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CEP Mentions
Berliner Morgenpost: Right-wing extremist youth: expert sees neo-Nazi group in crisis
“Due to police raids, arrests, and convictions for violent actions in the past, (the neo-Nazi youth group) Deutsche Jugend Voran is in an existential crisis with a high turnover of membership," explains Alexander Ritzmann from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in an interview with the Berliner Morgenpost. “The state's actions seem to have led to stagnation or declining numbers at demonstrations.”
CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown on Times Radio
On July 24, 2025, CEP Senior Advisor, former UK Ambassador to Yemen and coordinator of the UN Security Council's sanctions monitoring team, Edmund Fitton-Brown appeared on "Times Radio Drive with John Pienaar" to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the loss of confidence in UNRWA following Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Analysis
CTC Sentinel: Moving Targets: Implications of the Russo-Ukrainian War for Drone Terrorism
Small and commercially available drones in the hands of violent extremists pose a rapidly growing terrorist threat. This article examines that threat in the light of the invasion of Ukraine. Consumer drones such as DJI Mavics, FPV racing drones, and Shahed-style one-way attack drones have become potent weapons. Their affordability, accessibility, and adaptability enable precision strikes, bypass traditional defenses, and democratize air power for state and non-state actors alike.
CTC Sentinel: A View from the CT Foxhole: Adam Hadley, Executive Director, Tech Against Terrorism
Adam Hadley CBE is the Founder and Executive Director of Tech Against Terrorism, a public-private partnership dedicated to disrupting terrorists online. Tech Against Terrorism was established as an initiative of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED). Hadley is also the CEO of QuantSpark, an AI innovation consultancy.
Foreign Affairs: The Intifada That Hasn’t Arrived
The Middle East is in crisis, and Israel is at the center of the storm. Since Hamas’s surprise attack on October 7, 2023, that killed around 1,200 Israelis, the Israeli military has assailed and occupied much of the Gaza Strip, ramped up operations in the West Bank, struck Houthi targets in Yemen, devastated Hezbollah in Lebanon, hit nuclear and military sites in Iran, and bombed parts of Syria. All these adversaries have links to terrorism: in the decades before October 7, Hamas and Hezbollah used terrorism against Israel, killing over 1,000 civilians as well as many soldiers. Through its proxies and on its own, Iran has attacked Israeli and Jewish targets around the world. The Trump administration recently redesignated the Houthis as a terrorist group, while the new ruler of Syria, Ahmed al-Shara, led a group once affiliated with al-Qaeda.
United States
Reuters: Trump says Israel will have to decide on next steps in Gaza, pledges more aid
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday Israel would have to make a decision on next steps in Gaza, adding he did not know what would happen after the collapse of ceasefire and hostage-release negotiations with Hamas. Trump underscored the importance of securing the release of hostages held by Palestinian Hamas militants in Gaza, saying they had suddenly "hardened" up on the issue. He added Washington would provide more aid to the Palestinian enclave devastated by U.S. ally Israel's military assault.
Reuters: Trump says it's difficult to deal with Hamas, talking about plans with Netanyahu
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said the Hamas militant group had become difficult to deal with in recent days, but he was talking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about "various plans" to free hostages still held in the enclave. Trump also said the U.S. would work with other countries to provide more humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, including food and sanitation.\
Iran International: Trump accuses Iran of stonewalling Gaza ceasefire talks
US President Donald Trump on Monday expressed frustration over stalled efforts to reach a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza and accused Iran of obstructing the negotiations. “I think they (Iran) got involved in this negotiation, telling Hamas, giving them signals and orders. And that's not good,” Trump told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting with the United Kingdom's prime minister on Monday.
Naharnet: US criticizes French release of Georges Abdallah
The United States bas criticized the release from a French prison of pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who spent more than 40 years behind bars for the alleged killings of two diplomats, one of them American. Abdallah was detained in 1984 and sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for his alleged involvement in the murders of U.S. military attache Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov in Paris.
Jerusalem Post: Columbia suspends, expels and revokes degrees of over 70 pro-Palestine protesters
Columbia University's University Judicial Board announced the issuance of sanctions for individuals involved in the pro-Palestinian protests in the Butler Library in May 2025 and the encampment during Alumni Weekend in the spring of 2024. In May 2025, Columbia's pro-Palestine groups staged a 'teach-in' demonstration in the main campus library, leading it to be shut down. The 100 protesters renamed the room "the Basel Al-Araj Popular University," in honor of a "freedom fighter" by the same name, who Israel murdered in an extrajudicial assassination in 2017." The IDF said Araj was suspected of planning terrorist attacks.
