US creating new units to combat terrorist propaganda - (White House)

The United States is creating new units to combat terrorist propaganda inside the country and abroad, spokesman for the White House National Security Council (NSC) Ned Price said on Friday.


 Their task will be to counter the spread of extremist ideology of the Islamic State (IS, outlawed in Russia) and Al Qaeda (outlawed in Russia) groups. 

According to him, "Today the US Government is announcing new initiatives to improve our international and domestic efforts to counter violent extremism. 

The Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice will announce the establishment of the Countering Violent Extremism Task Force, a new organization that will integrate and harmonize domestic CVE efforts here at home." 

"The State Department will establish the Global Engagement Centre, which will allow us to place an intensified focus on empowering and enabling the voices of international partners, governmental and non-governmental, and shift away from direct messaging," Price said...
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