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March 13, 2025

COUNTER EXTREMISM PROJECT APPLAUDS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND SECRETARY RUBIO FOR DECISIVE ACTION AGAINST PRO-HAMAS SUPPORTER MAHMOUD KHALIL

Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions are Clear Basis For Khalil’s Deportation. Broader Authorities Regarding Antisemitism and Its Incitement Must Be Strengthened. (New York, NY) – Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace...

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March 12, 2025

In accordance with the severity of his crimes, Clifford will be held in one of the maximum-security Category A prisons designed for the most dangerous offenders, at least initially. “There are only a limited number of prisons that can house those who...

Extremism News Roundup

March 12, 2025

Eye on Extremism: March 12, 2025

Separatist militants hijacked a train carrying more than 400 people in an isolated mountainous area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. A militant group that claimed responsibility for the attack said it was holding scores of security personnel who...

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March 11, 2025

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert and director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), calls this "an explosive situation": "Something resembling peace is currently emerging between Turkey and the PKK; initial negotiations are underway," says...

Extremism News Roundup

March 11, 2025

Eye on Extremism: March 11, 2025

The Kurdish-led militia that controls northeastern Syria agreed on Monday to merge with the country’s new government, marking a major breakthrough for Damascus in its efforts to unify a country still wrestling with violent turmoil. The agreement...

Extremism News Roundup

March 10, 2025

Eye on Extremism: March 10, 2025

Syria's interim leader has appealed for unity, as violence and revenge killings continued in areas loyal to ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and...

Extremism News Roundup

March 7, 2025

Eye on Extremism: March 7, 2025

In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and welcomed foreign dignitaries as crowds gather at cafes, speaking out freely for the first time in decades. But 400 miles away in northeastern Syria...

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March 6, 2025

"Meanwhile, Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project explained that existing EU legal frameworks are inadequate for addressing the growing problem. Schindler described Samidoun as a network that "allow[s] for the cooperation between...

Extremism News Roundup

March 6, 2025

Eye on Extremism: March 6, 2025

The Trump administration has been holding direct talks with Hamas over the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of a broader deal to end the war, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions tell Axios. Why it matters...

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March 6, 2025

"Broidy, along with Dr. Thomas Kaplan, co-chair The Fund to End Antisemitism, Extremism, and Hate. The pair were enlisted by former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Reformation, Mark D. Wallace, the founder of the Counter Extremism Project...

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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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