January 24, 2011: Suicide bomber blew himself up in the arrivals area of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, killing 37 people and wounded 180 others and was claimed by Chechen rebels.
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One of the officials said “we’re still assessing the strikes and gathering details” but the figure of 250 killed is “consistent with our early assessments”. Ala said the identity and nationality of one of the bombers had been determined but did not comment further.
Yeni Safak has said one of the bombers was from Dagestan, which borders Chechnya where Moscow has led two wars against separatists and Islamist militants since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991.
Turkish authorities have blamed the shooting and suicide bombing attacks Tuesday night on the Islamic State group. Please see our terms of service for more information.
“The government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces enemies on many fronts”.
Authorities have now detained 22 people in connection with the Ataturk Airport attack, a Turkish official told CNN on Thursday.
Police say they found three hunting rifles and documents relating to the Islamic State group, the prime suspect for the attack on Istanbul’s International Ataturk Airport that killed 42 people.
Jeffrey said that until now Turkish ambivalence has been caused by the fact that Turkey has prioritized other interests in Syria – primarily their long-running conflict with the Kurds, who have been strong partners to the U.S.in the fight against ISIS to the consternation of Ankara. This will not necessarily reduce the risk of new terrorist attacks like everywhere else in the world; however, a closer alliance with Europe would at least offer the hope of having a positive influence on the mood in Turkey – and moving away from the fruitless and disastrous polarization of the people.
Chatayev is identified on a United Nations sanctions list as a leader in Islamic State responsible for training Russian-speaking militants.
Turkish officials have not confirmed that Chatayev was one of the suspected bombers.
Tunisia has also been the victim of attacks claimed by IS, and it is thought that thousands of Tunisians have travelled to join jihadist organisations in Syria, Iraq, and neighbouring Libya. “As Daesh is pressed in Iraq and Syria and given Turkey’s efforts in degrading Daesh, the militant group wants to target Turkey”.
About 200 people demonstrated in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday. However, there are at least two reasons to think that ISIS is behind the said attacks, including the one targeting Ataturk Airport. A government official could not immediately confirm the report.
Ankara has always vehemently denied the allegations, claiming there is no proof of sinister cross-border movement and that the media and Western governments are attempting to besmirch Turkey while ignoring the fact that it has taken in nearly three million Syrian refugees. It was not clear if the suspects had any links to the airport attack.
Anti-terror police carried out 16 raids targeting ISIS suspects in Istanbul overnight.
It said they were accused of financing, recruiting and providing logistical support to the hardline group.
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“The most likely motive is the escalation of Turkish efforts to contain and suppress ISIS”, said Steven Heydemann, an worldwide relations professor at Smith College in MA.
