The news has been flooded with reports about the Paris terror attack these days. People around the world are curious about the people behind the horrific event that took hundreds of lives. They also want to understand why people like the perpetrator did what he did.
The alleged ringleader and one of the most notorious members of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Abdelhamid Abaaoud, is suspected to be the mastermind in a series of horrifying events in Europe.
So who is Abdelhamid Abaaoud? Where did he come from and why is he still not apprehended?
Abaaoud, is a Belgian national of Moroccan decent in his late 20s and is believed to be close to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He is also connected to the senior ISIS leadership and ISIS operatives in Europe. Authorities believed he plotted the terror attack from Syria, but according to new information, he has been back in Belgium and was living underground.
