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Dezember 4, 2020

CEP Report Launch: Gradualists to Jihadists – Islamist Narratives in the West

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to the launch of our new report, Gradualists to Jihadists: Islamist Narratives in the West.

CounterPoint Blog

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in November 2020

Following is the November installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. October’s update can be read here , September’s update can be read here , August’s...

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Dezember 1, 2020

CEP Webinar referenced: "Tanya Mehra, a senior research fellow at the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism in The Hague, says the repatriation of Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTFs) is the 'only way forward' ... Speaking in a webinar hosted by...

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Dezember 1, 2020

Tanzania, Mozambique Join Forces To Fight Growing Islamist Insurgency

Last week, Tanzania and Mozambique announced they would begin conducting joint operations against Islamist militants along their shared border. The cooperation was spurred by attacks by ISIS-affiliated militants from Mozambique on Tanzanian villages...

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November 30, 2020

CEP report referenced in Irish press: "Earlier this month, a study commissioned by the German foreign ministry found far right militants were increasingly forming global links and using the pandemic to attract anti-vaccine activists and conspiracy...

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November 30, 2020

"A probe by the Counter Extremism Project and this newspaper found each of the five videos, uploaded between November 15 and 19, had an average of 200 views... And it is the latest by the CEP -- a non-partisan organisation headed by former political...

Videos

November 30, 2020

"The State & FTFs With Islamist & Right-Wing Extremist Backgrounds" | Tanya Mehra

On November 30, 2020, CEP convened the webinar: "The State And Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters With Islamist And Right-Wing Extremist Backgrounds". In this video, Tanya Mehra gives a presentation on the current European repatriation and prosecution...

Videos

November 30, 2020

"The State & FTFs With Islamist & Right-Wing Extremist Backgrounds" | Kacper Rekawek, PhD

On November 30, 2020, CEP convened the webinar: "The State And Foreign (Terrorist) Fighters With Islamist And Right-Wing Extremist Backgrounds". In this video, Kacper Rekawek, PhD gives a presentation on current European policies dealing with...

Videos

November 30, 2020

The Afterlives of Extremist Foreign Fighters in Ukraine | Kacper Rekawek, PhD

In the latest video on the fate of extremist foreign fighters in Ukraine, CEP Affiliated Researcher Kacper Rekawek looks at one case that has the markings of all the possible fates of foreign fighters: injuries, arrests, returns home, returns to the...

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November 30, 2020

"Al-Adel played 'a crucial role in building Al-Qaeda’s operational capabilities and quickly ascended the hierarchy', according to the Counter Extremism Project. He currently lives in Iran, and operates as one of Al-Zawahiri’s chief deputies...