Terror in Moscow: More than 130 concertgoers were shot dead by Islamists armed with assault rifles on Friday. That same evening, the terrorist organization IS claimed responsibility for the massacre. Terrorism experts consider this confession plausible. The US named the IS branch “Islamic State – Khorasan Province” (ISKP) as the likely perpetrator and warned Putin’s security authorities on March 7 of plans to attack. But who is behind the group? Where does it come from, what does it want and what methods does it use? Krone+ explains the background.
With the atrocities committed by the Islamic State terrorist militia in Iraq and Syria – where Putin’s forces eventually came to the aid of dictator Assad – still fresh in people’s minds, the next jihadist threat is emerging: the ISKP. The terrorist organization was founded ten years ago as an offshoot of IS and previously operated mainly in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Islamists have carried out numerous bloody attacks in Afghanistan – and are considered the main opponent of the ruling Taliban there. But recently the terror group expanded its area of operations.
Source: Krone
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