Islamic terrorism in Europe (2014–present)
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.jpg) Memorial to people killed in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. France has seen the largest number of attacks during the campaign. |
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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Lone wolves
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Europe saw several occurrences of Islamic terrorist activity between 2014 and the present. The attacks have been considered a spillover of the Syrian Civil War and is also linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as well as the European migrant crisis.
ISIL used social media and other propaganda to encourage terrorist attacks across Europe; for example, a number of "lone wolf" attacks were carried out on European soil following ISIL spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani's call in September of 2014 for ISIL sympathizers to independently carry out attacks. In the ten months following September, there were nine lone wolf attacks carried out, in addition to 12 terrorist plots which failed.
During this period, France has been a top European target, with ten attacks between December 2014 and June 2017; this included the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks, the November 2015 Paris attacks, and the July 2016 Nice truck attack. The United Kingdom saw a rise in terrorist activity in early 2017, with three major attacks carried out in a span of four months (see the 2017 Westminster attack, the May 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, and the June 2017 London Bridge attack). Other notable targets in Europe have included the Belgium, Germany, and Russia. The trans-continental city of Istanbul also saw both bombings and shootings, including in January 2016, June 2016 and January 2017.
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