Russian rebels in Syria ‘pose threat to Olympics’

Before waging jihad in Syria, Kenneth Sørensen spent time in Yemen at Zindani’s Imam University as well as in Lebanon, Egypt, and Libya.

From Toronto to Dagestan; Canadian jihadi draws parallels with Tsarnaev

Reconstructing the trail of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s deleted Instagram account

One of the Boston Marathon bombers made a trip to Dagestan and Chechnya last year. US officials are investigating whether or not he made contact with jihadist groups operating in the region. The investigation is ongoing.

North Caucasus rebels deny link to Boston attack: website

Caucasus Insurgency’s Religious Authority, Russian Muslim Cleric Criticize Kadyrov

Omar al Chechen is a key leader in the Muhajireen Brigade, a jihadist group that fights alongside the Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant against the regime of President Bashir al Assad.

Khuseyn Gakayev, one of the two commanders reported killed, split with Doku Umarov in the summer of 2010, but reconciled in July 2011 and was named commander of the terror group’s eastern front.

The suicide attack targeted a military headquarters at a French hospital in Aleppo. In Handarat, Al Nusrah launched an assault on an air defense brigade base with a “battalion of Chechen emigrants.”

Insight: Brutality, anger fuel jihad in Russia’s Caucasus

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

The attack is the third in six weeks against prominent Muslim clerics who were working to promote moderate versions of Islam in Russia. Two others were targeted in Tatarstan in July; one was killed.

Umarov Names New Commander Of Insurgency In Daghestan

Pragmatic jihad in Tatarstan

Tatarstan Cracks Down On Radical Islam After Mufti Attacks

Report Of Thwarted Bid To Assassinate Chechen Leader Fails To Convince

Chechen Adversaries Unveil Rival Concepts Of Jihad

Russia Again Alleges Georgian Connivance With Chechen Militants

Emir Abu Khalid served as a military commander for the Caucasus Emirates before being appointed as a “judge” for Chechnya.

Information War Highlights Intensified Fighting In Chechnya

Information War Highlights Intensified Fighting In Chechnya

Emir Saleh may have been replaced by a Turkish foreign fighter known as Sheikh Abdusalam.

Doku Umarov said that “law enforcement structures, the military, intelligence services and political leadership of Russia” remain legitimate targets.

How Suicide Bombers Are Trained in North Caucasus

A group of jihadists based in the Afghan-Pakistan region issued a videotape to their “brothers” in the Islamic Caucasus Emirate and their emir, Doku Umarov.

Seven policemen and a civilian were killed as Muslims celebrated the end of Ramadan in Grozny.
