Internal divisions resolved, claims Caucasus Emirate
Recalcitrant Chechen commanders have retaken their oath of allegiance to Umarov.
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Caucasus Emirate
FSB Head Claims Planned Terrorist Attack In Moscow Thwarted
Hezbollah
Hezbollah suspects told to come forward in Lebanon
Ingushetia
Security officials deny Umarov is hiding in Ingushetia
Caucasus
US designates North Caucasus insurgency as terrorist organization
US adds Islamic Caucasus Emirate to list of terror groups
The US indicated that additional actions would be taken against the Islamic Caucasus Emirate.
Doku Umarov says Russia is part of ‘a single theater of war’
“The Jihad is spreading, steadily and inevitably, everywhere,” the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate said.
Islamic Caucasus Emirates confirms death of ‘Russian bin Laden’
Abdullah Kurd was a leader in the International Islamic Battalion, al Qaeda’s foreign legion in the Caucasus.
Russian forces kill al Qaeda’s envoy to the Islamic Causasus Emirate
Muhannad commanded the International Islamic Battalion, the unit comprised of Arab and other foreign fighters. He also was the deputy military leader in Chechnya.
Caucasus Emirate leader survived Russian raid
In an interview with Radio Free Europe, Doku Umarov confirmed he was alive and “absolutely healthy.” Umarov also said he would continue to carry out attacks against Russia.
Deputy emir of Caucasus Emirate killed in Russian raid
Kavkaz Center announced the death of Emir Supyan, the deputy to Doku Umarov. Umarov’s physician is also said to have been killed in the March 28 raid.
Caucasus Emirate
Medvedev follows lethal attack on Islamic separatists with warning
Caucasus Emirate leader may have escaped Russian raid
Doku Umarov and his top two commanders, Emir Khamzat and Emir Supyan, are rumored to have been killed during a raid in Ingushetia. Russian officials do not believe Umarov was killed.
Doku Umarov vows to kill more civilians in ‘war’ with Russia
The leader of the Caucasus Emirate called for all Muslims to back the terror group and justified the deadly suicide attack at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow by saying the group is at “war” with Russia.
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Terrorist wave raises doubts about Moscow’s North Caucasus strategy
Caucasus Emirate leader claims Moscow airport suicide attack
Doku Umarov, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Caucasus Emirate, claimed the Jan. 24 suicide attack at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow that killed 35 people and wounded scores more.
Caucasus Emirate leader threatens Russia with ‘a year of blood and tears’
Doku Umarov is seen in a video with Khamzat, the commander of his suicide brigade, and a young man who is preparing for a “special operation” inside Russia.
35 killed in suicide attack at Moscow airport
The suicide attack took place at an international arrival terminal at Domodedovo International Airport. The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Caucasus Emirate is the prime suspect in the attack.
Caucasus Emirate launches suicide assault on Chechen parliament
Four Caucasus Emirate fighters and four policemen were killed during the battle at the Chechen parliament in Grozny.
Caucasus Emirate airs dirty laundry on Internet
Doku Umarov, the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate, al Qaeda’s affiliate in the Caucasus, from a videotape in which he took credit for the March 29 suicide attacks on the Moscow Metro. Via Kavkaz Center, the online propaganda arm of the Caucasus Emirate, Emir Doku Umarov lays bare the internal disputes within the terror […]
Suicide bomber kills 16 in southern Russia
A Caucasus Emirate suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded 98 more in an attack at a market the southern city of Vladikavkaz.
Police defeat Caucasus Emirate assault on Chechen president’s hometown
Twelve terrorists and five policemen were killed in the complex attack carried out by heavily armed suicide bombers.
Russians kill top Caucasus Emirate leader
Emir Sayfullah was the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate’s forces in Dagestan and the top judge for the terror group.
Caucasus Emirate leaders rally around Doku Umarov
Two top leaders reaffirmed their loyalty to the leader of the Caucasus Emirate as the Riyad-us-Saliheen Martyrs’ Brigade claimed it carried out a bombing in Moscow based on an order issued by Umarov.
Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov retracts resignation
Umarov announced he would remain the emir of the Caucasus Emirate “as long as Allah gives me life on this earth” and said his previous statement was “completely fabricated.”
Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov resigns
The leader of the al Qaeda-linked terror group in southern Russia turned command over to Aslambek Vadalov, who was named his successor just one week ago.
US designates Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov a global terrorist
Umarov is the founder and emir of the Caucasus Emirate, an al Qaeda-linked group that conducts attacks in Russia.