“Paris violence may portend one-upmanship between terror
groups”
By: Brian Bennett
Source: La Times
After the
attack in Paris, the Persian Gulf nation of Yemen has frequently mentioned that
Al Qaeda’s has appeared to claim responsibility for the attack as “revenge for
the honor” of Muhammad. U.S and European authorities are still trying to figure
out if the group had a role in planning the attack. If this is true then Al
Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is trying to regain power to have a battle of
one-upmanship between rival terrorist groups. The evidence is still unclear. Said
Kouachi is one of the gunmen in this deadly attack. Kouachi appears to return
to France in mid-2011 before Anwar Awlaki, the American- born cleric who has
directed the group to Europeans an Americans. Anwar Awlaki has been killed by a
U.S airstrike. U.S officials say by losing Anwar Awlaki death has disrupted the
group to not attack earlier. After the death Kouachi has kept a low profile for
years. Officials assume that Kouachi has planned his attack with his brother
Cherif. The brothers may have been killed Friday in a police raid. Al Qaeda’s
partnership gained in Yemen influenced a lot of followers. U.S officials now
see Yemen’s group a more dangerous threat to U.S than Al Qaeda’s core group. In
Paris there is still a search going on to find these terrorists.
This
article is important to read because we see how these terrorists are affecting
innocent people. Terrorist attacks are an important subject to know about and
to be aware of. Everyone is still shocked at the attack and is holding
ceremonies in honor of those who have been attacked and killed.
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