CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales: "'Nathan Sales, who previously served as ambassador-at-large and coordinator for counterterrorism, called the strike 'a great counterterrorism success' in an interview with the Washington Examiner...

"At the time of the drone strike, Zawahiri was sitting on the balcony of the house where he was hiding with his family in the center of the Afghan capital of Kabul. The home was owned by Sirajuddin Haqqani, “who is not only the leader of the Haqqani...

Al-Qaeda Leader & Co-Founder Ayman al-Zawahiri Killed In U.S. Drone Strike

President Joe Biden tonight confirmed the death of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri yesterday in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Extremist Content Online: CEP Continues To Locate Extremist Content On YouTube

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 found neo-Nazi content on YouTube, including...

He “is not interested in fighting in the mountains. He thinks more internationally“, said of him Hamid Mir, biographer of Bin Laden, quoted by the think tank Counter-Extremism Project (CEP). With him, in fact, “Al-Qaeda has become increasingly...

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid quoted: "'The difference in Biden’s overall appearance between the two videos appears to be just a result of different lighting in the room'” Hany Farid, image forensics expert and professor at University of...

Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...

"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, says GIFCT, founded by Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter is not doing all it...

ISIS Increasingly Looking To Africa To Fund Operations, U.N. Security Council Reports

Africa has become an increasingly important hub for funneling money to ISIS affiliates and fighters, according to a report published last week by the U.N. Security Council. In one instance, funds generated by Kenyan and Ugandan ISIS supporters in...

Tech & Terrorism: GIFCT’s Effectiveness In Curbing Extremist Content Online In Question Ahead Of Global Summit

Today, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)––a group founded by Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter––will hold its annual Global Summit to discuss the organization’s efforts in “prevent[ing] terrorist and violent extremists...