国际英语资讯:Spotlight: IS defeats or political motivation behind surge in terror attacks?
<p><span word="DAMASCUS">DAMASCUS</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 23-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defeats">defeats</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Islamic">Islamic</span> <span word="State">State</span> (<span word="IS">IS</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="terrorists">terrorists</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="messages">messages</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozens">Dozens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spate">spate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span>, <span word="France">France</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>, <span word="knives">knives</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="explosives">explosives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mow">mow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="pedestrians">pedestrians</span>, <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="Terror">Terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="rocked">rocked</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>, <span word="Iran">Iran</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Somalia">Somalia</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>.</p><p><span word="Ahmad">Ahmad</span> <span word="Ashqar">Ashqar</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="intensified">intensified</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="militants">militants</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sympathizers">sympathizers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="compelled">compelled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span>.</p><p>"<span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hunted">hunted</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strongholds">strongholds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mosul">Mosul</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iraq">Iraq</span>," <span word="Ashqar">Ashqar</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="striking">striking</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="escalated">escalated</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="offensives">offensives</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="backed">backed</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Forces">Forces</span> (<span word="SDF">SDF</span>) <span word="unleashed">unleashed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>-<span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="offensive">offensive</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Raqqa">Raqqa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>.</p>
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