"Former prison governor Prof Ian Acheson, now a specialist at the Counter Extremism Project think tank, told The National the events show the need for stricter regulation of social media."

"The Counter Extremism Project says the goal of Active Clubs is 'to build a shadow militia while evading law enforcement scrutiny'. 'Active Clubs pretend to have deradicalised and to only focus on sports and brotherhood,' the project's Alexander...

CounterPoint Brief: Death of Hamas Commander Mohammed Deif

Today, nearly three weeks after an air-strike targeting senior Hamas leaders in the vicinity of Khan Younis, Gaza—and in the wake of a slew of assassinations and deaths of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders including Ismail Haniyeh and Fuad Shukr—the...

"Would Israel's missile defense system 'Iron Dome' withstand an attack from different fronts? 'The 'Iron Dome' offers sufficient protection in the current situation, but in the event of a broad confrontation with Hezbollah, the system would very...

CEP Statement on Killing of Hamas Leader Haniyeh

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following statement regarding the death in Tehran of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh:

"Palestinian militant group Hamas’ top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for the shock assassination. Iran’s supreme leader...

“Your questions answered! Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas' top political leader, has been assassinated in Tehran, Iran. According to a Hamas statement, Haniyeh "died as a result of a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran," where he was attending...

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy: "Yesterday, without ever having directed or plotted — much less committed — an act of violence, Anjem Choudary was jailed for a minimum of 28 years for terrorism offences. He was found guilty of continuing to direct...

"Shukr is alleged to have traveled to Tehran in 1994 on behalf of Hezbollah to retrieve a batch of US-made Stinger anti-aircraft missiles originally intended for Afghan rebels during the Afghan-Soviet war, according to the Counter Extremism Project...

CounterPoint Brief: Implications of Hezbollah Attack on Majdal Shams

On July 27, Hezbollah fired a rocket from Lebanon that killed at least 12 and wounded more than 30 on a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in Israel’s Golan Heights. All the fatalities were between the ages of 10 and 20. Hezbollah...