March 29, 2010 Subway Attack and
March 31, 2010 Attack in Dagestan
Kaitlyn Randol
April 29, 2010
March 31, Monday morning: two women
suicide bombers detonated explosives in two
landmark subway stations killing at least 38
people and wounding many more
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 Two days after the bombings in Moscow, a second
attack was carried out in Dagestan (Southern Russia)
killing 12 people
Taking responsibility for the attacks is former
Chechen separatist and radical Muslim, Doku
Umarov and his supporters
“You Russians hear about the war on
television and the radio, I promise you the
war will come to your streets, and you will
feel it in your own lives and on your own
skin.” – Umarov said in a video made hours
after the subway blasts.
Kydd and Walter: The Strategies of Terrorism
GOALS OF TERRORISM:
 Regime Change
 Territorial Change
 Social Control
TERRORISM STRATEGIES:
 Attrition
 Provocation
 Spoiling
“Mr. Umarov announced an ideological sea change, declaring
himself the emir of the Caucasus Emirate, which aimed to
establish a Shariah-based state independent of Russia.”
(2007)
REGIME CHANGE:
 These bombings led by Umarov are only the latest
attacks in a long history of violence in the battle for
independence
TERRITORIAL CHANGE:
 Tied into regime change; desire complete
independence from Russia
SOCIAL CONTROL:
 Aim to establish Shariah law
ATTRITION:
 “The subway system in Moscow is one of the world’s most
extensive and well managed, and the bombings on Monday
spread anxiety that is unlikely to dissipate for some time.”
 “The attacks during the morning rush hour seemed all but
designed to taunt the security services… The first [bombing]
occurred at the Lubyanka subway station, next to the
headquarters of the Federal Security Service.”
PROVOCATION:
 “Some experts argue that the militant underground in the
Caucasus has become so dispersed in recent years that neither
Mr. Umarov nor anyone else could emerge as its leader.”
“These Moscow attacks are significant precisely because they
assert that people should pay attention to [Umarov]
SPOLING:
 “The public has become more skeptical about the government
in general in recent months, due to the government’s limited
ability to tackle the effects of the economic crisis, to the
inefficiency and misbehavior of the police, and other issues…
These terrorist attacks might be another piece in the efforts of
those who want to go after the government
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Against Terror.” New York Times. March 29, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/world/europe/30moscow.ht
ml?scp=1&sq=moscow%20attack%20a%20test&st=cse
Barry, Ellen. “Chechen Rebel Says He Planned Attacks.” New York
Times. March 31, 2010.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/world/europe/01dagestan.ht
ml?scp=1&sq=chechen%20rebel%20says&st=cse
Schwirtz, Michael. “Bombings Kill Policemen in Russia.” New York
Times. April 5, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/world/europe/06russia.html?
scp=1&sq=bombers%20kill%20policemen&st=cse