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.
News
This story from a French newspaper describes part of the the discussion at CEP's Nov. 7 event in Paris: Terrorism: Threats and Challenges after the fall of the Caliphate. "Jihadist movement, radicalization, online extremism ... At an international...
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"Despite the recent death of its top leader, the Jihadist Islamic State (IS) group is far from being annihilated, and will remain a fearsome enemy for years, officials and experts in Paris warned on Thursday. At the symposium "Threats and Challenges...
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"Meeting for a symposium in Paris, entitled "Threats and challenges after the fall of the caliphate", organized by the Center for Terrorism Analysis and Counter Terrorism Project, they all expressed their pessimism. Gilles de Kerchove said that...
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"'We are losing (Islamists) detainees' in Syrian camps ... Thursday, one of the participants of the conference organized by the Center for the analysis of terrorism, chaired by Jean-Charles Brisard, and the think-tank American Counter Extremism...
Press Release
CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edition found that ISIS’s Al Furqan Media Foundation formally announced the deaths of their...
Videos
Jesse Morton of Parallel Networks presents "Ctrl+Alt+Del-Hate" - a new project to recreate a counter polarization, hate and far right-wing e-magazine - at an event at New America. The project is sponsored by Counter Extremism Project.
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"The decision to exempt Qataris from Schengen visa raised serious suspicions over Qatar's relationship with leading Muslim Brotherhood activists and the support it provides to radical Islamist organisations. Two years ago, Counter Extremism Project...
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The successful raid that resulted in the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was greatly assisted by a well-placed trusted informant who facilitated the terrorist leader’s movements around Syria and even helped oversee construction work on his...
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"As major tech companies step up efforts to curb extremist content on their platforms, far-right white extremists continue to find ways to spread violent messages and attract sympathizers on the internet. Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher with the...
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"Experts have noticed a 'surge' in pro-ISIS social media posts in the wake of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death. The Counter Extremism Project said the jihadists had been posting 'regular propaganda' after the terrorist leader died in a U.S. special...
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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