Erik Hacker

terrorism & extremism analyst at @ScenorCrew

[Erik Hacker @_erikhacker]

My analysis of minors plotting jihadi attacks in Europe is out now in the latest issue of @CTCWP Sentinel — covering IS vs. ISK, cyber coaches, modi operandi, suspect profiles, and implications for counterterrorism. Check it out!

[Pieter Van Ostaeyen @p_vanostaeyen]

Man behind al-Qaeda’s media arm al-Sahab: Abu Abd al-Rahman al-Maghribi is considered the second most prominent figure within the organization’s senior leadership and is believed to be living in Iran
https://t.co/7UVxRT6dpZ

[Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D. @ColinPClarke]

I can say with clarity. I'll never forget. #September11

[Modern War Institute Editor @MWI_editor]

"Ukraine has accumulated more than four years of continuous large-scale combat experience with DELTA and the surrounding unmanned systems ecosystem. No American flyoff, laboratory test, or short combat training center rotation can reproduce that record." https://t.co/zg4tx18F2o

[Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D. @ColinPClarke]

a fabulous conference and always great to catch up with @ClaraBroekaert @_erikhacker Thomas Renard of @ICCT_TheHague & others!

[Mina Al-Lami @Minalami]

Our team at BBC Monitoring has published a data-driven analysis of IS/ISIS activity and messaging in the first half of 2026, marking 12 years since the group's "caliphate" declaration. While the full report is behind a subscription wall, here are some key findings 🧵
https://t.co/PyRaePew19

[Aaron Y. Zelin @azelin]

New analysis from me on tracking the Islamic State through the Worldwide Activity Map I created over the past 3+ years https://t.co/c34X8jJbbX

[The Soufan Center @TheSoufanCenter]

📅 EVENT: 1st Expert’s Conference - European Counter-Terrorism

Register for this upcoming event hosted by the University for Continuing Education Krems in Austria.

🗣️ @ColinPClarke, @ClaraBroekaert, @LucasADWebber, @nic_stockhammer & Adam Hadley.

Info https://t.co/9B6ftfTnhP

[Daniele Garofalo @G88Daniele]

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (#AQAP) has released a 3-minute 47-second video from its propaganda series “Inspire, Open Source Jihad”, entitled “Why do we call for jihadist operations in Western countries?”, which contains messages inciting individuals to carry out attacks within Western countries, with a focus on what it described as “taking the battle to the heart of the enemies”.

The video includes messages of incitement delivered by a spokesperson for the “Inspire” team, as well as excerpts from previous speeches by Al-Qaeda leaders Abu Yahya al-Libi and Azzam al-Amriki.

The video focused on promoting what it described as “individual jihad” and “lone wolf” operations, arguing that carrying out individual operations within Western countries is one of the most “damaging and influential” methods in terms of security, politics and the economy.

The video also includes calls for Muslims living in the West to take action against Western and Israeli interests.

[Erik Hacker @_erikhacker]

BCIJ. Démantèlement d’une cellule terroriste affiliée à l’organisation terroriste « Daech » opérant entre le Maroc et l’Espagne
https://t.co/VtV4upavdU

[Erik Hacker @_erikhacker]

Reports emerging of a foiled IS-linked attack in Spain with ties to IS-Somalia and IS-Sahel via Morocco - an important signal that shouldn't be ignored. The African threat vector in Europe remains underestimated. (Link to article below)

[Phillip Smyth @PhillipSmyth]

I do recommend you read @ClaraBroekaert and @ColinPClarke's piece for @ForeignPolicy. Lots of good insight into where we may be going in terms of Shia jihadism.

https://t.co/yFgNEYMKS5

[Bundesanwaltschaft @GBA_b_BGH]

Weitere Festnahme im Zusammenhang mit Waffenbeschaffungen für die
ausländische terroristische Vereinigung HAMAS, Pressemitteilung der #Bundesanwaltschaft vom 10.03.2026 https://t.co/1ysP7npwBm

[Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens @amhitchens]

Latest paper by me and @SeamusHughes uses original dataset on US Incel cases, along with analysis of past cases, to argue against viewing them as terrorists: https://t.co/MUGQuiTnPD

[Devorah Margolin @DevorahMargolin]

"Iraqi legal sources said the IS detainees sent from Syria so far include a mix of nationalities, with Iraqis making up the largest group, alongside Arab fighters from other countries and nationals of Britain, Belgium, France, Germany and Sweden." https://t.co/ldfO19MvH2

[Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D. @ColinPClarke]

From an October @TheSoufanCenter IntelBrief: "Unlike the metaphorical 'Black Swan,' which is a rare and unpredictable event, terrorist and insurgent-engineered jailbreaks in Islamic State prison camps and detention centers are better conceptualized as a 'gray rhino,' a term that represents a highly probable, high-impact threat that is clearly visible yet consistently neglected." https://t.co/bNdtCnrEKr

[Colin P. Clarke, Ph.D. @ColinPClarke]

ISIS attack in Syria killing US troops. Terror attack against the Jewish community in Australia. 5 arrested for an Islamist terror plot in Bavaria, Germany. All in the past 24 hours.

But please, tell me again how counterterrorism is no longer a priority...

[Paweł Wójcik 🦋 @SaladinAlDronni]

Munich prosecutor has announced the arrest of five jihadists at the German-Austrian border, planning an attack on a Christmas market in Dingolfing, Southern Bavaria with a car ramming.
*three suspects from Morocco
*one from Egypt
*one from Syria
#Germany

[Ihsanullah Tipu Maseed @IhsanTipu]

“Exploitation matters — but reducing women fighters to victims alone is analytically weak. Women have agency in militant movements. If we ignore that, our responses will fail. Accountability must include all perpetrators, regardless of gender,” says the @Durand_Dispatch .

[Kévin Jackson @alleyesonjihad]

🧵During his recent visit to the U.S., MBS said: “Osama bin Laden … used Saudi people in that event [9/11] for one main purpose …, to destroy the American-Saudi relation. That’s the purpose of 9/11.” My 2 cents on why so many of the 9/11 hijackers—15 out of 19—were Saudi.

[Militant Wire @MilitantWire]

The Evolving Jihadist Drone Threat to the West — by @LucasADWebber and @ClaraBroekaert
https://t.co/2UsMoQsGjF