Islamic State, a group that once sought control over parts of Iraq and Syria, has claimed responsibility for Friday’s mass shooting at a concert hall near Moscow that killed at least 139 people. U.S. officials have said they have intelligence indicating it was the Afghan branch, Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K), that was responsible. The Islamic State once sought control over swathes of Iraq and Syria, claimed responsibility for the attack.
ISIS-K grabbed global attention with a 2021 suicide bombing on Kabul international airport during the U.S. military withdrawal that killed 13 U.S. soldiers and scores of civilians. In September 2022, it claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide attack at the Russian embassy in Kabul.
But perhaps its most brazen operation to date came in January, with a double suicide bombing in Iran that killed nearly 100 people at a memorial for Revolutionary Guard commander, Qassem Soleimani – the deadliest militant attack on Iranian soil since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
00:00 Intro
00:52 ISIS-K attacks in Moscow
11:20 ISIS-K’s motives amidst global power dynamics
16:08 ISIS-K’s stance towards Moscow
21:47 ISIS-K attacks in Russia, Iran, and Turkey indicate successful recruitment momentum for the group
26:58 Taliban finances sourced from diverse activities including ransom, extortion, and smuggling in Afghanistan.
32:28 Taliban’s claim of human rights standards is absurd
43:36 Global reach of extremist attacks and recruitment by ISIS-K
48:55 ISIS-K’s claim of responsibility
1:05:30 ISIS-K’s recruitment strategies
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