In 2023, the US faced major threats from foreign terrorist organizations such as ISIS and al Qaeda, state sponsors of terrorism, and lone wolf actors, warned National Counterterrorism Center Director Christine Abizaid. Despite leadership losses in 2022, ISIS expanded its global network, particularly in Africa. General Michael Kurilla identified two significant threats: 10,000 ISIS fighters in detention and thousands of children in displaced persons camps in Syria. ISIS-Khorasan in Afghanistan posed a significant danger to the US, while al Qaeda aimed to rebuild after the death of its leader, Ayman al Zawahiri, in 2022.
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