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原文传递 Islamic State’s Acolytes and the Challenges They Pose to U.S. Law Enforcement

题名：	Islamic State’s Acolytes and the Challenges They Pose to U.S. Law Enforcement
作者：	Bjelopera, J. P.;
关键词：	Terrorism;Law enforcement;Homeland security;Violence;United States;Terrorist attacks;
摘要：	Since 2014, the Islamic State (IS)1 has become the focal point for the bulk of homegrown violent jihadist terrorist plots. This includes instances in which people in the United States wanted to travel to Syria to fight with extremist groups in the nation’s civil war as well as plots to strike domestic targets.2 Regarding the former, in early 2016, U.S. government officials estimated that about 250 Americans had traveled (or tried to travel) to Syria to fight in the civil war—about 25 had been killed.3 Regarding the latter, in recent congressional testimony, the Director of National Intelligence, James R. Clapper noted that homegrown actors “will probably continue to pose the most significant Sunni terrorist threat to the U.S. homeland in 2016.”4 Most homegrown IS acolytes have attempted to travel to Syria to join the terrorist group. The ideological goals undergirding the Islamic State’s efforts to violently impose a caliphate5 in Iraq and Syria have attracted many of them. Some have sought adventure. Others have appeared to crave escape, camaraderie, even marriage. The Islamic State entices supporters via the Internet and social media.6
总页数：	Bjelopera, J. P.;
报告类型：	科技报告