'#NousSommesUnis’ - or ‘#WeAreUnited’.
One wonders what impact this will have on the French people, especially those thinking of voting for Marie Le pen next year:
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A group of Muslim students in France has released a
powerful video calling for ‘firmness in the fight against terrorism’ after almost 130 people from 15 nations were killed in a series of terrorist attacks across Paris three days ago. The group called Etudiants Musulmans de France (EMF) - or Muslim Students of France - took to its
website to express its ‘dismay, sadness, and emotion in the aftermath of the tragedy that took place on 13 November’.
Link to report:http://www.independent.co.uk/student...-a6736401.html and the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVUCMBuAQNs
The Islamic State seems to be at war with the entire world.
Clints Watts weighs in, thanks to WoTR and concludes:
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By contrast, the Islamic State seems to be at war with the entire world. Is this targeting logic the result of some crazed apocalyptic ideological thinking? Or does this broad targeting come from a lack of command, control, and direction the Islamic State has over its rapidly acquired affiliates and legions of networked fan boys who demand action first and strategy second? Until we understand the answer to these questions, it will be difficult to know whether the Islamic State really is one big organization or to anticipate where the group might strike next. The aftermath of the Paris attacks and the upcoming investigation will certainly be quite revealing of this dynamic.
Link:http://warontherocks.com/2015/11/wha...slamic-state/?
Will McCants has a substantial piece on ISIS on FP, but it is behind a registration wall:https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/11/16...-actual-state/