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Ramadan is over but the attacks keep increasing

I recently wrote an article, “Why Attacks During Ramadan Are Becoming More Significant to ISIS“. Now that Ramadan is over, this year seems to have started a domino effect of lone-wold attackers across the Middle East and especially Europe that have pledged their allegiance to ISIS. ISIS has claimed responsibility for almost all of the attacks. With each lone wolf attack, those individuals that are vulnerable to radicalized Islamic propaganda and are on the fence about committing a similar crime could be motivated to actually carrying it out.

Here is a map of the ISIS attacks for Ramadan in 2016:

 

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I recently wrote an article, “Why Attacks During Ramadan Are Becoming More Significant to ISIS“. Now that Ramadan is over, this year seems to have started a domino effect of lone-wold attackers across the Middle East and especially Europe that have pledged their allegiance to ISIS. ISIS has claimed responsibility for almost all of the attacks. With each lone wolf attack, those individuals that are vulnerable to radicalized Islamic propaganda and are on the fence about committing a similar crime could be motivated to actually carrying it out.

Here is a map of the ISIS attacks for Ramadan in 2016:

 

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Editorial cartoon courtesy of Robert L. Lang

About Desiree Huitt View All Posts

Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

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