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Counter Extremism Project Blog
1d ago
Left-wing extremism and terrorism remain a significant form of ideologically motivated violence. Transnational connectivity and loose, leaderless networks—both offline and online—are key elements of this milieu’s operations. As with other extremist ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
1d ago
On April 27, 2019, 19-year-old John Earnest broke into a Chabad synagogue in Poway, California, as about 100 congregants marked the Jewish Sabbath and the last day of Passover. Firing an AR-15 – style automatic rifle, Earnest killed 60-year-old Lori ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
1w ago
April 7 marks six months to the day since Hamas launched the worst attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking hostage 240 others ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
1w ago
Left-wing extremism and terrorism remain a significant form of ideologically motivated violence. Transnational connectivity and loose, leaderless networks—both offline and online—are key elements of this milieu’s operations. As with other extremist ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
1w ago
During the past decade and a half, extremist non-state actors in Russia have become a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and particularly its re-invasion of the country in ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
3w ago
During the past decade and a half, extremist non-state actors in Russia have become a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and particularly its re-invasion of the country in ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
3w ago
Following is the March 2024 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. All previous monthly installments can be found here, as well as a review of ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
3w ago
For the first time since reporting started in December 2022, the claims of al-Qaeda’s branch in the Sahel, Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin’ (JNIM), are more than double the number of claims by both Islamic State branches. Since October 2023 ..read more
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1M ago
The case of Lina E. and her fellow group members—the perpetrators of some of the most prominent left-wing attacks in Germany since the Red Army Faction—captured the attention of the German press from 2021 to 2023. This string of violent attacks ..read more
Counter Extremism Project Blog
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What is UNRWA? The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) provides humanitarian services to Palestinians that the United Nations defines as refugees. These services include, but are not limited to ..read more