By: Steve Dellar | 08-21-2018 | News
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Russia - 5 ISIS Child Terrorists Killed In Chechnya (Video)

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for a three pronged attack on Russian security forces in the volatile autonomous republic of Chechnya. Authorities declared that they have killed at least five assailants - all of them children.

Via the terrorists, Amaq website, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the spate of violence on Monday.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Militants in the Russian region of Chechnya stage a series of attacks on police targets and Daesh claims responsibility, without providing evidence <a href="https://t.co/gF8qzMwxiw">pic.twitter.com/gF8qzMwxiw</a></p>&mdash; TRT World Now (@TRTWorldNow) <a href="https://twitter.com/TRTWorldNow/status/1031716852907487233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2018</a></blockquote>

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ISIS stated that: "fighters from the Islamic State attacked Chechen police officers and elements in Grozny and Shali in Mesker-Yurt."

Mr Dzhambulat Umarov, information minister in the regional government of Chechnya declared that all attackers were only between 11 and 16 years old as he had information ISIS in the region has increasingly been focusing on sending teenage suicide bombers as they are seen as innocent by Russian soldiers.

Mr Rory Challands, reporting for Al Jazeera, stated: "These attacks appear not to have been particularly sophisticated or effective."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UPDATE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UPDATE</a> Armed assailants have injured several policemen in attacks in three locations in the Russian republic of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chechnya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chechnya</a>, as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility <a href="https://t.co/AXusjVXpGX">https://t.co/AXusjVXpGX</a> <a href="https://t.co/wbf1V1DuiD">pic.twitter.com/wbf1V1DuiD</a></p>&mdash; AFP news agency (@AFP) <a href="https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1031558474629443584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2018</a></blockquote>

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"Exact details are still coming in. The Russian investigative committee says it has launched a criminal case into the attacks."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Islamic Militants Launch Attacks in Chechnya, 5 Killed <a href="https://t.co/gv494y9qw7">https://t.co/gv494y9qw7</a> <a href="https://t.co/EQwmuVWXvm">pic.twitter.com/EQwmuVWXvm</a></p>&mdash; The Voice of America (@VOANews) <a href="https://twitter.com/VOANews/status/1031676003213488128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2018</a></blockquote>

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Mr Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechnya's president, who was visiting Saudi Arabia, claimed that a suicide bomber was able to detonate his explosives in Grozny and that the attack injured several policemen. He furthermore blamed extremist propaganda for "confusing the young men."

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ru" dir="ltr">Лё Монд: в Чечне убито 4 бойца ИГИЛ!<br>Как, без всякой попытки понять что произошло, французская газета цитирует российские СМИ, распространяя путинский бред о расстрелянных детях, якобы &quot;боевиках ИГИЛ в Чечне&quot;<a href="https://t.co/tpXYkeqNIP">https://t.co/tpXYkeqNIP</a> <a href="https://t.co/6Rc2kiXJ9f">pic.twitter.com/6Rc2kiXJ9f</a></p>&mdash; Adam Derviche (@AdamDervishev) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamDervishev/status/1031746610676596736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2018</a></blockquote>

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The attacks come just as Muslims celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday.

Related coverage: <a href="https://thegoldwater.com/news/26583-Russia-Islamic-Extremists-Attack-Church-During-Mass-7-Dead-Video">Russia - Islamic extremists attack church during mass, 7 dead (Video)</a>.

The violence indicated the Islamist insurgency remains active in the mostly Muslim province, despite authorities' claims that it has been eradicated. It follows an attack on a Russian Orthodox church in May (see our related coverage) that left four attackers, two policemen and a churchgoer dead.

Source:

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Anonymous No. 34635 2018-08-21 : 11:37

Do the muslims not do damage or kill people in any part of the world they inhabit? They caught muslims teaching children to do school shootings in New Mexico! What kind of people do things like that?

Tab No. 34639 2018-08-21 : 12:07

solution: kill all the muslims…

Anonymous No. 34651 2018-08-21 : 13:42

Just support Trump on imigration and warn his Magas Q is now russian, the fake bakers on 4chan wont follow real leads on terrorism . You will soon learn why the yt vids are all diff depending who makes it. Heavy stench of direct manipulation by antifas. Just read comments on russia today you will see..

Jeff Allen No. 34794 2018-08-22 : 20:24

Tic toc, tic toc, tic too!

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