French Interior Minister Christophe Castagne, in a letter to Reuters, quoted by Reuters, called for increased vigilance to prevent possible retaliatory attacks following the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. "The possible intensification of jihadist propaganda after this death, in the context of which it is possible to call for retaliatory actions, requires the utmost vigilance, especially during public events in your regions in the coming days," Kasan said.
The alarm bells are ringing in the Kurdish forces of Syria, which are well aware of "ISIS", since they led the war against the Islamic State. Speaking to AFP, Kurdish leader Mazlum Abdi said ISIS loyalists would seek revenge for al-Baghdadi's death in the coming weeks or months.
"It simply came to our notice then. "Even attacks on prisons," Mazlum said. For his part, James Stavridis, a former NATO commander, told NBC that he was particularly concerned about a possible resurgence of jihadists in the coming Christmas holiday season, which would likely signal a return. .
"Winter is coming back, and so is the Islamic State (ISIS). "We must step up operations against him, not be complacent. I can assume that after the death of their leader, they will also hasten a blow that they might prepare against Europe," he said.
He believes that the Christmas market "will be a rich target of revenge for his death" and adds: "ISIS is not an individual". "Just as winter is coming, the Islamic State is returning," he told the American network yesterday. At the same time, James Stavridis in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" stressed that the Islamic State is in fact "better than US President Donald Trump in terms of business management."
Continuing his criticism of the US president, the Greek-American former NATO commander said: "I would say that Islamist terrorists are better than Donald Trump" in terms of conducting operations.
