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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September 8, 2022
Paris Terror Court Sees Eight Stand Accused Of Supporting Bastille Day Attacker
The trial of eight defendants accused of providing support to Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel began this week in Paris. Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was a Tunisian resident of France who killed 86 people and injured 450 others when he drove a semi-truck through a...
Press Release
September 1, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
Press Release
August 31, 2022
CEP Policy Paper: Prosecution Of German Women Returning From Syria And Iraq
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published a new policy brief, Prosecution of German Women Returning from Syria and Iraq: Insights and Recommendations for Policymakers and Security Agencies, the first in a series of papers analyzing the...
Press Release
August 31, 2022
Indonesia Considering Early Release Of Bombmaker In 2002 Bali Attacks
Indonesia’s government announced last week that Umar Patek—a former leading member of the Southeast Asia jihadist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and the bombmaker in the 2002 Bali attacks—may be granted an early release from prison. Patek, who has...
Press Release
August 29, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Telegram Remains An Active Site For The Spread Of White Supremacist Propaganda
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. Telegram removed a channel for the neo-Nazi group the Base, however, a...
Press Release
August 26, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
Press Release
August 25, 2022
CEP Webinar: 30 Years Of Western Jihad – A Discussion With Jytte Klausen
(New York, N.Y. / London) – Ahead of the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to attend our upcoming webinar with Professor Jytte Klausen, curator of the Western Jihadism Project at...
Press Release
August 24, 2022
Al-Shabaab Kills 21 And Wounds More Than 100 In 30-Hour Siege Of Mogadishu Hotel
Somali security forces ended a 30-hour assault by al-Shabaab militants on the Hayat Hotel in Mogadishu last weekend that left 21 people dead and 117 wounded. This was the first major attack by the extremist group since Somali President Hassan Sheikh...
Press Release
August 22, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Tech Group Releases List Of 12 Recommended E-Mail Services
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 the pro-ISIS tech group Qimam Electronic Foundation...
Press Release
August 19, 2022
Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence in order to hold the popular social media platform accountable for its...
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