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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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October 24, 2019
U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Introduces Legislation To Help Curb Online Extremism
This week, the U.S. House Homeland Security committee unanimously advanced the National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act ( H.R. 4782 ). The legislation, introduced by Committee Chairman Bennie G. Thompson, would establish a 12...
Press Release
October 23, 2019
Anjem Choudary’s Extremist Network Rebuilds in Year After Radical Cleric’s Early Release from Prison
In the year since Anjem Choudary’s early release from prison, the radical Islamic cleric and convicted ISIS supporter has inspired a revival of al-Muhajiroun , the U.K.-banned extremist group he co-founded in 1996. In its report, Anjem Choudary’s...
Press Release
October 16, 2019
Tech & Terrorism: Atomwaffen Division Video Reuploaded To YouTube After Removal
YouTube is unable or unwilling to keep known extreme neo-Nazi propaganda off their website. An Atomwaffen Division ( AWD ) propaganda video clip has been reuploaded to YouTube, most likely by the original uploader . In both cases, the account has...
Press Release
October 14, 2019
Extremist Content Online: Twitch Streamed German Synagogue Shooting Proliferating on Telegram
CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edition finds the Yom Kippur synagogue shooting in Halle, Germany that was livestreamed on...
Press Release
October 11, 2019
Tech & Terrorism: Content Removal Policies Must be Applied Consistently Across all Types of Extremism
Facebook recently made modifications to its Dangerous Individuals and Organizations policy, in an attempt to limit extremism on its platform. Amongst other changes, the company updated its definition of terrorist organizations from “acts of violence...
Press Release
October 8, 2019
Iranian-Aligned Militias Contribute to Iraq’s Instability
A renewed spotlight has been placed on the power and influence of Iran-aligned militias in Iraq. Known as the Popular Mobilization Forces ( PMFs ), these predominantly Shiite, anti-American, and anti-Sunni extremists have created issues for Iraqi...
Press Release
October 7, 2019
Extremist Content Online: Atomwaffen Division Reappears on YouTube
CEP reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week’s edition finds that the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division has released a new video and...
Press Release
October 3, 2019
Tech & Terrorism: Tech Companies Fail to Curb Online Abuses
Child exploitation content on the Internet has dramatically increased, and current efforts to prevent and remove it by tech companies and law enforcement are not enough. In a recent New York Times article , Counter Extremism Project ( CEP ) Senior...
Press Release
October 1, 2019
Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi James Mason Disingenuously Attempts To Distance Himself From Previous Calls for Violence
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, neo-Nazi James Mason spoke out against mass shootings in a podcast, but his remarks...
Press Release
September 24, 2019
Extremist Content Online: Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Releases Second Video in 2019
On September 16, 2019, ISIS’s al Furqan Media Foundation released an address by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . Titled “And Say, Act,” the speech was widely released on Telegram and various audio, video, and file sharing platforms...
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