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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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August 17, 2021

CEP Statement on the Anniversary of the Barcelona and Cambrils Attacks

Four years ago, on August 17, 2017, Islamist terrorists drove a rented white van down Barcelona’s busy Las Ramblas boulevard at high speed, careering into pedestrians on the packed tourist street. The following day, five members of the same jihadist...

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August 16, 2021

Taliban Declares War Over Following U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

Taliban forces seized Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, on Sunday, as the Western-backed government collapsed. That same day, President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. Given the severity of the situation, the Pentagon authorized another 1,000 troops...

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August 12, 2021

Taliban Continues Sweeping Offensive In Afghanistan

This week, the Taliban seized the Afghan provincial capitals of Pul-i-Khumri, Farah, Faizabad, and Ghazni, giving them estimated control of more than two-thirds of the country. The Taliban’s victories bring the total number of major cities captured...

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August 11, 2021

Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, Former U.S. State Department Coordinator For Counterterrorism, Joins CEP Advisory Board

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today announced the addition of the former U.S. Department of State Ambassador-at-Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism Nathan A. Sales to its Advisory Board.

Press Release

August 5, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: Radical Hate Preacher Anjem Choudary Attempts To Return Online After U.K. Lifts Speech Ban

With Anjem Choudary’s public speaking ban lifted by the United Kingdom, the radical British cleric has made multiple attempts to re-establish his online presence on multiple major social media platforms. Already, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and...

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August 5, 2021

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists and Neo-Nazis Celebrate El Paso Shooter On Telegram Ahead Of Attack’s Second Anniversary

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. Last week, CEP researchers located a dozen neo-Nazi or white supremacist...

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July 30, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: Google Sues Germany Over Hate Speech Law

This week, Google filed a lawsuit in administrative court in Germany to challenge a portion of the country’s expanded 2018 Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG). NetzDG regulates online content moderation and requires online platforms to remove...

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July 28, 2021

U.S. Investigating Qatar For Alleged IRGC Financing

The U.S. State Department has reportedly launched an inquiry into an allegation that Qatar’s royal family has supplied funds to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). The investigation...

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July 26, 2021

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Celebrate Ten Year Anniversary of 2011 Norway Attacks

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. Last week, CEP researchers located several celebratory posts from...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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