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June 18, 2015

CEP Condemns Extremist Murder of Nine Parishioners at South Carolina Church

CEP mourns the tragic slaying of nine innocent African American citizens gathered for Bible study in a Charleston, South Carolina church and condemns this vicious and cowardly crime motivated by hate and extremism.

Press Release

June 16, 2015

CEP Resources on AQAP Leadership

The Counter Extremism Project released new resources on Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen, and his successor, senior military commander Qasim al-Raymi. U.S. officials...

Press Release

June 15, 2015

CEP Resource Details Deadly Career of Extremist Leader Targeted by U.S. Airstrike in Libya

CEP is releasing updated resources on Moktar Belmoktar, the elusive and deadly African extremist leader who was reportedly targeted by a U.S. airstrike in Libya on June 14. Belmoktar was a co-founder al-Queda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

Press Release

June 9, 2015

Global Extremist Registry Update: CEP Adds New Propagandists, Leaders and Terror Financers

CEP is releasing an expanded Global Extermist Registry, a searchable database of the world's most notorious extremist leaders, propagandists and financiers. The expanded Registry and interactive map can be searched by name, by occupation, and by...

Press Release

June 5, 2015

CEP Congratulates Missouri State University for Winning Competition to Fight Online Extremism

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace was one of the judges for the first "P2P (Peer to Peer): Challengng Extremism" competition, won by Missouri State University, which bested finalists Curtin University of Perth, Australia and Mount Royal University...

Press Release

June 3, 2015

CEP Applauds Gambian Government for Expelling Hizballah Funder

CEP applauded the government of Gambia for expelling Lebanese businessman Husayn Tajideen, who provided substantial financial support to violent extremist group Hizballah. Husayn, Ali and Kassim Tajideen have all been sanctioned by the U.S. for...

Press Release

May 27, 2015

CEP Resource Profiles Violent Islamist Group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia

Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, is struggling to contain violent extremist groups that threaten what has been a peaceful transition to democratically elected government. CEP's new resource details the rise of powerful local Islamist group...

Press Release

May 20, 2015

CEP Commends DHL for Stopping Misuse of its Name by Sanctioned Hizballah Front Entity

CEP commended international express mail delivery company DHL for taking swift action to stop Groupe Congo Futur (“Congo Futur”), a Congolese-based Hizballah funder sanctioned by the United States, from falsely claiming DHL as a business parter.

Press Release

May 14, 2015

CEP Report on Mujahid Miski, Fugitive and Extremist Recruiter and Propagandist on Twitter

A new CEP report details the history and influence of Mujahid Miski, the online persona of Muhammed Abdullahi Hassan, a man wanted by the FBI who uses Twitter and other social media platforms to spread violent propaganda, incite and recruit for al...

Press Release

May 8, 2015

ICYMI – The Garland Attack and the Impact of Social Media

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen, following the May 3 Garland, Texas attack, was interviewed by television, print and radio news organizations about CEP’s efforts to get Twitter to crack down on jihadists like Mujahid Miski who misuse social media...

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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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