The terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 gave a new impetus to the international fight against Islamic terrorism. However, the initial optimism and hopes that a single broad coalition against Islamic State (lately also referred to as DAISH, the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant) would be formed ... ... territory with astonishing speed. There was a real threat that the central government would fall. It was at this point that France, the former colonial leader, stepped in. Operation Serval was carried out in January–February 2013 (officially it ...
... marching for solidarity in January after the killings at the office of the Charlie Hebdo magazine might have mimicked national mobilization, but the government also cannot avoid launching a major retribution. It might include more intensive attacks on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and a clearer and more coordinated allied strategy will certainly replace the rather haphazard attacks. Since France is unlikely to rally enough capabilities, even with the help of major European countries, for an effective response, Europe is likely to appeal to the United States, which has so far preferred to distance itself from the Middle East developments....
January terror attacks in the French capital will mark a new era of counter terrorism upheaval and unity among leading world powers. If the effect and repercussions of the tragedy are evident and will stay ... ... the 7th of January,2015.
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Eugenia Obichkina:
Counter-Terrorism Mobilization in France
He added that: "We did things a bit together and a bit apart, so that it'd have more impact," and added that ...
... proto-state entity that has occupied a large chunk of Iraq's territory.
In fact, the Islamic State now boasts the most efficient terrorist groups, whereas Afghanistan is... ... 11,000-12,000 foreign fighters in the IS ranks, among them about three thousand from France, Great Britain, Belgium and other European countries
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, who will some day... ... return to their homelands and make up the core of the local Islamist brigades.
Global Terrorism Index 2014 Highlights
In the 2000s, the United States and Europe tried to...
... match that can be used to either light a candle or ignite a fuse. In the fight against terrorism, democracy is vulnerable. This is because in a society of freedom and tolerance... ... using counter-terrorist laws. Today this is the key issue for the future not only of France, but of that part of liberal Europe which is confronted with an unprecedented... ... under the political and military control of radical Islam bent on building a global Islamic state. Second, thousands of IS supporters, including those who carried out the...
