"Analysts also have pointed to worrisome indications that the group is resurging, particularly in central Syria. For example, ISIS militants conducted at least 215 attacks in Syria in 2023, a 168% increase over the total in 2022, the international...

The Financial Motive Behind Houthi Spyware Hacks

Since 2023, the Counter Extremism Project augmented its resources on the Houthi terrorist group and its leaders by releasing a series of reports highlighting key aspects of the organization’s functionality and operations: a structure that allows the...

“Yehuda Fox was more than clear. In recent months, "nationalist crime has resurfaced under the guise of war," said the outgoing commander of the Central Command of the Israeli armed forces in his farewell speech last Monday. It has led to "chaos and...

CEP STATEMENT FOLLOWING TRUMP RALLY SHOOTING

(New York, N.Y.) — Counter Extremism Project CEO Mark D. Wallace issued the following statement regarding the apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania yesterday evening: “I denounce this horrific...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "According to Hans-Jakob Schindler, extremism and terror expert, the aim of Russian disinformation campaigns is to deepen divisions within societies - and not just to create a pro-Russian...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in June 2024

Following is the June 2024 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. All previous 2024 monthly installments can be found here, as well as a review of...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Home Secretary: Yvette Cooper | Ian Acheson: Yvette Cooper has two enormous challenges that can’t wait for a honeymoon. The first is making her Border Command, the latest iteration in a long line of failed...

"Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former British diplomat and now a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit organization, said he was skeptical that the Taliban could be a reliable partner that would help the West prevent terrorist attacks...

CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky interviewed: "Mr. Lipowsky’s work focuses primarily on antisemitism and on Iran-backed terrorism, including terrorism committed by Hezbollah, Hamas, and militias in Iraq. He has seen a significant rise in...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "With prison capacity running at 99 per cent and new jails still on the far horizon, the first priority of the new Lord Chancellor is to stop the criminal justice system grinding to a halt. Keir Starmer, aware...