Why ISIS attacked Moscow

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🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The Moscow terror attack could mark the beginning of an even more brutal phase in Russia’s war in Ukraine — even if Ukraine had nothing to do with it. It's also a sign that ISIS-K is making a global comeback. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Haleema Shah, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Kim Eggleston, engineered by Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained Support Today, Explained by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	ISIS, the Islamist militant network, was looking to make a statement when it attacked
0:06.5	a concert hall in the Moscow suburbs late last week.
0:09.6	The audience inside just arriving for a rock concert when they heard the gunfire
0:15.0	Europe. ISIS took credit. An affiliate of the Islamic State Group says it was
0:20.6	behind the attack. But when Vladimir Putin emerged a day later, he ignored ISIS and he blamed Ukraine.
0:27.0	Then yesterday, he backtracked just a little bit.
0:31.0	Listen carefully.
0:32.0	The bloody attack was committed by Islamists from the Islamic State Organization which is banned in Russia.
0:39.0	We know who committed this crime against Russia and its people. We want to know who ordered it. Putin is
0:46.8	looking for excuses for his war in Ukraine. It doesn't change the fact that he now
0:51.3	has a very real ISIS problem. Do the rest of us too?
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