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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April 25, 2023
ICYMI: CEP Leads Research On Understanding Foreign Fighters In Ukraine
A new Counter Extremism Project (CEP) report authored by CEP non-resident fellow Dr. Kacper Rekawek, A Year Of Foreign Fighting For Ukraine, analyzes how the war is being fought, who is fighting, and what challenges governments must contend with as...
Press Release
April 25, 2023
CEP Webinar: A Sisyphean Task? Prosecuting Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France
Nearly 2,000 individuals have traveled from France to Syria and Iraq to join terrorist organizations such as the so-called Islamic State (ISIS). They make up the largest contingent of European travelers. During the past decade, the high number of...
Press Release
April 24, 2023
Extremist Content Online: Steam Hosts Multiple Groups Promoting Neo-Nazi Propaganda, Pro-ISIS Content Found On Instagram
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified multiple users and groups...
Press Release
April 20, 2023
Tech & Terrorism: Online Gaming Platforms Facing Scrutiny Over Extremist Content
Concerns are growing in the U.S. and Europe that extremists are propagandizing and spreading hateful ideologies through online gaming platforms. This has prompted inquiries from members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, a U.S...
Press Release
April 19, 2023
Israeli Security Foils IRGC, Hezbollah Recruitment Operation
This week, Israel’s domestic security agency, the Shin Bet, announced indictments against two West Bank Palestinians allegedly recruited by agents of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through Hezbollah to plan and carry out terror...
Press Release
April 19, 2023
ICYMI: The Taliban’s Takeover In Afghanistan – Effects On Global Terrorism
In the nearly 20 months since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan, the country has presented one of the most dynamic and challenging international security environments today. The Taliban’s alignment with al-Qaeda through the Haqqani Network...
Press Release
April 18, 2023
CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: Mapping Violent Right-Wing Extremist Groups – Who’s Who In The Czech Republic And Slovakia
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and GLOBSEC invite you to a webinar discussing violent right-wing extremist groups in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including their financial networks.
Press Release
April 17, 2023
New CEP Report: Unsolved Murders In Syria’s Badia
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published its latest report in its multi-year study of ISIS’s ongoing insurgency in central Syria, “Unsolved Murders In Syria’s Badia: Truffle Hunters In The Crosshairs And ISIS At Large,” which addresses...
Press Release
April 11, 2023
ICYMI: 4R Network Launches Member Workshop Series
Last Wednesday, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted the first in a series of 26 online workshops for members of the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism Network (4R Network), a network of stakeholders that facilitates...
Press Release
April 11, 2023
Extremist Content Online: Content Glorifying The Christchurch Terrorist Attack Still Available On Twitter
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located multiple posts glorifying the...
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