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.
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Caucasus
Chechen rebel threatens Russia with more attacks
Caucasus
Moscow airport bombing: why a terrorist mastermind is sending chills down spines
Caucasus
Russia identifies airport bomber as Caucasus man
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Russia considers color-coded terror threat alerts
Caucasus
Inquiry in Moscow bombing focuses on Caucasus
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It may be too late for a new North Caucasus policy
Moscow airport suicide attack linked to Caucasus terror group: report
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 […]
Caucasus
Russian Islamist wanted for Moscow blast: report
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Police eye Caucasus suspects in Moscow bombing
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Bombing in Russia highlights discrimination faced by those from Caucasus
Caucasus
Al-Qaeda hand in Moscow attack?
Caucasus
After Moscow attack, Russians question Putin’s war on terror
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In link to Caucasus, Russia faces old problem
Al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander killed in Afghan north
Al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan continue to maintain a strong presence in the northern Afghan provinces of Takhar, Kunduz, and Baghlan.
Caucasus
Domodedovo bomb shows security was in state of anarchy, says Medvedev
Caucasus
Deadly blast comes at sensitive time for Russia
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Moscow airport bombings: hunt for three suspects
Caucasus
Bombing at Moscow airport called terrorist attack
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.
Foreign fighters in the Afghan north
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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Azerbaijan
Assessing the jihadist threat to Azerbaijan
Caucasus
Russian Mafia an international concern for US diplomats
Caucasus
Police arrest suspects in plot against Belgium
Caucasus
Officer in Dagestan killed when bomb blows up his car
Caucasus
On the trail of Pakistani terror group’s elusive mastermind behind the Mumbai siege
Caucasus
Chechnya parliament attackers ‘arrived by taxi’
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Planned mosque sparks controversy in Russia
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.