Self-starter terrorists, online recruitment, and returning fighters create unique threats within Europe
Police escort Islamist demonstrator marching to protest outside the US embassy in London before a ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2011. Around 50 people brandished anti-US banners, chanted slogans and burnt a small piece of paper with a picture of the US flag on it. CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images
BIRMINGHAM, England—Self-starter ISIS strategies could be evolving to be customized country by country in Europe, targeting the hated “gray zone” where Muslims live in secular democracies.
“ISIS seem to be adjusting a more tailored strategy,” said Muhammad Fraser-Rahim, North America director of Quilliam, one the world’s first counter extremism organizations.
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
