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December 21, 2015

CEP Highlights Importance of Removing Anwar al-Awlaki from Social Media – Particularly YouTube

CEP expressed concern today over the continued presence of radical American cleric and propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki's content on social media, particularly YouTube, and his influence on homegrown extremists. CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said,...

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December 18, 2015

ICYMI: CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace Highlights Challenge of Encryption in Washington Post Editorial

CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace wrote about the challenges posed by terrorists using social media and encyrption to propagandize, recruit and plan attacks in an editorial published in the Washington Post December 16.

Press Release

December 17, 2015

CEP Profiles New ISIS Recruiters, Propagandists, and Inciters to Violence Operating on Twitter

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released profiles of 16 new ISIS recruiters, propagandists, and inciters to violence operating on Twitter. CEP has now released profiles on 54 of the most prolific ISIS operatives on Twitter...

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December 7, 2015

“Mujahid Miski,” Notorious Jihadi Recruiter and Subject of Counter Extremism Project’s Constant Tracking, is in Custody in Somalia

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) applauded the arrest in Somalia of prolific jihadi propagandist and recruiter Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan, a.k.a. “Mujahid Miski,” who created a broad social-media presence on Twitter and other social media platforms...

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December 4, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Releases Statement on News that San Bernardino Shooter Pledged Allegiance to ISIS

CEP released the following statement in response to news reports that one of the shooters in the December 2, San Bernadino, California, attack pledged allegiance to ISIS in a Facebook posting.

Press Release

November 30, 2015

CEP Applauds OFAC Designation of Syrian Businessman George Haswani for Facilitation of ISIS Oil Trade

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) applauded the U.S. Department of the Treasury for sanctioning Syrian businessman George Haswani for his role in arranging Syrian regime oil purchases from the terrorist group ISIS. CEP called for the Treasury...

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November 25, 2015

CEP Profiles 24 New American Foreign Fighters, Financiers, and Supporters of Extremist Groups

CEP is releasing 24 new profiles of Americans who have fought with, allegedly attempted to join, or who stand accused of providing material or financial support to extremist groups. The new profiles add to the existing database of 66 American...

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November 23, 2015

CEP Releases Resources on Extremism in Mali Following Attack by Al-Mourabitoun and AQIM

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing new resources on extremism and counter-extremism in the West African country of Mali following the killing of 19 hostages at the Radisson Blu Hotel in the capital of Bamako. CEP is...

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November 18, 2015

CEP Releases Resources on Extremism in France and Belgium Following ISIS Terror Attacks

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing updated resources on terrorism and counterterrorism in France and Belgium following the November 13 attacks that took the lives of at least 129 people and wounded more than 350. A...

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November 14, 2015

CEP Condemns Attacks Across Paris

The Counter Extremism Project condemned the brutal murders in Paris and called on world leaders to make the creation of a unified plan of action to defeat ISIS a priority at the upcoming G20 Summit in Turkey.

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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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