Experts say Paris attacks reveal ‘next stage of IS’

The Islamic State group’s ability to carry out the deadly Paris attacks that it has claimed reveals the growing sophistication and reach of the global jihadist network, analysts say.

Experts say the killings demonstrate IS’s evolution from localized operations in Iraq and Syria to the West.

Illustrative photo of Islamic State militants, with an IS fighter waving the group flag in Fallujah, Iraq, west of Baghdad, June 28, 2015. (Militant website of IS, via AP)
Illustrative photo of Islamic State militants, with an IS fighter waving the group flag in Fallujah, Iraq, west of Baghdad, June 28, 2015. (Militant website of IS, via AP)

“The push to France likely represents the next stage of IS,” says Clint Watts, a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

“We’ll see them increasingly move away from conventional and insurgent operations in Iraq and Syria and more towards terrorist attacks in their extended network,” he adds.

–AFP

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