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June 13, 2016

CEP President Frances Townsend and Michael German, former FBI officer, are interviewed on CNBC TV and discuss the difficulty in connecting the dots of terrorists' digital networks .

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June 13, 2016

CEP President Frances Townsend CNBC

CEP President Frances Townsend Discusses the Orlando Attacker on CNBC.

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June 12, 2016

Counter Extremism Project Condemns Terror Attack at Orlando Nightclub

(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) issued the following statement today in response to the deadly attack at an Orlando, Florida nightclub early Sunday morning: “The Counter Extremism Project strongly condemns today's horrific terror...

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June 12, 2016

Thought puzzle for liberals: Does calling ISIS “homophobic” qualify as “Islamophobia?” Seems that way given the scant media attention to the group’s murderous persecution of gays since they rose to power. But a little-noticed report issued this month...

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June 12, 2016

The suspect in the mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida, has been named by officials as 29-year-old American citizen, Omar Mateen. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) issued a statement on 12 June in response to the deadly Sunday...

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June 12, 2016

Tara Maller of the Counter Extremism Project joined MSNBC's Brian Williams to provide updates on the shooting at the Orlando nightclub, and explained how the United States might prevent future mass shootings.

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June 12, 2016

Fifty people were killed and 53 injured when 29-year-old U.S. citizen Omar Mateen opened fire inside gay night club Pulse, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Adshead spoke to Marielle Harris from the Counter Extremism Project about whether this attack was...

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June 12, 2016

This article about the killing of 49 people at an Orlando, Florida, gay nightclub quotes heavly from CEP's research report, "ISIS's Persecution of the Gay Community."

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June 12, 2016

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on MSNBC

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller Discusses Terror Attack at Pulse Night Club in Orlando, FL.

Press Release

June 10, 2016

CEP Report Explores History, Tactics of Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent

CEP released new resources documenting the formation, structure and tactics of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), and its mysterious, Indian-born emir, Asim Omar. AQIS is al-Qaeda's fifth official chapter.

Daily Dose

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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