Some 30 to 40 suspected Islamic State jihadists who supported the November terrorist attacks in Paris are still at large, European authorities told CNN on Friday.
Officials warned of a heightened terror threat against the West as ISIS continues to face substantial losses in Syria, Iraq, and Libya.
“The outlook is as bleak as it has ever been,” said Paul Cruickshank, editor of CTC Sentinel, a publication by the Combating Terrorism Center at the West Point military academy. “We’re talking beyond severe concern.”
European nations involved in U.S.-led coalition strikes against ISIS face a greater risk of being targeted. Those include France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Germany. – READ MORE
