ISIS

However, the presence of an estimated 50,000 Islamic State fighters and their families across the border in Syria in detention centers and camps stokes fears of history repeating itself.

Prosecutors said there were no indications that the suspects had already chosen a specific target. They declined to give further information.

Officials and relatives of the accused have claimed that some of the men had not even been in Moscow during the attack.

The man extensively distributed ISIS propaganda, including his weekly newsletter that celebrated the deaths of American soldiers, glorified suicide bombers, and called for war against the US.

Antisemitic TikTok user, Hamza Alam, was jailed for four years for encouraging terrorist attacks and spreading extremist views, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.

Allegedly taking shelter in the rural town, IS fighters emerged from hiding and attacked law enforcement, leading to the deadly clash, according to police.  

Iraqi militias have been growing exponentially and currently pose the biggest threat to Iraq’s stability since they call the shots, and the Iraqi prime minister seems to serve at their pleasure.

The attack was thwarted in a joint operation between Interpol, the US FBI, the Spanish Civil Guard.

The defeat of ISIS took years. However, Iraq was able to mobilize against the extremists.

Lebanese media have said that the attacker wore a black vest painted with the letters “I” and “S” written in Arabic, indicating possible Islamic State affiliation.