Anti-Muslim rhetoric is increasing all the time and much of it is a result of "lone wolf" attacks. Often these attacks are the result of people acting alone but whom ISIS has approached later in the day. They then claim the attacks as their own. This article is from Brookings Institute.
How to hunt a lone wolf: Countering terrorists who act on their own
Editor's Note:
In the last two years, “lone wolf” jihadists seemed to emerge as the new face of terrorism, writes Daniel Byman. Although lone-wolf attacks are hard to prevent, governments in the West can do several things to make them less likely and to prepare for those that do occur. This piece originally appeared on Foreign Affairs.
https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/how-to-hunt-a-lone-wolf-countering-terrorists-who-act-on-their-own/