchers found extremist content on YouTube and Meta...
Press Release
June 23, 2022
U.S. Designates Three Connected To The Russian Imperial Movement
Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department added three individuals to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) connected with the white supremacist Russian Imperial Movement (RIM). RIM and its leadership were first designated by the U...
Press Release
June 21, 2022
Extremist Content Online: ISIS And Neo-Nazi Propaganda Spread On Social Media
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, CEP researchers located three Facebook accounts that posted...
Press Release
June 21, 2022
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...
Press Release
June 16, 2022
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...
Press Release
June 15, 2022
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...
Press Release
June 15, 2022
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...
Press Release
June 14, 2022
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).
Press Release
June 10, 2022
CEP Impact: Spring Removes Second Extreme Right Storefront Following CEP Notice
For the second time in two months, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) alerted print-on-demand platform Spring to a neo-Nazi clothing shop being hosted on its platform, which Spring subsequently removed.
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