Australian fears are realized as gunmen believed to be radical Islamists have taken hostages in Sydney. Australian officials have long warned that its citizens were fighting in the Middle East under the Islamic State banner, leading to concerns that the fight against the group could land on Australia’s shores. It now appears if their fears have been realized, as gunmen holding hostages in a central Sydney café have displayed the Islamic State flag. Australia now joins Canada as a victim of the fight against the Islamic State outside of the Middle East, a grim reminder of the global nature of …read more
Source: Foreign Policy
