"The decision for Hamas to take at least 100 Israeli hostages, Sir Ivor Roberts states would have 'carefully planned' by Deif 'with the aim of securing the release of thousands of Palestinians'. The adviser to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) said...

"Josh Lipowsky, research analyst for the Counter Extremism Project, told the Washington Examiner that much of what Hamas posts on the platform is available on its website but that when its website is down, it provides it the ability to continue its...

"By August, research conducted by Alexander Ritzmann for the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a nonprofit that tracks extremist groups, found that there were 46 clubs operating in 34 different states—a 50 percent increase in the number of clubs and a...

Hamas Launches Thousands Of Rockets And Infiltrates Israel

(New York, N.Y.) — Today, in a still developing operation , the U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Hamas launched thousands of rockets from Gaza and sent fighters into Israel, infiltrating multiple communities on vehicles. Press reports...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "As the scale and barbarity of the Hamas terrorist assault on Israel begins to unfold, to no-one’s surprise Iran has leant its formal support to the insurgents. While thousands of rockets rain down on Israeli...

CEP Resources On PKK: Bombing In Turkish Capital Sparks Retaliatory Response Against Terror Group Strongholds In Iraq

Last week, attackers linked to U.S.-designated terror organization the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) detonated a bomb outside the Turkish Interior Ministry buildings in Ankara, leaving one dead and two others wounded. This was the first direct...

"Security officials from around the world are meeting in Luanda, Angola, to address deep concerns about growing terrorism in Africa. On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,' Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler...

CEP Releases Agenda For Alternative Pathways Conference

Earlier today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the agenda for its October 12, 2023 Alternative Pathways Conference in Washington, DC. Registration is open to attend in-person or virtually. The program will focus on trauma and violence in...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in September 2023

Following is the September 2023 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2022 and 2021 can be found here and here . The...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Instagram Accounts Using ‘Stories’ Feature To Facilitate Spread Of Propaganda

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 identified multiple pro-ISIS Instagram...