Extremism
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Nigeria
‘Our hearts are heavy’: Dozens killed in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria
Nigeria is battling an Islamist insurgency in the northeast but in the southwest, attacks such as this are rare.
- by Fikayo Owoeye
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Blasts rip through mosque, minivans in Afghanistan, killing at least a dozen
The explosion in the mosque in Kabul occurred just hours after deadly bombs hit passenger vehicles in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
- by Rahim Faiez
Nazi swastika ban takes shape as Victoria introduces landmark legislation
Victoria will be the first jurisdiction in the country to criminalise the display of the hate symbol, enabling police to remove and confiscate items that breach the ban.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Push to liberate religious swastika in NSW from its ‘indoor prison’
Australian Hindus - backed by the Jewish community - want to normalise the display of their sacred swastika ahead of a ban on Nazi symbols in NSW.
- by Matthew Knott
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Afghanistan
Blasts near Kabul schools kill several people including students
Explosions targeting schools in Kabul killed at least six people and wounded at least 17 in a mostly Shiite neighbourhood of Kabul.
Paris attack defendant offers condolences, pleads ‘detest me with moderation’
Salah Abdeslam is the only surviving member of the IS attack team that terrorised Paris in 2015. His testimony has changed since the case started in September.
- by Nicolas Vaux-Montagny
‘Brutal hostage taker’: Islamic State ‘Beatle’ appears in US court
El Shafee Elsheikh is accused of a playing a leadership role in an IS cell known for decapitations and torture. The cell included “Jihadi John” now dead.
- by Jan Wolfe
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Nazis Next Door
Neo-Nazi unmasked as former Young Liberal
A deep dive into what “John Dixon” has been up to provides a case study of what ASIO fears is a growing trend – the descent of young Australians into extremism.
- by Nick McKenzie
‘I did not hurt anyone’: Bataclan attacks suspect says he chose not to detonate vest
The French national of Moroccan origin said he had pledged allegiance to Islamic State 48 hours before the 2015 Paris attacks but that he had harmed no one.
- by Juliette Jabkhiro
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Syrian conflict
‘Off the battlefield’: Islamic State leader al-Qurayshi killed in US raid
The global leader of the Islamic State network has died, along with his wife and children, during a counterterrorism raid by US forces in north-western Syria.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Zero tolerance’: More than $60m to combat violent extremism
Security agencies are concerned the COVID-19 pandemic has supercharged groups and individuals spreading conspiracy theories.
- by Anthony Galloway