Intel Community Foresees Worst Year Ever for Jihadi Terror Against U.S.
– 9 Feb 2016 – Breitbart
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) indicates that 2016 may be the worst year in history for terrorism, primarily at the hands of Sunni extremist groups such as the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda (AQ).
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James Clapper delivered the assessment, which highlights the perils facing the United States globally, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday.
“The United States and its allies are facing a challenging threat environment in 2016. Sunni violent extremism has been on an upward trajectory since the late 1970s and has more groups, members, and safe havens than at any other point in history,” declares the IC report. “At the same time, Shia violent extremists will probably deepen sectarian tensions in response to real and perceived threats from Sunni violent extremists and to advance Iranian influence.”
The declaration comes after more than a year of read more here
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