New York Times: Illinois Man Convicted in Killing of Palestinian American Boy Dies in Custody
An Illinois landlord convicted of fatally stabbing a 6-year-old Palestinian American boy died in custody, the authorities said on Saturday. He was 73. The landlord, Joseph M. Czuba, died two months into his 53-year prison sentence, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office. He was convicted on murder and hate crime charges in the attack, which authorities said was motivated by anti-Muslim hate. It was not clear exactly when, where or how Mr. Czuba died.
Fox News: Michigan Walmart stabbing spree suspect identified as police seek terrorism, assault charges for rampage
Police on Sunday identified the 42-year-old man accused of wounding 11 people in a random stabbing spree at a Walmart in Michigan. Authorities identified the suspect as Bradford James Gille, of Afton, Michigan, on Sunday afternoon. Police are seeking to file terrorism charges and 11 charges of assault with intent to murder against Gille. Grand Traverse County Sheriff Michael Shea noted that Gille has a history of prior assault incidents as well as controlled substance violations. Shea added that a motive for the stabbing was not yet known.
Times of Israel: ‘Return to the Land’: White supremacists building whites-only settlement in Arkansas
A group of white supremacists is founding a settlement in Arkansas that will only allow in white Christians. The 160-acre community in the Ozark hills near Ravenden, Arkansas, named “Return to the Land” (RTTL), was founded in 2023 by Eric Orwoll and Peter Csereby, according to a Sky News report that aired this week.
WZTV Nashville: Jury trial begins for man accused in neo-Nazi flagpole assault in Nashville
A Canadian man accused of using a Nazi flagpole as a weapon during a hate-fueled protest in downtown Nashville is facing a jury trial Monday on charges of aggravated assault with a weapon and disorderly conduct. Ryan McCann, 29, of Ontario, was part of a Neo-Nazi group known as the Goyim Defense League that marched through downtown Nashville last July, carrying Nazi flags and shouting white supremacist rhetoric.
Jewish Insider: Antisemitism task force head Leo Terrell decries ‘Jewish tax’ in rising communal security costs
Leo Terrell, senior counsel to the assistant attorney general for civil rights, said he is intent on eliminating what he called “the Jewish tax” in an address on Sunday to hundreds of Jewish college students gathered for the Israel on Campus Coalition’s three-day annual leadership summit held in Washington.
Belgium
Jerusalem Post: Samidoun, Muslim Brotherhood face potential ban in Belgium as PM unveils new bill
Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever announced a new bill to ban extremist and radical organizations in a Thursday session, paving the way for the prohibition of groups such as Samidoun and the Muslim Brotherhood. De Wever’s bill effectively greenlit the original proposal brought by Belgian Minister of Security and the Interior Bernard Quintin.
Germany
ARD: Holocaust denier and neo-Nazi: Horst Mahler has died
Holocaust denier Horst Mahler has died at the age of 89. Mahler was a co-founder of the left-wing extremist Red Army Faction (RAF). In the 1990s, he caused a stir when he switched to the far-right camp. He went from being a left-wing lawyer for Nazi hunter Beate Klarsfeld and student leader Rudi Dutschke to a neo-Nazi and well-known Holocaust denier. He represented the NPD as a lawyer in the first ban proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court. The lawyer has been convicted several times by German courts - most recently by the Potsdam Regional Court. Since 2009, he has served two total sentences of ten years and two months in prison in Brandenburg/Havel prison for incitement to hatred and Holocaust denial. He was released from prison in October 2020.
Jerusalem Post: Crowds rush to take selfies with neo-Nazi Hitler impersonator at German motorcycle race
A 40-year-old neo-Nazi was arrested in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany, in early July for wearing a Hitler costume, according to authorities and international media reports. The suspect was said to have also worn a brown shirt inscribed with “Adolf” and the numeral 8, which neo-Nazis have used as code for ‘H’ standing for Hitler. A more popular variation is ‘88’, standing for “Heil Hitler."
South China Morning Post: Is being a Nazi ‘hip’? Germany’s youth increasingly embrace far-right ideology
The soaring support for the AfD, in a country where being far-right was long considered a no-go in light of the atrocities committed by the Nazi regime, appears to be going hand in hand with a wider willingness to openly voice racist views. Thanks to social media, the far-right scene is able to better target young people, some of whom the irony of chanting Nazi slogans in a country that is responsible for the Holocaust appears to be lost.
