How ISIS Takes Revenge on Russia

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If the Islamic State gets its way, Russia’s Northern Caucasus will become its Wilayat Qawqaz.

Published Feb. 19 2016 12:01AM EST

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CHERKESSK, Russia — On a recent morning, armed and uniformed policemen patrolled nearly every block in downtown Cherkessk, the capital of Karachay-Cherkessia, one of six republics in Russia’s

Anna Nemtsova

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How ISIS Takes Revenge on Russia

If the Islamic State gets its way, Russia’s Northern Caucasus will become its Wilayat Qawqaz.

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Anna Nemtsova