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The Next Terrorist Threat

The Next Terrorist Threat

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ISIS has claimed responsibility for Sunday’s attack at a cathedral in the Philippines that left at least 21 people dead and scores injured. Earlier this month, ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack in Syria that targeted and killed four Americans, one of them a Green Beret. 

Al-Shabab, the terrorist group that has pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, claimed responsibility for a January 15 attack on an upscale hotel complex in Nairobi.  At least 20 people were killed. 

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