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| Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia |
| Al-Qaeda emissary killed in Chechnya |
| 2005-12-14 |
| Russian special services have killed the chief representative of al Qaeda in Russia, a mercenary called Dzhaber, head of the regional headquarters of the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus, Col.-Gen. Arkady Edelev, was quoted by the Trud newspaper as saying. The terrorist was killed in the village of Avtury in the Chechen internal republic at a guerilla winter base. Dzhaber was described as the mastermind behind recent terrorist attacks in the republic, providing money for them and working out plans. It is widely known that many al Qaeda mercenaries train rebels in Russiaâs Caucasus and even take part in raids on Russian territory. Several Beslan attackers were confirmed as being Arabs. Their work was coordinated by the Arab mercenary Abu-Dzeyt, who was on the international wanted list and was killed on Feb. 16, 2005. He was the organizationâs âofficialâ envoy to Russia â in charge of distributing cash funds provided by al Qaeda to radical Islamists in the Northern Caucasus. Another two mercenaries, often mentioned in the news before they were killed by Russian troops, Hattab and Abu Walid, were also foreigners believed to have carried out major raids and hostage-takings. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
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| Posted by: anymouse 2005-12-14 17:52 |
| #1 One less. |
| Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-12-14 17:49 |