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Fighting ISIS
It was Frenchmen and Belgians that committed attacks in Paris, but intelligence agencies are convinced they were organized by ISIS in Syria. What does ISIS want? How should the West respond? Can it prevent attacks in the future?
By Warren Olney • • 52m ListenIt was Frenchmen and Belgians that committed attacks in Paris, but intelligence agencies are convinced they were organized by ISIS in Syria. Western powers are now trying to determine how to respond, what ISIS wants and how to prevent attacks in the future.
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Photo: Photograph of a man described as Abdelhamid Abaaoud, believed to be one of Islamic State's most active operators and suspected of being behind Friday's attacks in Paris, according to a source close to the French investigation. (Social Media Website via Reuters)
