Al Qaeda-Islamic State Rivalry Worsens Threat, de Kerchove Says
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Competition for the “leadership of global jihad” could incite al-Qaeda to carry out a terrorist attack in Europe to prove its credibility, according to the European Union’s counter-terrorism chief.
Rivalry between al-Qaeda and Islamic State, also known by the Arabic acronym Daesh, has only added to the terror threat Western policy makers grapple with, Gilles de Kerchove said at a forum in Brussels Saturday.