What is ISIS-K, the group that claims it carried out the Moscow concert attack?
ISIS-K is one of the most militant jihadist groups in the world, often mounting attacks against other Islamist groups, while also targeting Russia and the U.S.
by Brian Mann
Mar 24, 2024
3 minutes
The death toll from an attack on a concert hall in Moscow continues to rise. U.S. officials say they believe an organization known as ISIS-K, or the Islamic State Khorasan Province, carried out the strike. The group claimed responsibility on Friday, posting on the social media platform Telegram.
What is ISIS-K?
ISIS-K emerged in 2014 and 2015 in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan, after its leaders broke away from al-Qaida and the Taliban.
Its fighters declared loyalty to the even more violent and extremist Islamic State, also known as
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