Afghanistan International: Berlin Protest Targets Germany’s Acceptance Of Taliban Diplomats, Deportation Policy
Afghan asylum seekers in Germany staged a protest on Saturday outside the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, condemning the German government’s acceptance of Taliban diplomats and the forced deportation of Afghan nationals. One protester held a placard stating that the deportation of asylum seekers amounts to “murder.” Demonstrators described the German government’s engagement with the Taliban as a “betrayal,” and called the group a “terrorist organisation.” They urged Berlin to end all cooperation with the Taliban.
Greece
Gulf News: Anti-terror police probing Greek building explosion
A strong blast early Saturday damaged an apartment building in a suburb of Greece's second city Thessaloniki, wounding two passersby and shattering windows of nearby buildings. Six cars were also damaged in the explosion in the suburb of Sikies and anti-terror police were probing the incident, public broadcaster ERT said.
The Guardian: Two wounded in Greece after explosion at home of prison guard official
Two people have been wounded in a bomb attack in a suburb of Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, damaging a block of flats and six cars. The explosion in the early hours on Saturday morning targeted the home of the president of the Greek association of prison guards in the suburb of Sykies.
Kosovo
Telegrafi: Kosovo benefits from the 25 million fund for violent extremism
The President of the Republic of Kosovo, Atifete Jahjaga, met in New York the representatives of the Global Fund for Community Engagement and Recovery (GCERF), Carol Bellamy, head of the Board and Khalid Koser, executive director of the fund, with whom she discussed Kosovo's involvement in initiatives of this organization to eradicate extremism and prevent radicalization.
United Kingdom
The Guardian: Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
The University of Edinburgh, one of the UK’s oldest and most prestigious educational institutions, played an “outsized” role in the creation of racist scientific theories and greatly profited from transatlantic slavery, a landmark inquiry into its history has found. The university raised the equivalent of at least £30m from former students and donors who had links to the enslavement of African peoples, the plantation economy and exploitative wealth-gathering throughout the British empire, according to the findings of an official investigation seen by the Guardian.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Taliban Detain Two for Dubbing TV Series With 'Western Content'
The Taliban's Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has announced the arrest of two individuals accused of translating and dubbing foreign television series containing what the group described as “Western content.” A ministry spokesperson said the detainees were involved in activities that promoted Western culture and ideas. Saif al-Khyber al-Salam, spokesperson for the ministry, stated on Saturday that the individuals had also been in contact with foreign media outlets.
Iran
Reuters: Iran executes two members of opposition group for attacking infrastructure
Iran executed two members of the banned Mujahideen-e-Khalq group for attacking civilian infrastructure with homemade projectiles, the judiciary news outlet Mizan said on Sunday, amid criticism from Amnesty International over a "grossly unfair" trial. Mehdi Hassani and Behrouz Ehsani-Eslamloo, identified as "operational elements" of the MEK, were sentenced to death in September 2024 - a verdict upheld by the Supreme Court, which denied their request for a retrial, Mizan said. The defendants were indicted with "moharebeh" - an Islamic term meaning waging war against God - destroying public property and "membership in a terrorist organisation with the aim of disrupting national security."
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: At Least 6 Dead In Militant Attack On Courthouse In Southeast Iran
At least six people were killed and 22 injured after three Jaish al-Adl militants attacked a courthouse in Zahedan, the capital of the restive province of Sistan-Baluchistan in southeast Iran. The Iranian judiciary in a statement on July 26 called the assault a “terrorist attack.”
The Guardian: Security forces respond to militant attack on courthouse in south-east Iran – video
An attack by the jihadist separatist group Jaish al-Adl on a courthouse in Iran’s south-eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan has left at least six civilians, including a mother and child, dead and 22 wounded. Attackers stormed the building, shooting a number of people inside. They then launched mortars and grenade at the courthouse, where a clash began with security forces that lasted three hours. Three gunmen were killed.
Iran International: American citizen among five Iranian Jews still detained in Iran - Israeli media
An American citizen who came to Iran to visit relatives before the outbreak of the 12-day war is among five Jews still detained on suspicion of collaborating with Israel. The man from New York is said to have left Iran 30 years ago and was among 35 Jews in the country detained on spy charges in the wake of the war with Israel.
Iraq
Naharnet: 3 killed in Iraq clashes between armed group, security forces
Three people, including a policeman, were killed Sunday during clashes in Baghdad between security forces and pro-Iran gunmen, according to authorities and a member of a local armed group.
