Eye on Extremism: November 7, 2023

“The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday, preparing for expected ground battles with Hamas militants in Gaza’s largest city and an even bloodier phase of the month-old war...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Content Receives Over 50,000 Views On TikTok

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 located pro-ISIS propaganda on TikTok...

"When warning about civilian casualties from the Israeli offensive, Western governments are also thinking about the dangers of regional escalation. 'Hamas is interested in producing horrific images of dead Palestinian civilians and thereby dragging...

Eye on Extremism: November 6, 2023

“Lebanon's Hezbollah said it carried out simultaneous attacks on Israeli positions at the Lebanese border on Saturday, as residents of south Lebanon reported some of the fiercest Israeli strikes yet during weeks of cross-border clashes. The Israeli...

"Professor Ian Acheson, senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, said: 'Jewish people are saying protest Saturdays have made central London a no-go zone. 'This is London in 2023. We are not talking about Berlin in 1936.'"

"Pro-IS groups have also been active in this time, praising the savage Hamas attacks and calling for action on European soil. On October 22, the pro-IS Tala’a al-Ansar Foundation released a video celebrating the Brussels shooting and urged its...

Eye on Extremism: November 3, 2023

“Israeli troops battling Hamas militants encircled Gaza City on Thursday, the military said, as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. U.S. and Arab leaders raised pressure on Israel to ease its siege of Gaza and at least briefly halt its...

"Hezbollah is described by the Counter Extremism Project, an organisation which works to combat extremist groups and ideologies, as an .Iranian-sponsored, internationally sanctioned terrorist group with an anti-Israel and anti-US agenda'... Under his...

Eye on Extremism: November 2, 2023

“At least 40 people were killed in Nigeria's Yobe state between Monday and Tuesday after suspected Boko Haram militants shot at villagers and set off a land mine, in the first major attack on the northern eastern state in 18 months, the police said...

CEP Webinar: The Sociology Of Jihadism – Assessing Women And Men Imprisoned For Islamist Terrorism In France

Jihadist radicalization in France has been the focus of a significant number of scientific articles over the last fifteen years, but access to relevant sources remains a challenge. This is true for information on men, and even more so for information...