A Closer Look at the ISIL Branch Responsible for the Moscow Attack: Why Russia, Why Now?
Schindler said the main goal of the recent Moscow attack was propaganda. He noted that the situation in Gaza and the Hamas attack against Israel have given center stage to other terrorist organizations such as Hamas, Hizbullah, and the Houthis. As such, “no one had talked about al-Qaida and the Islamic State in a long time,” he said.