After the horrific attacks on the weekend of Friday the 13th, a barrage of events have created one of the most horrific weekends in recent international history. Friday evening, according to BBC News, nine assailants carried out a series of attacks on bars, restaurants, a concert hall, and a soccer stadium leaving 130 people dead and hundreds of others critically wounded.

According to reports, nine of the suspected attackers were killed and one other may be at large. Seven of the deceased attackers have been named while two others were confirmed dead but their identities were withheld. As of press time, the remaining assailant, 26 year-old Salah Abdeslam, is still missing.

As of November 16th, at least 150 raids had been carried out throughout France in search of terror suspects. Since then, CNN reports that hundreds of other raids have been conducted with “64 people being held and 118 put under house arrest.”

All of the raids have been conducted in a similar manner. For example, a raid conducted on November 16th in the predawn hours included 110 police officers from two special units and a truckload of soldiers. The crackdown took place in a drug infested neighborhood of Paris where Abdeslam was reportedly seen.

Since the initial attacks, more recent events have unfolded. German police have reported on November 24th that Abdeslam’s cell phone was traced to the Minden-Luebbecke region of Northwestern Germany. Just hours after that, a suicide vest was found in a southern Paris suburb.

After much speculation, the New York Times has confirmed that none of the aggressors were refugees from Syria. In fact, it has been uncovered that there has been a complex network of connections running throughout Belgium, contrary to what most expected.

The suspected ringleader, Abdelhamid Abaaoud,  met Abdeslam’s brother in prison where he was detained from several petty crimes. The brother reportedly gave himself up as the search for Abdeslam intensified. Abaaoud was killed in one of the initial restaurant attacks.

As the holidays approach in the US, tensions are high throughout the world. Americans are on edge as the situation across the Atlantic intensifies with many seeking closure for the citizens of Paris.