Fact:
On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
Press Release
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, white supremacists and neo-Nazis on Telegram and dark web...
CounterPoint Blog
Following is the April 2021 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. Previous editions of ISIS Redux can be viewed through the following links: March...
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"The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a Washington-based think-tank, told Metro.co.uk that Telegram has a track record of failing to remove hate groups from its channels. Research analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch, said: 'This propaganda material is...
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"'Under Zawahiri’s stewardship, Al-Qaeda has become increasingly decentralised, with authority resting primarily in the hands of Al-Qaeda’s affiliate leaders,' according to a recent report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think tank."
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"'Under Zawahiri’s stewardship, al-Qaeda has become increasingly decentralised, with authority resting primarily in the hands of al-Qaeda’s affiliate leaders,' according to a recent report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think-tank."
Press Release
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our upcoming webinar with Lord Walney entitled, Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and Solutions Without Censorship.
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On April 28, 2021, CEP hosted the webinar "Atmospheric Jihadism And The New Middle East Fault Lines – The Next Generation Of Terror" with Dr. Gilles Kepel. Dr. Kepel joined CEP London-based Advisor Liam Duffy to discuss his recent book of essays The...
Press Release
Last week, the British government designated the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division (AWD) and its successor group, the National Socialist Order (NSO), as terrorist organizations. Under the ban, membership or invitation of support into the group will...
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"'Under Zawahiri's stewardship, Al-Qaeda has become increasingly decentralised, with authority resting primarily in the hands of Al-Qaeda's affiliate leaders,' according to a recent report from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think-tank. It said...
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"'The counting of how many different groups operate in Afghanistan is more an art form than a counting job since terrorist networks had the habit of changing, cooperating and separating over the past two decades... What is clear is that, in addition...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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