Warning: ISIS returnees could carry out attacks in Europe
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:31 amDutch intelligence warns: ISIS returnees could carry out attacks in Europe
Reporting by: Wladimir van Wilgenburg
The Dutch intelligence service AVID has warned for an increase in the number of ISIS returnees that could carry out attacks in Europe due to increasing ISIS territorial losses in both Iraq and Syria
The Dutch intelligence says the small number of ISIS returnees from Syria and Iraq could carry out attacks in the Netherlands, or recruit new ISIS supporters.
However, many Dutch jihadists would most likely die in the battlefield. Currently, the Iraqi security forces are carrying out an offensive on the city of Mosul, a campaign that started on 16 October, while the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are fighting to isolate Raqqa–ISIS de facto capital. ISIS is losing more and more territory and is being pushed to the defensive.
Until now, 280 Dutch citizens have joined jihadi groups in Syria and Iraq.
In 2016, the number of Dutch citizens that joined jihadist groups has decreased significantly. The majority of these Jihadists have joined ISIS, and some have joined the Al-Qa’ida affiliated Tahrir al-Sham.
One third of the Dutch jihadists are women and it also includes 80 Dutch children. Fifty per cent of them was born in the region and less than 20 per cent of them is 9 years or older.
“Since children in ISIS-territories receive arms and weapons training since their 9th year, they are considered by the AIVD [Dutch intelligence] as jihadists,” the Dutch intelligence said on Wednesday.
Until now 50 Dutch jihadists have returned to the Netherlands, one third of them are women.
One returning ISIS woman who returned to the Netherlands after surrendering herself to Kurdish Peshmerga forces last year is suspected of planning attacks in Holland.
“The current territorial losses of ISIS increases the risk of attacks in the West, because the group needs to prove itself through threats and attacks against the West,” the Dutch intelligence service AIVD said.
“The repeated calls by ISIS to its supporters to carry out attacks in the West is an example. With these attacks the group wants to show strength to deter its enemies and impress exisiting members and get new recruits. It’s a possibility that ISIS will again try to use returnees for this goal,” the Dutch intelligence concluded.
http://aranews.net/2017/02/dutch-intell ... in-europe/
Reporting by: Wladimir van Wilgenburg
The Dutch intelligence service AVID has warned for an increase in the number of ISIS returnees that could carry out attacks in Europe due to increasing ISIS territorial losses in both Iraq and Syria
The Dutch intelligence says the small number of ISIS returnees from Syria and Iraq could carry out attacks in the Netherlands, or recruit new ISIS supporters.
However, many Dutch jihadists would most likely die in the battlefield. Currently, the Iraqi security forces are carrying out an offensive on the city of Mosul, a campaign that started on 16 October, while the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are fighting to isolate Raqqa–ISIS de facto capital. ISIS is losing more and more territory and is being pushed to the defensive.
Until now, 280 Dutch citizens have joined jihadi groups in Syria and Iraq.
In 2016, the number of Dutch citizens that joined jihadist groups has decreased significantly. The majority of these Jihadists have joined ISIS, and some have joined the Al-Qa’ida affiliated Tahrir al-Sham.
One third of the Dutch jihadists are women and it also includes 80 Dutch children. Fifty per cent of them was born in the region and less than 20 per cent of them is 9 years or older.
“Since children in ISIS-territories receive arms and weapons training since their 9th year, they are considered by the AIVD [Dutch intelligence] as jihadists,” the Dutch intelligence said on Wednesday.
Until now 50 Dutch jihadists have returned to the Netherlands, one third of them are women.
One returning ISIS woman who returned to the Netherlands after surrendering herself to Kurdish Peshmerga forces last year is suspected of planning attacks in Holland.
“The current territorial losses of ISIS increases the risk of attacks in the West, because the group needs to prove itself through threats and attacks against the West,” the Dutch intelligence service AIVD said.
“The repeated calls by ISIS to its supporters to carry out attacks in the West is an example. With these attacks the group wants to show strength to deter its enemies and impress exisiting members and get new recruits. It’s a possibility that ISIS will again try to use returnees for this goal,” the Dutch intelligence concluded.
http://aranews.net/2017/02/dutch-intell ... in-europe/
