IS terrorists and their accomplices last year 'frequently' used the large number of refugees to enter Europe. They managed to stay out of the hands of the authorities. How often this is done exactly, is not clear.
In some cases IS terrorists also asked for asylum in European countries, possibly including in the Netherlands. Which can be read in today issued threat of the National Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Security (NCTV).
That NCTV now uses the word 'frequently', is striking, says political reporter Fons Lambie."Earlier she namely said it was unlikely that terrorists would use the refugees. But that's now become so 'frequently'. How many exactly, do they not know exactly. It's more than a few."
Networks run by Netherlands
The coordinator said that terrorist networks run by and through the Netherlands. Whether people have really gotten asylum in the Netherlands, there are ongoing investigations.
Lambie: "Then the example NCTV speaks of" possible "Then comes to the story from January on. A group of men in Heumensoord Or the story of a. Asylum seeker on a boat in Zaandam , who said he was a member of IS and al Qaeda. Whether this were really iS members, is the question. the investigations are ongoing. "
The fact that it is not known how many IS'ers came to Europe, is due to:
- The potential for fraud with documents
- The absence of a comprehensive EU external border control
- The opportunities to travel freely within the Schengen area
Chance of a real attack
Or preparing a terrorist attack in the Netherlands? There are no specific indications . In European countries may be new attacks in the short term. The probability of a terrorist attack in the Netherlands remains real. The threat level is substantial. It's been so since March 2013 .
Since 2013 IS structured deals with management, coordination and preparation of attacks in Europe, says the NCTV. "The attacks of IS in Paris, Brussels and Istanbul show insistently to see the nature and extent thereof. Even after arrests of individuals from the network of 'Paris' and 'Brussels' are probably several ISIS cells present in Europe."
Uitreizigers number decreases
Local jihadist networks provide support when traveling to and from Syria. Since early 2016, the number of departing uitreizigers a month off Netherlands. The total number since 2012 been traveled people stands at about 260.
- About 40 of them have since returned to the Netherlands
- 42 people were killed
- So there are still 170 people from the Netherlands in Syria and Iraq present, including women and minors.
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