Belgium Suspect was Target in Syria
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Paris Attacks Suspect Was Monitored by Western Allies Seeking to Kill HimAn Islamic State operative suspected of helping plan the Paris attacks had been monitored in Syria by Western allies seeking to kill him in an airstrike, but they couldn’t locate him in the weeks before the plot was carried out, two Western security officials said.
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Paris Attacks Suspect Was Target of Strikes on ISIS in SyriaThe Belgian man suspected of being the plotter of the Paris terrorist attacks was a target of Western airstrikes on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa, Syria, as recently as last month, according to a European security official.
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French Intel Name Alleged Author of Paris MassacreA 28-year-old Belgian, Abaaoud Abdelhamid, is reportedly the mastermind behind this weekend's mayhem in Paris, according to French intelligence. He had been a target since January after allegedly plotting to murder Belgian police and has been on the run ever since.
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