Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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"Non-profit organisation Counter Extremism Project has announced that Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind will design the ARCHER at House 88 learning centre in the former home of an Auschwitz commandant."
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"On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a devastating attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people. In response, the U.S. and its allies sought to isolate the Palestinian militant group, designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO). Yet, despite...
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“The dissolution of Hurras al-Deen, al-Qaeda's last significant affiliate in Syria, demonstrates how sustained military pressure combined with internal ideological divisions can sink extremist groups, security analysts said… Hurras al-Deen claimed...
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The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, the leader of the neo-Nazi group The Base posted on a Russian video...
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" “On January 27, 2025, the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of notorious death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, The Counter Extremism Project, a transnational, non-partisan, non-profit organization that has been successfully fighting extremism since its...
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"In line with Vance’s goal of preventing hate from spreading and devolving into extraordinary evil, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) — a nonprofit aimed at combating extremist groups — recently purchased House 88, home of the infamous Auschwitz...
CounterPoint Blog
On February 23, five months after an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Hezbollah held a funeral for its deceased leader of more than 30 years. Simultaneously, Hezbollah held a funeral for Hashem Safieddine...
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"Hamas' six biggest allies have been identified in a new study as the group continues to benefit from a "well-established international support system". A bombshell new report by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), shown exclusively to the Express...
Extremism News Roundup
“The Taliban on Monday confirmed the arrest of a British couple in their 70s in Afghanistan after a plea from their children for their release. The four adult children of Peter and Barbie Reynolds said their parents have lived in Afghanistan for 18...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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