A representative of the Staff North Front AF CRI confirmed the death of the commander of NEF AF CRI Amir Tahir (Tahir Bataev). According to the source, Tahir Amir arrived in Gudermes to operational objectives. March 21, Chechen commander accidentally stumbled upon an armed kafirs and their puppets and began fighting with them. They demanded surrendering of amir Tahir, but he opened fire. The battle continued about 1.5 hours. The fierce battle was unequal and Amir Tahir became Shahid (Insha' Allah), killing and wounding several invaders and hypocrites.
Tahir Bataev CRI native, born May 30, 1973 in the village of Shelkovskaya. He was Kumyk by nationality. He graduated from secondary school in Shelkovskaya. Then he was a student on the Law Faculty of Chechen-Ingush State University, and successfully finished it. He took active participation in the first and second war. With the start of the second war he has commanded by one of the combat units of Shelkovskoy jamaat. On 2003, he was appointed as naib (Deputy) to commander of the Northern Front Amir Kamal. After Amir Kamal has become Shahid (insha' Allah) on January 30, 2006, he was appointed Amir of Northern Front. Following the reorganization fronts AF CRI, he was appointed Amir of Eastern Front AF CRI. He was married, he had four children.