The United States remains the No. 1 target for Daesh terrorists and attacks are expected to become more frequent in the years ahead, the US House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee warned in a new report.





WASHINGTON (Sputnik)�� The report, released on�Thursday, said that the numbers represent a relatively high success ratio that will likely continue to�influence the terror group�s emphasis on "frequent attempts rather than�fewer, long-term plots."
"The group�s focus on�external operations has risen significantly," the report said. "In 2014, there were 19 ISIS-linked [Daesh] plots against�the West; in�2015, the figure more than�doubled to�48. More than�40 percent of [75] total plots have been executed, while the rest were disrupted."


In addition, the report explains that the United States is the No. 1 target for�the ISIS, with�more than�one-third of�its external operations aimed at�the United States or its interests overseas.

The report also warns that refugee flows from�Syria and availability of�fake passports are being exploited by�Daesh to�deploy terrorists.


Plots recounted in�the report include a December 2015 attack in�the US state of�California, which killed 14 civilians; an attempted attack in�Texas, a plot to�detonate explosives at�New York City landmarks; a plot to�shoot tourists on�Florida beaches, a plot to�live-stream a shooting rampage at�a college campus and a plot to�detonate pipe bombs on�Capitol Hill in�Washington, DC.

The rise in�Daesh-related incidents made 2015 the most active year for�homegrown jihadist terrorism ever tracked in�the United States, the report concludes.

Daesh, has been designated a terrorist organization and is outlawed in�the United States, Russia as�well as�in numerous other countries.
By Sputnik