German Jihadists in Waziristan
NUPI, 6. april 2011: Yassin Musharbash
Konsortium for forskning om terrorisme og internasjonal kriminalitet har gleden av å invitere til seminar om ”German Jihadists in Waziristan ” med Der Spiegel-journalist Yassin Musharbash på NUPI onsdag 6. april kl. 11-13 (møterom Sannes).
Dozens of jihadists from Germany have settled in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past few years, forming what is arguably the largest foreign fighter contingent from outside the region. Most seem to have joined existing terror networks, engaging in battles as well as propaganda activities. But with the establishment of the “German Taliban Mujahidin” Brigade they also formed a group of their own. This presentation will shed some light on the make-up of this contingent, on its potential and the threat it poses to the West. It will also offer profiles of some of the better known militants from Germany. Lastly, it will explore current trends inside the jihadi communities in Waziristan as mirrored in the experiences of the German fighters there.
Yassin Musharbash
, 35, is an Arabist and a Journalist. He works as the terrorism analyst for SPIEGEL ONLINE, Germany’s largest news website, and is a contributor for DER SPIEGEL weekly political magazine. He studied Arabic and Political Sciences at the Universities of Goettingen (Germany) and Bir Zeit (Palestine). In his work, he focuses on al-Qaida and affiliated organizations, their ideology and their use of the Internet, as well as on issues of radiclization and de-radicalization. In 2006, he published the book “The new al-Qaida: Insights into a learning terror network” (in German).