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Tech & Terrorism: European Officials Express Concern For Online Self-Radicalization
Belgian and U.K. officials have expressed concern over the risk of individuals radicalizing online to terrorism. Belgian Federal Prosecutor Frédéric Van Leeuw discussed the challenge of “inspired terrorism,” which makes it difficult for authorities...
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Al-Shabab Attacks U.S. Military Airbase, Laying Destruction In Somalia & Kenya
On January 5, 2020, Somali terrorist group al-Shabab launched an attack on a U.S. military airbase in Kenya, near the country’s border with Somalia. The incursion at Manda Bay Airfield killed one U.S. military service member and two American...
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Anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attack: European states need to take responsibility for returning foreign terrorist fighters
On the fifth anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attack in France, Jean-Charles Brisard, senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and President of the Center for the Analysis of Terrorism, warns against underestimating the risk posed by...
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U.S. Designates Asaib Ahl al-Haq as a Foreign Terrorist Organization
On January 3, the U.S. Department of State announced it would designate Asaib Ahl al-Haq as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act along with two of the Iraqi Shiite militia group’s leaders— Qais al...
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CEP Resources: Ismail Ghaani Appointed New IRGC Quds Force Leader To Replace Soleimani
Following the death of former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force leader Major General Qasem Soleimani—who was killed in a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020—Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali...
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Iranian-Backed Militia Supporters End Siege of U.S. Embassy in Iraq
Protesters—including members and supporters of Iranian proxy Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH)—ended their efforts to storm the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad on Wednesday, after a spokesman for the U.S.-designated terrorist group ordered the demonstrators to disperse...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Reaffirms Presence in Iraq
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, ISIS released a new video on multiple websites declaring its strength in Iraq. Additionally...
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Tech & Terrorism: White Supremacists Continue to Migrate to Telegram
Far-right extremists are proliferating on Telegram. Last week, the Financial Times reported that the encrypted messaging platform has “useful features” that make it an ideal breeding ground for extremists to operate. Among those features include end...
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Celebrate Jersey City Shooting 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, white supremacists on Telegram celebrated the Jersey City shooting, in which six people were...
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U.N. Panel Warns of Deteriorating Libyan Security Situation
This week, U.N. experts released a report detailing the deteriorating security situation in Libya. The report states that Libya is not only targeted as “one of the main axes” of ISIS’s future operations, but that the country will continue to be...
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