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Mar 2024
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Episode 314: Terror Strikes the Heart of...

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Today, Jess, Les, Morgan, and John discuss last week’s terror attack in Moscow at the Crocus City complex, which killed more than 130 people. ISIS-K, an Afghanistan-based offshoot of ISIS, claimed responsibility for the deadliest terror attack in Russia in decades, and Russia formally charged four men on Sunday for committing terrorism.


What does this terror attack do to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s strongman image? Does ongoing the war in Ukraine leave Russia more vulnerable to terrorism? Does this attack indicate a renewed ISIS threat of global terrorism?


Check out the answers to these questions and more in this episode of Fault Lines.


Check out the sources that helped shape our expert's discussion!


https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-mourns-victims-deadly-concert-hall-attack-2024-03-24/ 


https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/23/europe/moscow-attack-what-we-know-intl/index.html 


https://apnews.com/article/russia-attack-concert-hall-putin-islamic-state-f6f89c4c39965da6c11c3c111053f0e2 


https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/25/us/politics/moscow-attack-isis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 


https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/03/24/world/moscow-russia-attack-news 


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