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August 30, 2017

CEP Advisory Board Member and former British Ambassador to Ireland Sir Ivor Roberts discusses the radicalisation and the risk of an ISIS directed terror attack taking place in Ireland, on the Today programme of RTE Radio 1.

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August 20, 2017

The sickening events in Catalonia in the last few days are the latest iteration of a pattern of low-tech jihadist terrorist activity involving the use of vehicles to kill and maim the maximum number of 'infidels'. According to international NGO the...

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July 5, 2017

A US-based nonprofit group has issued a letter to American Airlines warning against doing business with Qatar — and will be sending tailored versions to other international corporations. Qatar is allegedly harboring terrorists and funding extremist...

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July 4, 2017

The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is calling on international companies and U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to repudiate any business dealings with the Qatari government, arguing that the Gulf country willingly shelters...

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July 3, 2017

A U.S. nonprofit is warning businesses to avoid getting entangled with the Qatari government, alleging that the tiny Gulf state, currently embroiled in a regional diplomatic dispute, harbors terrorists and is a funder of extremist groups. “Qatar has...

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June 30, 2017

CEP Research Director Julie Shain says that despite recent setbacks, ISIS's ability to publish violent propaganda and direct and inspire attacks has not diminished.

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June 29, 2017

Hany Farid, senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, agrees. 'They spend huge resources developing technology to find the data about users to target advertising,’ he said. ‘I’m 100% sure that if they put even a fraction of that effort into...

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June 29, 2017

Islamic State has been dealt a massive blow after losing swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria, but the group remains as dangerous as ever as it evolves and makes inroads elsewhere. The embattled group is not only establishing strongholds in other...

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June 28, 2017

Following a string of attacks carried out by so-called "lone wolf" terrorists, Juliette digs into the issue of online self-radicalization and what can be done to prevent it. Her left-of-boom discussion with Tara Maller of the Counter Extremism...

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June 26, 2017

Some of the world's biggest social media and tech companies are joining forces to remove terrorist content from their platforms. Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft say they'll share technical solutions in what they're calling the Global...

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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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