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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The ISIS attack on a prison in al-Hasakah, Syria, on January 20, and the ensuing battle left hundreds of ISIS suspects dead, escaped, or unaccounted for. While the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have regained control of the prison, many...
News
"For years, the combatants crossing Ukraine’s borders to pick up arms were joining the pro-Russian forces that had taken control of a territory in eastern Ukraine. Since 2014, more than 17,000 fighters from more than 50 countries have joined the...
CounterPoint Blog
The involuntary celibacy (Incel) movement has gained significant attention since 2014 when it burst onto the extremist scene with the killing of six people in Isla Vista, California, at the hands of a self-proclaimed Incel. The man responsible for...
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"According to the 'Counter Extremism Project,' members of the NSC are stockpiling weapons in preparation for a war they intend to fight, in the name of white supremacy. Their rhetoric is dangerous. Their intentions are violent. They have no home in...
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CEP Research Analyst Gregory Waters quoted: "Waters said that the Islamic State in Syria has again become capable of carrying out sophisticated operations. The group has developed 'a slimmer, centralized core of veteran fighters who are linked into...
CounterPoint Blog
The first two entries in this series, “ ISIS ‘Down’ but ‘Not Out’ in Iraq” and “ Justice Necessary Before Yazidis Can Find Peace,” addressed the scope and effects of military missions and transitional justice, respectively. This article expands on...
Press Release
Speculation is increasing that the United States could agree to Iran’s demand to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations as a condition of a nuclear agreement. Senior officials in Israel...
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On February 23, 2022, CEP hosted a webinar with Dr. Hugo Micheron, to discuss his latest publication Le Jihadisme Français. Dr. Micheron joined CEP London-based Advisor Liam Duffy to discuss his research, which is one of the largest qualitative and...
Press Release
The ISIS attack on a prison in al-Hasakah, Syria, on January 20, and the ensuing battle left hundreds of ISIS suspects dead, escaped, or unaccounted for. While the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have regained control of the prison, many...
News
"On this episode of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler Sr., director of the Counter Extremism Project, discusses concerns about possible cyberattacks and physical harm Americans could encounter."
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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