Terrorist groups - foreign based:
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL):
aim(s): enhance its networks in Italy and, ultimately, establish a global Islamic caliphate
area(s) of operation: maintains an operational presence, primarily in large cities; authorities have foiled an increasing number of plots in recent years; has a growing recruitment network targeting Muslim youths; the number of Italians fighting alongside ISIS remains low compared to other Western European nations; authorities continue to pursue and prosecute Italian recruits who have either fought in Syria or elsewhere alongside ISIL or attempt to leave Italy to fight
Italy Terrorism 2018
SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
