According To A New Bipartisan Report Released By The House Homeland Security’s Task Force, The Obama Administration Lacks A Strategy To Prevent People From Traveling To Join Terror Groups Like ISIS. “The government has largely failed to stop more than 250 Americans who have traveled overseas to join or tried to join terrorist groups, including the Islamic State group, a new congressional study concluded on Tuesday. … The report by five Republicans and three Democrats from the House Homeland Security Committee said the Obama administration lacked a strategy to prevent such travel abroad, identify all who try to return to commit terror attacks, or cope with new recruitment practices and technology that allow extremists to communicate securely.” (Alicia A. Caldwell, “Congress: US Fails To Stop Most People Trying To Join ISIS,” The Associated Press, 9/29/15)
Bipartisan Task Force Report On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel: “The U.S. Lacks A Comprehensive Strategy For Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel.” (House Homeland Security Committee, “Final Report Of The Task Force On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel,” September 2015, p. 20)
- Report: “Of The Hundreds Of Americans Who Have Sought To Travel To The Conflict Zone In Syria And Iraq, Authorities Have Only Interdicted A Fraction Of Them.” (House Homeland Security Committee, “Final Report Of The Task Force On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel,” September 2015, p. 6)
- Report: “Several Dozen Have Also Managed To Make It Back Into America.” (House Homeland Security Committee, “Final Report Of The Task Force On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel,” September 2015, p. 6)
Report: “The Federal Government Has Failed To Develop Clear Intervention Strategies—Or ‘Off-Ramps’ To Radicalization—To Prevent Suspects Already On Law Enforcement’s Radar From Leaving To Join Extremists.” (House Homeland Security Committee, “Final Report Of The Task Force On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel,” September 2015, p. 21)
Clinton’s Failure To Plan For The Aftermath Of The Fall Of Qaddafi Has Given ISIS An Advantage In Libya
Report: ISIS Has Taken Advantage Of The “Post-Qaddafi Security Vacuum” And Has “Reportedly Sent Two Senior Foreign Fighters To Libya To Set Up A New Base Of Operations.” “Taking advantage of a post-Qaddafi security vacuum, ISIS has reportedly sent two senior foreign fighters to Libya to set up a new base of operations, and members of the group have put out recruitment calls for extremists to migrate there.” (House Homeland Security Committee, “Final Report Of The Task Force On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel,” September 2015, p. 12)
- Report: “ISIS Operatives Are Urging Followers To Travel To The Group’s Other ‘Provinces’ In Places Like Libya, Yet It Is Unclear Whether Agencies Are Keeping Pace With Changes In Foreign-Fighter Destinations.” (House Homeland Security Committee, “Final Report Of The Task Force On Combating Terrorist And Foreign Fighter Travel,” September 2015, p. 20)