"Bill welcomes back to the show Generation Jihad regular Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown. Now a member of the Counter Extremism Project’s advisory board, Edmund previously served as the UK’s Ambassador to Yemen and later as the coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s Sanctions Monitoring Team."

"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,' Hans-Jacob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses how propaganda from terror groups works."

"Our team spoke to terrorism expert Gregory Waters, who documents the Islamic State group’s activities for the Counter Extremism Project. Our interview with him has been transcribed below and lightly edited for clarity and length."

"Some analysts have suggested that jihadist financing flourished because South African authorities grew complacent at the lack of visible Islamist activity.

'I don't think South Africa realised it. It was the Americans who said, 'something not okay is going on in your country,"' Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter-Extremism Project think-tank, told AFP.

'The entire government is now put to task,' he said."

"Meanwhile, Pakistan remains a major sponsor of global terrorism. The Counter-Extremism Project reports: 'The Pakistani state itself has also used Islamic extremism as a strategic tool to further its interests in the region.'..."

"Speaking to The National, Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, said: 'The motivation is not clear yet.

'Some media and parts of the public are quick to judge when they see it was a foreign-looking man with a knife, and assume it was a terror attack.'

There are continuing debates and discussions in France and Europe on asylum seekers and immigration, Ms Koller said, speaking from Germany.

'So I think this attack really comes at the worst timing because the debate is quite present at the moment. So this attack might have an even higher impact on French society,' she said."

"Speaking to The National, senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project Sofia Koller said it was important for the public to stay well-informed during and after an attack to ensure they have all the facts before making judgments.

'It's very early to speak about it being a terror attack because the motivation is not clear yet,' she said."

"In central and southern Syria the group has expanded its reach, according to the Counter Extremism Project. In regime-held areas the group had its deadliest month in three years, launching 38 attacks in Deir Ezzor, Homs, Hama and Raqqa. In April, at least 71 civilians were killed by ISIS and another seven were kidnapped."

"In this week’s edition of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, explains why ISIS is still a major threat even though it hasn’t been making big headlines."

"'The pro-abortion group Jane’s Revenge has “claimed responsibility for acts of vandalism and fire bombings of anti-abortion offices and clinic,' according to the Counter Extremism Project.

'On May 8, [2022], the Madison, Wisconsin, office of the anti-abortion Wisconsin Family Action was set on fire after a Molotov cocktail thrown through a window failed to ignite,' Counter Extremism wrote. 'Police also found graffiti that read, “If abortions aren’t safe then you aren’t either.'"