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February 19, 2025

“Mark Wallace, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform, is a confirmed speaker for CPAC in DC 2025. Before his career in the United Nations, Wallace served in several high-ranking government positions...

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February 19, 2025

“... Hans-Jakob Schindler is well aware of the theory of Russian agents in Afghanistan. "It is entirely possible, we had corresponding indications," said the director of the NGO Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in an interview with this editorial team...

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February 19, 2025

“... "The incident in Munich is a classic attack scenario and every successful attack motivates other people to carry out such attacks," says terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project BuzzFeed News Germany. "Cars were...

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February 19, 2025

“He "stepped on the gas and then drove into the back of the gathering," said Munich Police Vice President Christian Huber, describing the attack on a group of demonstrators in Munich on Thursday morning (February 13). A 24-year-old Afghan drove his...

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February 19, 2025

“Berlin – Several attacks within a few months : That can definitely change a society. The attacks in Solingen, Mannheim, Aschaffenburg, Magdeburg and most recently in Munich were probably motivated by extremism, the majority of them probably Islamist...

Extremism News Roundup

February 19, 2025

Eye on Extremism: February 19, 2025

“Russia is planning to hold high-level contacts with Syria in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday. President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone with Syria's interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on February 12, the first direct...

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February 18, 2025

“... "That is certainly possible, we had corresponding indications," said Hans-Jakob Schindler, the director of the NGO Counter Extremism Project (CEP), to the "Frankfurter Rundschau". However, Schindler sees no evidence of Russia or the Taliban's...

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February 18, 2025

Extremist Content Online: Files For Simulating Christchurch Terrorist Attack in Roblox Located; Clips of Recreations of Christchurch and Buffalo Attack Videos Using Videogames Located on TikTok

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located two sets of files for modifying the video game...

Extremism News Roundup

February 18, 2025

Eye on Extremism: February 18, 2025

“Hamas freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, prolonging a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that appeared to be teetering only days ago. The hostages — Alexander Troufanov, 29, known as Sasha...

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February 17, 2025

“After the attacks in Munich and Villach, the authorities are investigating the perpetrators' Internet accounts. There are indications of Islamist motives. Extremists have long been radicalizing themselves on the Internet and developing their own...

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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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