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On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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"'Kafir' has been a word used by supporters of ISIS, al-Qaeda, and other Islamic extremist groups, to refer to 'Muslim and non-Muslim adversaries' through 'various propaganda materials', according to the Counter Extremism Project. "
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"'The insurgency never went away,' said Gregory Waters, a research analyst who tracks Islamic State attacks with the Counter Extremism Project, a think tank. 'They’ve been growing stronger.'"
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"Some international policy organisations such as the Counter Extremism Project, and think-tanks like the European Policy Centre, have expressed concern that certain individuals receiving therapy at counter-radicalisation centres may have learnt the...
Press Release
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...
Press Release
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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Practical experiences and some research studies on knowledge exchange indicate that it seems to be difficult to transfer identified good or inspiring practices across different cultural, legal, political, and social contexts as well as from one...
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Practical experiences and some research studies on knowledge exchange indicate that it seems to be difficult to transfer identified good or inspiring practices across different cultural, legal, political, and social contexts as well as from one...
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"The attack came after a lull in Islamic State violence in Syria. In the desert expanse in the center of the country, which has been the focus of the group’s insurgency in recent years, the group carried out only 11 attacks and killed fewer...
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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...
CounterPoint Blog
The first article of this blog series , “ ISIS ‘Down’ but ‘Not Out’ in Iraq,” addressed the scope and effects of military operations in the fight against terrorism. This article expands on the issue of sustainability in combating terrorism. It...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others.
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