2015 Had the Most Terror Plots in the US Since 9/11

There has been a noticeable increase in not just attacks and plots, but also the financing or material support for ISIS, or attempts to travel abroad as a foreign fighter.

Riley Walters, --January 14, 2016

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There were 13 Islamist-inspired terror attacks and plots within the United States in 2015—the greatest number in any year since Sept. 11, 2001. And more than the years 2012, 2013, and 2014 combined.
This increase reminds us that Congress and the Obama administration’s leadership on the matter remains lackluster as we near the end of the president’s term. Most by now know the events that happened in San Bernardino, California, and perhaps even in Garland, Texas, and the most recent plot in Rochester, New York. But it’s important to remember that there were also plots that targeted military bases and those in uniform and envisioned pipe bomb attacks in New York, attacks on members of Congress, and attacks on law enforcement. More...

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