Dokka Umarov
Doku (Dokka) Khamatovich Umarov (Chechen: Ӏумар КӀант Доккa; Russian: Доку Хаматович Умаров; also called by the Arabized name of "Dokka Abu Usman") (13 April 1964 – reported March 18, 2014) was a Chechen Islamist militant in Russia.[1][2] Umarov claimed responsibly for some attacks on Russian civilians. This earned himself a media nickname of "Russia's Bin Laden".[3][4][5][6][7]
Umarov was the first emir of the Caucasus Emirate (from 2007 to 2013).
On 18 March 2014, the Russian government said that Umarov was dead.[8]
References
- ↑ The avenging Black Widows. CBC. 3 September 2004. http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/03/30/f-russia-black-widow.html. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ↑ Liz Fuller (1 April 2010). Who Is Doku Umarov?. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. http://www.rferl.org/content/News_Profile_Who_Is_Doku_Umarov/1999886.html. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ↑ Top-Terrorist bekennt sich zu Flughafen-Anschlag, Der Spiegel (in German)
- ↑ "PROFILE: Chechnya's top terror suspect Umarov - Russia's "bin Laden"". Article.wn.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Dokka Umarov". News Magazine Blog. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "news/366356,-russias-bin-laden.html". Earth Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ "Tschetschenischer Terrorist übernimmt Verantwortung für Flughafen-Anschlag". Noows.de. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- ↑ Report: Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov is dead. CNN.com. 18 March 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/18/world/europe/chechen-rebel-killed-report/index.html.