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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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CEP Research Analyst Marielle Harris details in this blog the sophisticated weaponry in the possession of ISIS, including anti-aircraft missiles, chemical weapons, and programmable driverless car bombs. Harris says no one should doubt ISIS’s ability...
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The Aspen Security Forum, a conference series that has become a fixture on the national security calendar, last week travelled abroad for the first time, to London. Twitter and social media at large found itself in the crosshairs of frustrated...
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Two British men convicted of plotting Islamic State-inspired shooting attacks on the streets of London were each handed life sentences by a judge on Friday. "Of the 350 British foreign fighters to have returned to the U.K., at least 70 are considered...
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CEP Director of Research Julie Shain explains in this blog how ISIS is using its English language magazine to try and silence Western Muslim scholars and personalities. She argues that critics of ISIS who challenge violent extremism deserve the...
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Following the March 22 attacks in Belgium, Politico asked CEP Brussels Director Roberta Bonazzi and six other prominent policy analysts, writers and politicians to respond to the question, "What — if anything — is really wrong in Belgium? And how can...
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The DNA of Najim Laachraoui was verified as that of one of the attackers on Tuesday, after samples were taken from remains found at the blast site in Brussels airport. Born in Morocco, Laachraoui grew up in Schaerbeek, where he reportedly attended a...
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Roberta Bonazzi was on her way to a meeting in Brussels Tuesday when she heard the startling news of two airport terrorist bombings. Ironically, Bonazzi heads the Counter Extremism Project’s Brussels office — situated close to the Maelbeek metro...
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The Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based nonprofit aimed at combating extremist ideologies and groups, is pressing Sony on the extent of terrorist communication on the PlayStation 4 network. It is also asking what steps Sony is taking to tamp...
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In this op-ed, CEP Research Analyst Julie Shain applauds the UN Security Council for voting unanimously to crack down financially and militarily on the Islamic State (IS), but argues that UN sanctions must be broadened to respond effectively to IS’s...
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Officials and analysts hope the new European Counter Terror Center will prove valuable both in the short and long term, though they admit it alone will likely not be enough to deter Europe’s next major terror attack. “It’s part of a menu of things...
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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