.TWO WEEKS prior to gunmen stormed the Crocus Town hall near Moscow, eliminating at the very least 137 people, American cleverness warned that "fanatics" had "likely plans" to attack sizable occasions in the urban area. On March 7th Russian safety and security companies mentioned they possessed foiled an attack through Islamic State (IS), a jihadist outfit, on a house of worship in Moscow. So it was little unpleasant surprise that, hours after the Crocus Metropolitan area strike, the group claimed task. On March 25th four suspects, supposedly coming from Tajikistan, looked in court. American representatives think they belong to the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). What is this outfit, and what threat performs it pose?