Central Asia counterterrorism

Kyrgyzstan Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia

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Kyrgyzstan Warns Citizens Against Travel to Russia

In the aftermath of the March 22 attack on Crocus City Hall, a concert venue in Krasnogorsk on the outskirts of Moscow, which resulted in at least 139 deaths, Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement recommending that Kyrgyz citizens avoid travel to Russia. The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) has reportedly claimed responsibility … Read more

Fratricidal Jihad: Assessing the Central Asian ISKP Attacks on Turkey

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Fratricidal Jihad: Assessing the Central Asian ISKP Attacks on Turkey

Although Turkey regards the post-Soviet countries of Central Asia as its strategic allies, viewing them as “brothers with common historical, linguistic, and cultural ties,” and confidently assumes the role of a “big brother” (Büyük Abi) to politically and economically integrate the vast Turkic world, it has paradoxically encountered security threats from Central Asian Salafi-Jihadi groups … Read more