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U.S. To Designate Iran-Backed Houthis As Terrorist Group
On Sunday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the United States intends to designate the Houthis—officially known as Ansar Allah (Partisans of God)—as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Releases New Propaganda Video
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 released a new propaganda video from their self...
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CEP Germany Webinar: The Transnational Violent Right-Wing Extremist and Terrorist Threat in France and Germany
The violent right-wing extremist and terrorist milieu in the United States and Europe has developed a distinctly transnational character in its activities and therefore presents an increasing security threat on both sides of the Atlantic.
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The Top 20 Most Dangerous Extremists On Earth
(New York, N.Y.) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published a list of the 20 most dangerous extremists on the planet. The list highlights the last known location, deaths attributed to these harbingers of terror, as well as analyzing the...
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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Magazine “Voice Of Hind” #11 Released
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, the eleventh issue of the pro- ISIS web magazine “Voice of...
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Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Video Released On Multiple Websites, 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 released a new, hour-long video titled “To Be Absolved...
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Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Mass Kidnapping In Nigeria
Last week, Boko Haram extremists abducted more than 300 students from a boys’ boarding school in Kankara, northwest Nigeria. The attack was carried out in a town located hundreds of miles from the insurgent group’s stronghold in the Lake Chad Basin...
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Tech & Terrorism: Europe Takes Action To Combat Online Extremism
After a series of terror attacks earlier this year in Austria and France, the European Union, its member states, and the United Kingdom are taking new steps to reduce online extremism and stem the dissemination of terrorist propaganda.
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Extremist Content Online: Numerous ISIS Nasheeds Located On SoundCloud
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, CEP researchers located numerous ISIS nasheeds on SoundCloud...
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CEP Webinar: Islamism – Bridging the Atlantic Divide
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our webinar Islamism – Bridging the Atlantic Divide.
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