Amedy Coulibaly

A Turkish army vehicle takes position on the border between Turkey and ISIS-controlled territory. The border remains a preferred entry point for Western recruits to ISIS.

‘Broken travel’ keeps ISIS’ Western recruits off the radar of intelligence agencies

Conflict

Western recruits to ISIS are evolving new ways to reach the Syrian front lines, using “broken travel” to take circuitous roots to joining jihadi groups. Such tactics are making potential fighters even harder to spot for Europe’s many intelligence agencies.

The Kouachi brothers gesture after shooting up the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris last week.

Where did the Paris attackers get their guns?

Justice
Amedy Dramé is a French Muslim from a suburb of Paris.

‘They think we Muslim people hate them. They don’t know us.’

Culture