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Oktober 1, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi James Mason Disingenuously Attempts To Distance Himself From Previous Calls for Violence

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, neo-Nazi James Mason spoke out against mass shootings in a podcast, but his remarks...

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September 24, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Releases Second Video in 2019

On September 16, 2019, ISIS’s al Furqan Media Foundation released an address by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . Titled “And Say, Act,” the speech was widely released on Telegram and various audio, video, and file sharing platforms...

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September 24, 2019

Guns and Glory: Criminality, Imprisonment, and Jihadist Extremism in Europe

Terrorist groups are recruiting and radicalising criminals in an effort to carry out attacks on European soil. A new joint study by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP ) and the European Policy Centre (EPC ), Guns and Glory: Criminality, Imprisonment...

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September 23, 2019

ICYMI: Central Eastern Europeans and their Lack of Pathways to Global Jihad

On Friday, September 20, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP ) and Bratislava-based think tank GLOBSEC released its newest collaborative report, (Few) Jihadis Without Jihad? Central Eastern Europeans And Their Lack Of Pathways To Global Jihad . The...

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September 20, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Cloudflare Admits to Potential Sanctions Violations

Website security company Cloudflare recently admitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had potentially violated economic and trade laws by providing services to sanctioned individuals or entities blacklisted by the United States...

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September 17, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda Releases One Ummah Magazine in English

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, al-Qaeda released an English-language version of its magazine One Ummah, featuring its leader...

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September 12, 2019

Tech & Terrorism: Australia Begins Enforcing its Online Extremist Content Law

Australia has ordered five websites to remove extremist material, in an move to enforce its new law to combat online extremism. The new law holds social media companies, websites, and Internet service providers liable for fines of up to 10 percent of...

Press Release

September 11, 2019

18 Years After 9/11, Al-Qaeda Remains Malevolent Force Worldwide

Eighteen years ago, 19 al-Qaeda operatives hijacked U.S. commercial airliners and flew them into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. A fourth hijacked airplane crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania. The...

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September 10, 2019

Extremist Content Online: Last Edition of ISIS Magazine Youth of the Caliphate Released

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, a pro-ISIS group, Abd al-Faqir, released what it claims to be the last edition of the Youth...

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September 9, 2019

Fifth Year of Yemen War Continues with no End in Sight

The ongoing war in Yemen between the internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Iran-backed Houthis continues into its fifth year. The Houthis began taking control of parts of the country in mid-2014. In 2015, the threat to the Yemeni...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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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