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You might remember a story from about a year ago of a plumber from Texas whose used truck ended up in hands of Islamist militants in Syria. Last week, the plumber filed a lawsuit against the dealer that bought his truck and he's seeking $1 million in damages. Former U.N. ambassador Mark Wallace...

You might remember a story from about a year ago of a plumber from Texas whose used truck ended up in hands of Islamist militants in Syria. A photo of the truck posted on Twitter showed the Ford F-250 being used by jihadis. Last week, the plumber filed a lawsuit against the dealer that bought his...

Activists and lawmakers are pressing the Obama administration and social media companies to do more to fight the Islamic State's use of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube as weapons of war. Mark Wallace, CEO of the Counter-Extremism Project, a private nonprofit formed to fight online and financial...

The former Minnesota man who left the USA years ago to join an al-Qaida affiliate, Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, denied he's a member of al-Shabab or the Islamic State in an interview with a news outlet. The New York-based Counter Extremism Project applauded Hassan's arrest, calling him a...

The New York-based Counter Extremism Project applauded Hassan's arrest, calling him a "prolific jihadi propagandist and recruiter" who "created a broad social-media presence on Twitter and other social media platforms to recruit and incite violence for al-Shabab and ISIS"...

Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan faces specific charges of providing material support to terrorists; conspiracy to kill, kidnap, maim or injure people overseas; using a firearm in a crime of violence; and soliciting others to commit a crime of violence. The Counter Extremism Project says his Twitter...

A former Minnesota resident, Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan joined al-Shabab in Somalia more than seven years ago and more recently went online to urge others to carry out violence on behalf of the Islamic State group, authorities said. The New York-based Counter Extremism Project applauded Hassan's...

A high-level Brussels conference was told that it is a matter of not “if” Islamic extremists launch another deadly Paris-style atrocity in Europe but “when”. The fight against Jihadism is, today, the “main threat” facing Europe but there are no “quick fixes...

One of the most popular places for radicalization on the Internet is Twitter, where terrorists are very well-organized. Studies estimate there are at least 90,000 Twitter accounts operated by ISIS. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a nonprofit dedicated to combating extremist groups, launched a...

A Minnesota man who joined al-Shabab in 2008 surrendered to the Somali government in November, the U.S. State Department told MPR News Monday.