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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
VOA News: Major Losses Shift Islamic State, Al-Qaida's Balance of Power
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CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown quoted: "One reason for the breakdown – both the Islamic State, known as IS, ISIS or Daesh, and al-Qaida suffered significant setbacks in 2022.
'It was certainly a year of decapitations,' Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former senior United Nations counterterrorism official, told VOA."
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December 29, 2022
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