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Mass Casualty Attack Prompts U.S. To Condemn Violence In Mali
Earlier this week, the U.S. Department of State condemned the December 3 attack on a civilian bus in Mali that killed 31 individuals and wounded 17 others. Gunmen opened fire on the bus as it was traveling from the village of Songho to a market in...
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Extremist Content Online: YouTube Hosts Video of Debate With Neo-Nazi James Mason Who Promotes Antisemitism and Violence
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, evangelist Bob Larson and neo-Nazi James Mason had a live...
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Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Court Sentences ISIS Supporter To 16 Years In Prison For Aiding Terror Group
On November 19, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Elvis Redzepagic was sentenced to more than 16 years in prison for “attempting to provide material support and resources to the designated foreign terrorist organizations the Islamic State...
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Turkey Under Pressure To Shut Down Hamas Operations Within Its Borders
Last week, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid called on the Turkish government to shut down Hamas offices within Turkey’s borders after Israel broke up a Hamas cell of more than 50 operatives who Israel's Shin Bet security agency said were directed...
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CEP Applauds Australia’s Intention To Designate Hezbollah And The Base as Terrorist Organizations
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the following statement today applauding the Australian government’s announcement that it would designate Hezbollah and The Base as terrorist organizations:
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CEP Spotlight: Dr. Hany Farid
CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, an internationally recognized expert in digital forensics, misinformation, algorithmic amplification, image analysis, and hashing technology, is a professor at UC Berkeley with a joint appointment in Electrical...
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Neo-Nazi Telegram Channel Continues Doxing FDA, CDC Officials
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. This week, CEP researchers found a neo-Nazi Telegram channel being used...
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U.K. To Ban Terror Group Hamas In Its Entirety
Today, U.K. Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that Hamas, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), will be similarly banned in its entirety under the U.K.’s Terrorism Act. The new policy will supplant a ban on the Hamas’s military...
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Pakistan Forges Agreement With Al-Qaeda Affiliate
Last week, the government of Pakistan and the U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed to a one-month ceasefire while the two conduct negotiations in Afghanistan under the auspices of the Afghan Taliban...
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Former EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove Joins CEP Advisory Board
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today announced that former European Union (EU) Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove has joined its Advisory Board.
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