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ISIS Leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi Killed During Raid By U.S. Special Operations Forces
Thursday morning, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was killed during a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces in northwest Syria. Al-Quraishi was reportedly killed when he detonated a bomb, also...
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CEP Webinar: The Azov Movement – Transnational Right-Wing Extremist Networks and the Current Situation in Ukraine
Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, the Azov Movement has emerged as one of the most significant right-wing extremist structures in Ukraine. Transforming from an erstwhile military unit into a broader political and social movement...
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Burkina Faso’s Military Junta Requests Support In Fight Against Islamist Militants
The leader of Burkina Faso’s recent military coup, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba, has called on the international community to back the country in its fight against militants linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS. Last week, the military deposed Burkina Faso’s...
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CEP Webinar: The Territories of European Jihadism with Dr. Hugo Micheron
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our upcoming webinar with Dr. Hugo Micheron, to discuss his latest publication Le Jihadisme Français.
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Extremist Content Online: Amaq Videos Of ISIS Attacks In Syria Prison Remains Online
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week while U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces battled ISIS...
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CEP Statement on the Adoption of the European Parliament's Position on the Digital Services Act (DSA)
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...
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CEP Report: Central Syria’s ISIS Insurgency In 2021
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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U.N. General Assembly Condemns Holocaust Denial
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...
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Extremist Content Online: ISWAP Video Posted On Over A Dozen Sites, Including Facebook
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, ISIS’s self-proclaimed West African Province (ISWAP) released...
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Tech & Terrorism: Choudary Uses Social Media To Call For Aafia Siddiqui’s Release
In September 2021, internationally designated Islamist cleric and convicted ISIS supporter Anjem Choudary called for the release of Aafia Siddiqui from a U.S. federal prison. Urging allies to take up Siddiqui’s cause, Choudary wrote of “the...
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