By David Francis with Sabine Muscat
The West’s worst fears are realized in the Charlie Hebdo attack. The alleged masterminds, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, have been advocating Islamic extremist causes since the Iraq war. Cherif was part of a Parisian jihadi outfit known as the 19th Arrondissement Network, which recruited French Muslims to fight the United States in Iraq after the 2003 invasion. He spent time in a French prison after being arrested on his way to fight in Iraq. Said, his older brother, reportedly trained with al Qaeda in Yemen in 2011. The two represent one of the West’s …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
