Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?
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Moscow concert hall attack: Why is ISIL targeting Russia?
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Deadly attack in Moscow claimed by ISIL affiliate leaves more than 133 people dead and approximately 100 injured.
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Kevin J Doyle
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ISIS was also responsible for the bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul in 2022.
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ISKP fighters claimed responsibility for the 2021 attacks outside Kabul airport that left at least 175 civilians dead, killed 13 US soldiers, and many dozens injured. The ISIL affiliate was previously blamed for carrying out a bloody attack on a maternity ward in Kabul in May 2020 that killed 24 people, including women and infants. In November that same year, the group carried out an attack on Kabul University, killing at least 22 teachers and students. In September 2022, the group took responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing at the Russian embassy in Kabul.
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