Friday, July 15, 2016

Truck attack in France shows limits of global hunt for terrorism...

The U.S. government has launched thousands of airstrikes, bombed oil facilities, redeployed its military, moved satellites, intercepted phone calls, blocked money transfers and made dozens of arrests in a bid to thwart Islamic State.

But time after time, the terror group, its affiliates and sympathizers have found ways to break through a global ring fence, launching spectacular attacks that have killed hundreds of people in Europe and the U.S.

The motives and perpetrators behind Thursday’s truck massacre in Nice, France, remained uncertain in the hours immediately following the attack. But the action appeared to share the hallmarks of recent attacks carried out, or inspired by, Islamic State: It was a murderous assault on a “soft,” or unprotected, target undertaken by an individual or handful of people.

Islamic State has exploited weak or nonexistent governments in Syria, Iraq, and Libya to fortify, recruit and plan attacks. Its leaders have leveraged social media to proselytize and lure new members. And they have, again and again, hammered soft targets full of crowded people. An airport. A holiday party. A concert hall. A nightclub. Full story...

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