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Daesh May Carry Out Terror Attacks in Europe to Retaliate for MidEast Losses

© Flickr / Day DonaldsonIslamic state fighters. (File)
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Daesh will attempt to carry out terror attacks in Europe in retaliation for its losses in the Middle East, where it currently has to defend its strongholds in Iraq and Syria against the Iraqi forces and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), respectively, both backed by the US-led coalition airstrikes, media reported Monday, citing intelligence sources.

A man suspected of being an Islamic State (IS) militant arrives at the Federal Supreme Court in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, on September 13, 2016 - Sputnik International
Daesh's Death Throes Draw Terrorist Threat Closer to Europe
MADRID (Sputnik) — Daesh needs to carry out new terror acts to boost the morale of its followers, and the recent speech of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in which, following almost a year of silence, he urged his supporters to keep fighting, is one of the indicators that the terrorist organization might be planning attacks in Europe, the Spanish ABC newspaper reported.

Crowded events, such as sports games, concerts, as well as aircraft and public transport, are reportedly the likely targets of the potential attacks.

Spain is also at risk as about 200 people who left the country to join Daesh in Syria and Iraq could return home after the terrorist group's defeat in the Middle East, alongside some of the 2,000 of the militants who could arrive in Spain from Morocco, according to the newspaper.

Daesh, which is outlawed in many countries including Russia, claimed responsibility for a number of attacks that hit various cities across Europe in the past year. In July, a truck drove into a large crowd celebrating Bastille Day in the French city of Nice, killing at least 86 people. Last November, Daesh carried out a series of terrorist attacks across Paris, claiming 130 lives and injuring over 350 people.

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