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October 3, 2016

The poisonous rhetoric of Anwar al-Awlaki, a smooth-talking American-born imam who taught Muslims in San Diego in the years leading up to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, has become a constant factor in homegrown terror plots since his death five years...

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September 30, 2016

In an op-ed, CEP CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace details the number of violent extremists who wre directly inspired by American-born imam turned al-Qaeda terror plotter Anwar al-Awlaki, even years after his death, due to the popularity of his videos on...

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September 23, 2016

There are also new concerns that other members of the bombing suspect’s family may have had pro-jihadist views, reports CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues. “It seems like the family may have adopted some of the same viewpoints as he did, but again...

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September 22, 2016

The attackers in San Bernardino, Orlando and New York all had expressed support for the Islamic State, and they and the Boston bombers were devotees of the voluminous online work of Mr. Awlaki, who was killed in an American drone strike in 2011. He...

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September 21, 2016

The New York/New Jersey bombing suspect's written praise for radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki is another grim reminder that this icon of global jihad continues to inspire terror attacks long after he was killed in a U.S. drone strike. The Counter...

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September 21, 2016

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and Hany Farid, CEP Senior Advisor, respond to a Post editorial about the eGLYPH technology. They write: "The Counter Extremism Project has developed technology to help Internet and social-media companies remove...

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September 21, 2016

Rahami's screed also praised 9/11 mastermind Usama bin Laden and Nidal Hasan, the former Army officer who went on a deadly shooting rampage in 2009 at Fort Hood, Texas. Hasan was also a follower of Awlaki. The Counter Extremism Project’s research...

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September 20, 2016

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the bombing investigation in New York and New Jersey and the radicalization of suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami.

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September 20, 2016

Roberta Bonazzi, director of CEP Brussels, is interviewed by Italian publication Adnkronos regarding the bombings in New York and New Jersey, CEP's work in Europe to combat extremism and the ability of extremists to utilize social media platforms to...

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September 19, 2016

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses the bombings in New York and New Jersey with host Chris Matthews.

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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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