President’s Message: The Global Threat of Violent Extremists
The global threat of terrorism is evolving. Years of concerted effort on behalf of law enforcement and military forces have appeared to reduce the capabilities of terrorist organizations to mount large-scale 9/11-like attacks and have instead led them to shift their tactics to lone wolf, self-radicalized violence.
For example, over the past year, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members and supporters have threatened retaliatory violence against the United States, Canada, Western countries, and countries around the globe in response to ongoing airstrikes in Iraq and Syria.
