ISIS Redux

ISIS Redux

Despite losing its last territorial stronghold in Syria in 2017, ISIS continues to wage a deadly insurgency in the central Syrian desert, known as the Badia. CEP monitors ISIS’s ongoing activities, using reporting from Syrian regime forces on platforms like Facebook, as well as reports from local communities and journalists. 

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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