CEP released a statement on the one-year anniversary of the terror attack in San Bernardino, California that killed 14 people. One of the attackers, Syed Rizwan Farook, Like a growing number of terrorists, was radicalized in part by the late al-Qaeda...
CEP released updated reports on three Somali–American men from Minnesota who were sentenced by a federal judge in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to supporting and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Prosecutors say in spring of 2014, a...
CEP released a statement condemning Monday's attack at the Ohio State University that injured 11 people and noted that the perpetrator, Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was inspired in part by the ideology of the late al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. CEP again...
An editorial and an updated resource released today detail the radicalizing influence American-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki continues to exert, five years after his death. Al-Awlaki was the first U.S. citizen targeted by a U.S. drone strike...
Radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki continues to radicalize U.S. and European extremists five years after his death, accused New York and New Jersey bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami being the latest example. A new CEP resource profiles dozens of U.S. and European...
CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace, in an op-ed published in USA Today January 25, called on video sharing platform YouTube to immediately remove videos of the notorious American cleric turned al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki.
CEP expressed concern today over the continued presence of radical American cleric and propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki's content on social media, particularly YouTube, and his influence on homegrown extremists. CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said,...
Freedom of speech and freedom of religion are key rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately, there are some in our country who have used the Constitution as an enabling device to further their advocacy of violent ideologies and...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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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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