CounterPoint Brief: ISIS Knife Attack in Solingen, Germany

On Sunday, German federal prosecutors took over the investigation following Friday’s knife attack in Solingen, Germany, which killed three and injured eight others, four of whom sustained serious injuries. After a day-long manhunt, the assailant...

Extremist Content Online: Posts on X Encourage Violence Against Muslims and Jews, Promote Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Groups and White Supremacist Terrorists

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP located 33 posts on X posted by 18 accounts that promoted acts of...

“Three people were killed in the attack in Solingen, Germany, claimed by IS on Friday evening. “There is definitely danger in the Netherlands,” said German terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler. #Newshour”

"A video has also surfaced showing a masked man claiming allegiance to IS. It is possible that this is the 26-year-old Syrian who is said to have carried out the attack in Solingen. However, there is much to suggest that he was not directly...

"The campaigning organisation Counter Extremism Project said Telegram has taken some action to reduce the use of its platform by terrorists but commented on its website 'it is clear that more can and should be done.' "

“'Terrorist organisations are being given more breathing space because since 2019 we've reduced our military engagement in these areas.' Counter terrorism expert, Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, shares his analysis of recent terror attacks and attempts.”

"'It is inconceivable that they [the weapons dealers] are not operating on the Houthis’ behalf,' said the former British Ambassador to Yemen, Edmund Fitton-Brown, who now works for the Counter Extremism Project. 'Purely private dealers who tried to...

"Edmund Fitton-Brown, the former British ambassador to Yemen who is now a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based non-profit organisation, said: 'To me, this is clear material support for terrorism. X has a lamentable...

"The operations of these traders are closely tied to the Houthi movement, which has been identified as a terrorist organization by both the United States and Australia. Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former British Ambassador to Yemen and current member of...

The Houthis Exploit Western Ambiguity to Fund Their War Machine

Since 2023, the Counter Extremism Project released a series of reports highlighting key aspects of the Houthi terrorist group’s operational structure: a structure that allows the organization to procure weapons and ammunition; suppress women...