1. In addition to claiming responsibility for the hit-and-run in Tajikistan, ISIS also released a video purporting to show the five attackers pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: nytimes.com/2018/07/31/wor…
2. Of the hundreds of attacks worldwide that ISIS has issued claims for, it has only released a pledge video for a minority. While the video doesn’t mean the attack was directed by ISIS, it does mean the attackers at a minimum had a digital connection to the group
3. We’ve often seen cases where governments rejected any ISIS link, only for the video or photos to emerge, making it hard to deny that the attacker at the very least had a cyberconnection to the terrorist group. Examples include the Berlin & Wurzburg attack& Holey Artisan Bakery
4. So it was today: Despite the ISIS claim, despite the video showing the attackers’ pledge, despite arresting members of the cell who were in possession of knives and guns, the government of Tajikistan decided to blame an opposition party, not ISIS. 
5. At the same time, Tajikistan’s ministry of the Interior released plenty of info that points to ISIS. First, let’s analyze the ISIS video. It’s just under 3 minutes long and it shows five men, one blond haired and four dark-haired:
