Before we dismiss this as the actions of a few misdirected conservative zealots, have a think about the infrastructure required to recruit, armour and train for that fight. The ideological and financial support needed to face, and win a battle with a national police force or army is substantial. The soft support (donations, alibis, etc.) for these crazy ideologies pervades all levels of those eastern societies.
We continue to distract ourselves with foolish laws about veils while ignoring the underlying ideological threats.