ICYMI: How Jonathan’s govt fought Boko Haram with ‘Ukrainian mercenaries who posed as instructors’
👤by Fredrick Nwabufo Mohammed Mamu, former chief of administration of the Nigerian air force, says the office of the national security adviser under former President Goodluck Jonathan hired Ukrainian mercenaries to fight Boko Haram. Boko Haram held a swathe of territories and carried out fatal attacks in the federal capital territory (FCT) in the early […]
Google’s Counter-Narrative Program Falls Far Short of Combating Awlaki Material on YouTube
(New York, NY) – The continued presence of lectures by radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on YouTube contradicts Google’s stated commitment to counteract the dangerous role played by extremist and terrorist content on its video-sharing platform, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) said today. In Anwar al-Awlaki: Tracking Google’s Counter-Narrative Program, CEP examines Google’s February 2016 pledge […]
Security Operatives Nab Boko Haram Members in Kano
Security agents in Kano have arrested some suspected insurgents who were on. Sunday morning moved to Abuja for interrogation, the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, told journalists.
Nigeria Army Neutralized Boko Haram Top Commanders
Based on received information about the location of some suspected top Boko Haram terrorists’ leaders, the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force have been carrying out heavy artillery bombardments and air interdiction on registered targets that have killed a large number of Boko Haram terrorists including some of the group’s key leaders.
The Violent Legacy of Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian author formed the ideology that underpins ISIS, al-Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood (New York, NY) –- The world’s most dangerous terror groups, including ISIS and al-Qaeda, share a common ideological foundation in the writings and teachings of Egyptian author and Muslim Brotherhood ideologue Sayyid Qutb. More than 50 years after his death, Qutbism continues to propel the […]
CEP Condemns Extremist Violence in Charlottesville, Virginia
(New York, NY) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) released the following statement in response to a vehicle attack against demonstrators protesting against white nationalists in Charlottesville, Virginia: “CEP condemns the vehicle attack that was reported to be carried out by a white supremacist from Ohio that killed one woman and injured at least 30 other people peacefully […]
Counter-insurgency and Role of Nigerian Army in Creating Conducive Environment for Nigeria’s Economic Development
*A lecture presented by the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Yusufu Buratai, at the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers First Annual Conference held at the Renaissance Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on August 10, 2017 INTRODUCTION 1. I feel greatly honoured to be invited as Guest Speaker at the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers first […]
Boko Haram: Police Arrests 5, Recovers Large Catche Of Arms, Amunition & IED
The Kano State Police Command has arrested five suspected members of Boko Haram group at Gayawa area of Ungogo Local Government area of the State.
ISIS Continues Brutal Campaign Despite Mosul Loss Ideology Condones Persecution of Women, Religions, Gay People
(New York) – ISIS’s loss of Mosul after a three-year reign of terror does not signify an end to the group’s presence in Iraq and Syria, nor its ability to spread its extremist ideology that targets women, gay people, and members of other religions through its affiliates in Africa, Southeast Asia, and other parts of […]
Nice, France Truck Ramming Began Wave of Deadly Vehicle Terror Attacks
(New York, NY) – On the evening of July 14, 2016, 31-year-old Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel rammed a 19-ton rented truck into a crowd of people watching a Bastille Day fireworks display on Nice’s Promenade des Anglais, killing 86 people and wounding more than 430 others, before being shot and killed by police. ISIS later claimed […]