Tag Archives: caucasus




Ex-Gitmo detainee, Islamic State’s leader in Chechnya designated by State Department

The State Department has added a former Guantanamo detainee, Ayrat Nasimovich Vakhitov, to the US government’s list of designated terrorists. According to press reports, Vakhitov was recently arrested in connection with the terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. Also designated today is Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukaev, who leads the Islamic State’s forces in Chechnya.





Al Qaeda sharia officials address Caucasus defectors in joint statement

Sharia officials from both Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Al Nusrah Front, two official branches of al Qaeda, have signed a statement saying that the Islamic State’s ‘caliphate’ is invalid. The statement is addressed to the Caucasus jihadists who announced their allegiance to Abu Bakr al Baghdadi in December.














Caucasus

Assassination Of Daghestan’s Sufi Spiritual Leader Raises Specter Of New Violence





Canada

William Plotnikov, a Canadian turned militant killed in Dagestan



Russia

Analysis: Fight over Islam, money and power brings violence to Volga



Caucasus

Amnesty Says North Caucasus Authorities Threaten Security As Much As Militants