Jihadist Cells and “IED” Capabilities in Europe: Assessing the Present and Future Threat to the West. Strategic Studies Institute. Jeffrey M. Bale. November 14, 2012.
The increasing diffusion and application of expertise acquired by jihadists in fabricating “improvised explosive devices” and the extent to which local jihadist cells in the West may or may not be connected to veteran terrorist groups and networks in other countries and regions are vital concerns for Western military forces and security and intelligence agencies as they relate to these veteran terrorist groups and networks in other countries and regions of the world.
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