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.
News
"9 a.m. — Counter Extremism Project webinar: 'Houthi Procurement and Terror Finance — The Yemeni Arm of Iran’s Proxy Forces,' with Ari Heistein, author, CEP report series, Yemen specialist and defense technology professional; Raz Zimmt, research...
CounterPoint Blog
December 7 marks exactly two months since Hamas’s vicious surprise assault on Israel, when it massacred at least 1,200 and took more than 240 hostage into Gaza. While Hamas released around 100 hostages during a weeklong ceasefire in November, the...
CounterPoint Blog
Following is the November 2023 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2022 and 2021 can be found here and here . The...
Videos
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "This is an extraordinary, difficult endeavor because there is this still functioning underground system in particular in the southern half of Gaza. But Sinwar really is the key leader to get...
News
"Qatar has played a major role in getting Israeli hostages out of Gaza, but it’s facing growing pressure to distance itself from Hamas. In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green”, Fran Townsend...
Press Release
The links between terrorist and extremist content on tech platforms and real-world violence are undeniable. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has long been at the forefront of monitoring these online spaces and responding to content that puts users...
Press Release
Today Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend called on speakers at the upcoming Doha Forum on December 10-11 to use that platform for good — and publicly demand that...
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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