Vocativ: Beyond Brussels: ISIS Sleeper Cells Are Europe's New Reality
Why ISIS sleeper cells can lay low across Europe, and emerge to unleash terror undetected
Four months of raids and arrests by Belgian counterterrorism officials could not stop the deadly blasts in Brussels that killed at least 31 people and left more than 270 injured on Tuesday.
The attacks, claimed by ISIS and possibly plotted soon after the carnage in Paris unfolded last November, are the latest evidence of deepening jihadists networks in parts of Europe. They also reveal the severe limitations law enforcement faces as it confronts an emerging reality on the continent: small bands of Islamist militants are increasingly able to launch devastating strikes in cities outside the terror group’s territory. And the threat extends far beyond Belgium, Europe’s “Capital of Terrorism,” multiple experts told Vocativ.
Here’s why.
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WNU Editor: I do not know where the U.S. gets its intelligence, but I learned a long time ago to not trust it "carte blanche". As to the claim that there are 100 "sleeper" cells in Europe .... again ... how do they know when they are not even capable of locating the most wanted man (Salah Abdeslam) in Europe for 4 months.
More News On U.S. Intelligence Claims That There Are 100 Islamic State Sleeper Cells In Europe
ISIS 'has more than 100 terror cells in Europe poised to launch new wave of Brussels-style attacks' -- Mirror
Autonomous ISIS cells emerge as doubly dangerous -- Middle East Online
Autonomous IS cells are 'worst nightmare' for security: experts -- AFP
Isis has 'at least 440 fighters trained to attack Europe in deadly waves' -- The Independent
IS trains 400 fighters to attack Europe in wave of bloodshed -- AP
Isis dispatches 400 jihadis across Europe to strike in 'deadly waves' -- IBTimes
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