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Dezember 31, 2019

"Supporters of an Iran-backed militia tried to storm the American embassy compound in the Iraqi capital, driving the U.S. to send military reinforcements and pointing to the fraught challenge for Washington in maintaining forces in Iraq.Some pitched...

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Dezember 29, 2019

"The Iranian-backed Iraqi militia targeted by U.S. airstrikes on Sunday was among the Shiite groups that joined in the fight against Islamic State. But for nearly two decades it has also attacked American forces and helped stoke sectarian strife in...

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Dezember 21, 2019

"'The lack of consensus over what to do with these individuals will continue to be a security threat and potential source of the group’s resurgence,' said Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher for the Counter Extremism Project. 'ISIS now calls for its...

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Dezember 16, 2019

“Hany Farid is part of a team of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley who have developed a computer algorithm that they say may help to detect deepfakes. Farid has a track record of pushing tech companies to do more to remove...

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Dezember 12, 2019

CEP Senior Advisor Lucinda Creighton writes: "Halle. Christchurch. Paris. El Paso. London. We are living in times of global terrorism, unlike any we have known before. This is a terror that thrives through its enduring online presence. A terror that...

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Dezember 7, 2019

"The Base is a group that unites white separatists who allegedly wish to carry out acts of violence against the government, Jews, people of color, and the LGBT community.Joshua Fisher-Birch, a research analyst with Counter Extremism Project (CEP), is...

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Dezember 5, 2019

"Lectures by an Islamist hate preacher whose teachings helped to radicalise the London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan have been found on YouTube years after experts warned of the dangers they present. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which aims to...

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Dezember 5, 2019

"Lectures by an Islamist hate preacher who helped radicalise London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan have been found on YouTube years after experts warned they fuel extremism. Anwar al-Awlaki, who was killed by a US drone strike in Yemen eight years ago...

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Dezember 5, 2019

"According to information VICE has learned from confidential sources, a U.S.-based neo-Nazi terrorist group is currently harboring a missing ex-soldier from Canada. The information suggests members of The Base are hiding Patrik Mathews, 26, whose...

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Dezember 4, 2019

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler discusses radical cleric Anjem Choudary's connection to London terror attacker Usman Khan. Schindler said, "Choudary is one of the most radical and dangerous individuals in Europe, a virtual radicalization...

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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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