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Pakistan Forges Agreement With Al-Qaeda Affiliate
Last week, the government of Pakistan and the U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed to a one-month ceasefire while the two conduct negotiations in Afghanistan under the auspices of the Afghan Taliban...
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Former EU Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove Joins CEP Advisory Board
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today announced that former European Union (EU) Counterterrorism Coordinator Gilles de Kerchove has joined its Advisory Board.
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CEP Spotlight: Ian Acheson
CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and senior official in the U.K. Home Office with more than 25 years of experience, is an expert in the U.K.’s criminal justice system, specifically the prevention of Islamist and right-wing...
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Extremist Content Online: Former Atomwaffen Division Members Announced A New Splinter Group, Are Condemned By James Mason
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 November 8, former members of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD) posted...
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Iraqi Prime Minister Targeted For Assassination Amid Wave Of Attacks
On Sunday, armed drones attacked the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in a failed assassination attempt. There were no claims of responsibility, but Iraqi security officials identified Iran as the source of the drones while some...
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CEP Resource Details The Taliban’s Hardline Government
When Taliban forces seized control of Afghanistan in August, leaders of the extremist group pledged to establish a new reformed Taliban government. The current government, unlike the one in the 1990s, claimed that it would honor women’s rights within...
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CEP Briefing Paper: Misuse Of Online Services By Transnational Right-Wing Extremist And Terrorist Networks
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has published a new briefing paper entitled, The Misuse of Online Platforms by Violent Right-Wing Extremists and Terrorists. The paper follows an in-depth study in 2020 in which CEP, commissioned by the Federal...
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Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazis On Telegram Post Alleged Dox Of CDC Director
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, a neo-Nazi Telegram channel posted the alleged address of...
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Saudi Arabia Cuts Ties With Lebanon After Government Minister Shows Support For Iranian-Backed Terrorists
On Friday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia severed diplomatic and economic ties with Lebanon by suspending all imports from the country, expelling the Lebanese ambassador from Riyadh, and recalling its own envoy. The move came in response to remarks by...
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Members Of The Base Sentenced To Prison For Terrorism-Related Activities
Last week, former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrick Jordan Mathews and U.S. Army veteran Brian Mark Lemley Jr., members of the neo-Nazi group The Base, were each sentenced to nine years in federal prison. Last January, the FBI arrested the two...
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