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Dezember 9, 2016

CEP Condemns Suicide Bombing at Madagali, Nigeria Market

CEP released a statement today condemning the Boko Haram suicide bombing carried out by two women at a market in Madagali, Nigeria, that killed at least 30 people. "Madagali residents were liberated from Boko Haram’s rule earlier this year, but this...

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Dezember 8, 2016

ICYMI: Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, CEP Technology Featured on HBO’s VICE News Tonight

HBO’s VICE News Tonight broadcast a segment that detailed the workings of CEP's hashing technology, developed with Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid, that is capable of removing extremist images, video, and audio content...

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Dezember 6, 2016

Tech Companies’ Hashing Technology a Step in the Right Direction, Raises Significant Questions

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, in a statement, said he was pleased that social media companies, with support from the European Union, are adopting technology that will help remove extremist content from their platforms. He noted that the...

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Dezember 2, 2016

One Year After San Bernardino Attack: Path to Radicalization Little Changed

CEP released a statement on the one-year anniversary of the terror attack in San Bernardino, California that killed 14 people. One of the attackers, Syed Rizwan Farook, Like a growing number of terrorists, was radicalized in part by the late al-Qaeda...

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Dezember 1, 2016

Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Joins the Counter Extremism Project

CEP announced the addition of former NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly to its Advisory Board. CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace said about Kelly: “He brings vast, unparalleled experience, knowledge and expertise to the issues central to our organization...

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November 29, 2016

Ohio State Attack Points Again to Awlaki’s Radicalizing Influence

CEP released a statement condemning Monday's attack at the Ohio State University that injured 11 people and noted that the perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was inspired in part by the ideology of the late al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. CEP again...

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November 28, 2016

CEP Issues Updated Resources on ISIS Online Recruiter Neil Prakash Following Arrest in Turkey

CEP is releasing updated resources on Neil Prakash, an Australian online recruiter and facilitator for ISIS, following his arrest in Turkey. Prakash was thought to have been killed by a U.S. airstrike in April. CEP has long tracked Prakash on various...

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November 22, 2016

CEP Issues Updated Resources on Hezbollah Funders Subject to U.S. Government Investigation

CEP is releasing updated resources on three brothers, Kassim, Hussain, and Ali Tajideen, who were previously sanctioned by the U.S. government for their financial support for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. One of the brothers, Hussain Tajideen...

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November 21, 2016

Iraqi Shiite Militias Complicate Fight to Defeat ISIS in Mosul, Other Areas

CEP is releasing updated resources on three of the most powerful Iraqi Shiite militias, as the groups become more heavily involved in the fight to drive ISIS from Sunni dominated towns surrounding Mosul. Human Rights Watch has documented atrocities...

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November 17, 2016

Deadly Mali Attack Marked the Reemergence of Al-Qaeda in West Africa

One year after a deadly attack in Mali, CEP is releasing updated resources on the Islamic extremist groups responsible for the attack, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al-Mourabitoun, as well as Mali's struggles to combat extremists while...

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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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