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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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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler: "«C’est évidemment un revers majeur» pour l’EI, explique à l’AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, ancien expert des Nations unies devenu directeur du CEP. «Bien sûr ils vont devoir trouver un nouveau leader et...
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Thursday morning, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that ISIS leader Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi was killed during a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces in northwest Syria. Al-Quraishi was reportedly killed when he detonated a bomb, also...
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"Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and former coordinator of the ISIL, al-Qaida and Taliban Monitoring Team of the UN Security Council, told The Media Line, 'This seems to have been a combination of an...
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Für den Terrorismus-Experten Hans-Jakob Schindler ein bekanntes Vorgehen in der Neonazi-Szene: 'Im Gegensatz zur übrigen Musikindustrie in Deutschland, welche durch erhebliche Konkurrenz...
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Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, the Azov Movement has emerged as one of the most significant right-wing extremist structures in Ukraine. Transforming from an erstwhile military unit into a broader political and social movement...
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It began as a discussion group for men and women struggling to establish lasting relationships. Over time, the Incel movement morphed into a sophisticated and lethal organized terrorist group that launched one of the deadliest attacks aimed at women...
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The leader of Burkina Faso’s recent military coup, Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Damiba, has called on the international community to back the country in its fight against militants linked to al-Qaeda and ISIS. Last week, the military deposed Burkina Faso’s...
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"Right illiberal sites can be identified in several ways. Many such outlets identify themselves in their content or with their very names: Alt-Right.com, kkk.com, third-reich-books.com, national-socialist-worldview.blogspot.com, radioaryan.com, and...
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The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our upcoming webinar with Dr. Hugo Micheron, to discuss his latest publication Le Jihadisme Français.
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The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week while U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces battled ISIS...
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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