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2024-03-24 06:18:45 UTC
During the horrendous attack, four armed terrorists stormed the Crocus City
Hall, where a concert was being held. The terrorists opened fire at
civilians causing a state of panic, then set the hall on fire before
fleeing. At least 133 lost their lives in the attack, while more than 145
others were wounded.
ISIS quickly jumped to claim responsibility for the attack in a statement
released late on March 22 by its official news agency, Amaq.
x x
The statement was very general and didn't provide any details about the
attack or the terrorists involved. Amaq released a follow up statement on
March 23, along with a blurred photo of the terrorists in front of a
makeshift ISIS flag.
x x
Aside from the attached photo, there was no information about the
terrorists. ISIS didn't mention their nationality, names or even their nom
de guerre, which is very unusual.
Right before the release of Amaq's second statement, Russian security forces
apprehended the four terrorists in the Bryansk region, close to the border
with Ukraine. Seven others suspected of facilitating the attack were also
arrested. Soon after, the Russian Ministry of Interior revealed that none of
the terrorists were Russian nationals. Preliminary information indicates
that at least some of the terrorists were from Tajikistan.
The arrest provided the first evidence indicating that ISIS was somehow
involved in the attack, at least when it comes to providing a cover for it.
Footage of the detained terrorists show that at least three of them were
wearing shirts similar to the ones worn by the four men in Amaq's photo.
Still, ISIS failure to name the terrorists or at least mention their nom de
guerre raises suspicion of how much the group really knew about the attack
or its real perpetrators.
What further added to the suspicions was the initial confessions of the
detained terrorists, who didn't mention ISIS but talked about receiving
money -half a million Russian rubles and instruction for the attack from
unknown handlers over the internet.
The initial confessions as well as the fact that the terrorists didn't
commit suicide after the attack or at least fight until death to resist
arrest, as typical for jihadists, indicate that they were not really
ideologically motivated, but rather radical mercenaries.
The location where the terrorists were apprehended provided the first hint
of who may really be behind the attack in Moscow.
The four terrorists were clearly planning to cross into Ukraine. This was
confirmed by Russian President Vladimer Putin, who said in his first address
to the nation after the deadly attack that the terrorists were trying to
cross the border with Ukraine where a "window" was prepared on the Ukrainian
side.
While senior Ukrainian officials denied any involvement in the attack, they
were quick to attempt to blame it on the Russian government itself.
Andrii Yusov, a spokesperson of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence
(HUR), told Ukrainska Pravda just minutes after the initial reports of the
attack that the shooting was a "deliberate provocation by Putin's special
services." At the time, there were no official accusations from the Russian
side. Yusov's odd remarks might have been a pre-prepared attempt to deflect
responsibility.
The Kiev regime had the motive to plot the attack. In the few weeks leading
to the attack, Kiev forces attacked Russian territories with rockets, drones
and missiles on a daily basis. There have also been several attempts to
infiltrate the regions of Belgorod and Kursk. Radical jihadists even took
part in these attempts. These attacks were means to disturb the Russian
presidential elections and terrorize the Russian population in general.
The attack in Moscow in fact took place right after two waves of Russian
retaliatory strikes that targeted Ukraine on March 21 and early on March 22.
The involvement of Ukrainian intelligence appears to be certain and ISIS
attempted to cover for the attack by claiming responsibility was more of a
false-flag operation. However, the two were not likely the only sides
involved in the terrorist attack.
Information leaked by Russian news sources indicates that the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in the attack.
Just two weeks before the attack, the U.S. embassy in Moscow called on
American citizens in Russia to avoid gatherings without providing a reason.
According to the leaked information, the four terrorists were recruited for
the attack by a Tajaki named Salmon Khurasani, who has links to both the CIA
and ISIS' wing in central Asia that is known as the Islamic State - Khorasan
Province or ISIS-K. While ISIS didn't mention that the attack was carried
out by its Khorasan wing, initial reports in the Western mainstream media
blamed the attack specifically on ISIS-K.
The CIA being the central link between Ukraine and ISIS is not surprising.
Recent reports, specifically one released by The New York Times last
February, details how the HUR basically became a branch of the CIA after the
Ukrainian regime change of 2014.
Of course, such a plot couldn't have been developed without the knowledge of
the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, which is heavily active in
Ukraine.
Senior Russian officials, including President Putin, have already vowed to
hold the perpetrators of the terrorist attack accountable. The interrogation
of the four terrorists and their suspected facilitators will likely reveal
more about the roles of the sides involved in this deadly plot.
All in all, a logical analysis of available information indicates that ISIS
was used as a cover, or a false flag, by the real perpetrators, who appear
to be the Kiev regime and its allies in the West.
x x x
https://www.southfront.press/masterminds-behind-moscow-terrorist-attack-used-isis-as-false-flag-to-hide-trace/
Hall, where a concert was being held. The terrorists opened fire at
civilians causing a state of panic, then set the hall on fire before
fleeing. At least 133 lost their lives in the attack, while more than 145
others were wounded.
