UN report reveals Islamist group which claimed Moscow attack has enlisted militants from other terror groups
More than 130 people were killed on Friday’s attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which Islamic State has said it committed.More than 130 people were killed on Friday’s attack at the Crocus City Hall in Moscow, which Islamic State has said it committed.
It added that the group “adopted a more inclusive recruitment strategy, including by focusing on attracting disillusioned Taliban and foreign fighters”. US and European intelligence agencies have noted a sharp increase in international plots linked to ISKP, which some analysts believe is the strongest affiliate of IS outside Africa.
On 31 December German police arrested three Tajiks and one Uzbek national suspected of plotting an attack on Cologne Cathedral on New Year’s Eve. The men were linked by investigators to IS.Two IS militants who in January attacked a church in Istanbul, killing one person and injuring another, were from Tajikistan and Russia.
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