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February 3, 2022

ISIS Leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi Killed During Raid By U.S. Special Operations Forces

Thursday morning, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was killed during a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces in northwest Syria. Al-Quraishi was reportedly killed when he detonated a bomb, also...

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February 2, 2022

CEP Webinar: The Azov Movement – Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Networks and the Current Situation in Ukraine

Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, the Azov Movement has emerged as one of the most significant right-wing extremist structures in Ukraine. Transforming from an erstwhile military unit into a broader political and social movement...

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February 2, 2022

Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Requests Support In Fight Against Islamist Militants

The leader of Burkina Faso’s recent military coup, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba, has called on the international community to back the country in its fight against militants linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS. Last week, the military deposed Burkina Faso’s...

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February 1, 2022

CEP Webinar: The Territories of European Jihadism with Dr. Hugo Micheron

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our upcoming webinar with Dr. Hugo Micheron, to discuss his latest publication Le Jihadisme Français.

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January 31, 2022

Extremist Content Online: Amaq Videos Of ISIS Attacks In Syria Prison Remains Online

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week while U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces battled ISIS...

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January 28, 2022

CEP Statement on the Adoption of the European Parliament's Position on the Digital Services Act (DSA)

Last week, a majority of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted in favor of the landmark legislation, the Digital Services Act (DSA). Lawmakers vowed to reign in the so-called “digital wild west” paving the way for upcoming trilogue...

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January 27, 2022

CEP Report: Central Syria’s ISIS Insurgency In 2021

A report released today by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) details the progress made last year by the Syrian regime in mitigating the expansion of ISIS throughout central Syria. While the number of ISIS attacks slightly increased year-over-year...

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January 27, 2022

U.N. General Assembly Condemns Holocaust Denial

On January 20, the United Nations General Assembly officially adopted a resolution, put forth by Israel and cosponsored by Germany, defining Holocaust denial using the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) Working Definition of...

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January 24, 2022

Extremist Content Online: ISWAP Video Posted On Over A Dozen Sites, Including Facebook

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, ISIS’s self-proclaimed West African Province (ISWAP) released...

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January 21, 2022

Tech & Terrorism: Choudary Uses Social Media To Call For Aafia Siddiqui’s Release

In September 2021, internationally designated Islamist cleric and convicted ISIS supporter Anjem Choudary called for the release of Aafia Siddiqui from a U.S. federal prison. Urging allies to take up Siddiqui’s cause, Choudary wrote of “the...

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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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