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Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Joins the Counter Extremism Project
CEP announced the addition of former NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly to its Advisory Board. CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace said about Kelly: “He brings vast, unparalleled experience, knowledge and expertise to the issues central to our organization...
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Ohio State Attack Points Again to Awlaki’s Radicalizing Influence
CEP released a statement condemning Monday's attack at the Ohio State University that injured 11 people and noted that the perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was inspired in part by the ideology of the late al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. CEP again...
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CEP Issues Updated Resources on ISIS Online Recruiter Neil Prakash Following Arrest in Turkey
CEP is releasing updated resources on Neil Prakash, an Australian online recruiter and facilitator for ISIS, following his arrest in Turkey. Prakash was thought to have been killed by a U.S. airstrike in April. CEP has long tracked Prakash on various...
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CEP Issues Updated Resources on Hezbollah Funders Subject to U.S. Government Investigation
CEP is releasing updated resources on three brothers, Kassim, Hussain, and Ali Tajideen, who were previously sanctioned by the U.S. government for their financial support for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. One of the brothers, Hussain Tajideen...
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Iraqi Shiite Militias Complicate Fight to Defeat ISIS in Mosul, Other Areas
CEP is releasing updated resources on three of the most powerful Iraqi Shiite militias, as the groups become more heavily involved in the fight to drive ISIS from Sunni dominated towns surrounding Mosul. Human Rights Watch has documented atrocities...
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Deadly Mali Attack Marked the Reemergence of Al-Qaeda in West Africa
One year after a deadly attack in Mali, CEP is releasing updated resources on the Islamic extremist groups responsible for the attack, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al-Mourabitoun, as well as Mali's struggles to combat extremists while...
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Three of Nine Minnesota Men Sentenced For Roles in ISIS Conspiracy Case
CEP released updated reports on three Somali–American men from Minnesota who were sentenced by a federal judge in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to supporting and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Prosecutors say in spring of 2014, a...
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CEP Releases Updated Afghanistan Resources Following Recent Taliban and ISIS Attacks
CEP released updated resources on Afghanistan following recent Taliban and ISIS attacks that left at least 32 people dead and more than 180 wounded. According to the U.N., Afghanistan suffered a record number of casualties in 2015, with 3,500...
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Paris Attacks One Year Later: Greater Worldwide Effort Necessary to Combat Extremism
One year after the November 13, 2015 ISIS attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and injured 350 others, CEP released detailed resources on the perpetrators and called for greater worldwide efforts to combat extremism, including measures to prevent...
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CEP Releases Report on Abu Sayyaf Group Following Attack in South Philippines
CEP released a new resource on Islamist terrorist organization the Abu Sayyaf Group, known for its kidnappings and beheadings, as Philippine authorities investigate ASG’s murder of a German woman and the kidnapping of her husband from their sailboat...
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