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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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"The Counterextremism Project reports that a neo-Nazi album has been found on the file hosting service recently. Reports suggest that the music contains lyrics praising a “white ethnostate” and encouraging the “murder and genocide” of ethnic...
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"On this week’s edition of The Hunt, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, tells WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green that confirmation is complicated."
Press Release
On January 31, 2020, the United States announced that they recently conducted an airstrike that is believed to have resulted in the death of Qasim al-Raymi, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) leader. After having led al-Qaeda’s branch in...
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"Al-Shabab, which means 'the Youth' in Arabic, is believed to have formed around 2006. The U.S. State Department designated the group as a terrorist organization two years later, and in 2012, they pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, according to the...
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CEP Researcher Liam Duffy discussed deradicalization, counter-radicalization, and how the UK compares to other countries with Matthew Wright on talkRADIO.
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CEP Senior Advisor and former prison governor, Professor Ian Acheson speaks to Cathy Newman about the emergency legislation the U.K. government is preparing which would end automatic early release for terrorists
Press Release
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. This week, ISIS’s spokesman called for attacks on Jews in an audio...
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CEP Senior Advisor and former prison governor, Professor Ian Acheson peaks to Cathy Newman about the emergency legislation the U.K. government is preparing which would end automatic early release for terrorists.
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CEP Senior Advisor "Ian Acheson, who led an independent review of Islamic extremism in the criminal justice system, told the BBC that the risk-management system was 'broken.'"
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"Ian Acheson, who carried out a review of the management of Islamist extremists in jail, said the prison service did not have the aptitude to manage terrorist offenders."
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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