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CEP Webinar: “The Logistics Of Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters From Three Ideological Backgrounds”
The last decade saw an immense flurry of interest concerning the issue of foreign (terrorist) fighters. As ISIS gained control over significant areas in Iraq and Syria, a significant flow of foreign recruits occurred. They traveled thousands of miles...
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Extremist Groups Increasingly Target U.S. Students For Recruitment
College campuses across the United States are increasingly becoming targets for extremist groups seeking to recruit young, impressionable minds and legitimize their movements. This appeal to students reflects an evolving strategy by hate groups in...
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ICYMI: CEP Calls On EU & U.N. To Strengthen UNIFIL Mandate In Lebanon
On Tuesday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler, Polish MEP and former Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and CEP Senior Advisor and former Irish Deputy Foreign Minister Lucinda Creighton, authored an op-ed...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Video Calling For Terrorist Attacks Resurfaces
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, a pro-ISIS supporter recirculated a previously released...
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Mali Coup Occurs Against Backdrop Of Growing Islamist Insurgency
Following intense protests against widespread government corruption and a deterioriating security apparatus, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted last week in an apparent military coup. The coup has since drawn widespread international...
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Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Facebook Accounts Spread ISIS And Hurras al-Din Propaganda
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 Facebook accounts used to spread ISIS...
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U.S.-Designated Terrorist Extradited From Jamaica To New York
Last week, U.S.- Specially Designated Global Terrorist and Islamist propagandist Abdullah al-Faisal was extradited to New York from Jamaica to face charges of supporting terrorism by conspiring to recruit followers and fighters for ISIS. The radical...
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Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Seizes Cryptocurrency Assets Of Terror Groups
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice seized nearly two million dollars worth of cryptocurrency assets from three U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations—al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Hamas. The operation, which represents the largest seizure of...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Releases Propaganda Video Displaying Military Action And Executions From Self-Proclaimed Province In Syria
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 titled “The Epic Battles...
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Tech & Terrorism: Facebook Accounts Hijacked To Spread Pro-ISIS Propaganda
Hackers have hijacked Facebook accounts of prominent individuals to post ISIS propaganda. Australian journalist Julia Baird became the most recent victim this week, when her Facebook profile was compromised by unknown individuals. Baird’s profile was...
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