Moscow attack: why Tajikistan jihadists are targeting Russia. Islamic State specialists, such as Wassim Nasr, emphasize that the Daesh terrorist organization has “ many reasons ” to attack Russia.
Russia is “a former adversary in Afghanistan and Chechnya, an ally of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, and today facing IS in the Sah e l ”. The Islamic State, after claiming responsibility for the attack on a usual channel, broadcast a video apparently shot by the attackers of the concert hall on social network accounts.