Gunmen killed at least 20 people in attacks in two Dagestan cities. No suspects or motives have been identified, but the region has long been rocked by ethnic and religious violence.
Tag: Moscow Concert Hall Shooting (March 2024)
Russian Forces Quash Prison Mutiny Led by Terrorism Suspects, State Media Reports
The assailants had taken two guards hostage and were killed, the prison service said.
An ISIS Terror Group Draws Half Its Recruits From Tiny Tajikistan
Young migrants from the former Soviet republic were accused of an attack on a concert hall in Moscow that killed 145 people.
In Moscow Attack, a Handful of Suspects but a Million Tajiks Under Suspicion
The main suspects in a deadly assault near Moscow were from Tajikistan. Now many other Tajiks, who fill jobs in Russia’s wartime economy, are being deported and harassed.
Putin Offers Both Reassurance and Threat on a Wider War
President Vladimir V. Putin said that claims Russia planned to invade other countries were “nonsense,” but warned them against hosting warplanes meant for Ukraine.
Why Russia’s Vast Security Services Fell Short on Deadly Attack
The factors behind the failure to prevent a terrorist attack include a distrust of foreign intelligence, a focus on Ukraine and a distracting political crackdown at home.
Russia Has No Formal Death Penalty. Some Want to Change That.
Some prominent Russians are calling for the execution of those responsible for the massacre at a concert hall near Moscow, and an end to Russia’s 28-year moratorium on capital punishment.
Kremlin Treads Carefully After Moscow Attack Over Fears of Ethnic Strife
Anti-migrant rhetoric in the aftermath of the attacks at the concert venue outside Moscow has spurred fears that the tragedy could cause ethnic strife inside Russia.
ISIS Claimed the Moscow Concert Hall Attack. Russian Officials Blame Others.
Russian narratives served to deflect attention from the failure to prevent the deadly attack while rallying the country behind the war in Ukraine.
Rocked by Deadly Terror Attack, Kremlin Amps Up Disinformation Machine
Conceding that the Islamic State alone carried out the assault on a Moscow concert hall would mean admitting to a security failure, and risk diluting Vladimir Putin’s narrative war with the West.