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What we know so far about the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall: The incident at Crocus City Hall, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility ...
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What we know so far about the deadly attack on a Moscow concert hall
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Why ISIS-K Hates Putin—and Went After Moscow: The Russian dictator was clearly caught off guard.
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Why ISIS-K Hates Putin—and Went After Moscow
Quick Glance: The remarkable evolution of ISIS-K's leader into a formidable group
  • Sanaullah Ghafari, in his role as the leader of the Afghan branch of Islamic State, played a significant role in the transformation into an extremely menacing branch of the global Islamist network, capable of conducting operations far from their bases in the border regions of Afghanistan.

  • The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow that resulted in the deaths of at least 137 people. U.S. officials indicated that the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), was responsible.

  • Ghafari has enhanced the group's strength through his firm ideology and notable attacks. He has made repeated attempts to target Russia in response to its involvement in the Syrian civil war, which contributed to defeating ISIS' regional operations.

  • By using high-profile attacks as a tool for recruitment, the group has focused on ethnic Tajiks and Uzbeks in Central Asia. ISIS-K is planning to escalate its foreign operations, including attacks against the United States.
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Four men showing signs of severe beating have been charged with committing a ‘terrorist’ attack after being accused of participating in the ISIL-claimed attack ... Show more
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ISIL’s Afghanistan arm, Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), has grown in strength since the return of the Taliban — even though the two are enemies — ... Show more
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Russia marks a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall attack: Russia paused for a day of mourning Sunday for the more than 130 people killed at ...
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Russia marks a national day of mourning for victims of the concert hall ...
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Putin Says 'Radical Islamists' Behind Moscow Concert Attack: President Vladimir Putin on Monday night said for the first time that "radical Islamists" were ...
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Putin Says 'Radical Islamists' Behind Moscow Concert Attack
Quick Glance: Putin Blames Radical Islamists for Moscow Concert Hall Attack
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin states for the first time that 'radical Islamists' were behind the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow, suggesting Ukraine was also somehow involved.

  • During Friday's attack, camouflaged gunmen stormed into Crocus City Hall, opened fire on concert-goers, and set the building ablaze, resulting in at least 137 deaths.

  • Putin did not mention the ISIL (ISIS) affiliate that claimed responsibility for the attack. The Islamic State in Khorasan Province has repeatedly claimed responsibility since Friday, with affiliated media channels releasing graphic videos of the attackers.

  • Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov declined to assign blame and refused to comment on reports that the US warned Moscow authorities on March 7 about a possible attack, citing confidentiality of such intelligence.
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a role: (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged on Monday that last ...
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Putin says Islamists carried out concert attack, implies Ukraine had a ...
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group: France’s government increased its security alert warning to the highest level Sunday ...
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France raises terror alert level after Moscow attack claimed by IS group
Quick Glance: France Increases Terror Alert After Deadly Attack in Russia
  • France's government increased its security alert posture to the highest level on Sunday after the deadly attack at a Russian concert hall and Islamic State's claim of responsibility.

  • President Emmanuel Macron held an emergency security meeting after Friday's attack in a Moscow suburb killed over 130 people and was claimed by an Islamic State affiliate.

  • France was already on high security alert ahead of the Paris Olympics and Paralympics this year, expected to draw millions of visitors. Security concerns are notably high for the opening ceremony on July 26, with boats on the Seine River and large crowds watching from the embankments.

  • The country has been previously targeted by deadly Islamic State attacks, such as the Bataclan theatre massacre in 2015 where extremists shot concertgoers and held hostages for hours. French forces have also taken action against extremists in other regions.
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a gun attack on a Moscow concert hall on Friday ...
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Islamic State Group Claims Russia Gun Attack
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A Moscow court charged four suspects with acts of terrorism in connection with a deadly concert hall attack on March 22. France joined the United States in ... Show more
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Russia keeps blaming Ukraine for concert attack despite Islamic State claiming responsibility
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#SPOTLIGHT : Daesh affiliate IS-K claims responsibility for Moscow attack, which killed at least 115. This is not the first time extremists have targeted Russia ... Show more
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ISIS-K Claims Credit After 137 Killed in Moscow Concert Attack; Russia Tries to Blame Ukraine
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Russia’s day of mourning after deadly terror attack; Kremlin launches missile and drone barrage
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Russia’s day of mourning after deadly terror attack; Kremlin launches ...
Quick Glance: 'Massive' Russian Air Attack Hits Ukraine and Kyiv; Poland Reports Airspace Violation
  • Russia and Ukraine engaged in deadly aerial attacks, including the seizure of the Ukrainian village of Ivanivske by Russia.

