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September 12, 2024

CEP Webinar: Is Aid Diversion a Major Problem in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia?

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, to discuss the problem of aid diversion in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia.

Press Release

September 11, 2024

Counter Extremism Project Statement Marking 9/11

On the morning of September 11, 2001, America suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history when al-Qaeda terrorists launched coordinated suicide attacks against a range of targets on U.S. soil. Having smuggled knives and box-cutters through...

Press Release

September 6, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: EU Arrests Members of Newly-Designated Terrorist Group The Base

This week saw the arrests of five young men in Europe—two in Italy and three in the Netherlands, including a 16-year-old boy, who stand accused of membership in “The Base”—a neo-Nazi white supremacist network that was designated as a terrorist group...

Press Release

September 5, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: U.S. and Iraqi Forces Target ISIS Leadership in Iraq and Syria

Last week, American and Iraqi forces killed at least 15 ISIS fighters in one of the largest missions in the region in recent years, raiding Islamic State hideouts in Western Iraq with a view towards targeting a senior ISIS commander who oversees...

Press Release

September 5, 2024

CEP Statement on U.S. Indictment of Hamas Leaders

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Justice indictment of six Hamas leaders—Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammed Deif (al Masri), Marwan Issa, Khaled...

Press Release

September 3, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Active Clubs Celebrate “Frontier” Boxing and MMA Event, White Supremacist CashApp Fundraiser Removed, White Power Webstore Advertises on Telegram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, white supremacist Active Club Telegram and X accounts celebrated their...

Press Release

September 3, 2024

CEP Statement on Executions of Hostages by Hamas

Today, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following statement regarding the recent executions by Hamas of six Israeli hostages, four men and two women...

Press Release

August 27, 2024

CounterPoint Brief: ISIS Knife Attack in Solingen, Germany

On Sunday, German federal prosecutors took over the investigation following Friday’s knife attack in Solingen, Germany, which killed three and injured eight others, four of whom sustained serious injuries. After a day-long manhunt, the assailant...

Press Release

August 26, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Posts on X Encourage Violence Against Muslims and Jews, Promote Neo-Nazi Accelerationist Groups and White Supremacist Terrorists

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP located 33 posts on X posted by 18 accounts that promoted acts of...

Press Release

August 20, 2024

CEP Webinar: Protecting and Fostering Jewish Life in The EU After October 7

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Monday, September 9, 2024, focusing on protecting and fostering Jewish life in the EU after October 7.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On August 23, 2017, Boko Haram insurgents attacked several villages in northern Nigeria’s Borno State. The extremists shot at villagers and slit their throats, killing 27 people and wounding at least 6 others. 

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