ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in February 2022

Following is the February 2022 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 2021 can be found here , and a full background...

Tech & Terrorism: Taliban Minister Brags About Historic Number Of Suicide Attacks On Twitter

Last week, Taliban Acting Minister for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice Sheikh Muhammad Khalid Hanafi bragged about his group’s “historic” number of suicide attacks in Afghanistan over the past 20 years. Pro-Taliban accounts on...

Extremist Content Online: Extremist Groups Spread Propaganda Regarding Russian Invasion Of Ukraine

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. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, various extremist groups and...

CEP Webinar: “The Fall-Out of Gendered Counterterrorism Approaches in Northeast Syria"

The ISIS attack on a prison in al-Hasakah, Syria, on January 20, and the ensuing battle left hundreds of ISIS suspects dead, escaped, or unaccounted for. While the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have regained control of the prison, many...

"For years, the combatants crossing Ukraine’s borders to pick up arms were joining the pro-Russian forces that had taken control of a territory in eastern Ukraine. Since 2014, more than 17,000 fighters from more than 50 countries have joined the...

Incel Inspiration in a Leaderless Movement

The involuntary celibacy (Incel) movement has gained significant attention since 2014 when it burst onto the extremist scene with the killing of six people in Isla Vista, California, at the hands of a self-proclaimed Incel. The man responsible for...

"According to the 'Counter Extremism Project,' members of the NSC are stockpiling weapons in preparation for a war they intend to fight, in the name of white supremacy. Their rhetoric is dangerous. Their intentions are violent. They have no home in...

CEP Research Analyst Gregory Waters quoted: "Waters said that the Islamic State in Syria has again become capable of carrying out sophisticated operations. The group has developed 'a slimmer, centralized core of veteran fighters who are linked into...

The Rise of Private Military Companies

The first two entries in this series, “ ISIS ‘Down’ but ‘Not Out’ in Iraq” and “ Justice Necessary Before Yazidis Can Find Peace,” addressed the scope and effects of military missions and transitional justice, respectively. This article expands on...

Concern Mounting That U.S. Will Lift Terror Designation Against IRGC For Nuclear Deal

Speculation is increasing that the United States could agree to Iran’s demand to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations as a condition of a nuclear agreement. Senior officials in Israel...