Persecution

Reuters - Islamic State claims responsibility for church attack in Chechnya
Reuters reports: "The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on a church in Russia’s Chechnya republic that killed three people, the group’s Amaq news agency said on Sunday. [...] Four people attacked the Orthodox church on Saturday, killing two policemen and a churchgoer, Russia’s investigative committee said in a statement. The attackers were killed. [...] The wider North Caucasus region remains volatile, however, with unemployment and corruption pushing some to embrace radical Islam."