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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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Press Release
March 27, 2017
CEP Analysis: Converts Who Became Foreign Fighters, Recruiters, and Domestic Terrorists
As terrorist groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda continue to search for new followers capable of being radicalized to violence, CEP is releasing a new report that explores the diverse backgrounds of 131 American, Canadian, European, and Australian converts...
Press Release
March 24, 2017
Advertiser Revolt Underscores Need for Google to Address Ubiquity of Extremist Content on YouTube
CEP said today that while Google has promised to revamp its policies after American and European companies complained of ads appearing next to extremist videos on YouTube, a bigger problem is the presence of more than 70,000 Anwar Al-Awlaki videos on...
Press Release
March 22, 2017
CEP Condemns Today’s Violent Attacks in London
(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project issued the following statement from CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and President Frances F. Townsend in response to the terror attack on Westminster Bridge and subsequent stabbing outside of the Houses...
Press Release
March 22, 2017
One Year After Brussels Attacks: Belgium, Europe Struggle with Challenges of Extremism
One year after the worst bombings in its modern history, Belgium and the rest of Europe continue to struggle with the complex challenges of terrorism and extremism, CEP said, in releasing a new report on preventing jihadist radicalization in Europe...
Press Release
March 21, 2017
Pullout of Advertisers from Google Highlights Problem of Extremist Content on YouTube
CEP's new report contrasts Google’s pledge to divert users away from radicalizing and extremist content, with the increasing availability of sermons and lectures from radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on Google-owned YouTube, as controversy continues...
Press Release
March 20, 2017
As ISIS Loses Territory, CEP Calls for Leaders to Address Recruitment and Radicalization Online
CEP is calling on President Trump and ministers from 68 countries gathering in Washington, D.C. this week to focus on the defeat of ISIS on the cyber-battlefield, given the extremist group’s continued ability to weaponize the Internet and social...
Press Release
March 13, 2017
ICYMI: Wall Street Journal Interview with CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid, “How Algorithms Can Help Beat Islamic State”
CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal regarding his development with CEP of eGLYPH, a technology that can identify the “worst of the worst” extremist images...
Press Release
February 27, 2017
U.S. Drone Strike Targets Al-Qaeda Second In Command
Abu al-Khayr al-Masri, the the deputy to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and the son-in-law to Osama bin Laden, was reportedly killed in northwest Syria by a U.S. drone strike. Masri was an al-Qaeda member for three decades and was wanted for the...
Press Release
February 23, 2017
Documents Reaffirm Awlaki’s Role in Radicalizing “Underwear Bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab
F.B.I. interviews with attempted airplane suicide bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, detailed by the New York Times , document the direct role played by U.S.-born cleric and al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki in planning and directing the plot. CEP...
Press Release
February 15, 2017
CEP Report Tracks IRGC Role in Iranian Economy, Links to Terrorist Groups
Congress and the Trump Administration are considering options to deter further illegal Iranian ballistic missile testing and regional aggression, including designating the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps a Foreign Terrorist Organization. In light...
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