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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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A commander in the Shiiite battalion, also known as Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) and the largest and most ruthless Iranian-trained militia fighting in Iraq and Syria, warned Americans on Sunday that they must leave Iraq or face a new war, Iran’s Fars News...
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The latest wave of terror attacks across Europe has drawn the spotlight on popular platforms being used as a recruiting tool for groups like Daesh to spread their message of hate and recruit young extremists with increasingly sophisticated narratives...
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CEP Advisory Board Member and former British Ambassador to Ireland Sir Ivor Roberts discusses the radicalisation and the risk of an ISIS directed terror attack taking place in Ireland, on the Today programme of RTE Radio 1.
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The sickening events in Catalonia in the last few days are the latest iteration of a pattern of low-tech jihadist terrorist activity involving the use of vehicles to kill and maim the maximum number of 'infidels'. According to international NGO the...
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A US-based nonprofit group has issued a letter to American Airlines warning against doing business with Qatar — and will be sending tailored versions to other international corporations. Qatar is allegedly harboring terrorists and funding extremist...
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The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is calling on international companies and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to repudiate any business dealings with the Qatari government, arguing that the Gulf country willingly shelters...
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A U.S. nonprofit is warning businesses to avoid getting entangled with the Qatari government, alleging that the tiny Gulf state, currently embroiled in a regional diplomatic dispute, harbors terrorists and is a funder of extremist groups. “Qatar has...
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CEP Research Director Julie Shain says that despite recent setbacks, ISIS's ability to publish violent propaganda and direct and inspire attacks has not diminished.
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Hany Farid, senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, agrees. 'They spend huge resources developing technology to find the data about users to target advertising,’ he said. ‘I’m 100% sure that if they put even a fraction of that effort into...
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Islamic State has been dealt a massive blow after losing swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, but the group remains as dangerous as ever as it evolves and makes inroads elsewhere. The embattled group is not only establishing strongholds in other...
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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