Islamic State has claimed responsibility and experts say an IS branch – Islamic State Khorasan Province – is prime suspect
Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack, praising the “Islamic fighters” who carried it out. Many commentators and US officials have pointed to the IS affiliate called Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) as prime suspect – though so far there is no evidence that this is the case.
ISKP is a branch of Islamic State in Afghanistan. The name comes from that given to a region by some local Islamic rulers and so explicitly rejects modern national frontiers while evoking what its members consider the lost glory and power of Muslim empires.
It was formed at the peak of the expansion of IS in 2015 when the Iraq- and Syria-based group was trying to expand by building a network of affiliates through the Middle East, the Maghreb, west Asia and other parts of Africa. These efforts brought mixed results. However, hundreds of disillusioned Taliban fighters and some from factions in Pakistan were attracted by the extremism and resources of IS. These formed the nucleus of ISKP – and the group remains linked to IS to this day.
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glory and power of Muslim empires
yes lets get back to pedophile prophets and convincing 50% of humans its their fault they get raped and treated like property.
and we wonder why idiots in the US love trump so much…
its a human psychological defect that allows for a compartmentalized lack of critical thinking. its choosing/trusting invalid information proxies and running wild with them. if we cant overcome this sheeple defect we dont deserve to make it to off this rock.
There was a time when Muslim empires were powerful. Their so-called “golden age” from about 750 to 1250 ad produced so much of the culture, science and philosophy that we benefit from today.
Obviously there has been a dangerously conservative shift in recent centuries, and especially during the reform in the 70s.
I wish that “returning to former glory” meant reviving their intellectual prowess.
yes definitely. . some good has come from terrible. arabic numerals!
we got the vw bug from nazis. i love that lil car.
yes lets get back to pedophile prophets and convincing 50% of humans its their fault they get raped and treated like property.
and we wonder why idiots in the US love trump so much…
“Yeah! That’s our thing!”
— Christians
Pedophile prophets? The pope is the leader of the largest pedophile ring in the last 2 millenia. He’s still pretty relevant.
it can be both
its a human psychological defect that allows for a compartmentalized lack of critical thinking. its choosing/trusting invalid information proxies and running wild with them.
AKA conservatism.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The name comes from that given to a region by some local Islamic rulers and so explicitly rejects modern national frontiers while evoking what its members consider the lost glory and power of Muslim empires.
It was formed at the peak of the expansion of IS in 2015 when the Iraq- and Syria-based group was trying to expand by building a network of affiliates through the Middle East, the Maghreb, west Asia and other parts of Africa.
The group was also responsible for a hugely destructive attack on Kabul’s international airport in 2021 that killed 13 US troops and more than 150 civilians during the chaotic US evacuation from the country.
Earlier this year, the US intercepted communications confirming the group had carried out twin bombings in Iran that killed nearly 100 people – though ISKP did not claim responsibility.
Sometimes a new leader brings a personal agenda, other times launching long-range international attacks is seen as a way to attract new recruits, win new resources from sponsors or mobilise followers otherwise disillusioned by local failures.
Michael Kugelman, of the Washington-based Wilson Center, said ISKP “sees Russia as being complicit in activities that regularly oppress Muslims” and counts as members a number of central Asian militants with their own grievances against Moscow.
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For those who are don’t thinking about what they telling/posting : Crocus city hall is not in Moscow, this concert building in Moscow region/ oblast in city Krasnogorsk !
