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December 1, 2016

Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Joins the Counter Extremism Project

CEP announced the addition of former NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly to its Advisory Board. CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace said about Kelly: “He brings vast, unparalleled experience, knowledge and expertise to the issues central to our organization...

Press Release

November 29, 2016

Ohio State Attack Points Again to Awlaki’s Radicalizing Influence

CEP released a statement condemning Monday's attack at the Ohio State University that injured 11 people and noted that the perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was inspired in part by the ideology of the late al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. CEP again...

Press Release

November 28, 2016

CEP Issues Updated Resources on ISIS Online Recruiter Neil Prakash Following Arrest in Turkey

CEP is releasing updated resources on Neil Prakash, an Australian online recruiter and facilitator for ISIS, following his arrest in Turkey. Prakash was thought to have been killed by a U.S. airstrike in April. CEP has long tracked Prakash on various...

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November 22, 2016

CEP Issues Updated Resources on Hezbollah Funders Subject to U.S. Government Investigation

CEP is releasing updated resources on three brothers, Kassim, Hussain, and Ali Tajideen, who were previously sanctioned by the U.S. government for their financial support for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. One of the brothers, Hussain Tajideen...

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November 21, 2016

Iraqi Shiite Militias Complicate Fight to Defeat ISIS in Mosul, Other Areas

CEP is releasing updated resources on three of the most powerful Iraqi Shiite militias, as the groups become more heavily involved in the fight to drive ISIS from Sunni dominated towns surrounding Mosul. Human Rights Watch has documented atrocities...

Press Release

November 17, 2016

Deadly Mali Attack Marked the Reemergence of Al-Qaeda in West Africa

One year after a deadly attack in Mali, CEP is releasing updated resources on the Islamic extremist groups responsible for the attack, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al-Mourabitoun, as well as Mali's struggles to combat extremists while...

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November 15, 2016

Three of Nine Minnesota Men Sentenced For Roles in ISIS Conspiracy Case

CEP released updated reports on three Somali–American men from Minnesota who were sentenced by a federal judge in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to supporting and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Prosecutors say in spring of 2014, a...

Press Release

November 14, 2016

CEP Releases Updated Afghanistan Resources Following Recent Taliban and ISIS Attacks

CEP released updated resources on Afghanistan following recent Taliban and ISIS attacks that left at least 32 people dead and more than 180 wounded. According to the U.N., Afghanistan suffered a record number of casualties in 2015, with 3,500...

Press Release

November 10, 2016

Paris Attacks One Year Later: Greater Worldwide Effort Necessary to Combat Extremism

One year after the November 13, 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and injured 350 others, CEP released detailed resources on the perpetrators and called for greater worldwide efforts to combat extremism, including measures to prevent...

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November 8, 2016

CEP Releases Report on Abu Sayyaf Group Following Attack in South Philippines

CEP released a new resource on Islamist terrorist organization the Abu Sayyaf Group, known for its kidnappings and beheadings, as Philippine authorities investigate ASG’s murder of a German woman and the kidnapping of her husband from their sailboat...

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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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