Crime Mass shooting in Russia at Crocus City Hall

[Joe]

3 days ago he dismissed the warnings

 

[Snubnoze707]

It would be the other side annoyed with Russia.

You're right, the US supported ISIS side probably upset.

I'm always eager to point out the US Dirty War in Syria.

 

[Deleted member 592570]

You're right, the US supported ISIS side probably upset.

I'm always eager to point out the US Dirty War in Syria.

Yeah I'm not picking sides, just giving a possible motivation for the attack.

 

[Deleted member 585708]

An Islamic State affiliate's claim that it was behind the Moscow attack would, if proved correct, be the latest in a number of Islamist-linked attacks in or against Russia in recent years.
A Russian plane was blown up over Egypt’s Sinai desert in 2015 with 224 people on board, most of them Russian citizens.
That attack was claimed by Islamic State, which later published a photograph of the explosive device.
In 2017, a bomb attack on the St Petersburg metro that killed 15 people was also linked to radical Islamists.
Militant groups have been fighting Russian forces in the North Caucasus region of the country for decades.
Large numbers of them flocked to Syria to join IS when the group was formed 10 years ago. Some militants that operate in the Russian North Caucasus have declared allegiance to IS, say experts.
But the specific group that has claimed today’s attack, ISIS-K, is the Islamic State affiliate in Khorasan - an old term for a region that includes parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
Counterterrorism experts say Russia has found itself “in the crosshairs” of ISIS-K, which frequently criticises President Putin in its propaganda.
It accuses the Kremlin of atrocities against Muslim people in military campaigns in Chechnya and Syria, as well as in the Soviet-era invasion of Afghanistan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-68642036

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I know some asked the question "why", I thought this was a decent breakdown as to why IS-K might attack Russia.

 

[NickNick]

Sometimes I truly think the world would be a better place if the ME in its entirety ceased to exist

The world would be a better place if religion didn't exist.

 

[Dalarna3]

Whodunit

 

[Strychnine]

Wow. This is just nuts.

 

[koquerelle]

Wow. This is just nuts.

Wait to see the repercussions. It's going to get worse. Way worse.

 

[Strychnine]

Wait to see the repercussions. It's going to get worse. Way worse.

CNN reports that ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack.

 

[N13]

I hate to say it but I will: Something like this could easily happen in the US.

 

[N13]

My theory on ISIS: it was a creation of the CIA to overthrow the Syrian govt. and install a puppet regime.

Libya, Ukraine, Lebanon, Iraq, etc.

 

[TheGreatA]

The whole Prigozhin debacle exposed how vulnerable Russia is to internal attacks right now. It was just a matter of time when a hostile group was going to exploit the situation. Russia has a lot of enemies.

They've got all their eyes on Ukraine which leaves all sorts of radical/jihadist groups unsupervised.

 

[Tatra]

Two of the terrorists.

 

[Tatra]

Glad to see someone accept that Russian guarantees mean absolutely nothing, will take note of this post next time someone claims Ukraine must negotiate with Russia.

All countries do things like that you moron. You think it's unique to Russia? Stop sperging out on anything Russia-related.

 

[Halge]

If anyone wants to try and spot a trend btw, here's a list of terrorist attacks for 2023. The muslims are seriously ramping up their terror campaign globally.

List of terrorist incidents in 2023 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Cole train]

Latest rumour is they were tadjiks



Pic is from police paper thats floating around online

Buut nothing confirmed yet

 

[Yehudim]

Latest rumour is they were tadjiks



Pic is from police paper thats floating around online

Buut nothing confirmed yet

Tajik nationals or just ethnically Tajik?

 

[Cole train]

Tajik nationals or just ethnically Tajik?

All 4 have citizenship is the word

But like i said nothing confirmed yet by the police, this is just whats flosting around in russian side of net

 

[ICHEERTHEBULL]

Two of the terrorists.

Russian media reporting this is them escaping. Hard to believe that a attack could take place for so long, in a capital city no less and the perpetrators escape without being engaged.

Sad to say but I think by the end of the day the death toll will be at least 200.

 

[KnightTemplar]

Yeah that is nuts to me.. it seemed like they were in there for awhile right? That is surprising as hell.

There were rumours of the terrorists calling in false reports of attacks in different locations. That could have slowed down the Moscow police etc, who aren't exactly world class in the first place, enough for the terrorists to escape.

As I pointed out up-thread, the Charlie Hebdo shooters managed to escape the scene of the crime in the middle of fucking Paris, and stay on the run for two days. One of them was finally killed by GIGN after taking hostages in a supermarket. And I'd take the GIGN over the best Russian police have to offer.,