Mayorkas Detects Uptick in Foreign Terrorist Threats to US
- ISIS resurgence and Middle East unrest contribute to rise
- Disinformation spread by China, other countries also worrisome
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The Biden administration sees increased foreign terrorist threats to the US compared to a year ago, thanks to renewed efforts by the Islamic State militant group and Middle East unrest tied to the Israel-Hamas war.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said his department has noticed “a resurgence in recruiting of ISIS, ISIS’s public communications and efforts to galvanize individuals to divide us,” using a common acronym for the Sunni Muslim insurgent group.