  • Kyiv and Lviv regions were attacked, with Poland raising its military readiness.

  • No casualties or damage were reported, and the city's air defenses intercepted about a dozen missiles.

  • The US and Poland demand explanations from Russia, while Ukraine targeted Russian ships in Crimea.
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Putin announces arrests as concert attack death toll surpasses 100 in Russia: Militant Islamist group Islamic State claimed responsibility for Friday's rampage ...
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Putin announces arrests as concert attack death toll surpasses 100 in ...
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Assailants burst into a large concert hall in Moscow on March 22 and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people ... Show more
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Lukashenko claims Moscow attackers tried to flee to Belarus, undermines Putin's narrative
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Lukashenko claims Moscow attackers tried to flee to Belarus ...
Quick Glance: Lukashenko Supervises Troops Near Lithuanian Border
  • During a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Russia-Belarus Union State in Saint Petersburg, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko inspected a tank battalion near the Lithuanian border and directed that any 'provocation' there must be met with force, as reported by a Telegram channel close to his administration on Tuesday.

  • Emphasizing the need to 'publicly stop any provocation', Lukashenko highlighted that 'any violation of the state border must be decisively countered'.

  • The deteriorating relations between Lithuania, a member of the European Union and NATO, and Minsk have been attributed to Lithuania's support for the opposition in Belarus.
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Number of Wounded in Crocus City Hall Attack Rises to 360: The number of people wounded in Friday’s deadly concert hall attack has risen to 360 ...
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Number of Wounded in Crocus City Hall Attack Rises to 360
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Moscow Attack: Death Toll Rises Past 100, Russia Points at Ukraine: Russia pointed the finger at Ukraine after the worst terrorist attack in Moscow for more than ...
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Moscow Attack: Death Toll Rises Past 100, Russia Points at Ukraine
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Commentary: Deadly Moscow concert hall attack exposes shortcomings in Putin's security apparatus
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Moscow rampage reveals ambition, deadly reach of ISIS successor groups: Before Friday’s massacre, ISIS spinoffs were on the march from North Africa to South Asia ...
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Moscow rampage reveals ambition, deadly reach of ISIS successor groups
Quick Glance: ISIS-K: Ambition and Deadly Reach in Moscow
  • The recent attack in Moscow highlights the ambition and deadly reach of ISIS successor groups.

  • ISIS-K specializes in external attacks and has carried out deadly assaults in Iran and Russia this year.

  • The group has expanded across Central Asia, recruiting members with local language skills.

