Probably these terrorists don't think al Qaeda is as murderous as ISIS, and they want to go where the blood is running freely.
Fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, U.S. officials say
By Greg Miller August 9
U.S. spy agencies have begun to see groups of fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen and Africa to join the rival Islamist organization that has seized territory in Iraq and Syria and been targeted in American airstrikes, U.S. officials said.
The movements are seen by U.S. *counterterrorism analysts as a worrisome indication of the expanding appeal of a group known as the Islamic State that has overwhelmed military forces in the region and may now see itself in direct conflict with the United States.
Small groups from a number of al-Qaeda affiliates have defected to ISIS, as the group is also known, said a U.S. official with access to classified intelligence assessments. And this problem will probably become more acute as ISIS continues to rack up victories.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fighters-abandoning-al-qae
Fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, U.S. officials say
By Greg Miller August 9
U.S. spy agencies have begun to see groups of fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen and Africa to join the rival Islamist organization that has seized territory in Iraq and Syria and been targeted in American airstrikes, U.S. officials said.
The movements are seen by U.S. *counterterrorism analysts as a worrisome indication of the expanding appeal of a group known as the Islamic State that has overwhelmed military forces in the region and may now see itself in direct conflict with the United States.
Small groups from a number of al-Qaeda affiliates have defected to ISIS, as the group is also known, said a U.S. official with access to classified intelligence assessments. And this problem will probably become more acute as ISIS continues to rack up victories.
Continue reading at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/fighters-abandoning-al-qae
