Al Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...
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BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...
View ArticleFor Boston Suspects, Was Chechnya’s Violent Past a Motive?
MOSCOW, April 19 (Nabi Abdullaev, RIA Novosti) – As investigators hunt for evidence about the Boston bombing suspects, some of their questions – like the American public’s – will focus on Russia’s...
View ArticleAl Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...
BEIRUT -- Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...
View ArticleAl Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base in sign they continue...
BEIRUT Syrian rebels spearheaded by al Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held north...
View ArticlePutin’s Medieval Peace Pact in Chechnya
The involvement of two ethnic Chechens in the Boston Marathon bombing came as a brutal reminder of the wars that ravaged the Russian republic more than a decade ago. Less understood is that they aren’t...
View ArticleAl-Qaida groups lead Syrian rebels’ seizure of air base
BEIRUT — Syrian rebels spearheaded by al-Qaida in Iraq and its local allies took control Tuesday of a crucial military airport in northern Syria, opening a vital supply line between the rebel-held...
View ArticleIslamic State may threaten Russia's Caucasus
By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Moscow 30 June 2015 From the section Europe Moscow-backed security forces have been battling Islamist insurgents in Chechnya and other Russian republics of the Caucasus The...
View ArticleRussian force training to counter militants from Syria - Chechen leader
* Putin struggling to quell Islamist insurgency in North Caucasus ...
View ArticleObama Joins Putin War as Syria Jihadists Stalk Olympics
President Vladimir Putin is turning to Barack Obama for help protecting the costliest Winter Games ever from attacks by Islamic extremists, including hundreds of battle-hardened jihadists now fighting...
View ArticleRussian force trains to counter militants from Syria -Chechen leader
* Putin struggling to quell Islamist insurgency in North Caucasus ...
View ArticleRamzan Kadyrov: Putin's key Chechen ally
By Laurence Peter BBC News 9 March 2015 From the section Europe President Putin relies on Mr Kadyrov (right) to bolster Russian power in Chechnya Once again the name of the Chechen leader - Ramzan...
View ArticleWhy the Jihadi Threat to Russia Is Getting Worse
The deadly terror attacks in Paris in January underscored the risk facing Western Europe as jihadis return home from fighting in Syria and Iraq. But the place that most foreign jihadis call home isn't...
View ArticleVirtual Jihad: Chechnya's Instagram Insurgency
The continuing anti-Russian insurgency in Chechnya briefly returned to American newspapers after the Boston Marathon bombings, thanks to the Tsarnaev brothers' roots in the Caucasian Mountain region,...
View ArticleProfiles of wanted 'Islamic State leaders'
6 May 2015 From the section Middle East Tariq al-Harzi (left) and Abdul Rahman al-Qaduli (right) are said to be "senior officials" in IS The US Department of State is offering rewards totalling $20m...
View ArticleThe Syrian rebel groups pulling in foreign fighters
Throughout the Syrian civil war, one of the major concerns of Western powers in particular has been the inflow of Sunni foreign fighters, who come from the wider Arab world, Western Europe, and as far...
View ArticleBoston suspects revive focus on Russia's restive North Caucasus (Comment)
Tweet As US investigators hunt for evidence about the Boston bombing suspects, some of their questions will focus on Russia's restive North Caucasus, including the war-scarred Chechnya region that has...
View ArticleAs foreign fighters flood Syria, fears of a new terrorist haven
BEIRUT, Lebanon: As foreign fighters pour into Syria at an increasing clip, extremist groups are carving out pockets of territory that are becoming havens for Islamist militants, posing what United...
View ArticleAs Foreign Fighters Flood Syria, Fears of a New Extremist Haven
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- As foreign fighters pour into Syria at an increasing clip, extremist groups are carving out pockets of territory that are becoming havens for Islamist militants, posing what United...
View ArticleSyria crisis: Omar Shishani, Chechen jihadist leader
There are believed to be about 200 Chechens fighting alongside rebels in Syria, led by commanders from the Pankisi Valley in north-east Georgia. One of the most prominent is Omar Shishani, who was...
View ArticleA Look Inside A Chechen-Led Jihadist Training Camp In Syria [Video]
A new jihadist group known as the Jamaat Ahadun Ahad, or the Group of the One and Only, has released a video of its training camp in Syria. The group is led by a Chechen commander and includes fighters...
View ArticleBehind Islamic State's Battlefield Gains, Battle-Hardened Chechens
Mike Eckel Among the legions of foreign fighters who have turned the Islamic State into the world’s most dangerous terrorist organization, the Chechens stand out. They crow on YouTube videos about...
View ArticleChechens drawn south to fight against Syria's Assad
On the flight from Istanbul to Tbilisi, I had a conversation with a former employee of the UN's refugee agency who had worked with Chechens living in the Pankisi Gorge. The remote area in north-eastern...
View ArticleSyrian jihadists launch Russian-language website
Tweet Moscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A new website to promote the activity of a Syrian rebel group has been launched in the Russian language, thereby leading to concerns that Russian Islamists are...
View ArticleUS Training Helped Mold ISIS Top Military Commander (Tea Party Inc)
(Source: Tea Party Inc) US Training Helped Mold ISIS Top Military Commander - Tea Party News Our mission is to bring awareness to any issue which challenges the security, sovereignty or domestic...
View ArticleHow US training helped mold Islamic State’s top military commander
KILLIS, Turkey (Tribune News Service) — The 15 Chechens looking to cross the border from Turkey to Syria didn’t strike Abdullah as particularly important or unusual. It was early summer in 2012, and as...
View ArticleUS training helped mold Islamic State’s top military commander
KILLIS, Turkey (Tribune News Service) — The 15 Chechens looking to cross the border from Turkey to Syria didn’t strike Abdullah as particularly important or unusual. It was early summer in 2012, and as...
View ArticleISIS Leader Omar al-Shishani Fought Under U.S. Umbrella as Late as 2013
By Brad Hoff September 19, 2015 "Information Clearing House" - "Levant Report" - Abu Omar al-Shishani, the red-bearded face of ISIS terror lately described in such headlines as ‘Star pupil’: Pied piper...
View ArticleInsurgent group pledges allegiance to al Qaeda's Syria wing
BEIRUT (Reuters) - An insurgent group fighting in Syria made up of around 1,500 Chechen, Uzbek and Tajik fighters has pledged allegiance to al Qaeda's Syria wing Nusra Front, a group monitoring the...
View ArticleCentral Asia jihadists in Syria declare allegiance to Qaeda
A group of mainly Central Asian jihadists fighting in Syria on Wednesday declared allegiance to Al-Qaeda's offshoot in the country to battle the regime, its ally Russia and a US-led coalition. Jaish...
View ArticleRussian force trains to counter militants from Syria: Chechen leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A unit of Russian security forces is training to fight Islamist militants battling in Syria on fears they may migrate from the Middle East conflict to join an insurgency in the North...
View ArticleFor Putin, fight in Syria also a struggle with bitter domestic enemies
IRBIL, Iraq — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s entry this week into the long-running Syrian civil war is driven as much by concerns over the number of Russian speakers among jihadist rebel groups as...
View ArticleChechens fighting in Syria are mercenaries, says Kadyrov
Tweet Dubai, April 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chechnya's leader Ramzan Kadyrov has dismissed Chechens fighting in Syria as merely mercenaries "fighting for money and not an idea", and that they have nothing...
View ArticleChechens practicing for war in Russia
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