Both #Islamic #State in general, and #ISIS-K in particular, have long proclaimed their intention of striking Russia.
They have cited Russia’s earlier military occupation of #Afghanistan in the 1980s and its long history of crackdowns on Muslim communities in Russia, particularly in the #North #Caucasus. They have also cited Russia’s role in providing a lifeline to the brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad in #Syria.
But it was also likely opportunity and personnel that led the group to select a soft target in Moscow, as much as anything else.
Islamic State carried out multiple attacks in Russia from 2016–19, while several more plots were disrupted from 2021–23.
Many of the ISIS-K militants arrested across Europe, including in Russia, over the past two years have been Russian nationals and people from Central Asia with links to Russia.
The most recent arrests occurred this month when Russian authorities claimed they prevented a planned attack on a synagogue in Moscow.
And last month, a Russian national accused of having Islamic State links was arrested in Poland, while another was arrested working at a nuclear facility under construction in Turkey.
In recent years, the vast majority of successful ISIS-K attacks have been in Afghanistan, with many targeting the minority Shia Muslim Hazara community.
For instance, the group launched a massive suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport in August 2021, in the midst of the chaotic evacuation of Kabul, which resulted in around 170 civilians and 13 US military personnel being killed.
ISIS-K also carried out a bombing of the Russian Embassy in Kabul in September 2022, killing at least six.
In January of this year, ISIS-K launched a massive suicide bombing in Kerman, Iran, killing nearly 100 people at a ceremony to mark the fourth anniversary of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani
https://themoderatevoice.com/why-would-islamic-state-attack-russia-and-what-does-this-mean-for-the-terrorism-threat-globally/
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