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December 30, 2015

You might remember a story from about a year ago of a plumber from Texas whose used truck ended up in hands of Islamist militants in Syria. Last week, the plumber filed a lawsuit against the dealer that bought his truck and he's seeking $1 million in...

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December 21, 2015

CEP Highlights Importance of Removing Anwar al-Awlaki from Social Media – Particularly YouTube

CEP expressed concern today over the continued presence of radical American cleric and propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki's content on social media, particularly YouTube, and his influence on homegrown extremists. CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said,...

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December 21, 2015

US Cyber Command military hackers and programmers have reportedly developed a collection of malware that can sabotage the terror organization’s online capabilities for recruitment and propaganda, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday, citing...

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December 21, 2015

The Pentagon is considering increasing the pace and scope of cyberattacks against Islamic State, arguing that more aggressive efforts to disable the extremist group's computers, servers and cellphones could help curtail its appeal and disrupt...

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December 20, 2015

The Pentagon is considering increasing the pace and scope of cyberattacks against Islamic State, arguing that more aggressive efforts to disable the extremist group's computers, servers and cellphones could help curtail its appeal and disrupt...

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December 20, 2015

The Pentagon is considering more aggressive cyberattacks on the Islamic State’s computers in an effort to decrease its propaganda on social media and prevent potential terror attacks, according to a published report. The Counter Extremist Project, a...

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December 19, 2015

The FBI revealed in a criminal complaint this week that one of the San Bernardino shooters, the husband, Syed Rizwan Farooq, and an alleged co-conspirator who bought the couple’s assault rifles, were inspired by former al Qaeda leader Anwar Awlaki...

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December 18, 2015

ICYMI: CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace Highlights Challenge of Encryption in Washington Post Editorial

CEP CEO Mark D. Wallace wrote about the challenges posed by terrorists using social media and encyrption to propagandize, recruit and plan attacks in an editorial published in the Washington Post December 16.

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December 18, 2015

In case after terrorism case, from the Fort Hood, Tex., shootings to the Boston Marathon bombing and now to the slaughter in San Bernardino, Calif., the inflammatory videos and bomb-making instructions of Anwar al-Awlaki, easily accessible on the...

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December 17, 2015

CEP Profiles New ISIS Recruiters, Propagandists, and Inciters to Violence Operating on Twitter

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released profiles of 16 new ISIS recruiters, propagandists, and inciters to violence operating on Twitter. CEP has now released profiles on 54 of the most prolific ISIS operatives on Twitter...

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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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