Islamic State al-Naba' Newsletter Report on the Moscow Attacks

As was predictable, the Islamic State’s weekly al-Naba’ newsletter has released a more detailed report on the Moscow attacks to follow on from the video footage and initial claims of responsibility. The report spans two pages and includes an infographic on the attack and previous Islamic State attacks launched against ‘Crusader’ countries like the United States, Belgium, Russia (most notably the downing of an aircraft carrying Russian tourists in Sinai) and Sri Lanka. Oddly, the Islamic State still formally claims the October 1, 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, despite the fact that neither the Islamic State nor subsequent investigation has produced any convincing evidence that the perpetrator was an Islamic State adherent or even a Muslim. Still though, there is no reason to doubt the Islamic State connection in the Moscow attacks or in the other incidents mentioned in the infographic. The attack is celebrated as coinciding with a decade since the establishment of the Caliphate according to the Islamic calendar.