"'It’s really rare. A network only works with one leader. You need one person around whom everything revolves,' Hans-Jacob Schindler, director of the independent Counter-Extremism Project think tank, told AFP."

«C'est vraiment bizarre. Un réseau ne fonctionne qu'avec un leader. Il faut une personne autour de laquelle tout s'articule», observe pour l'AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, le directeur du centre de réflexion indépendant Counter-Extremism project (CEP).

Eye on Extremism: January 3, 2023

“US military forces and their allies in Iraq and Syria killed almost 700 Islamic State operatives, including several of the organization’s leaders, in 2022, according to the US Central Command. “The emerging, reliable and steady ability of our Iraqi...

CEP resource, "Terrorists on Telegram," referenced in report: "It is important to note, however, that Telegram has its own thriving online terrorist community."

"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."