Russia's top security agency said Monday it has broken up what it called a "terrorist cell" in southern Russia whose members had provided weapons and cash to suspected attackers of the Moscow concert hall. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said that on Sunday it detained four suspected members of the cell in the Russian province of Dagestan in the …
A group of ambassadors of foreign diplomatic missions attend a laying ceremony at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, on Saturday. Russia’s top security agency said Monday it has broken up what it called a “terrorist cell” in southern Russia whose members had provided weapons and cash to suspected attackers …
The March 22 attack by the Islamic State-Khorasan Province in a concert hall in Moscow is one of the most significant terror incidents in terms of casualties. However, further analysis of the IS and Russia relations suggests that these “jihadi” volunteers belonged to the IS’ Caucasus branch, operating in Russia’s predominantly Muslim North Caucasus region, particularly in Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, …
