In Their Own Words:
We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].
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Press Release
September 10, 2021
CEP Statements Ahead Of 20th Anniversary Of 9/11
On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists killed 2,977 people in coordinated attacks on U.S. soil. In the attacks, which were orchestrated by Osama bin Laden, 19 men hijacked four commercial airplanes, deliberately crashing two of the planes into...
Press Release
September 9, 2021
Taliban Announces Interim Afghan Government Comprised Of Hardliners, Known Terrorists
On Tuesday, the Taliban announced the formation of an interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with hardiners from their rule in the 1990s and veterans of the 20-year war against the U.S.-led coalition. The lineup of senior cabinet...
Press Release
September 7, 2021
Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda Congratulates Taliban on Victory, Violent White Supremacist Accounts Found On Instagram
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. On August 31, al-Qaeda released a statement via the group’s As-Sahab...
Press Release
September 7, 2021
ICYMI: CEP/C-REX Virtual Conference Examines Long-Term Implications And Effects Of Terror Attacks
Last week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Center for Research on Extremism (C-REX) hosted a virtual conference commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Oslo/Utøya attacks in Norway and the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The conference, which...
Press Release
August 31, 2021
Extremist Content Online: ISIS Online Supporters Celebrate Kabul Airport Attack
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Over the last week, CEP researchers found ISIS supporters on RocketChat...
Press Release
August 28, 2021
ISIS-K And The Renewed Terrorist Threats In Afghanistan
Following the bombings on Thursday outside of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport that killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 170 Afghans and left even more wounded, international attention has turned to the perpetrators, ISIS Khorasan...
Press Release
August 26, 2021
CEP Statement On Kabul Terror Attacks And Evacuations
On Thursday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend released the following joint statement after two explosions outside of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport killed at least 60...
Press Release
August 23, 2021
C-REX-CEP Virtual Conference: 10th Anniversary of Oslo/Utøya and 20th Anniversary of 9/11 – Long-term Implications and Effects
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the horrific attacks in Oslo and the island of Utøya in Norway. These attacks perpetrated by a violent right-wing terrorist had long lasting and profound impacts on Norway as well as the transnational violent...
Press Release
August 20, 2021
Tech & Terrorism: No, Tech Companies Should Not Give The Taliban A Platform Online
Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, major tech companies are allegedly facing a dilemma about how to moderate the terror group’s online presence. At issue is whether to recognize a transfer of power to the group in the war-torn country...
Press Release
August 18, 2021
Taliban Return To Power Sparks Fears Of Al-Qaeda Resurgence
The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is stoking renewed fear of a resurgence in terrorism from al-Qaeda and other jihadi groups. Al-Qaeda has long pledged allegiance to the Taliban, which provided sanctuary to the terror group before and...
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