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January 7, 2015

Following the bloody carnage that ensued after at least two masked gunmen opened fire on the the Paris-based offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12, supporters of ISIS (Islamic State), al Qaeda, and other extremist groups took...

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December 14, 2014

“He became a hub for ISIS recruits and propaganda,” that’s how Frances Townsend, president of the “Counter extremism Project” (CEP), sums up the rise and fall of Shami Witness, who raked up more than 18,000 followers on Twitter in the last two years...

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November 24, 2014

A self-described ISIS sympathizer and extremist threatened to behead former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor to President George W. Bush and President of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Fran Townsend over social media site Twitter...

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November 16, 2014

A former White House Homeland Security Advisor is convinced that these sites have become a safe haven for terrorist organizations like ISIS to spread their message and recruit violent jihadists. Having spent more than two decades in the field of...

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November 9, 2014

Frances Townsend is on the warpath to expose not only the financing conduits for radical Islamic groups, but to determine where the money is coming from and how it’s being moved. Former Assistant to President George W. Bush for Homeland Security and...

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November 6, 2014

In a recent article, BuzzFeed reported exclusively on a major initiative by the Counter Extremism Project to remove extremist Twitter accounts that incite violence and directly threaten others. BuzzFeed also chronicled CEP’s efforts to work with...

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October 5, 2014

A new initiative by former USA senior government officials is asking to expose the countries and corporations that have economic relations with the murderous organization. "Money is their oxygen," explained one of the leading members to Walla! News.

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October 5, 2014

Ambassador Mark Wallace remarks on the ISIS support network.

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September 25, 2014

Six years ago, a group of political leaders such as former American ambassador to the United Nations, Mark Wallace, ambassador Dennis Ross and former CIA director James Woolsey, established an advocacy group called "United Against Nuclear Iran" (UANI...

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September 29, 2014

The medieval brutality of the founders of ISIL, the beheading of a French citizen in Algeria by jihadists linked to ISIL, the abduction and enslavement of schoolgirls in Nigeria, slaughter in a Kenyan shopping mall. Every day seems to bring fresh...

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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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