A new report published by the European Union (EU) police agency Europol has revealed Europe to be a major target for ISIS terrorist attacks.
The report focuses on changes in ISIS’s operational strategy, saying: "IS is preparing more terrorist attacks, including more ‘Mumbai-style’ attacks, to be executed in member states of the EU, and in France in particular."
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According to the report, the group has developed an external action command, an is capable of executing attacks on an international level.
European Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos said: "As foreseen in the European Agenda on Security put forward by the European Commission, the establishment of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) is a major strategic opportunity for the EU to make our collective efforts to fight terrorism more effective.
"I call on EU Member States to trust and support the European Counter Terrorism Centre to help it succeed in its important mission."
The US and its seven coalition partners are currently fighting the terrorist group based in Iraq and Syria.
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