Israel
New York Times: Israel Says It Has Paused Some Military Activity in Gaza as Anger Grows Over Hunger
Israel said it paused military activity in parts of Gaza on Sunday to allow in international aid, amid growing outrage over the severe hunger faced by Palestinians in the territory. The Israeli military said that as part of the policy change that began on Sunday, Israeli forces would pause operations daily in at least three parts of Gaza from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. to allow aid to enter. It added that they would also designate secure routes for U.N. convoys to deliver aid between specified hours.
New York Times: ‘Revenge Is Not a Policy’: Israelis Voice Dissent Against the War in Gaza
Abhorrence of Israel’s devastating war in Gaza has resonated for months in capitals and in university campuses abroad. Now, a growing number of Israelis are speaking out against what they describe as atrocities carried out in their name in the Palestinian enclave. Israeli protesters are holding aloft portraits of Palestinian children killed in Gaza. Academics and authors, politicians and retired military leaders are accusing the Israeli government of indiscriminate killing and war crimes.
Times of Israel: Settler extremists torch several homes in West Bank village; IDF detains suspects
Israeli settler extremists set fire to several homes in the West Bank Palestinian village of Kisan on Friday night, according to Palestinian media and the Israel Defense Forces. The IDF said troops were dispatched to the scene upon receiving reports of the arson, and several suspects were detained and handed over to police.
Lebanon
Naharnet: Report: Lebanon warned of escalation in August if it doesn't act on arms monopoly
The August deadline mentioned by U.S. envoy Tom Barrack turned out to be related to putting the issue of monopolizing arms in the hands of the state on Cabinet’s agenda, Al-Jadeed television reported. “Lebanon has received messages that we will face an Israeli escalation in August unless the entire Lebanese governing authority takes measures to accompany the international agenda,” Al-Jadeed quoted Lebanese political sources as saying.
Naharnet: Report: Salam proposes to Berri cabinet session on arms monopoly declaration
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has returned from Paris with a proposal to Speaker Nabih Berri on holding a special cabinet session for discussing the file of arms and declaring Lebanon’s commitment to the implementation of the state’s monopoly over arms, al-Akhbar newspaper reported.
Naharnet: Barrack: Government and Hezbollah need to fully commit and act now
U.S. envoy Tom Barrack on Sunday warned that “the credibility of Lebanon’s government rests on its ability to match principle with practice.”
Naharnet: Report: Lebanon proposes August for start of 'step-for-step' with Israel
Lebanon demanded in its response to the U.S. paper that Israel “actually commit to the ceasefire and withdraw from the areas it is still occupying, in return for the start of discussions with Hezbollah on the issue of monopolizing arms in the hands of the state,” sources concerned with the negotiations said.
Syria
Jerusalem Post: Syrian extremists executed American Druze who sought to aid his family
The first video opens with Hosam Saraya, a 35-year-old Syrian American, and seven other members of his family walking in a procession down a street, their hands placed on the shoulders of the person in front of them, escorted by gunmen wearing fatigues and waving assault rifles. One of the gunmen says, "We gave you safe passage," while others shout religious slogans.
Turkey
Nordic Monitor: Turkey refused to seek extradition of ISIS fugitives behind deadliest terror attack
The Islamist government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has never sought the extradition of fugitives responsible for the deadliest terrorist attack in Turkey’s history, despite knowing their whereabouts in Syria and maintaining close ties with the de facto interim government led by Ahmed al-Sharaa in the war-torn country.
Yemen
Reuters: Yemen's Houthis threaten to target ships linked to firms dealing with Israeli ports
Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday they would target any ships belonging to companies that do business with Israeli ports, regardless of their nationalities, as part of what they called the fourth phase of their military operations against Israel. In a televised statement, the Houthis' military spokesperson warned that ships would be attacked if companies ignored their warnings, regardless of their destination. "The Yemeni Armed Forces call on all countries, if they want to avoid this escalation, to pressure the enemy to halt its aggression and lift the blockade on the Gaza Strip," he added.
Jewish News Syndicate: Houthis training for invasion of Israel—report
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels are training for an invasion of Israel, 1,200 miles away, according to a report on Thursday. The terrorist group recently completed the training of its third cohort of elite operatives for a planned invasion it has dubbed “Al-Aqsa Flood,” according to Israel Hayom defense correspondent Yoav Limor. The name is the same one Hamas used for its Oct. 7, 2023, invasion of southern Israel.
Bangladesh
New Age: Extremism has no place in Bangladesh, Yunus tells US envoy
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday reaffirmed the government’s unwavering commitment to combating terrorism, declaring that Bangladesh will not allow any extremist groups to operate within its borders. ‘Combating terrorism is our top priority. We have zero tolerance for terrorism in Bangladesh. We will exert every effort to eliminate terrorists from our soil,’ said the chief adviser.
