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April 1, 2021

"East Africa, a key security partner in the war on terror and a principal engine of economic development on the African continent, is being critically undermined by illicit trade, according to the new report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

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April 1, 2021

"The report, published today by the independent Counter Extremism Project (CEP), says illegal trade in almost every commercial sector is financing gangsters, warlords and militants and is threatening jobs, the economy and the fragile security of East...

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März 31, 2021

"Extremist fighters and terror campaigns are being paid for through the unlawful activities which are becoming 'more sophisticated', said Sir Ivor Roberts, a former British diplomat in Lebanon and head of counter-terrorism in the Foreign Office. He...

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März 31, 2021

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "So, even as attention turns elsewhere and despite the horrors already suffered, it’s likely the challenges posed by jihadism lie ahead rather than behind us. All of this makes the question of whether...

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März 31, 2021

CEP research referenced: "According to the Counter Extremism Project, the Rise Above Movement was founded by Rundo in 2017 as a 'white supremacist gang' involving mixed martial arts fighters. The Counter Extremism Project said that Rise Above...

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März 31, 2021

CEP release quoted: "East Africa - a key security partner in the war on terror and a principal engine of economic development on the African continent—is being critically undermined by illicit trade, according to the new report An Unholy Alliance...

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März 31, 2021

CEP research referenced: "Organizacija je osnovana 2017. godine u Kaliforniji i isprva je u nazivu sadržavala borilačke vještine i krajnju desnicu. Prema pisanju Counter Extremism Projecta (CEP), Rundo je izjavio kako je organizaciju osnovao jer su...

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März 31, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "The evidence is overwhelming that the medium plays a role in turning alienation and grievance into violent action. Some of the accelerant is provided by Big Techs’s cash cow – the algorithms that analyse the...

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März 30, 2021

CEP research referenced: "L'ONG américaine Counter extremism project (CEP) avait remarqué unerésurgence de vidéos de propagande de l'État islamique sous-titrée en Français, troisjours avant l'attaque. L'une d'elles, baptisée «Être absorbé devant ton...

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März 30, 2021

"Dr Marc Hecker, of the French Institute of International Relations, said the project was 'bearing fruit' and called for its expansion. 'There is no single case of terrorism recidivism out of 64 convicted terrorists,' he told a webinar hosted by the...

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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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