From the Times Online, : THE families of three Britons beheaded by Islamic terrorists are hoping that their killer will finally reveal if Osama bin Laden ordered their captives’ murder. Authorities in Chechnya are questioning one of the kidnappers who had agreed to release the telephone engineers in exchange for a £3 million ransom. Days […]
12 people believed to be Chechens detained in Turkey ahead of Putin visit
Is the Chechen jihad branching out? From AFP, with thanks to Twostellas: ANKARA – Anti-terror police in Istanbul detained 12 people believed to be Chechen militants ahead of an official visit to Turkey Sunday and Monday by Russian President Vladimir Putin, police and media reports said. The spokesman in Ankara for the security department, Ramazan […]
Chechen leaders’ relatives say stop terrorism, punish massacre perpetrators
Have the Chechen jihadists gone too far even for their own supporters? From AsianNews, with thanks to Nicolei: Moscow (AsiaNews) – Events in Beslan have had an unusual and unexpected impact in Chechnya. The local population, which had largely backed the actions by Chechen terrorists, seems to have turned against them. Separatists’ families, including those […]
Beslan Jihadist: We wanted to start a war in Russia
And they may have. From CNN, : BESLAN, Russia (CNN) — A suspect in the bloody school siege that left more than 330 people dead, nearly half of them children, said Monday the hostage-takers were ordered to seize the school to “start a war across the Caucasus.” Appearing on Russian state television, the unidentified man […]
Kadyrov, killed by jihadists, wanted a Sharia state in Chechnya
Kadyrov with his grandsons Kadyrov, the Chechen leader who was just assassinated by jihadists, just didn’t want it as fast as his killers did. He also takes issue with the radical Islam brought to Chechnya by mujahedin from other countries, which he contends was at variance with the Islam that was rooted in Chechen culture. […]
Russian forces kill key Chechen rebels
Shamil Basayev From Reuters, with thanks to Nicolei, an update on the jihad in Chechnya: MOSCOW — Russian troops capped a weeklong crackdown on Chechen separatists by killing four rebels linked to guerrilla leader Shamil Basayev on the weekend, including the leader of Arab fighters in Muslim Chechnya. Moscow refused to comment on the report, […]
Chechen link to France threat
The leaders of Eurabia Real anti-terror resolve, or just words? “One must look at the roots” of terror, they say, but do they know what those roots really are? Or do they think that just throwing money at the problem will make it go away? From CNN, : French police have opened an investigation after […]
Dawah and jihad in Chechnya?
Traditional Islam teaches that Muslims must call people to accept the faith or at least submit to the Islamic social order — that is dawah. If they refuse, Muslims must fight them — jihad. This is based on numerous passages of the Qur’an and Islamic tradition, including this one. Says the Prophet Muhammad: Fight in […]
Jihad in Russia: Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 37 on Train Near Chechnya
“A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a crowded commuter train in southern Russia today, killing at least 40 people in what President Vladimir V. Putin denounced as a terrorist act intended to disrupt parliamentary elections here this weekend.” So says the New York Times. “The explosion, which occurred at 7:42 a.m., wrenched apart the […]
Jihad in Chechnya
Here is a detailed Islamic theological treatise explaining what jihad is and calling upon Muslims to wage jihad in Chechnya. It was prepared by the Shariah Council of State Defense Council of Chechnya, and published as “Jihad and Its Solution Today.” Its use of Islamic sources exactly parallels many other similar instances that I detail […]