By Mataeo Smith The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Friday’s deadly shooting incident at a concert outside of Moscow, and the United States has intelligence supporting this allegation. The group, which takes its name from the province in which it operates mostly, is a provincial branch of Islamic State. What’s left of the Islamic State has mostly vanished underground in the territory of Syria and Iraq following the Caliphate’s fall in 2019, yet it still maintains certain strongholds in other areas. The following details the goals behind the Islamic State’s attack on Russia, as rep…
