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\f0\fs24 \cf0 Jihadist threat to Russia over Syria airstrikes \
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The so-called Islamic State and other jihadist groups are calling on Muslims to attack Russia, as Moscow continues its air campaign in Syria\
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Main Russian regions with Muslim Populations\
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BELARUS RUSSIA Moscow 0.6m KAZAN Tatarstan 2.2m Ufa Bashkortostan 2.4m UKRAINE Crimea CAUCASUS Karachaevo- Cherkessia 0.3m CAUCASUS Adygea 0.1m GEORGIA  Kabardino - Balkaria 0.8m BLACK SEA  KAZAKHSTAN UZBEKISTAN Ingushetia 0.5m Chechnya 1.2m CASPIAN SEA Dagestan 2.7m\
Russia total: 16.4m 11.7% of population 500km 300miles\
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\cf0 "TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS" BANNED BY RUSSIA\
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Islamic State (IS)\
Banned in Feb 2015 due to perceived threat of Russian nationals returning from conflict zone in Syria and Iraq.\
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Al Qaeda and its North African branch Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)\
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Middle East groups: Al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate jabat al-Nusra and Lebanon - based Jund al-Sham (Soldiers of the Levant)\
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Active in Russia: Largest is Caucasus Emirate group, which has Jaish al- Muhajireen wal- Ansar (JMA) affiliate in Syria\
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Egypt - based groups: Egyptian Islamic Jihad Muslim Brotherhood and Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya \
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Other groups: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan Right Sector (Crimea) Hizb ut-Tahrir (pan Islamic movement) and Tailban\
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\cf0 Sources: Pew Research Centre, wire agencies Pictures: Getty Images\
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