"Serving in the Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein, the late dictator toppled by the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, Qurashi joined the ranks of Al-Qaeda after Hussein was captured by US troops in 2003, according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in January 2022

Following is the January 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2021 can be found here , and a full background...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Der Terrorismus- und Extremismusexperte Hans-Jacob Schindler vom Counter Extremism Project hält im Bereich der rechtsradikalen Musikszene eine 'Umfeld-Aufklärung' gleich in mehrfacher Hinsicht für...

CEP research referenced and senior director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Segundo o centro de reflexão Counter Extremism Project (CEP), este ex-oficial do Exército iraquiano, graduado na Universidade de Ciências Islâmicas de Mossul, se incorporou...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler: "«C’est évidemment un revers majeur» pour l’EI, explique à l’AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, ancien expert des Nations unies devenu directeur du CEP. «Bien sûr ils vont devoir trouver un nouveau leader et...

ISIS Leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi Killed During Raid By U.S. Special Operations Forces

Thursday morning, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was killed during a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces in northwest Syria. Al-Quraishi was reportedly killed when he detonated a bomb, also...

"Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and former coordinator of the ISIL, al-Qaida and Taliban Monitoring Team of the UN Security Council, told The Media Line, 'This seems to have been a combination of an...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Für den Terrorismus-Experten Hans-Jakob Schindler ein bekanntes Vorgehen in der Neonazi-Szene: 'Im Gegensatz zur übrigen Musikindustrie in Deutschland, welche durch erhebliche Konkurrenz...

CEP Webinar: The Azov Movement – Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Networks and the Current Situation in Ukraine

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, the Azov Movement has emerged as one of the most significant right-wing extremist structures in Ukraine. Transforming from an erstwhile military unit into a broader political and social movement...

The Roots of the Incel Movement in Canada

It began as a discussion group for men and women struggling to establish lasting relationships. Over time, the Incel movement morphed into a sophisticated and lethal organized terrorist group that launched one of the deadliest attacks aimed at women...