India
NDTV: 'They Are Increasingly Active': India Says UK To Cooperate In Tackling Extremism
In a briefing by the Ministry of External Affairs regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United Kingdom, foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that India shared its views on increasing activities of extremism and informed that the British officials have cooperated on this matter. During the briefing, Mr Misri said, "With regard to the activities of extremists, we shared our thoughts and views. We have noted the fact that they are increasingly active and have in past and continue to threaten the safety and security of our diplomatic missions and personnel, inciting violence against our leaders and our diplomats...We received cooperation from the UK on this matter."
Pakistan
Times of India: Pakistan: 3TTP militants killed in Karachi; one masterminded attack on Chinese nationals in 2024
Three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed in an encounter with Pakistani security forces in Karachi, officials confirmed on Monday.Among those killed was Zafran, who was identified as the mastermind of a November 2024 attack on two Chinese engineers in Pakistan's largest city. He carried a bounty of Rs 20 million.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Deutsche Welle: Congo: Over 40 killed in militant attack on church
At least 43 people were killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a Catholic church was attacked by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels on Sunday. The ADF — an insurgent group with ties to the so-called "Islamic State" group — raided the church located in the northeastern town of Komanda as worshippers gathered for prayer.
Somalia
Associated Press: Extremist rebels capture remote but key town in central Somalia
The extremist rebels of al-Shabab seized control of the central Somali town of Mahaas on Sunday after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive, according to witnesses. Mahaas, in the central region of Hiraan, is located about 350 kilometers (220 miles) north of the federal capital, Mogadishu. The town is a key government outpost and a critical center in the fight against al-Shabab, which for years has been fighting to overthrow the federal government and impose Islamic law.
Hiiraan Online: Al-Shabaab gains ground as Somalia’s political divisions weaken security strategy
Al-Shabaab has seized control of key towns in central and southern Somalia in recent months by exploiting deepening rifts between Somalia’s federal government and regional states. The latest developments have led security analysts to warn that the country’s counterinsurgency strategy is faltering ahead of its 2026 national elections.
Hiiraan Online: Puntland condemns Al-Shabab capture of Mahaas, calls for unified national response
Puntland regional state has condemned the Al-Shabaab takeover of Mahaas district in the Hiiraan region on Sunday, following heavy fighting with the Somali National Army and local militia forces. In a press release from the Puntland presidency, the regional government expressed condolences to the relatives and families of those killed in the attack, particularly the Somali officers and soldiers who lost their lives in the fight against Al-Shabaab.
Sudan
Reuters: Sudanese coalition led by paramilitary RSF announces parallel government
A Sudanese coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced on Saturday the members of a parallel government, a move opposed by the army, its rival in a 27-month war that could drive the country further towards partition. RSF leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was announced head of the presidential council, while Abdel Aziz al-Hilu, head of the SPLM-N, one of the country's largest rebel groups, was made his deputy on a 15-member council. Mohamed Hassan al-Taishi, a civilian politician, was named prime minister, and regional governors were announced in a press conference from Nyala, the largest city in the Darfur region which the RSF controls most of.
Thailand
Reuters: Six killed in Bangkok market after gunman opens fire
At least six people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a market in Thailand's capital Bangkok on Monday, Thai police said in a statement. The fatalities include the gunman who took his own life, Charin Gopatta, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, told Reuters. "Police are investigating the identity of the person and the motive for the incident," Thai police said in a statement. The five people killed by the gunman were security guards at the market, it said. No tourists were killed or injured in the shooting incident, said Sanong Saengmani, a police official in Bangkok's Bang Sue district, where the market that mainly sells agricultural produce is located.
Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: New Victorian police chief Mike Bush says people should be free to protest without permits
Victoria does not need a permit system for protests, says the state's new top cop, who concedes there has been a breakdown in public confidence in police. In his first wide-ranging interview since joining Victoria Police, Chief Commissioner Mike Bush acknowledged Victorians felt less safe and declared "there's too much crime out there".
Technology
Jewish Insider: TikTok hires new hate speech manager amid concerns over rising antisemitic content on the platform
TikTok recently hired a new hate speech manager with long-standing ties to the Jewish community, the company confirmed to Jewish Insider, as the social media platform faces growing pressure to confront a sharp rise in antisemitic content. The streaming platform enlisted Erica Mindel, a former State Department contractor who worked for Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the Biden administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, to join TikTok’s global public policy and government affairs team.
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