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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December 11, 2017
ISIS-Inspired Terrorist Explodes Bomb in New York City Subway Passage
CEP released a statement in response to an attempted terrorist attack near the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City during the morning's rush hour that read in part: “This morning’s attempted terror attack reminds us of the influence that...
Press Release
December 4, 2017
ICYMI: The Case for Removing Extremist Videos From the Internet
ICYMI: Following a multi-year CEP campaign, Google/YouTube drastically reduced the number of sermons and lectures from former al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki. In a New York Times op-ed, CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances...
Press Release
November 14, 2017
CEP Statement on YouTube Removal of Anwar al-Awlaki Material
CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released a statement regarding the news that Google-owned YouTube has removed videos and sermons from al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki from its platform. It read in part: "This action will save lives. No longer...
Press Release
November 13, 2017
Watch Today’s CEP Newseum Event Live
CEP is livestreaming today’s policy event on the challenges posed by online extremism. Those who are unable to attend this event can follow the discussion live, beginning at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. The event, Rights and Responsibilities of Social Media...
Press Release
November 10, 2017
ICYMI: Recent News and Analysis from CEP
ICYMI: CEP is making available short summaries and links to significant recent news stories and resources. For example, one story highlights the discovery of 19 different ISIS videos on websites and platforms, including a clip instructing on how to...
Press Release
November 8, 2017
Greta Van Susteren to Moderate CEP’s Newseum Event
Journalist Greta Van Susteren will moderate a panel discussion on the myriad challenges to public safety posed by extremists and terrorists operating online at CEP's November 13 public policy event at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Senator Ron...
Press Release
November 2, 2017
Law Enforcement Officials Reveal NYC Attacker Inspired by ISIS Online Propaganda
CEP said today that the trove of ISIS images and videos found on the cell phone of New York City terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov demonstrates the ubiquity of online radicalizing materials and the ongoing unwillingness of tech companies to take...
Press Release
November 1, 2017
CEP Applauds Rep. Michael McCaul for Demanding Tech Companies Remove Radicalizing Content
CEP today applauded Rep. Michael McCaul , chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, for insisting that tech companies do more to remove the kind of radicalizing propaganda apparently utilized by Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, the...
Press Release
October 31, 2017
Vehicle Terror Attack in Lower Manhattan
CEP released a statement in response to a vehicle attack in Lower Manhattan today that read in part: “Today’s vehicle attack in Manhattan, in which the driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path, killing at least eight people and...
Press Release
October 31, 2017
Congressional Hearings Highlight Misuse of Tech Companies’ Platforms
CEP released a statement praising the U.S. Congress for conducting hearings into extremist content and Russian disinformation online. The statement read in part: “Internet and social media companies have a troubling record of denial and inaction when...
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