"The US-based Counter Extremism Project claims that several hundred 'Western individuals with extreme right wing or nationalist convictions' have travelled to fight for ideologically aligned militias in Ukraine, such as Right Sector, since fighting...

"'Jane's Revenge has no known hierarchal structure. Its messaging supports autonomous networks and the group's driving leadership has not publicly revealed itself,' according to the non-profit, non-partisan Counter Extremism Project."

CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown quoted: "One reason for the breakdown – both the Islamic State, known as IS, ISIS or Daesh, and al-Qaida suffered significant setbacks in 2022. 'It was certainly a year of decapitations,' Edmund Fitton-Brown, a...

Eye on Extremism: December 28, 2022

“Hackers stole data belonging to multiple electric utilities in an October ransomware attack on a US government contractor that handles critical infrastructure projects across the country, according to a memo describing the hack obtained by CNN...

Eye on Extremism: December 27, 2022

“The Pentagon said it has stepped up raids against Islamic State in Syria, conducting nearly a dozen risky helicopter and ground operations to kill or capture top militant operatives. In December, the military said it had conducted at least 10...

"The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think tank said it has received reports from officials in countries neighbouring Afghanistan that the Taliban has been giving passports to terrorists following the group's takeover of the country last year."

Eye on Extremism: December 22, 2022

“The UN Security Council has condemned terrorist attacks in Iraq that have left 17 dead amid a surge in violence in the country. ISIS terrorists killed nine federal police officers in an ambush on Sunday in Iraq's northern Kirkuk province. A day...

Eye on Extremism: December 21, 2022

“The Taliban on Tuesday released two Americans who had been detained in Afghanistan, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. The releases were announced as the United Nations Security Council was meeting about Afghanistan. The move was a...

TTP Seizure Of Pakistani Counterterrorism Center Underscores Instability Caused By Taliban Takeover Of Afghanistan

(New York, N.Y.) — On Sunday, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists seized control of a counterterrorism center in northwestern Pakistan and held hostages while demanding safe passage into neighboring Afghanistan. Following failed negotiations...

Eye on Extremism: December 20, 2022

“Pakistani security forces retook a counter-terrorism interrogation centre on Tuesday two days after it was seized by Islamist militants, security sources said, adding that all hostages, some slightly wounded, had been rescued. Security forces were...