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CEP Condemns Suicide Attack in Quetta, Pakistan
CEP issued a statement today condemning the suicide attack at a police academy in Quetta, Pakistan that killed 61 people and wounded 123.
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CEP Report Details Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Afghanistan
CEP released a new resource detailing Afghanistan’s tumultuous history and present challenges from violent extremists like ISIS and the Taliban. Afghanistan: Extremism and Counter Extremism traces the origins of al-Qaeda and the Taliban to the Soviet...
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CEP Releases Report on the Houthis, Iranian-Backed Insurgents in Yemen
CEP released a new resource on the Houthis, Iranian-supported Shiite Muslim extremists who on October 9 and 12 attacked U.S. Naval vessels with Iranian supplied cruise missiles. The Houthis have waged a series of bloody insurgencies against the...
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CEP Fact Sheet Highlights Prominent Propagandists, Recruiters, Spokespersons
CEP released a new fact sheet that provides both summary and in-depth information on some of the world’s most dangerous and influential Propagandists, Recruiters, and Spokespersons. The fact sheet also highlights the ongoing misuse of the Internet...
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CEP Mourns the Passing of American Diplomat Joseph Verner Reed, Jr.
CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued a statement on the death of American Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed, Jr., calling him a "skilled and dedicated diplomat," and a "great friend who touched many."
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ICYMI: Editorial, Updated Resource Detail Al-Awlaki’s Online Radicalizing Influence
An editorial and an updated resource released today detail the radicalizing influence American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki continues to exert, five years after his death. Al-Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen targeted by a U.S. drone strike...
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Continuing Violent Influence of Radical Cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki
Radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki continues to radicalize U.S. and European extremists five years after his death, accused New York and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami being the latest example. A new CEP resource profiles dozens of U.S. and European...
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CEP Condemns Three Separate Acts of Terror Committed in the United States This Weekend
CEP issued a statement strongly condemning the three acts of terror carried out this weekend in Minnesota, New York and New Jersey.
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CEP Spotlights Possible Successors to ISIS Leader Adnani
Following the confirmation of the death of ISIS strategist and spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, CEP is spotlighting eight who may be in the running for one or more of the key roles Adnani occupied.
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Honor the Victims of September 11 Attacks by Combating Extremism
The Counter Extremism Project issued the following statement to commemorate the 15 th Anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks Much has changed in the 15 years since terrorists hijacked commercial airliners and crashed them into the World Trade...
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