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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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CEP Advisory Board member and member of European Parliament Radek Sikorski writes: "Closer to home, the resurgence of the Taliban and its affiliates poses serious security threats to Europe. The EU must be ready for an upgrade of its terror alert...
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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "The body count does not lie. The awful track record of successful lone actor and organised attacks and near misses is incontrovertible. It comes off as tin-eared at best when senior counter-terror police...
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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson joined monthly webinar: "The discussion covered a number of issues dominating criminal justice in November, including: Liverpool women’s hospital bombing Imprisonment of nine Insulate Britain protestors Joint inspection...
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"In a June 2021 report, the Counter Extremism Project, a nonpartisan research and advocacy group based in New York, said attacks against protesters using cars are most often the domain of the far-right, although 'some were also perpetrated by those...
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"Gregory Waters, a research analyst with the Counter Extremism Project, told Metro.co.uk: ‘It’s nothing like the oil trade Isis had when it was controlling territory, but they don’t have the expenses they had before. ‘All they need now is supplies...
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"Gregory Waters, analyste de recherche au Counter Extremism Project, a déclaré à Metro.co.uk: « Cela ne ressemble en rien au commerce du pétrole qu’Isis avait lorsqu’il contrôlait le territoire, mais ils n’ont pas les dépenses qu’ils avaient...
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CEP Analyst Gregory Waters quoted: “No se parece en nada al comercio de petróleo que tenía Isis cuando controlaba el territorio, pero no tienen los gastos que tenían antes. Todo lo que necesitan ahora son suministros para sus celdas y pagar a los...
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"Hundreds of animals were reportedly stolen every week at the beginning of 2021, with farmers being murdered in raids or killed by mines laid on roads and in grazing areas. Some of the cattle is being used to sustain the fighters. Gregory Waters, a...
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"Joshua Fisher-Birch, an intelligence analyst who specializes in right-wing extremism at terrorism watchdog the Counter-Extremism Project, said the plot was a harbinger of what would eventually follow. 'Extreme right-wing violence continues to be a...
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CEP analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch quoted: "'Many extreme right-wing and white supremacist groups and propagandists view the trial as an opportunity to spread their message and recruit,' said Fisher-Birch. “These groups and individuals are acting on an...
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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