  • Russia remains vulnerable to attacks by Islamist extremists inspired by ISIS-K.
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Terrorist attack in Russia exposes vulnerabilities of Putin’s regime: After the Crocus City attack, Vladimir Putin ignored a claim of responsibility by ISIS ...
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Terrorist attack in Russia exposes vulnerabilities of Putin’s regime
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Terror attack in Moscow: Mourners pay respect in Russia & Russian Embassies abroad
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ISIS-K claims Moscow concert hall shooting, but Putin seeks to tie attack to Ukraine
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ISIS-K claims Moscow concert hall shooting, but Putin seeks to tie attack ...
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Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack: Russian state media pushed the idea that Ukraine was the obvious culprit, but at least three of ...
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Russians Mourn People Killed in Terrorist Concert Hall Attack
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🟠 Russian Deputy PM Tatyana Golikova said that “there are 107 patients in medical institutions, of which three children – one child is in extremely serious ... Show more
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Moscow attack reveals ISIS-K's widening strategy of deadly disruption: ISLAMABAD -- The bloody siege at a Moscow theater on Friday underlines the expanding reach ...
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Moscow attack reveals ISIS-K's widening strategy of deadly disruption
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Moscow attack: ISIS claims responsibility for mass shooting, at least 60 people dead
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Moscow attack: ISIS claims responsibility for mass shooting ...
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Islamic State shares footage of gunmen carrying out deadly Moscow attack : The jihadist group Islamic State (IS), which claimed responsibility for the deadly ...
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Islamic State shares footage of gunmen carrying out deadly Moscow attack
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Attacks near Moscow: What is known about the IS offshoot?: An offshoot of IS has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack near Moscow. In recent years ...
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Attacks near Moscow: What is known about the IS offshoot?
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Russia arrests four suspected gunmen as toll from concert massacre climbs: Russia said on Saturday it had arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in ...
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Russia arrests four suspected gunmen as toll from concert massacre climbs
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Moscow concert hall: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Moscow concert hall ...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Moscow concert hall
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Attack on Russian Concert Hall Threatens Putin’s Strongman Image: Backers of Moscow’s authoritarian system pledged it would provide security ...
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Attack on Russian Concert Hall Threatens Putin’s Strongman Image
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Islamic State releases photo of alleged perpetrators of Moscow shooting: Islamic State released on March 23 a photo of what it claims are four attackers of a ...
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Islamic State releases photo of alleged perpetrators of Moscow shooting
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Why the Middle East Still Needs America: The U.S. Military Keeps a Volatile Region From Descending Into Chaos
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Why the Middle East Still Needs America: The U.S. Military Keeps a ...
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AFP Special Report. Sins of the fathers: Children of Islamic State left to rot in Syria camp. Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see ...
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It's been a day of mourning in Russia, for the 137 people killed at a rock concert on Friday - the deadliest attack inside the country for two decades ... Show more
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After the terrorist attack: "Putin is trying to distract from his own failures": Following the terrorist attack, Russia's President Putin is trying to construct ...
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After the terrorist attack:
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Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers behind Russia terror attack: Putin vows to punish those behind concert massacre.
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Islamic State releases photo of alleged attackers behind Russia terror ...
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Russia’s tragedy, Putin’s humiliation: Expect wild claims from supporters of the humiliated dictator.
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Russia’s tragedy, Putin’s humiliation
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Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility for concert attack - Europe - The Jakarta Post
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Terror Attack in Moscow: Islamic state videos back claim it carried out Moscow concert hall attack
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Terror Attack in Moscow: Islamic state videos back claim it carried out ...
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Maps and Diagrams of the Moscow Concert Hall Attack: The mass shooting and arson at a suburban Moscow concert venue, which killed more than 130 ...
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Maps and Diagrams of the Moscow Concert Hall Attack
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Moscow concert hall attack news: At least 133 killed, over 100 wounded: The blog is closed.
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Moscow concert hall attack news: At least 133 killed, over 100 wounded
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IS-K: Who are the Islamic State jihadists blamed for Moscow attack?: The assault on Crocus City Hall is not the first atrocity believed to be carried out by the ...
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IS-K: Who are the Islamic State jihadists blamed for Moscow attack?
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Moscow Attack: Putin Forgot Islamists Think Russia Is Western Too: His response to the terror attack in Russia shows paranoia that should worry us all.
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Moscow Attack: Putin Forgot Islamists Think Russia Is Western Too
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare Not Speak'
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Interview: Putin, The Terror Attack, And The Threat Whose Name He 'Dare ...
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In Putin’s Russia, state violence is on full display: When the men accused of committing last week's terrorist attack in Moscow appeared in front of a ...
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In Putin’s Russia, state violence is on full display
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Mass kidnapping in Nigeria: Armed group releases 287 schoolchildren: In early March, armed men attack a primary and secondary school in northern Nigeria and ...
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Mass kidnapping in Nigeria: Armed group releases 287 schoolchildren
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Moscow Terrorist Attack 'Serious Intelligence Failure,' Says Ex-U.S. Envoy To Russia
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Moscow Terrorist Attack 'Serious Intelligence Failure,' Says Ex-U.S ...
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Opinion | Who Is Blowing Up Russia?: There are two plausible theories for who’s behind the terrorist attack in Russia. Both are terrifying.
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Opinion | Who Is Blowing Up Russia?
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Explained: ISIS terror group's new tactics in Asia : The Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for an attack on Niger's army that it said ...
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Explained: ISIS terror group's new tactics in Asia
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On the streets of Moscow, there is shock and grief after a massacre in a concert hall killed 137 people. The Kremlin is refusing to comment on the Islamic ... Show more