Al-Shabaab Attacks Escalate As Somalia Prepares For National Elections

As Somalis prepare for only their third general election in 60 years, al-Shabaab has been escalating its attacks throughout the country. More than a dozen deadly attacks were reported over the last week alone, underscoring al-Shabaab’s unrelenting...

CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: "Muslim Brotherhood Activities in The Czech Republic, Poland, and Serbia"

On September 23, 2020, GLOBSEC and the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) held a webinar to launch the second report on the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which focuses on three case studies: Muslim Brotherhood...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the U.S. based terrorism watchdog Counter-Extremism Project, said the revelation shows the scale of the public safety threat the neo-Nazi terror movement has become with the influx of military skills among its...

Tech & Terrorism: Cryptocurrency Used To Finance ISIS Terror Activities

A recent investigation by the Wall Street Journal revealed that ISIS and its affiliates worldwide are using a vast web of monetary and cryptocurrency assets to finance its terrorist activities. Despite losing its territory in Iraq and Syria, ISIS...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Execution Video & Other Propaganda Spread On 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, CEP researchers discovered a dozen Facebook accounts...

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "'Even if it's not organic to TikTok, it's going to end up there,' said Hany Farid, a digital forensics expert and council member, who said he hoped TikTok's election policies would become 'clearer.'"

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "'Cryptocurrency is a massive loophole for ISIS and other terrorists,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, a former U.N. sanctions coordinator. 'Unless governments intervene and regulate this sector further, it...

U.S. Sanctions Former Lebanese Ministers Tied To Hezbollah

Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two former Lebanese cabinet members—Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and Transport Minister Yusuf Finyanus—for providing material support to Hezbollah and engaging in corruption. The designations...

"Josh Lipowsky, a senior research analyst with the Counter-Extremism Project, said the decentralized antifa movement poses a lesser threat than the better organized groups on the far right. While far-left extremists boast groups such as the John...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-Al-Qaeda Group Encourages Attacks Following Charlie Hebdo Comic Republication

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, a media group affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian...