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November 14, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Turkey Blames Deadly Bomb On Kurdish Militants, Arrests Syrian Woman

“Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people on a busy Istanbul shopping street, and police detained a Syrian woman suspected of having planted the bomb among a sweep of 47 arrests. Istanbul police named the suspected bomber as Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national,…
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November 11, 2022 at 3:30 PM

EU Should Adopt New Approach To Curbing Misuse Of Cryptocurrencies By Extremists

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler Discusses New Age Of Terror Financing EU Should Adopt New Approach To Curbing Misuse Of Cryptocurrencies By Extremists CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler Discusses New Age Of Terror Financing  (New York, N.Y.) – Cryptocurrencies are paving the…
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November 10, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Register Now: CEP Webinar Launching The 4R Network

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to join us for a webinar launching the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism (4R) Network, a program designed to establish a national ecosystem of actors in the United States bound by common standards to facilitate a whole-of-so…
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November 10, 2022 at 5:25 PM

Extremist Content Online: Instagram Edition

CEP Locates Pro-ISIS And Extreme Right Content On Popular Platform. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence on popular Meta-owned platforms in order to hold the company accountable for failures …
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November 10, 2022 at 2:30 PM

The U.S. Military Plan To Keep ISIS Down: Infrastructure

“The focus may be on the midterms and the Russia-Ukraine war, but the Pentagon is quietly starting to build infrastructure in Syria for a long-haul fight with the Islamic State. Roughly 900 special forces are still working overtime to help local forces hunt ISIS remnants to keep the terrorist group …
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November 9, 2022 at 2:30 PM

France Calls Time On Anti-Jihadist Operation Barkhane In Sahel

“President Macron will use a speech in Toulon on Wednesday to bring to an official end France's eight-year anti-jihadist operation in the Sahel. Operation Barkhane has been inoperative since February, when France announced its military withdrawal from Mali. The last French troops left their base in …
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November 8, 2022 at 2:30 PM

U.S. Sanctions South African Islamic State-Affiliated Firms

“The U.S. on Monday imposed its second round of sanctions in less than a week on people and firms in Africa who it says have provided financial or material support to the Islamic State group. The latest financial penalties target South African entities, including one cell leader, Farhad Hoomer, accu…
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November 7, 2022 at 11:25 PM

Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Use Telegram To Share Advice On Carrying Out Terrorist Attacks

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, a white supremacist accelerationist Telegram channel posted a message with advice for individuals planning futu…
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November 7, 2022 at 2:30 PM

Bomb Attack On U.K. Migrant Center Fueled By Extreme-Right Motive, Police Say

“British police said Saturday that evidence revealed “an extreme right wing motivation” behind an attack last week at an immigration center on the English coast, describing it as “a terrorist incident.” A 66-year-old man threw at least two gasoline bombs at the walls of a migrant center on Oct. 30 n…
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November 6, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Register Now: CEP Webinar Launching The 4R Network

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November 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In October 2022

Following is the October 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2021 can be found here, and previous editions in 2022 can be viewed through the following links: …
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November 4, 2022 at 5:50 PM

Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition

Full-Length ISIS Video Located Among 10 Pro-ISIS Profiles Extremist Content Online: Facebook EditionFull-Length ISIS Video Located Among 10 Pro-ISIS Profiles  (New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Facebook to sp…
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November 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM

U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Oil Smuggling Network Backing Iran's Quds Force, Hezbollah

“The United States on Thursday issued sanctions against an international oil smuggling network it said supports Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, targeting dozens of people, companies and tankers as Washington sought to mount pressure on Tehran. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it des…
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November 3, 2022 at 2:35 PM

Al-Shabaab Kills More Than 100 In Deadliest Bombings Since 2017

Somalia was struck by twin car bombings near Somalia’s education ministry in Mogadishu on Saturday. More than 100 casualties were reported, with 300 others wounded. Al-Shabaab, al-Qaeda’s formal affiliate in East Africa, claimed responsibility for the bombings—together the deadliest since 2017. Al…
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November 3, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Kenya Deploys Troops To Congo To Help End Decades Of Bloodshed

“Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday officially deployed troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join an East African regional force aiming to end decades of bloodshed. The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC), which Congo joined this year, agreed in April to set up …
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November 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM

Register Now: CEP Webinar Launching The 4R Network

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to join us for a webinar launching the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism (4R) Network, a program designed to establish a national ecosystem of actors in the United States bound by common standards to facilitate a whole-of-so…
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November 2, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Treasury Sanctions Arms Traffickers Connected To ISIS And Al-Shabaab In Somalia

“The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions on Tuesday against arms traffickers connected to ISIS and al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist network that claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed more than 100 people in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu on Saturday. “We extend our h…
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November 1, 2022 at 1:30 PM

UN Says Crypto Use In Terror Financing Likely Soaring

“A United Nations official said more cases of crypto use in terror-financing are being detected amid stepped up scrutiny of such practices. A couple of years ago 5% of terrorist attacks were viewed as crypto-financed or linked to digital assets, but “now we’re thinking that it may reach about 20%,” …
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October 31, 2022 at 8:05 PM

Extremist Content Online: Bratislava Attacker’s Manifesto Removed From The Internet Archive

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. CEP researchers located the October 12 Bratislava shooter’s manifesto on the Internet Archive. Extremist Content Online:…
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October 31, 2022 at 1:30 PM

At Least 100 Killed In Mogadishu Car Bombings, Says Somalia’s President

“Somalia’s president says at least 100 people were killed in Saturday’s two car bombings at a busy junction in the capital and the toll could rise in the country’s deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the sit…
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October 28, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Extremist Content Online: Facebook Edition

Facebook Allows Pro-ISIS And Neo-Nazi Content To Remain Online Extremist Content Online: Facebook EditionFacebook Allows Pro-ISIS And Neo-Nazi Content To Remain Online  (New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit Meta-owned Face…
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October 28, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Antisemitism Decried Four Years After Pa. Synagogue Attack

“In what has become an annual ritual, Pittsburgh’s Jewish community Thursday honored the memory of the 11 Jews who were murdered on this date in the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history. For many community leaders, their grief is mixed with dismay over the continued and growing incidents of …
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October 27, 2022 at 1:30 PM

15 Killed, 40 Injured In Terrorist Attack Claimed By ISIS In Iran

“At least 15 people were killed and 40 others were injured Wednesday in a “terrorist attack” at the Shahcheragh Shrine in the city of Shiraz, southern Iran, according to state-run media and Iranian officials. Two children were among the victims, according to state-run Press TV. Iranian security forc…
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October 26, 2022 at 8:15 PM

Mali’s Deepening Extremist Crisis: Stability In The Sahel Falters As Russian Influence Increases

Almost a decade after the onset of Mali’s Islamist insurgency, Bamako has yet to see a cessation of the conflict. According to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), Mali has witnessed some of its highest casualty figures in the past year since the start of the crisis in early 2…
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October 26, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Airstrike In Somalia Kills Two Al-Shabaab Members: Pentagon

“The U.S. military over the weekend struck members of al-Shabaab in Somalia as the terrorist group was attacking Somali National Army forces, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. U.S. Africa Command said the strike occurred near Buulobarde, about 218 kilometers north-northwest of Mogadishu, on Oct. 23. T…
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October 25, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Ten Soldiers Killed, 50 Wounded In Attack On Burkina Faso Army Base

“At least ten soldiers were killed and about 50 wounded in a militant attack early Monday on an army base in Djibo, in northern Burkina Faso, the army said in a statement. Islamist militants, some with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State, have been waging an insurgency in northern Burkina Faso since…
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October 24, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Pakistan Taken Off Global Watchdog's 'Grey' List For Terrorism Financing

“Pakistan has been removed from an international grey list that warrants increased surveillance for terrorism financing, the head of the international money laundering watchdog which makes the list said on Friday. The decision, which provides a boost to the reputation of the crisis-ridden South Asia…
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October 21, 2022 at 7:15 PM

Tech & Terrorism: Germany Fines Telegram For Failing To Comply With Online Content Moderation Law

Last week, the German Federal Office for Justice announced that it had issued two fines totaling €5.125 million against Telegram for failing to comply with the country’s Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), Germany’s online content moderation law. Tech & Terrorism: Germany Fines Telegram For Fail…
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October 21, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Suspect In Charlie Hebdo Attack Gets Life Sentence On Appeal

“A man accused of helping find weapons for the jihadist gunmen who attacked the Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket in France eight years ago was given a life sentence after his appeal trial, a judicial source said Thursday. Ali Riza Polat, 37, who contests the charges of complicity in a…
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October 20, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Explainer: Pakistan Hopes To Get Off Global Dirty Money Watchdog's 'Grey List'

“The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, starts a two-day meeting in Paris on Thursday and is expected to take up removal of Pakistan from a list of countries under "increased monitoring". In a meeting in June, the FATF said it was keeping …
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October 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM

New Zealand Proposes Stronger Terrorism Laws

“New Zealand's parliament on Wednesday proposed changes to the country's counter-terrorism laws to provide more restrictions on people thought likely to be planning an attack. The changes to the Control Orders Act and the Terrorism Suppression Act follow the introduction of the Counter-Terrorism Leg…
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October 18, 2022 at 10:10 PM

CEP Applauds U.S. Designations Of Al-Shabaab’s Senior Leadership And Weapons Network

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director and former Coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler released the following statement today applauding the U.S. CEP Applauds U.S. Designations Of Al-Shabaab’s Sen…
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October 18, 2022 at 1:30 PM

US Hits Al-Shabab Finance Facilitators With Sanctions

“The Treasury Department said Monday that it has sanctioned a group of high-ranking members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group, who act as key middle men between the group and local companies in Somalia. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed the sanctions on more than a doze…
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October 17, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Islamist Militants In Mali Kill Hundreds, Displace Thousands In Eastern Advance

“Islamist militants have advanced further into eastern Mali in recent days, seizing territory, killing hundreds of civilians and forcing thousands to flee, regional Malian officials and analysts said. The gains by the militants highlight Mali's struggle to fill the vacuum following the departure of …
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October 14, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Lebanon MP Sanctioned By US Says He Played Behind-The-Scenes Role In Border Talks

“A leading Lebanese politician who is sanctioned by the United States said on Thursday he played a behind-the-scenes role in U.S.-brokered talks to delineate Lebanon's maritime boundary with Israel by liaising with Hezbollah. Gebran Bassil, a Christian member of parliament and former minister, was s…
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October 14, 2022 at 9:00 AM

CEP Podcast Fighting Terror Launches Miniseries On Islamism

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is excited to announce it will be launching a brand new miniseries “Eye on Islamism” today as part of its podcast Fighting Terror. The miniseries is the first of several in a new program that will dive into multiple topics under the sphere of terrorism and extremi…
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October 13, 2022 at 3:30 PM

Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Section 230 Liability Case

Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Gonzalez v. Google, which challenges tech companies’ broad immunity to lawsuits over content posted on their sites and platforms. Tech & Terrorism: U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Section 230 Liability Case   (New York, N.Y.) — Ea…
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October 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Taliban Say Afghanistan Secure Enough For Big Projects

“The Taliban said Wednesday there is enough security across Afghanistan to restart major economic projects that stopped due to decades of war, despite a slew of attacks rocking the country since the group seized power more than a year ago. The Taliban have struggled in their transition from insurgen…
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October 12, 2022 at 1:31 PM

Prayers, Wreaths Mark 20th Anniversary Of Bali Bombing

“Survivors of the Bali bombing, alongside families and friends of the victims, prayed and laid wreaths on Wednesday to mark the 20-year anniversary of the attacks, joining gatherings held near the site of the blasts in Indonesia and across Australia. A total of 202 people, including 88 Australians a…
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October 11, 2022 at 2:30 PM

CEP Webinar: Back From Raqqa – The Prosecution Of Returnees In Germany And France

Approximately 30 percent of the German women and girls who traveled to Syria and Iraq, mostly to join ISIS, and returned to Germany, have been prosecuted. They were convicted for, inter alia, membership in or support of a foreign terrorist organization, violations of the war weapons control act, and…
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October 11, 2022 at 1:30 PM

White House Tightens Rules On Counterterrorism Drone Strikes

“President Biden has signed a classified policy limiting counterterrorism drone strikes outside conventional war zones, tightening rules that President Donald J. Trump had loosened for a 21st-century method of warfare, according to officials. The policy, which the White House sent to the Pentagon an…
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October 7, 2022 at 1:30 PM

U.S. Conducts Back-To-Back Raids In Syria, Killing Key ISIS Operatives

“The U.S. military announced on Thursday that it had conducted two raids in Syria within a day of each other, killing two key ISIS targets and their associates. According to U.S. Central Command, American forces conducted an airstrike in northern Syria on Thursday that targeted and killed Abu-Hashum…
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October 6, 2022 at 8:05 PM

Burkina Faso Sees Second Military Coup In A Year As Russia Makes Inroads Across Sahel

Last week, Burkina Faso President Paul-Henri Damiba was deposed by Captain Ibrahim Traoré and his supporters in a successful coup, the second in the country in the past year. Burkina Faso Sees Second Military Coup In A Year As Russia Makes Inroads Across Sahel  (New York, N.Y.) — Last week, Burkina…
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October 6, 2022 at 2:30 PM

CEP Webinar: Back From Raqqa – The Prosecution Of Returnees In Germany And France

Approximately 30 percent of the German women and girls who traveled to Syria and Iraq, mostly to join ISIS, and returned to Germany, have been prosecuted. They were convicted for, inter alia, membership in or support of a foreign terrorist organization, violations of the war weapons control act, and…
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October 6, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Suicide Bomber Strikes At A Center Of Taliban Power, Kills 4

“A suicide bomber struck at a center of Taliban power Wednesday, setting off a blast at a government ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul and killing at least four people. The explosion went off in the afternoon as workers and visitors were praying inside a mosque of Afghanistan’s Interior Minist…
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October 5, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Al Qaeda Branch Claims Attack On Burkina Faso Convoy That Killed Over A Dozen

“The Sahel-based branch of Al Qaeda, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), has claimed an attack on a convoy in Burkina Faso that killed over a dozen soldiers last month, the SITE Intelligence Group said on Tuesday. Islamist militants attacked a convoy taking supplies to a town in northern B…
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October 4, 2022 at 10:05 PM

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency In September 2022

ISIS militants carried out at least 13 confirmed attacks in September in the Raqqa, Hama, Homs, and Deir Ez Zor governorates. These attacks killed at least nine pro-Assad regime soldiers and one civilian and wounded six more. There were two high quality* attacks in September. ISIS Redux: The Centra…
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October 4, 2022 at 1:30 PM

US Airstrike Killed An Al-Shabaab Leader In Somalia On Saturday

“A US airstrike in Somalia killed an al-Shabaab militant leader on Saturday in coordination with the Somali government, US Africa Command said in a statement. The US said the initial assessment of the strike was that an al-Shabaab militant leader had been killed and there were no civilian casualties…
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October 3, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Suicide Attack At Tutoring Centre In Afghan Capital Kills 19

“A suicide attack at a tutoring centre in the Afghan capital Kabul killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens, police said on Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast. Many of those living in the western area where the blast occurred are Hazara, an ethnic mostly Shi…
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September 30, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Rockets Hit Central Baghdad For Second Day In Escalating Unrest

“Four rockets fired from eastern Baghdad on Thursday landed around the Iraqi capital’s Green Zone, home to government buildings and foreign missions, police said, as political unrest intensified. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the strikes and no claim of responsibility, two polic…
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