Why France?

(cont'd from yesterday's post)

"Since January 2015, IS-inspired attackers have killed at least 235 people in France, by far the largest casualty rate of any Western country." Other European countries have suffered terror attacks but France seems to be a particular target. Why?

Large areas of Africa and the Middle East were French colonies, some of them held til just ~60 years ago, and some still have a French military presence. Families and descendants from those areas live in France today where they populate poor and alienated districts. Islamic State recruiting propaganda reaches these people and also French-speaking Muslims in Raqqa, Syria.  

Francois Hollande, president of France, said that their Western values also motivate attacks. "Terrorists will not give up on anything until we stop them."