Moscow Attack ISIS In Russia
Moscow Attack ISIS In Russia: Why did ISIS-K target Russia? Why so much anger at Putin?
The terrorist attack at the concert hall in Moscow, Russia created an international sensation. The terrorists who came in military uniform opened fire at once.
60 people lost their lives in this incident. However, ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the attack, adding to the uproar. ISIS-K is the affiliate of ISIS in Afghanistan. This group is operating from Syria and Iraq. This terrorist organization is targeting South and Central Asian countries along with America. The Afghan branch of ISIS is known as ISIS-K. The region of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan was once known as Khorasan. ISIS has set up a special unit here with the same name.
It has been creating genocide in eastern Afghanistan since 2014. Pakistan and Afghanistan are planning terrorist activities. In 2015, the dominance of ISIS was extreme. At that time, ISIS-K recruited on a large scale from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Isis’s doctrines Apart from compliance, the organization is even worse than that. Expanded network in Afghanistan. In 2019 they announced that they have a separate Pakistan. She concluded that the area under their control is completely their own. A total of 3 thousand people made an army. It was able to withstand the attacks of the American and Afghan military forces. Although some members were lost in these attacks, the bloodshed did not stop.
Attacks on schools and hospitals
ISIS-K has carried out attacks targeting Afghan security forces, politicians, Shia Muslims, Sikhs and NATO forces. Especially schools and hospitals are being attacked. There have been many incidents where they stormed into the maternity ward of hospitals and brutally shot all the people there. Since 2017 till now, the organization has carried out about 100 attacks. It has targeted the common people in Afghanistan and Pakistan. It is also frequently clashing with the security forces of America, Afghanistan and Pakistan. As of 2018, it has become one of the most violent terrorist organizations in the world. It has managed to get more than 100 million dollars in funding. Last year there were bombings in Iran. 100 people were killed in these attacks. Before that, this organization was behind the suicide attack at the Russian Embassy in Kabul in September 2022. In 2021, Kabul International Airport was attacked. 13 American soldiers died in this incident.
Why the attack on Russia…?
The fall of this terrorist organization started from 2021. A key member of ISIS-K was killed by US forces. By 2019, 2020, this organization has weakened a bit. Good leadership or reduced terrorist activities. There were also ideological differences with the Taliban. ISIS-K does not accept the supremacy of the Taliban. However, ISIS-K, which was already without leadership, was further crushed by American forces. As a result, around 1,400 terrorists surrendered to the Afghan government. Now again trying to show their existence to the world. As part of that, it attacked in Moscow, Russia. It is also the reason for targeting Russia. For many years, the organization has been extremely impatient with the Russian President Putin. ISIS-K believes that Putin is helping to suppress Muslims. It is reported that this attack was carried out with the help of Central Asian militants who were completely undermining the Muslims. That’s not all. It also seems that this attack is not limited to Afghanistan but to claim that they have an international presence.