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January 23, 2025

"Akhundzada's relative anonymity has reportedly served as a factor in the Taliban's decision to elevate him. Previously, many had assumed that more well-known figures... would succeed Mullah Mansour," according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

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January 23, 2025

“The former home of the Höss family next to Auschwitz will soon be open to visitors. It will become the new base of operations for the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). The research center will open on Monday, the 80th anniversary of the liberation of...

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January 23, 2025

“The house in Oświęcim where Rudolf Höss, commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, lived with his family during the war has been sold. The new owner of the historic building, which borders the Auschwitz Memorial, is the American non...

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January 23, 2025

“One day after the horrific attack in Aschaffenburg, many questions remain unanswered. In particular: How could this even happen? Enamullah O.* (28) was no stranger to the authorities. He was called out to police several times. He is said to have...

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January 23, 2025

"However, such an official designation would signal an ideological reversal for the group with deep roots in the Levant, the territory of the IS caliphate that lasted from 2014 to 2019 and spanned Iraq and Syria. “That would create some kind of...

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January 23, 2025

"The nonprofit Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is guiding the effort, which also includes a renovation of the former Block 17 prisoner barracks of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum to install a new permanent exhibition. Libeskind is himself...

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January 23, 2025

“Fifty-four state and international delegations have confirmed attendance at Friday's ceremonies commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German Auschwitz concentration camp, organizers announced… The American non-governmental...

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January 23, 2025

“Prevent had become a safeguarding crèche for unhappy teenagers who were unlikely ever to take up arms,” Professor Ian Acheson of the Counter Extremism Project has noted. “This distraction and mission creep — fuelled by an unjustifiable focus on far...

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January 23, 2025

Eye on Extremism: January 23, 2025

“As insurgents raced across Syria in a surprise offensive launched in the country’s northwest late last year, officials from several countries backing either the rebels or Syria’s government met in Qatar on what to do. According to people briefed on...

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January 22, 2025

“... On the sidelines of this ceremony, the Director-General of UNESCO will visit the future Auschwitz Centre on Hatred, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) created by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) under the patronage of UNESCO and in...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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