Why did the Islamic State attack Russia?

The Russian Investigative Committee announced on Saturday that at least 115 people were killed in the attack on Hall “Crocus City”. I The S-K took responsibility for the attack and Western intelligence services recently overheard conversations in which Islamists seemed to be planning something.

The Islamic state is being strengthened again in recent years.

Islamic State is being strengthened again in recent years, especially I S-K. Khrazan is the ancient term that refers to regions of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Iran. IS-K members are mostly unhappy fighters of Pakistani Taliban, but they also come from other areas.

The ideal site for recruiting is the Central Asia region, as well as the Russian Federation, Dagostan and Chechnya. As IS strengthened in Iraq and Syria, I The S-K appeared in eastern Afghanistan in 2011 and 2015. American operations destroyed their forces, but after the withdrawal of American troops in 2021, they recovered.

Unlike other terrorist groups, the Islamic State has transnationalist ambitions. Anti-terrorism services have prevented numerous attacks on Europe in recent years.

Why the Attack on Russia?

One of its objectives is Russia. The IS believes Russian President Vladimir Putin and his regime are killing Muslims. That's what it means to Russian military operations in Chechnya, Syria and Afghanistan. In the past two decades, Islamic groups have repeatedly attacked Russian territory.

Among the worst attacks were those at the Nord Ost Theatre in 2002 and the massacre in Beslan in 2004, during which hundreds of people were killed. The Islamic state surely wants to cause chaos in Russia during the invasion of Ukraine. Like other terrorist groups, its goal is to cause fear and uncertainty among residents.