but masterminded in syria by this man. 27-year-old abdel hamid aboud, linked to previous terror plots including the foiled european train attack earlier this year.% >> isis is much larr than al qaeda ever was. and certainly much more powerful today than al qaeda is. they are more well trained. they are more well funded. and they control much more territory than al qaeda ever did. >> reportete isis is believed to have 20,000 to 30,000 fighters financing their terror. oil fields that generate about $40 million a month. and now with the paris attacks the group signaling to the world that it's operating on a global scale, prompting france's president francois hollande to order the country's biggest raids in syria to gate. the targets an isis command post, training camp, recruiting center, weapons warehouse. areas the u.s. identified and passed along to france. we are at war with jae haddist terrorists, hollande said. in the last 15 months the united states conducted the majority of the more than 8,000 air strikes in iraq and syria, committed 3,500 troops to iraq, and 50 u.s. special opera

out of, leaving behind another painstaking inquiry, a question mark over the whereabouts of abdel hamid aboudho hasn't been arrested and the chilling prospect. this could have been a defendant previously unknown isil cell. as crowds of people returned to their homes, there are more questions about the effectiveness of intelligence and whether there could be plans for more attacks. andrew simmons, al jazeera, paris. >>> new york police say they are aware of a new lee released isil video suggesting the city is a potential target of paris style attacks. the mayor has enkurnlingdz people to live out their lives normally. >> we understand it is the goal of terrorists to intimidate and disrupt our democratic society. we will not submit to their wishes. i want to encourage all new yorkers to continue to go about their business normally. it's important to note that there is no credible and specific threat against new york city. >> five syrian citizens who allegedly traveled to hon did youas on stroenl greek passports have been retained after an alert was issued by inter poll. officials say the syrian