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Why Isis-K targeted Russia in Moscow concert attack | South China Morning Post

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Islamic State Khorasan (Isis-K), named after an old term for the region that included parts of Iran, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, emerged in eastern Afghanistan in late 2014 and quickly established a reputation for extreme brutality. The latest atrocity, targeting concertgoers in Moscow that left over 130 people de…

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