Skirmishing in Syria and threats from ISIS have put Russia in the crosshairs of jihadist organizations due to its support for President Bashar al-Assad. The conflict between Russian forces and ISIS jihadists in Syria has been ongoing, with Russia's involvement escalating tensions.
"The Islamic State has long threatened to strike Russia directly for shoring up the regime of its sworn enemy, President Bashar al-Assad of Syria." https://t.co/uCed5OGEa1
The #IslamicState isn’t the only jihadist group with eyes on #Russia My analysis for @MilitantWire: Al-Qaeda in the Sahel Intensifies Propaganda Campaign Against Russia’s Wagner Group https://t.co/4klygwR1vE
The war pitting #Russian forces backing #Syrian leader #Assad against ISIS jihadists has been simmering away in Syrian provinces off the world's radar. But it is a key reason that the Islamic State has long had Russia in its cross hairs. @NeilMacFarquhar https://t.co/dbOUoVWMDe
Russia has long been "in the cross hairs of jihadist organizations....The animosity...welled up during the...Soviet war in Afghanistan, continued...during Russia’s two brutal wars in Chechnya and escalated when the Russian Air Force was deployed to Syria." https://t.co/uCed5OGEa1
While the world was focused on the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, skirmishing has been simmering for years in Syria, and ISIS has long threatened to strike Russia directly for shoring up the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. https://t.co/fNP575ymuN