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März 21, 2024

CEP Report: Central Syria’s ISIS Insurgency In 2023

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a report today detailing ISIS activity in central Syria in 2023 showing that ISIS attacks, high quality attacks, and civilian and military casualties rose dramatically last year—and were often more...

Press Release

März 11, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS TikTok Users Celebrate Accused Attacker In Zurich Stabbing

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week CEP researchers located nearly a half-dozen accounts glorifying the accused...

Press Release

März 11, 2024

CEP Marks 20th Anniversary Of The Madrid Train Bombings

Today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) marks the solemn occasion of the 20th anniversary of the devastating Madrid train bombings, in which 193 were killed and over 2,000 injured by Islamist terrorists. The bombings remain one of the most...

Press Release

März 5, 2024

CEP Statement Calling For U.S. Sanctions Against Qatar, DIMDEX Conference, And Al Thani Royal Family

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace released the following statement today on Qatar’s decision to host the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), U.S. sanctions-designated Iranian military officials, and Iran’s Ministry...

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Press Release

März 4, 2024

Extremist Content Online: The Base Calls For Members of Other White Supremacist Groups to Join

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, the neo-Nazi accelerationist group The Base called for members of other...

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Press Release

Februar 29, 2024

CEP Webinar: Cruel And Unusual Punishment – How The Houthis Target Women, Journalists And Religious Minorities

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 to present two new, in-depth reports concerning Houthi human rights abuses.

Press Release

Februar 23, 2024

New CEP Policy Paper: Six Years Later: A Status Update On The Prosecution Of Female Returnees In Germany

(New York, N.Y.) – This week, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released a new policy paper by researcher Sofia Koller, Six Years Later: A Status Update On The Prosecution Of Female Returnees In Germany, examining the prosecution of women who...

Press Release

Februar 22, 2024

Counter Extremism Project Condemns X’s Sale Of Subscription Service To Terrorist Groups

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today called on X to take more substantial steps to safeguard against the future sale of subscriptions to designated terrorist groups, including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Reports emerged last week that X, formerly...

Press Release

Februar 20, 2024

Extremist Content Online: Antisemitic Propaganda Video Widely Promoted On Telegram And Twitter/X

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers identified a Telegram channel with over 7,500 subscribers...

Press Release

Februar 16, 2024

CEP Webinar: Violent Extremism And Terrorism In The Sahel

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar on February 28 that will highlight the decade-long insurgency across the Sahel and the factors that have contributed to the resiliency of violent extremism across the region.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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