Europeans were safer from jihadist attacks last year than at any point since Islamic State set up its caliphate in 2014, according to European Union-wide police agency, Europol. It may not feel like that. In Europol’s view, the retreat of IS on the ground is likely to give way to an increase in an effort by its rival al-Qaeda to reclaim influence.
31 July 2019, The Tablet
The battle for Muslim Europe
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