Chairman McCaul Releases January Terror Threat Snapshot

Statement

The January Terror Threat Snapshot was released today by Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX). The "snapshot" is a monthly Committee assessment of the growing threat America, the West, and the world face from ISIS and other Islamist terrorists. This edition of the Terror Threat Snapshot encapsulates terror threats, attacks, and plots against the West for the calendar year 2016.

Chairman McCaul: "This year terror struck all corners of the globe, and the jihadist rallying cry was heard during attacks even in our own communities. What's clearer than ever is that Islamist terror has been franchised to thousands of followers, who are using everything from sophisticated explosives to their own cars to attack innocent people, as we've seen in Nice, Berlin, and this weekend in Israel. Alarmingly, there were more ISIS plots against the West in 2016 than any year since the group was formed. That is why our New Year's resolution must be to go on the offensive--to protect our people, our values, and our way of life. If 2016 was remembered as a "year of terror,' then 2017 should be remembered as the year we fought back."

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