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Dezember 5, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: Rebels Seize Aleppo, Renewing Fighting in Decade-Long Syrian Conflict

On November 27, 2024, Syrian rebel forces advanced into Aleppo and its surrounding villages, launching the largest offensive against the Syrian government in years. Dubbed Operation Deterrence of Aggression, the rebels are led by the internationally...

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Dezember 4, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: The Fear of Blasphemy Laws in Britain

Last week, British Labour MP Tahir Ali asked Prime Minister Keir Starmer if the government would “commit to introducing measures to prohibit the desecration of all religious texts and the prophets of the Abrahamic religions.” Starmer did not...

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November 9, 2024

Antisemitic Violence Instigated by Pro-Palestinian Protestors in Amsterdam

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler issued the following statement in response to a wave of antisemitic violence from pro-Palestinian protestors targeting fans of the Maccabi Tel...

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Oktober 18, 2024

Statement on the Death of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Fran Townsend issued the following statement today, on the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza following a successful Israel Defense Force operation:

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Oktober 7, 2024

One Year After October 7

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a...

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Oktober 1, 2024

CEP Report: Civilian Counterterrorism Militias Take Action, Introduce New Challenges to Combatting Violent Extremism in Africa

A new report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), written by research analyst Riza Kumar, exposes the repercussions of deploying civilian counterterrorism militias in Mali, Niger, and Mozambique in response to the severe threat of Islamic...

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Oktober 1, 2024

CEP Policy Brief: Identifying and Disrupting Key Antisemitic Actors

Last week, New York City saw a wave of anti-Israel protests during the United Nations General Assembly, renewing fears about the surge of antisemitism that has plagued the West since October 7. The unrest included vandalization of pro-Israel...

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September 12, 2024

CEP Webinar: Is Aid Diversion a Major Problem in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia?

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, to discuss the problem of aid diversion in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia.

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September 11, 2024

Counter Extremism Project Statement Marking 9/11

On the morning of September 11, 2001, America suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history when al-Qaeda terrorists launched coordinated suicide attacks against a range of targets on U.S. soil. Having smuggled knives and box-cutters through...

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September 6, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: EU Arrests Members of Newly-Designated Terrorist Group The Base

This week saw the arrests of five young men in Europe—two in Italy and three in the Netherlands, including a 16-year-old boy, who stand accused of membership in “The Base”—a neo-Nazi white supremacist network that was designated as a terrorist group...

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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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