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Afghanistan Terrorism Report: April 2023
Following is the April 2023 installment of “Afghanistan Terrorism Report.” The authors provide a monthly analysis concerning the developing terrorist threat in Afghanistan as well as a comprehensive overview of that month’s al-Qaeda and ISIS-K...

ISIS Women in Court: Marcia M. – A Perfect Cover?
The women who left Germany to join ISIS and returned are standing trial. This CEP blog series follows the trials of some of these female returnees. The first part on Monika K. can be found here, and the second part on Nadine K. here. An overview of...

CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring April 2023
This fifth monthly analytical report based on open source observations of Jihadi activities throughout the Sahel will focus on the most significant events that occurred in April 2023. The month of April partly overlapped with the holy month of...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in April 2023
Following is the April 2023 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 2022 and 2021 can be found here and here. The...

Accounts for White Supremacist Active Clubs Allowed to Remain on Instagram
Meta-owned Instagram has failed to remove accounts promoting white supremacy, including those affiliated with Rise Above Movement-inspired active clubs in Europe. The continued existence of these accounts is concerning, especially because the...

CEP-KAS: Sahel Monitoring March 2023
This fourth monthly analytical report on open source observations of Jihadi activities throughout the Sahel will focus on the most significant events that occurred in March 2023. The month of March partly coincided with the holy month of Ramadan...
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On May 27, 2018, Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jamaah (ASWJ) militants carried out an attack in Monjane, Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique. The assailants beheaded over 10 villagers.
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