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September 21, 2020

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Execution Video & Other Propaganda Spread On 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, CEP researchers discovered a dozen Facebook accounts...

Press Release

September 16, 2020

U.S. Sanctions Former Lebanese Ministers Tied To Hezbollah

Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned two former Lebanese cabinet members—Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil and Transport Minister Yusuf Finyanus —for providing material support to Hezbollah and engaging in corruption. The designations...

Press Release

September 14, 2020

Extremist Content Online: Pro-Al-Qaeda Group Encourages Attacks Following Charlie Hebdo Comic Republication

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, a media group affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian...

Press Release

September 11, 2020

CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: Muslim Brotherhood Activities In The Czech Republic, Poland, And Serbia

GLOBSEC and the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invite you to join us for a webinar to launch the second report on the Muslim Brotherhood’s activities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), which focuses on three case studies.

Press Release

September 10, 2020

Tech & Terrorism: Canadian Minister Criticizes Tech Industry’s Inability To Self-Regulate

On Sunday, Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault criticized major tech companies like Facebook for their inability and unwillingness to effectively stop the spread of hateful or extremist material on their platforms. Guilbeault indicated that...

Press Release

September 9, 2020

Resurgent ISIS Violence Underscores Revitalized Threat In Syria

In August, ISIS fighters carried out more than 35 attacks and killed at least 76 pro-Assad regime fighters across Syria in the Homs, Deir Ez Zor, Raqqa, Hama, and Aleppo governorates. Since losing its territory in Syria, ISIS has shifted its strategy...

Press Release

September 9, 2020

CEP Webinar: “The Logistics Of Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters From Three Ideological Backgrounds”

The last decade saw an immense flurry of interest concerning the issue of foreign (terrorist) fighters. As ISIS gained control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria, a significant flow of foreign recruits occurred. They traveled thousands of miles...

Press Release

September 8, 2020

Extremist Groups Increasingly Target U.S. Students For Recruitment

College campuses across the United States are increasingly becoming targets for extremist groups seeking to recruit young, impressionable minds and legitimize their movements. This appeal to students reflects an evolving strategy by hate groups in...

Press Release

September 1, 2020

ICYMI: CEP Calls On EU & U.N. To Strengthen UNIFIL Mandate In Lebanon

On Tuesday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler, Polish MEP and former Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and CEP Senior Advisor and former Irish Deputy Foreign Minister Lucinda Creighton, authored an op-ed...

Press Release

August 31, 2020

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Video Calling For Terrorist Attacks Resurfaces

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, a pro-ISIS supporter recirculated a previously released...

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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