U.S. Sees Islamic State Casting Wide Net to Catch Young Recruits
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How is Islamic State different from al-Qaeda? According to the U.S. Department of Justice, one answer lies in a much more relaxed attitude to recruitment and targets.
Al-Qaeda exercises tight control of its membership and focuses on carefully planned large-scale “spectacular” attacks, Assistant Attorney General John Carlin told reporters in London Wednesday.