A female suicide bomber blew herself up in Russia's Dagestan region in the north Caucasus today, injuring eighteen. She has been identified as a widow of not just one, but two Islamists killed by Russian security forces, making her another of the "black widow" jihadis.
"Black widow" is a term applied to the at least two dozen women (mostly from the Caucasus) who have blown themselves up in jihadi attacks in Russia since the year 2000, as most of them are widows or relatives of militants killed in their anti-Russian insurgency. While nationalist in origin back during the breakup of the USSR, this insurgency was rapidly Islamized throughout the 1990's, and today is largely being waged under the black banner of jihad. Russian security forces in the region are routinely accused of extra-judicial killings and rights violations.
Read more:
http://news.yahoo.com/female-suicide-bomber-injures-12-russian-region-104132442.html
There aren't enough bars jihadis would go to. Nowhere you could go, sit with a drink, and eavesdrop on the messy, convoluted and contradictory mess that is violent jihadism around the world. So instead we have the imaginary Sharaaabtoon, a place where various self-proclaimed mujahadeen will be brought forth to be seen and overheard, just as if they were the clientele of a bar. Remember: no shahada, no service. Twitter: @Sharaabtoon
Update: One of the eighteen victims, a 37-year old woman, has died of her wounds following this suicide bombing.
ReplyDeleteRead more:
http://news.yahoo.com/1-victim-russian-suicide-bombing-dies-wounds-102328422.html;_ylt=AvaZ97.hm7fyqqS0hYvvPKYSscB_;_ylu=X3oDMTB0anEybDFzBG1pdAMEcG9zAzM4BHNlYwNsbl9FdXJvcGVfZ2Fs;_ylg=X3oDMTBhYWM1a2sxBGxhbmcDZW4tVVM-;_ylv=3