On a Saturday morning in August 2019, a 21-year-old White man with ear protectors, safety glasses and an AK-47-style rifle walked into a crowded Walmart in El Paso, Texas, his pockets bulging with ammunition. Keep Reading
As the international community continues to grapple with the legacies of the group’s so-called “caliphate,” the UNOCT chief said that some 10,000 ISIL fighters, mostly in Iraq, are pursuing a protracted insurgency. Keep Reading
In late November, more than five months after al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader Abdelmalek Droukdel died in a raid by French forces, the group announced that Abu Ubaydah Yusuf al-Annabi would take over as the new emir. Keep Reading
38 percent of recommendations shown on videos from alternative channels and 29 percent of recommendations shown on videos from extremist channels were to additional videos of the same type. Keep Reading
From disinformation to COVID-19, from extremism to the border, the U.S. faces challenges ahead. Keep Reading
According to an annual analysis by ADL’s Center on Extremism, domestic extremists were responsible for killing at least 17 people in the U.S. in 15 separate incidents in 2020. Keep Reading
Extremist movements use the deadly riot to recruit and disinformation leaves more people vulnerable to radicalization. Keep Reading
The McCain Institute for International Leadership at Arizona State University is pleased to announce that applications for its second cohort of National Security & Counterterrorism Fellowship are now being accepted through Thursday, April 1. Keep Reading
Several years ago, the FBI began separate terrorism investigations of two white, middle-aged government workers in the D.C. area who appeared to be violent extremists. Keep Reading
The dangers in Idlib are well known. In 2019, the Syrian regime, backed by Russian airpower, mounted offensives that pushed back rebel forces, killing at least 1,600 civilians and driving 1.4 million others from their homes. Keep Reading
The stand-down will be "just the first initiative of what I believe must be a concerted effort to better educate ourselves and our people about the scope of this problem," said Defense Secretary Austin. Keep Reading
The same factors that make an audience vulnerable to recruitment by ISIS feed recruitment by the Proud Boys. Keep Reading
The government considers these three groups, along with another new addition, the Russian Imperial Movement (a Russian paramilitary group with ties to neo-Nazi groups worldwide), as "ideologically motivated violent extremists." Keep Reading
Hours after the attack on the Capitol ended, a group calling itself the Last Sons of Liberty posted a brief video to Parler, the social media platform, that appeared to show members of the organization directly participating in the uprising. Keep Reading
QAnon is not a static conspiracy theory. Since it first emerged in 2017, it has continuously evolved, focusing on different key topics and adopting elements of other conspiracy theories. Keep Reading
After the group’s successive losses in the Levant, it came as a shock to analysts and policymakers that the Islamic State was once again capable of controlling territory—jeopardizing the outlook for stability in Mozambique. Keep Reading
"Long-standing racial and ethnic tension - including opposition to immigration - has driven DVE attacks" and could again. Keep Reading
Failure to recognize the evolution of ISIS and develop appropriate policies to combat it, along with the relatively low returnee rate, runs the risk of terrorist attacks in Europe and elsewhere, yet a peaceful reintegration into society for FTFs seems possible. Keep Reading
Deaths mount, hospitals are overwhelmed as opportunity for radicalization, corruption, and criminal exploitation grows. Keep Reading
Fears that an untold number of Americans are being radicalized is prompting the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden to take a closer look at efforts to counter domestic extremism and at whether enough is being done. Keep Reading