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Competition Among Syrian Extremists

The outbreak of armed conflict in Syria has driven the country into chaos, with a spectrum of opposition groups claiming to be fighting for the people and against the Assad regime. As the Syrian Civil War enters its fifth year, Islamic extremist...

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April 28, 2015

CEP Report Details Rise and Violent History of Terror Group Palestinian Islamic Jihad

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing a new resource that details the origins, beliefs and violent history of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) , a Palestinian Islamist terrorist group sponsored by Iran and Syria.

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ISIS and the Cleansing of a Culture

“Nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing under way in the country: it targets human lives, minorities, and is marked by the systematic destruction of humanity’s ancient heritage.” – Irina Bukova, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific...

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April 27, 2015

CEP Releases Searchable Map and Database of World Extremist Leaders and Funders

Explore the background, motives and often surprising locations of the world’s most notorious extremists and funders The Counter Extremism Project today launched the Extremist Leadership Database, a unique searchable list and interactive map...

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The Legacy of Alisa Flatow

In the spring of 1995, 20-year old Alisa Flatow, an American student at Brandeis University, was in the middle of her semester in Israel studying at a women’s seminary. Alisa boarded a bus on April 10 bound for the beach, but never reached her...

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April 21, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Leading – And Twitter Finally Responding

(New York, NY) – The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “Efforts by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and others have resulted in Twitter’s recent decision to change the rules of user conduct. By its own admission, Twitter...

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No Turkish Delight for U.S.

Turkey’s relationship with violent extremist group ISIS might generously be described as “permissive” - less generously, “complicit.” Not only has Turkey adopted a relaxed stance toward ISIS, some claim it has actively aided and abetted the terror...

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April 20, 2015

CEP Condemns Murder of Christians in Libya, Killing of U.N. Aid Workers in Somalia

The following is a statement from the Counter Extremism Project: “The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) condemns the execution-style murder of Ethiopian Christians by Libyan terrorists affiliated with ISIS and the bus bombing in Somalia carried out by...

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April 17, 2015

Counter Extremism Project Releases Resource on Far-Right Hungarian Group Jobbik

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is releasing a resource on Hungarian far-right and openly anti-Semitic group Jobbik following its recent success in a special parliamentary election. Jobbik is now the third most powerful political party in Hungary...

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The Tangled Roots of ISIS

The belief that the Iraq war was a monumental blunder is now widely held. In the public mind, the decision to dethrone Saddam Hussein has also become a ready explanation for nearly every ill to befall the world since. The latest baleful effect...

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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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