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The Al-Qaeda legacy
First attack 15 years ago when al-Qaeda surprised the world by knocking down the Twin Towers and attacking the Pentagon
the attacks of 11 September 2001 followed by others – in Madrid, London and an array of other cities – that struck at the very heart of Western civilisation.
Islamic fanaticism had already fuelled attacks in other countries against Western targets, including the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998,
often targeting tourist areas 
“war on terror” clumsily executed by the United States, spawned the next Western terrorist nightmare: Islamic State (IS).
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While the insurgent forces and the pro-Saudi government engage in a bitter war (largely forgotten by the West), entire regions of Yemen lie in a state of anarchy
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For Egypt, the situation is perhaps even more complicated as its conservative Muslim population may be tempted by the call of extremism
other states where Islamic fanaticism is prospering to African nations such as Somalia and Nigeria, central Asian states like Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, and such as Indonesia and the Philippines→ dangerous for local populations
Ultimately, the historic reasons that have generated and spread jihadi terrorism remain. In fact, the picture is more worrying now than it was 15 years ago. The regions in which this phenomenon took root are in worse condition compared to the recent past.
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While the decade long campaign against al-Qaeda was making headway former secret service operators from Saddam Hussein’s regime were busy planning the birth of IS.
By exploiting the chaotic situation IS successfully built up its very own caliphate and started spreading its brand of fundamentalism throughout the Middle East and beyond
IS adopted a strategy involving highly spectacular attacks followed by a steady stream of lesser ones. By doing so, it managed to instil terror in Western cities and, to an even greater extent, in those in the East.
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