Question

Why did ISIS attack Paris in 2015?

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Isis attacked Paris in 2015 to seek revenge against France's bombings of ISIS in Iraq.

The attacks in Paris in November 2015 were several terrorist attacks committed by ISIS on the night of 13 November 2015 in the French capital and its suburb of Saint-Denis, mostly perpetrated by Islamist suicide bombers in which 137 people died and 415 others were injured, and a shooting in the Petit Cambodge restaurant in the X District of Paris resulted in at least four deaths. A second shooting took place at the Bataclan theater, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris, with at least 100 hostages. In a brasserie near the Stade de France, an explosion left at least 10 people dead or wounded.

The attacks were a response to the intervention of France in the war against ISIS, led by the USA. Under the code name "Operation Chammal," French military forces have participated in air strikes against targets in Iraq and Syria since September 19, 2014. In October 2015, France attacked targets in Syria for the first time.

Answer 2

The answer is A. ISIS attacked Paris in 2015 to seek revenge against France’s bombings of ISIS in Iraq.

 

EXPLANATION

 

The attack on 13 November 2015 in Paris were a coordinated attack from the terrorist. It took place specifically in Paris, France, and Saint-Denis which is the city’s northern suburb. It happened at 21:16 where three  bombers struck in front of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis. This happened during a football match and followed by a  bombing and several mass shootings at restaurants and cafes. At Eagles of Death Metal concert in the Bataclan theatre, gunmen carried mass shooting and kept hostages. The attackers either killed themselves or shot by the police.  

 

In total, the ISIS attackers killed about 130 people, including 90 people at the Bataclan theatre. In the end, there were 131 victims, because one person killed himself because of the traumatized event in June 2019. A total of 413 people were injured and almost 100 experienced severe injuries. All of the seven attackers had died.

 

ISIS attacked Paris in 2015 because of the intervention of France during the war against ISIS, conducted by the United States. French military forces air struck the targets in Iraq and Syria since September 19, 2014. This was also known as ‘Operation Chammal’. France attacked Syria for the first time in October 2015.

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KEYWORD: ISIS attack, Paris, 2015

Subject: History

Class: 7-9

Subchapter: ISIS bombing