ANALYSIS/OPINION:

An ISIS general has returned to Europe along with 400 of his most trusted soldiers disguised as refugees. After suffering defeat in the Middle East, the men are returning to the continent to carry on jihad in European capitals.

Kosovan Lavdrim Muhaxheri was once a NATO soldier and in the past has appeared in videos decapitating a prisoner as well as killing another with a rocket. The men say they crossed into Europe as refugees so not to be identified. The U.S. State Department designated Muhaxheri as a global terrorist.

“Numerous jihadists are returning to Europe and the Balkans, aiming to hit the old continent at its heart. Some of them are being identified by security services, but many others manage to cross the borders without being identified,” reports the Daily Mail.

Nineteen were recently arrested in a plot to attack the Israeli football team and the trail let back to Muhaxheri. Additional attacks on government targets were also found to be in the planning stage. Muhaxheri’s ultimate goal is to establish an Islamic state in Europe. The terrorist seems to be able to travel back and forth between Europe and Syria with ease as he has posted images of his prior trips back to the Europe since the Syrian civil war started.

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