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  • Internal divisions resolved, claims Caucasus Emirate

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Jul 25, 2011

    Recalcitrant Chechen commanders have retaken their oath of allegiance to Umarov.

    Internal divisions resolved, claims Caucasus Emirate
  • Caucasus Emirate

    Lisa Lundquist

    News
    Jul 20, 2011

    FSB Head Claims Planned Terrorist Attack In Moscow Thwarted

    Caucasus Emirate
  • Hezbollah

    Lisa Lundquist

    News
    Jul 5, 2011

    Hezbollah suspects told to come forward in Lebanon

    Hezbollah
  • Ingushetia

    Lisa Lundquist

    News
    Jun 29, 2011

    Security officials deny Umarov is hiding in Ingushetia

    Ingushetia
  • Caucasus

    Lisa Lundquist

    News
    May 30, 2011

    US designates North Caucasus insurgency as terrorist organization

    Caucasus
  • US adds Islamic Caucasus Emirate to list of terror groups

    Bill Roggio

    News
    May 26, 2011

    The US indicated that additional actions would be taken against the Islamic Caucasus Emirate.

    US adds Islamic Caucasus Emirate to list of terror groups
  • Doku Umarov says Russia is part of ‘a single theater of war’

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    May 17, 2011

    “The Jihad is spreading, steadily and inevitably, everywhere,” the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate said.

    Doku Umarov says Russia is part of ‘a single theater of war’
  • Islamic Caucasus Emirates confirms death of ‘Russian bin Laden’

    Bill Roggio

    News
    May 17, 2011

    Abdullah Kurd was a leader in the International Islamic Battalion, al Qaeda’s foreign legion in the Caucasus.

    Islamic Caucasus Emirates confirms death of ‘Russian bin Laden’
  • Russian forces kill al Qaeda’s envoy to the Islamic Causasus Emirate

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Apr 22, 2011

    Russian forces kill al Qaeda’s envoy to the Islamic Causasus Emirate
  • Caucasus Emirate leader survived Russian raid

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Apr 8, 2011

    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.

    Caucasus Emirate leader survived Russian raid
  • Deputy emir of Caucasus Emirate killed in Russian raid

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Apr 1, 2011

    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.

    Deputy emir of Caucasus Emirate killed in Russian raid
  • Caucasus Emirate

    Lisa Lundquist

    News
    Mar 29, 2011

    Medvedev follows lethal attack on Islamic separatists with warning

    Caucasus Emirate
  • Caucasus Emirate leader may have escaped Russian raid

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Mar 29, 2011

    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.

    Caucasus Emirate leader may have escaped Russian raid
  • Doku Umarov vows to kill more civilians in ‘war’ with Russia

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Mar 5, 2011

    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.

    Doku Umarov vows to kill more civilians in ‘war’ with Russia
  • Caucasus

    Lisa Lundquist

    News
    Feb 17, 2011

    Terrorist wave raises doubts about Moscow’s North Caucasus strategy

    Caucasus
  • Caucasus Emirate leader claims Moscow airport suicide attack

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Feb 7, 2011

    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 claims Moscow airport suicide attack
  • Caucasus Emirate leader threatens Russia with ‘a year of blood and tears’

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Feb 6, 2011

    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.

    Caucasus Emirate leader threatens Russia with ‘a year of blood and tears’
  • 35 killed in suicide attack at Moscow airport

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Jan 24, 2011

    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.

    35 killed in suicide attack at Moscow airport
  • Caucasus Emirate launches suicide assault on Chechen parliament

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Oct 19, 2010

    Four Caucasus Emirate fighters and four policemen were killed during the battle at the Chechen parliament in Grozny.

    Caucasus Emirate launches suicide assault on Chechen parliament
  • Caucasus Emirate airs dirty laundry on Internet

    Bill Roggio

    Threat Matrix
    Sep 27, 2010

    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 group’s leadership that led to his resignation and bizarre retraction. Umarov claimed that Muhannad, an Arab who was the deputy emir of military forces in Chechnya (never let it be said that the Caucasus jihad is merely a local affair), has been “the main organizer…

    Caucasus Emirate airs dirty laundry on Internet
  • Suicide bomber kills 16 in southern Russia

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Sep 9, 2010

    A Caucasus Emirate suicide bomber killed 16 people and wounded 98 more in an attack at a market the southern city of Vladikavkaz.

    Suicide bomber kills 16 in southern Russia
  • Police defeat Caucasus Emirate assault on Chechen president’s hometown

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Aug 29, 2010

    Twelve terrorists and five policemen were killed in the complex attack carried out by heavily armed suicide bombers.

    Police defeat Caucasus Emirate assault on Chechen president’s hometown
  • Russians kill top Caucasus Emirate leader

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Aug 22, 2010

    Emir Sayfullah was the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate’s forces in Dagestan and the top judge for the terror group.

    Russians kill top Caucasus Emirate leader
  • Caucasus Emirate leaders rally around Doku Umarov

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Aug 13, 2010

    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 leaders rally around Doku Umarov
  • Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov retracts resignation

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Aug 4, 2010

    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 retracts resignation
  • Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov resigns

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Aug 2, 2010

    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.

    Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov resigns
  • US designates Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov a global terrorist

    Bill Roggio

    News
    Jun 25, 2010

    Umarov is the founder and emir of the Caucasus Emirate, an al Qaeda-linked group that conducts attacks in Russia.

    US designates Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov a global terrorist
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