"The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a report claiming 69 confirmed attacks by ISIS in central Syria in March. The attacks resulted in the deaths of at least 84 Syrian soldiers, and 44 civilians and more than doubled the total...

CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky writes: "I joined hundreds of Argentinians and delegates from around the world outside the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in Buenos Aires last month to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the...

Eye on Extremism: August 30, 2024

“Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels in defiance of international demands, a confidential report by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog said Thursday. The report by the International Atomic...

"Germany is still in shock after the terror attack in Solingen, days before important state elections. How can we stop terrorism? Is migration a threat? Our guests: Hans-Jakob Schindler (terrorism expert); Morten Freidel (NZZ); Amir Musawy (freelance...

"The UN Secretary General is calling on Israel to immediately halt its large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank. For now, Israel presses ahead, and claims to have killed some Palestinian militants in a gun battle in a mosque on...

Eye on Extremism: August 29, 2024

“The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday demanded a halt to the increasing attacks between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants and Israeli forces and warned that further escalation “carries the high risk of leading to a widespread conflict.” Israel and Iran...

"A report published last year by the Counter Extremism Project described Active Clubs as a 'stand-by militia of trained and capable [right-wing extremists] who can be activated when the need for coordinated violent action on a larger scale arises.'"

Eye on Extremism: August 28, 2024

“Hundreds were killed in north-central Burkina Faso on Saturday after suspected jihadists opened fire on them as they were digging trenches around a town to protect it from attacks, victims' relatives and a source who spoke to wounded survivors said...

“... The video is still being reviewed, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Counter Extremism Project expert and former UN Security Council adviser on global terrorism sanctions. But it is obvious that the attack followed the IS script: "With such attacks...

"Terror expert H.-J. Schindler believes that it has been overlooked that internal security is primarily threatened on the Internet."