The World staff. "Why Did ISIS Target Spain? The Answer May Lie in History."
Pri, Pri Public Radio International, 18 Aug. 2017, www.pri.org/
stories/2017-08-18/why-did-isis-target-spain-answer-may-lie-history.
Accessed 20 Aug. 2017.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-08-18/why-did-isis-target-spain-answer-may-lie-history
Recently, ISIS came forward and claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack in Spain, where a van ruthlessly took out pedestrians walking along Barcelonas Las Ramblas strip. Many raised questions as to why ISIS would target Spain, due to their almost nonexistent participation in the anti-ISIS coalition. It is possible that is has to do with Spain's involvement in the fight against a group in Syria and Iraq, or may even date all the way back to 1492 when there was a Muslim rule in Spain, and the Muslim conquest had taken place. Even so, this attack still comes with much shock and little clarity, for Spain was never militarily involved with ISIS.
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