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CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown interview: "The significance of Zawahiri being in Kabul is substantial. The monitoring team had already reported that we understood from Member States that he was present in Afghanistan. We didn’t know that he was in Kabul, which obviously is a little different from being in the mountainous remote border areas of Afghanistan. It implies a different level of Taliban or Haqqani network collusion with him. Of course, we have reported regularly on the close relationship between al-Qa`ida’s senior leadership and the Taliban and in particular the Haqqani network. We have reported particularly on the relationship of Sirajuddin Haqqani, the de facto Interior Minister of Afghanistan, with al-Qa`ida and with Zawahiri, but still I was surprised that he had been found in Kabul."

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August 3, 2022
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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director of the Counter Extremism Project (former Coordinator of the U.N. Al Qaida, Taliban, ISIS monitoring team) discusses what happened."

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August 03, 2022

CEP Analysis: Al-Qaeda’s Next Leader

The death of Ayman al-Zawahiri this week has left a temporary void in the leadership of al-Qaeda, but contenders are emerging as likely successors according to Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director and former Coordinator of the United...

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"Former UN terrorism expert Hans Jacob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project, issued a warning to nations to remain vigilant. 
'Zawahiri’s death is a significant counter-terrorism success, but it should not be cause for anyone to let their guard down,' he said."
 

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August 3, 2022
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"'He accepted major new players in the Al-Qaeda network,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the NGO Counter-Extremism Project and a former UN advisor.

'So it is a blow to Al-Qaeda,' he said. But 'it's not going to stop anything' planned by Al-Qaeda affiliates."

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August 2, 2022
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Succédant en 2011 à Oussama ben Laden tué dans un raid américain au Pakistan, il a joué un rôle moteur dans le processus de décentralisation qui a permis à Al-Qaïda de survivre aux épreuves, indique à l’AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur de l’ONG Counter-Extremism Project (CEP), ancien expert des Nations unies sur le djihadisme."

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August 2, 2022
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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "The assassination of Ayman al-Zawahiri is a settling of accounts for the US, who brought ultimate justice to one of the reputed architects of 9/11. It also partly vindicates President Joe Biden’s promise that retribution 'over the horizon' would be an option."

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August 2, 2022
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"'He accepted major new players in the al-Qaida network,' Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Counter-Extremism Project and a former U.N. adviser was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse (AFP)."

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August 2, 2022
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler: "Succédant en 2011 à Oussama ben Laden tué dans un raid américain au Pakistan, il a joué un rôle moteur dans le processus de décentralisation qui a permis à Al-Qaïda de survivre aux épreuves, indique Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur de l’ONG Counter-Extremism Project (CEP), ancien expert des Nations unies sur le djihadisme."

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August 2, 2022
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"Jugó un papel clave en el proceso de descentralización que permitió a Al Qaida sobrevivir, indica a la AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, director de la ONG Counter-Extremism Project (CEP) y antiguo experto de Naciones Unidas sobre el yihadismo."

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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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