"The attack came after a lull in Islamic State violence in Syria. In the desert expanse in the center of the country, which has been the focus of the group’s insurgency in recent years, the group carried out only 11 attacks and killed fewer...

U.N. General Assembly Condemns Holocaust Denial

On January 20, the United Nations General Assembly officially adopted a resolution, put forth by Israel and cosponsored by Germany, defining Holocaust denial using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of...

Justice Necessary Before Yazidis Can Find Peace

The first article of this blog series , “ ISIS ‘Down’ but ‘Not Out’ in Iraq,” addressed the scope and effects of military operations in the fight against terrorism. This article expands on the issue of sustainability in combating terrorism. It...

Extremist Content Online: ISWAP Video Posted On Over A Dozen Sites, Including Facebook

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, ISIS’s self-proclaimed West African Province (ISWAP) released...

"Counter Extremism Project analyst Gregory Waters told Al Jazeera ISIL in Syria is 'absolutely' growing stronger. 'The fact that we’re at a point where ISIS can do this, has shown just how … much they’ve grown back from where they were in 2019,'...

Tech & Terrorism: Choudary Uses Social Media To Call For Aafia Siddiqui’s Release

In September 2021, internationally designated Islamist cleric and convicted ISIS supporter Anjem Choudary called for the release of Aafia Siddiqui from a U.S. federal prison. Urging allies to take up Siddiqui’s cause, Choudary wrote of “the...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on the suspect in the Texas synagogue incident: "He was known to the British intelligence. He was a subject of interest for awhile and a short lead investigation, that means someone gave them a...

Texas Synagogue Attack Influenced By Convicted Terrorist Aafia Siddiqui

Aafia Siddiqui, the radical Islamist imprisoned since 2008, has become a rallying cry amongst Islamists and jihadist militants around the world. The most recent example came this past weekend when Malik Faisal Akram took four people hostage at a...

Extremist Content Online: Multiple Pro-ISIS, White Supremacist, And Antisemitic Instagram Accounts Found

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, six pro-ISIS and 11 white supremacist and antisemitic...

CEP Statement On Abu Dhabi Terror Attacks

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, CEP President Frances F. Townsend, and CEP Senior Advisor Norman T. Roule released the following joint statement today in response to the drone terror attacks in Abu Dhabi perpetrated by...