Germany’s Most Important Informant Tells His Story
#International #Germany #IslamicExtremism #Terrorism #Crime

Murat Cem enjoyed a career as one of Germany's most important police informants, tracking down a number of the country's leading Islamist extremists, including the future Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri, who he tried to thwart․ "We could have stopped him," he says looking back․ "But we didn't․"

"Prisoner 760": Wrongly Detained at Guantanamo for 14 Years
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Mohamedou Slahi was wrongfully imprisoned in Guantanamo for more than 14 years․ Now Hollywood wants to make a movie starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jodie Foster about the man who says he's forgiven his tormentors․

Terror in Mozambique: The Curse of Natural Gas
#International #World #Africa #IslamicState #IslamicExtremism #Terrorism

Followers of Islamic State are on the advance in southern Africa, with dreams of natural gas riches fueling the conflagration․ Issa Taramade is doing what he can to maintain order in the face of brutal violence․

Terror Expert on Afghanistan: "The Real Threat Is Islamic State, not Al-Qaida"
#International #World #Afghanistan #OsamabinLaden #AlQaida #IslamicState #Terrorism

The attack at the Kabul airport shows that the Taliban are unable to get the country completely under control, terror expert Wassim Nasr argues in an interview․ An entity that once offered safe haven to terrorists will now have to fight them․

German Officials Fear Increase in Pandemic-Fueled Radicalism in Wake of Murder
#International #Germany #RightWingExtremism #Terrorism #COVID19 #Coronavirus #Crime

A man arrested for shooting and killing a 20-year-old gas station cashier last week appears to have been influenced by far-right ideologies and conspiracy theories․ Security officials worry that a scene that denies the coronavirus is growing increasingly radical․

The Bataclan Trial: Salah Abdeslam and the Banality of Terror
#International #Europe #Terrorism #IslamicState #FrancoisHollande #France #IslamicExtremism

The only surviving attacker from the terror commando that descended on Paris on the night of Nov․ 13, 2015, is currently on trial․ The young man used to like going out, drinking alcohol and smoking joints․ What happened?

Interview with Afghanistan's Former President: Mr․ Karzai, Should the West Work Together with the Taliban?
#International #World #HamidKarzai #Afghanistan #AlQaida #Terrorism #AfghanistanWar

Hamid Karzai isn't allowed to leave his country․ DER SPIEGEL traveled to Kabul to his private office to interview the former Afghan president about the return of al Qaida in his country, the ban on education for women – and his fears for his own children․

"An Irreparably Damaged Life": CIA Kidnapping Victim Khaled el-Masri 20 Years On
#International #Europe #CIARenditions #BND #AfghanistanWar #Terrorism

Almost two decades ago, the CIA abducted and tortured Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen whom the intelligence service mistakenly believed to be a terrorist․ He is still suffering from the consequences today․ Many questions about his case remain unanswered, also for the German government․

Mounir al-Motassadeq: Hamburg 9/11 Conspirator Fights Entry on Terror List
#International #Germany #Terrorism #AlQaida #OsamabinLaden

The September 11 kamikaze pilots killed thousands of people in the United States․ According to information obtained by DER SPIEGEL, Mounir al-Motassadeq, the man convicted of helping the Hamburg terror cell responsible for the attacks, now wants his name to be removed from an international list of terrorists․

Fallout from the Putsch in Niger: Anger Against France Grows in Africa's "Coup Belt"
#International #World #Africa #Terrorism

With the coup in Niger, Europe and the United States are losing their last reliable partner in the Sahel as Russia's influence grows․ The development could severely inhibit the West's ability to fight terrorism in the region․