Islamic State affiliated terrorist attacks in France
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ISIL-related terrorist attacks in France refers to the terrorist activity of the Islamic State in France, including attacks committed by Islamic State-inspired lone wolves. The French military operation Opération Sentinelle has been ongoing in France since the January 2015 Île-de-France attacks.
Islamic State terrorism in France | |||||||
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Part of the Opération Sentinelle, Terrorism in France, Islamic terrorism in Europe | |||||||
French soldiers on patrol at the Eiffel Tower, 2018 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
France |
Islamic State Al-Qaeda | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Emmanuel Macron Former
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Ayman al-Zawahiri † Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi † Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi † Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi †[2] Abu Ala al-Afri †[3] Abu Omar al-Shishani † Abu Waheeb † | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
French police forces | Al-Qaeda European militias | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
285 killed[4] |