Australia terror attack exposes ISIS resurgence as experts warn of global jihadist networks
The Australia attack is part of a broader resurgence of extremist activity, experts warn, with terror groups rebuilding networks
Efrat Lachter By Efrat Lachter Fox News
Published December 22, 2025 6:00am EST
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The terror attack in Australia has renewed urgent warnings from intelligence officials and counterterrorism experts that global jihadist networks are intensifying their reach, even as Western governments continue to frame groups like ISIS as weakened or in retreat.
Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and one of the longest-running trackers of jihadist movements, said the Australia attack highlights a persistent miscalculation in Western capitals.
"We’ve always been quick to declare terrorist organizations defeated and insignificant, and that couldn’t be further from the truth," Roggio told Fox News Digital.
Roggio, who is also managing editor of The Long War Journal, said ISIS remains far from dismantled despite the collapse of its territorial "caliphate."
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