ISIS quickly jumped to claim responsibility for the attack in a statement
released late on March 22 by its official news agency, Amaq.
x x
The statement was very general and didn't provide any details about the
attack or the terrorists involved. Amaq released a follow up statement on
March 23, along with a blurred photo of the terrorists in front of a
makeshift ISIS flag.
x x
Aside from the attached photo, there was no information about the
terrorists. ISIS didn't mention their nationality, names or even their nom
de guerre, which is very unusual.
Right before the release of Amaq's second statement, Russian security forces
apprehended the four terrorists in the Bryansk region, close to the border
with Ukraine. Seven others suspected of facilitating the attack were also
arrested. Soon after, the Russian Ministry of Interior revealed that none of
the terrorists were Russian nationals. Preliminary information indicates
that at least some of the terrorists were from Tajikistan.
The arrest provided the first evidence indicating that ISIS was somehow
involved in the attack, at least when it comes to providing a cover for it.
Footage of the detained terrorists show that at least three of them were
wearing shirts similar to the ones worn by the four men in Amaq's photo.
Still, ISIS failure to name the terrorists or at least mention their nom de
guerre raises suspicion of how much the group really knew about the attack
or its real perpetrators.
What further added to the suspicions was the initial confessions of the
detained terrorists, who didn't mention ISIS but talked about receiving
money -half a million Russian rubles and instruction for the attack from
unknown handlers over the internet.
The initial confessions as well as the fact that the terrorists didn't
commit suicide after the attack or at least fight until death to resist
arrest, as typical for jihadists, indicate that they were not really
ideologically motivated, but rather radical mercenaries.
The location where the terrorists were apprehended provided the first hint
of who may really be behind the attack in Moscow.
The four terrorists were clearly planning to cross into Ukraine. This was
confirmed by Russian President Vladimer Putin, who said in his first address
to the nation after the deadly attack that the terrorists were trying to
cross the border with Ukraine where a "window" was prepared on the Ukrainian
side.
While senior Ukrainian officials denied any involvement in the attack, they
were quick to attempt to blame it on the Russian government itself.
Andrii Yusov, a spokesperson of Ukraine's Main Directorate of Intelligence
(HUR), told Ukrainska Pravda just minutes after the initial reports of the
attack that the shooting was a "deliberate provocation by Putin's special
services." At the time, there were no official accusations from the Russian
side. Yusov's odd remarks might have been a pre-prepared attempt to deflect
responsibility.
The Kiev regime had the motive to plot the attack. In the few weeks leading
to the attack, Kiev forces attacked Russian territories with rockets, drones
and missiles on a daily basis. There have also been several attempts to
infiltrate the regions of Belgorod and Kursk. Radical jihadists even took
part in these attempts. These attacks were means to disturb the Russian
presidential elections and terrorize the Russian population in general.
The attack in Moscow in fact took place right after two waves of Russian
retaliatory strikes that targeted Ukraine on March 21 and early on March 22.
The involvement of Ukrainian intelligence appears to be certain and ISIS
attempted to cover for the attack by claiming responsibility was more of a
false-flag operation. However, the two were not likely the only sides
involved in the terrorist attack.
Information leaked by Russian news sources indicates that the U.S. Central
Intelligence Agency (CIA) was involved in the attack.
Just two weeks before the attack, the U.S. embassy in Moscow called on
American citizens in Russia to avoid gatherings without providing a reason.
According to the leaked information, the four terrorists were recruited for
the attack by a Tajaki named Salmon Khurasani, who has links to both the CIA
and ISIS' wing in central Asia that is known as the Islamic State - Khorasan
Province or ISIS-K. While ISIS didn't mention that the attack was carried
out by its Khorasan wing, initial reports in the Western mainstream media
blamed the attack specifically on ISIS-K.
The CIA being the central link between Ukraine and ISIS is not surprising.
Recent reports, specifically one released by The New York Times last
February, details how the HUR basically became a branch of the CIA after the
Ukrainian regime change of 2014.
Of course, such a plot couldn't have been developed without the knowledge of
the British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6, which is heavily active in
Ukraine.
Senior Russian officials, including President Putin, have already vowed to
hold the perpetrators of the terrorist attack accountable. The interrogation
of the four terrorists and their suspected facilitators will likely reveal
more about the roles of the sides involved in this deadly plot.
All in all, a logical analysis of available information indicates that ISIS
was used as a cover, or a false flag, by the real perpetrators, who appear
to be the Kiev regime and its allies in the West.
x x x
https://www.southfront.press/masterminds-behind-moscow-terrorist-attack-used-isis-as-false-flag-to-hide-trace/
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