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Syrian rebels advise Caucasus Muslims to wage jihad at home
In a short video dated July 30, a group of Syrian fighters has appealed to Muslims in the North Caucasus to wage jihad in Russia rather than fighting in Syria. Specifically, they refer to the recent appeal by self-prclaimed Caucasus Emirate leader Doku Umarov to prevent the Olympic Games in Sochi in February 2014.The appeal is delivered by a wheelchair-bound jihadi called Salakhuddin who appears to have lost both legs. He is surrounded by seven masked jihadis armed with heavy machine guns and grenade launchers. Salakhuddin says there has been a "huge influx of volunteers" from the North Caucasus to join the rebels in Syria. He blames the wave of volunteers on a widely held belief that "Syria is where you go to join the jihad." Salakhuddin says it is reasonable that Muslims from those areas of Russia where there is no jihad should have that belief, but that Muslims in the North Caucasus have a duty to remain at home and fight there, even though conditions are far more difficult in terms of weaponry, support, and the possibility of tactical withdrawal. He cites a sura from the Koran in support of that argument. Salakhuddin further urges North Caucasus Muslims to "fight in the lowlands if you can't go to the mountains," or to head to Moscow or other Russian cities in order to target the enemy there, or attempt to sabotage the Winter Olympics in line with Umarov's instructions. Posted by: ryuge 2013-08-01 |
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