Islamic State may threaten Russia's Caucasus

[brooklynite]

Source: BBC

The head of Russia's Security Council has identified Islamic State (IS) as the greatest threat to world peace and security, and it seems the danger could be getting closer to home.

The militant Islamist group has proclaimed the establishment of a wilayaat, or province, in Russia's mainly-Muslim North Caucasus, suggesting it may be gaining the upper hand in a battle for control over radical forces there.

The statement follows an anonymous audio message posted online pledging allegiance to IS on behalf of militants in four regions.



Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33311959

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I get the feeling the Russians won't be subtle about their response.

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, brooklynite.

[Sunlei]

2. some of russias close neighbor countries,(that russia has threatened) may want that to happen.

[Comrade Grumpy]

3. Maybe Petroshenko can join forces with ISIS.

Then Putin could kill two birds with one rock.

[geek tragedy]

6. those won't an ISIS invasion, ISIS members are just going on vacation there nt

[ensemble]

8. old news

http://original.antiwar.com/justin/2015/03/05/isis-in-ukraine/

[HooptieWagon]

4. Those countries...

...may find out it's better to ally with the Russians than ISIS. Hope they don't realize that too late.

[eissa]

5. Armenia should be worried

Given that a large number of ISIS members are of Turkish/Chechen origin, they would appear to be a likely target.

[NuclearDem]

7. Look out! ISIS is all over the three quarters of Georgia Russia doesn't control yet.

[riversedge]

9. they look like a US Swat team

Moscow-backed security forces have been battling Islamist insurgents in Chechnya and other Russian republics of the Caucasus