(Radio France) During the past week at the Paris special criminal court, where 20 men are being tried over the November 2015 terrorist killings that cost 131 people their lives, witnesses offered a chilling glimpse of the methodology of murder elaborated by Islamic State in Syria and exported to Europe.
From its headquarters in Raqqa, Islamic State managed overseas terror operations on industrial principles.
Attacks against foreign targets were suggested, debated, given preliminary approval. The likely political and strategic impacts were assessed. Every aspect of a candidate project was carefully considered. The results of those deliberations were passed back down the chain of command.
