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Moscow terror attack showed growing reach of ISIS-K – could the US be next?

  • Written by Sara Harmouch, PhD Candidate, School of Public Affairs, American University
imageMore than 140 people died in the Crocus City Hall assualt in Moscow on March 22, 2023.AFP via Getty Images

A deadly attack in Moscow on March 22, 2024, exposed the vulnerability of the Russian capital to the threat of the Islamic State group and its affiliate ISIS-K. But it also displayed the reach of the network, leading some terror experts to...

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