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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Radical political Islamism has received increasing attention, especially following the recent terror attack in Austria and the subsequent arrests that aimed to curtail this ideology in order to prevent future attacks. Whether this will be successful...
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CEP study referenced in Polish news: "The authors write that since 2014 in particular, a new 'leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic, violent right-wing extremist movement' has emerged. Right-wing extremist scenes in individual countries are linked...
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CEP study referenced in Polish news: " Festivals, martial arts (MMA) events, marches and demonstrations are regular occasions where right-wing extremists from different countries meet and recruit new members, according to a study commissioned by the...
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CEP study referenced in Polish paper: "A study commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs looked at building networks of violent right-wing extremists in several countries."
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"According to terrorism analysts from the Counter Extremism Project quoted by Al Jazeera, al-Annabi will face strained relations with Iyad Ag Ghaly the head of the Group to Support Islam and Muslims, a terrorist organization and an AQIM ally. Ghaly...
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"Analysts at the Counter Extremism Project say al-Annabi’s relations with his predecessor may have been tense, another potential sign of strategic divisions in the ranks. That, in turn, could complicate AQIM’s relationships with Iyad Ag Ghaly, the...
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"The two groups 'support different tactics and ideologies,' Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project, told VICE. Fisher-Birch said that groups like Patriot Front helps more militant groups like the Base as it becomes a...
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In November 2020, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released its report, Violent Right-Wing Extremism – Transnational Connectivity, Definitions, Incidents, Structures and Countermeasures, which was commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office...
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Reporting on CEP study: "Le Counter Extremism Project (CEP) vient de publier un rapport sur les violences et radicalisations violentes d’extrême droite dans une perspective transnationale. Si vous pouvez lire l’intégralité de ce rapport dans ses...
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"En novembre 2018, l’ONG Counter Extremism Project (CEP) avait signalé à Facebook une liste de pages et comptes sur le réseau social associés à des groupes d’extrême droite, et l’entreprise avait assuré avoir pris des mesures. Deux ans plus tard, le...
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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