DIABOLICAL MENACES

2. Major Topics, Include: • The Formation Of The Diabolical Menaces • ISIS Financing • Women Held Captive As Sex Slaves • ISIS Recruiting & Training Children • Countless Atrocities Committed By ISIS • The Diabolical Menaces Expand Into Libya • ISIS Infiltration Into Europe • Paris Attacks & The Faces Of Evil • Brussels Bombings • ISIS Creating Fake Passports • San Bernardino Attacks

3. DIABOLICAL MENACES ISIS, otherwise known as the Diabolical Menaces, has unleashed its reign of terror upon the world, as it seeks to restore Islam to greatness, advocating jihadist Salafism, which is a strict interpretation of Islam, and through the establishment of a caliphate. The Diabolical Menaces are responsible for the killing of thousands of innocent people, and have committed countless atrocities, including: genocide, mass executions, crucifixions, beheadings, suicide bombings, rape, and sexual slavery. ISIS has become the face of global terrorism, eclipsing Al-Qaeda, and funds itself through a variety of criminal activities. They also have infiltrated Europe, and have recently created a safe haven, in Libya. Although U.S.-led coalition airstrikes have killed 25,000 of its militants, and reduced its oil revenues, significant threats remain, at the hands of the monstrosity, known as the Diabolical Menaces.

4. The Formation Of The Diabolical Menaces • ISIS is led by its ruthless leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who holds a PhD in Koranic Studies. • Al-Baghdadi advocates jihadist Salafism. • Jihadist Salafism is a strict version of Islam, which advocates the killing of infidels and apostates. • Al-Baghdadi took over control of the Islamic State of Iraq, in 2010, after its former leader died. • In a final transformation, the Islamic State was formed, in 2014, after ISIS conquered several cities, in Iraq.

5. ISIS Financing • ISIS finances itself through a variety of criminal activities, some of which include: • Oil smuggling • Kidnappings • Extortion • Bank robberies • Carjacking

6. ISIS Recruiting & Training Children • ISIS targets children for several reasons, which include: • Salaries and expenses are much lower for children, than for older combatants. • Children are easily exploited into undertaking specific tasks • Recruitment for its militants has declined significantly, forcing ISIS to shift its strategy to recruit children. • In many cases, children are recruited for suicide missions. ISIS has used children for nearly 80 percent of its suicide operations against opposition forces, in an attempt to take control of Syrian cities, including: Marea, Aazaz, and Tal Rafaat.

7. The Diabolical Menaces Expand Into Libya • After Muammar Qaddafi was overthrown, in 2011, Libya descended into chaos. • Copious militia’s throughout Libya, looted Qaddafi’s arsenal of weapons. • ISIS is now using Libya as a safe haven, and has joined several jihadist militia’s which has increased its size and strength. • Libya also has the potential to create a new migrant crisis, as the European Union expects 500,000 migrants to travel from Libya, into Europe.

8. Some Of Europe’s Major Weaknesses, Include: • Lapses in communication • Inability to keep track of suspected militants • Failure to act on intelligence • Interlocking layers of government which obscure accountability • A lack of resources including an insufficient number of security personnel • Lack of seamless intelligence sharing and coordination • Surge in the number of jihadists

9. Paris Attacks & The Faces Of Evil • The Paris Attacks which were orchestrated by the Diabolical Menaces, resulted in 130 deaths, and injured over 350 people. • Three teams of men shot patrons at restaurants, bars, café’s, and diners, attacked the Bataclan Theatre using assault rifles, and three suicide bombers detonated suicide vests, outside the Stade de France. • The mastermind of the Paris attacks was AbdelhamidAbaaoud, who selected and trained ISIS fighters, in Syria. He had entered Europe several months before the attacks, with a multinational group of 90 militants, who dispersed themselves, in various countries, throughout Europe.

10. Brussels Bombings • Brussels endured two horrific bombings, which killed 35 people and injured 340 people. • The bombings were carried out by suitcase bombs, which contained large quantities of TATP explosives. • The bombings were carried out by NajimLaachraoui, who was one of ISIS’s bombmakers. He also helped with designing the suicide vests, which were used in the Paris attacks. • Ibrahim El Bakraoui was another suicide bomber involved in the Brussels bombings, as well as Khalid El Bakraoui. Both Ibrahim and Khalid were radicalized in prison.

11. TATP Explosive • Known by security officials as a “Satanic Cocktail” due to its instability and potency. • TATP is an explosive white powder, otherwise known as triacetonetriperoxide. • Airport scanners cannot detect TATP, and security officials must rely upon sniffer dogs to detect the potent smell. • The three primary ingredients, in TATP, include: acetone, hydrogen peroxide, and sulfuric acid. All ingredients can be purchased at pharmacy’s and local hardware stores, complicating matters for security officials.

12. Sources • Reuters • The BBC • Bloomberg • Newsweek • The Associated Press • CBS News • PBS • Fox News • The Economist

13. DIABOLICAL MENACES • DIABOLICAL MENACES describes the monstrosity, more commonly known as ISIS. • DIABOLICAL MENACES is available, on Amazon, for 99 cents. This eBook will always be free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers. • Developed by Vincent J. Lentini, who is an energy analyst for NewsBase.

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