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.
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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.
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Russian police appear to have identified one of the men involved in this week’s deadly suicide attack in Moscow. According to this report (which has yet to be officially confirmed) police have linked one of the suspects to the Nogai Jamaat, a little known Islamist group associated with the Caucasus Emirate that operates in northern […]
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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.
Syed Saleem Shahzad’s ‘Northern Lights’ series in the Asia Times on the Taliban’s strategy and operations in northern Afghanistan is a must read (click for part 1, for part 2, and for part 3). Below is an extended excerpt from part 3 that highlights the activities of al Qaeda and other “foreign fighters” in the […]
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