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September 5, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: U.S. and Iraqi Forces Target ISIS Leadership in Iraq and Syria

Last week, American and Iraqi forces killed at least 15 ISIS fighters in one of the largest missions in the region in recent years, raiding Islamic State hideouts in Western Iraq with a view towards targeting a senior ISIS commander who oversees...

Press Release

September 5, 2024

CEP Statement on U.S. Indictment of Hamas Leaders

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice indictment of six Hamas leaders—Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif (al Masri), Marwan Issa, Khaled...

Press Release

September 3, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Active Clubs Celebrate “Frontier” Boxing and MMA Event, White Supremacist CashApp Fundraiser Removed, White Power Webstore Advertises on Telegram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, white supremacist Active Club Telegram and X accounts celebrated their...

Press Release

September 3, 2024

CEP Statement on Executions of Hostages by Hamas

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following statement regarding the recent executions by Hamas of six Israeli hostages, four men and two women...

Press Release

August 27, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: ISIS Knife Attack in Solingen, Germany

On Sunday, German federal prosecutors took over the investigation following Friday’s knife attack in Solingen, Germany, which killed three and injured eight others, four of whom sustained serious injuries. After a day-long manhunt, the assailant...

Press Release

August 26, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Posts on X Encourage Violence Against Muslims and Jews, Promote Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Groups and White Supremacist Terrorists

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP located 33 posts on X posted by 18 accounts that promoted acts of...

Press Release

August 20, 2024

CEP Webinar: Protecting and Fostering Jewish Life in The EU After October 7

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Monday, September 9, 2024, focusing on protecting and fostering Jewish life in the EU after October 7.

Press Release

August 19, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Content From Extreme-Right Eskisehir, Turkey Knife Attacker Spreads Online

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, Terrorgram-affiliated Telegram channels posted content related to a knife...

Press Release

August 12, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Extreme Right Celebrates Anti-Muslim and Anti-Immigrant Riots on Telegram and X

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, multiple extreme right Telegram channels celebrated and promoted anti...

Press Release

August 7, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: Hamas Names Yahya Sinwar as New Leader

Yesterday, August 6, Hamas named Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political bureau. Previously Hamas’s leader inside the Gaza Strip since 2017, Sinwar will now assume overall leadership of the terrorist organization. Israeli authorities...

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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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