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November 15, 2016

Three of Nine Minnesota Men Sentenced For Roles in ISIS Conspiracy Case

CEP released updated reports on three Somali–American men from Minnesota who were sentenced by a federal judge in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to supporting and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Prosecutors say in spring of 2014, a...

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November 14, 2016

CEP Releases Updated Afghanistan Resources Following Recent Taliban and ISIS Attacks

CEP released updated resources on Afghanistan following recent Taliban and ISIS attacks that left at least 32 people dead and more than 180 wounded. According to the U.N., Afghanistan suffered a record number of casualties in 2015, with 3,500...

Press Release

November 10, 2016

Paris Attacks One Year Later: Greater Worldwide Effort Necessary to Combat Extremism

One year after the November 13, 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and injured 350 others, CEP released detailed resources on the perpetrators and called for greater worldwide efforts to combat extremism, including measures to prevent...

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November 8, 2016

CEP Releases Report on Abu Sayyaf Group Following Attack in South Philippines

CEP released a new resource on Islamist terrorist organization the Abu Sayyaf Group, known for its kidnappings and beheadings, as Philippine authorities investigate ASG’s murder of a German woman and the kidnapping of her husband from their sailboat...

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Oktober 26, 2016

CEP Condemns Suicide Attack in Quetta, Pakistan

CEP issued a statement today condemning the suicide attack at a police academy in Quetta, Pakistan that killed 61 people and wounded 123.

Press Release

Oktober 18, 2016

CEP Report Details Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Afghanistan

CEP released a new resource detailing Afghanistan’s tumultuous history and present challenges from violent extremists like ISIS and the Taliban. Afghanistan: Extremism and Counter Extremism traces the origins of al-Qaeda and the Taliban to the Soviet...

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Oktober 13, 2016

CEP Releases Report on the Houthis, Iranian-Backed Insurgents in Yemen

CEP released a new resource on the Houthis, Iranian-supported Shiite Muslim extremists who on October 9 and 12 attacked U.S. Naval vessels with Iranian supplied cruise missiles. The Houthis have waged a series of bloody insurgencies against the...

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Oktober 11, 2016

CEP Fact Sheet Highlights Prominent Propagandists, Recruiters, Spokespersons

CEP released a new fact sheet that provides both summary and in-depth information on some of the world’s most dangerous and influential Propagandists, Recruiters, and Spokespersons. The fact sheet also highlights the ongoing misuse of the Internet...

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Oktober 1, 2016

CEP Mourns the Passing of American Diplomat Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued a statement on the death of American Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed, Jr., calling him a "skilled and dedicated diplomat," and a "great friend who touched many."

Press Release

September 30, 2016

ICYMI: Editorial, Updated Resource Detail Al-Awlaki’s Online Radicalizing Influence

An editorial and an updated resource released today detail the radicalizing influence American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki continues to exert, five years after his death. Al-Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen targeted by a U.S. drone strike...

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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