Moscow Terror Attack Shows ISIS Still Poses a Global Threat

A couple stand at a makeshift memorial in front of the Crocus City Hall on the western outskirts of Moscow, Russia, March 27. (AP)
 

By    |   Thursday, 28 March 2024 07:50 AM EDT ET

While ISIS may no longer be the powerful caliphate that once dominated swaths of the Middle East, counterterrorism experts say the terror group's deadly attack on a concert venue in Moscow shows it still presents a major danger.

The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for carrying out Friday's coordinated assault that reportedly left more than 137 concertgoers dead and more than 182 people injured in the worst terror attack Russia has faced in decades.

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While ISIS may no longer be the powerful caliphate that once dominated swaths of the Middle East, counterterrorism experts say the terror group's deadly attack on a concert venue in Moscow shows it still presents a major danger.
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