On the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Muslim Brotherhood, CEP is publishing resources on the history and recent activities of the group in Egypt and Turkey, Since its inception in Egypt 90 years ago, the Muslim Brotherhood has fought for the...
CEP is releasing updated resources on Neil Prakash, an Australian online recruiter and facilitator for ISIS, following his arrest in Turkey. Prakash was thought to have been killed by a U.S. airstrike in April. CEP has long tracked Prakash on various...
"As the Counter Extremism Project notes: 'The Islamic Republic of Iran has aggressively sought to remake the Middle East under its dominion, mainly by anchoring loyal 'proxies' in the region.'"
"'This is a right-wing extremist, deeply anti-Semitic movement that is directed against a free democratic basic order,' says terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA ."
On January 2nd, Hamas military leader and financier Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an alleged Israeli strike in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, according to reports from the Hezbollah-linked al Mayadeen and confirmed by Hezbollah. Arouri had been...
On Friday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on Turkey to end long-standing diplomatic and financial support to the terrorist group Hamas. Meanwhile, President Erdogan and the government in...
On Monday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on the U.S. Treasury Department to sanction the entirety of Hamas’ $500 million investment empire, following new U.S. designations against Hamas...
"Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Executive Director David Ibsen says Turkey’s alliance with Hamas, runs fervently counter to NATO ally, the United States, and the terror group’s tight alliance with Doha. 'Since Hamas seized control of the Gaza Strip and drove out the Palestinian Authority in 2007, Qatar and Turkey have emerged as Hamas’s primary diplomatic backers. Qatar is home to both the current leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, and the former leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal,' he explained. 'Qatar provides Hamas with freedom of movement and allows it to carry out its activities undisturbed.'"
Last week, attackers linked to U.S.-designated terror organization the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) detonated a bomb outside the Turkish Interior Ministry buildings in Ankara, leaving one dead and two others wounded. This was the first direct...
"David Ibsen, the Executive Director of ‘The Counter Extremism Project’, explained that nationalists view the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkan wars as a great tragedy (source). This somewhat explains why the group are seeking to consolidate its influence in Bosnia."
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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