Is this really a surprise, given the recklessness of the European Union’s immigration policy?
While European officials are foiling jihad plots on a regular basis, there is no system in place to stop Islamic supremacist preaching and jihad conquest messages from spreading. It is likely that such a system is not put in place out of fear of accusations of “Islamophobia.” Too many Western leaders have chosen dhimmitude over this “loathsome” label.
“Extremists behind two plots a month in Europe since ISIS defeat,” by Paul Peachey, The National, September 27, 2020:
Extremists have been behind two plots a month in Europe since ISIS was driven out of its last stronghold in Syria, according to a new report.
The loss of Baghouz in March 2019 ended the use of Syria as a base to launch ISIS attacks abroad but did not lead to “enduring defeat” and it continues to operate around the globe, according to the UK-based Counter Extremism Group.
Tens of thousands of extremists scattered around Europe have not disappeared despite the group’s loss of power, it warned.
The attacks in Europe have left 12 dead and 39 injured with France, the UK and Germany the countries most targeted. Most of the attacks were carried out by terrorists acting alone. Knives were most likely to have been used rather than guns and bombs.
The study published on Sunday identified 33 plots – of which two-thirds were thwarted by authorities – over the 15-month period.
The most-deadly attack was in Paris in 2019 when Mickael Harpon, a convert to Islam, stabbed to death four people as part of an attack at a French police station.
The computer worker was shot dead but it later emerged that colleagues had warned about his increasingly radical views.
The loss of leaders and credibility has meant that ISIS is more reliant on inspiring attacks than directing them.
The study – Europe and the Fall of the Caliphate – said that a cell broken up in January in France had reportedly recorded pledges of support to ISIS as they allegedly targeted a military site and Chinese New Year celebrations. The alleged ringleader was a Syrian refugee with links to ISIS who arrived in France in 2015.
With the loss of territory, the report said extremists would look for new ways to spread their world view and exert influence….