Al-Qaeda and the Paris attacks, explained

The Washington Post 2015-01-13

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Intelligence officials say at least one of the Paris gunmen received training from an Al-Qaeda offshoot in Yemen. The Post's Greg Miller explains who they are, how they're connected to the Islamic State, and what happens next in Europe and the U.S.

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