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Foreign Affairs

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(115,310 posts) Sat Mar 23, 2024, 07:18 PM Mar 2024

Why Would Islamic State Attack Russia?

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Why Would Islamic State Attack Russia? (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2024 OP

Is that footage from the recent attack? underpants Mar 2024 #1

History and the present Lithos Mar 2024 #2

underpants

(186,647 posts)

1. Is that footage from the recent attack?

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 07:41 PM

Mar 2024

It’s a wonder the death number isn’t higher.

Lithos

(26,453 posts)

2. History and the present

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 11:50 PM

Mar 2024

They remember the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. They also have been fighting a proxy war against Iran - one of Putin's main allies. Add to that the general anti-Islamic bent of current Russian nationalism and you do not need to wonder.

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