Shaykh Doku Khamatovich Umarov (Chechen: Умаран Хамади кант Докка, Russian Доку Хаматович Умаров) (b. 13 April 1964) is the underground President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is a list of Presidents of the unrecognised Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, a separatist movement that controlled most of Chechnya from 1991 to 1999 (see First Chechen War, Second Chechen War). ... The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Sheikh Abdul Halim Sheikh Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Шейх Абдул-Халим) (1967 – 17 June 2006) was the fourth Chechen rebel president to be killed in 11 years of separatist warfare in the southern Russian region. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... // Geography The Chechen people are mainly inhabitants of Chechnya, which is internationally recognized as part of Russia. ... The Chechen language has about 1,200,000 speakers, most of whom live in Russia. ... April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country through either the use of physical force, or nonviolence. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ...

Umarov has fought for more than a decade againt the Russian Federation and is reported to have hundreds under his personal command,^[1] and with steady influence in the southwestern part of Chechnya, but previously little known in other parts of the republic. He is an adherent of Sufism and a follower of the Qadiri Sufi Order. A decade is a set or a group of ten, commonly a period of 10 years in contemporary English, or a period of 10 days in the French revolutionary calendar. ... Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Qadiriyyah, one of the oldest Sufi tariqa, derives its name from Abd al-Qadir al-Djilani (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Gilan. ...

Biography

Umarov was born to Khamad Umarov in April 1964 in the village of Kharsenoi in Shatoy region in southern Chechnya. He is of the Malkoy teip, the same clan as Arbi Barayev and ex-foreign minister Ilyas Akhmadov.^[2] He graduated from the construction faculty of the Oil Institute in Grozny.^[3] Shatoy (Russian: ) is a village in the Chechen Republic, Russia. ... Teip (pronounced TAPE) is the name of a film and commercial production company located in Stavanger, Norway. ... Arbi Barayev (died 2001), also known as The Terminator, was a Chechen warlord and renegade leader of Special Purpose Islamic Regiment, a militant Chechen rebel group. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ... Ilyas Akhmadov Ilyas Khamzatovich Akhmadov (Ильяс Хамзатович Ахмадов) served as foreign minister of Chechnya before its reabsorption into Russia in the Second Chechen War. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

1994-99

Umarov was in Moscow when the first Russian-Chechen war broke out in 1994, and has stated that as a patriot he considered it his duty to return to Chechnya to fight.^[3] In the course of the war Umarov was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and won two prestigious awards for valor.^[3] He initially served as an officer in the Borz (Wolf) special forces unit under the command of Ruslan Gelayev; in 1996, due to disagreements with Gelayev, he left the unit and joined the detachment of Akhmed Zakayev, who also left Gelayev's ranks. Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2007)    - Density 10,469,000   9684. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... A Brigadier General, or one-star general, is the lowest rank of general officer in the United States and some other countries, ranking just above Colonel and just below Major General. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Ruslan Gelaev (b. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Vanessa Redgrave and Akhmed Zakayev Akhmed Zakayev (Ахмед Закаев; born April 26, 1956) is the Foreign Minister of Chechen republic government-in-exile, appointed by the President Aslan Maskhadov shortly after his 1997 election, and again in 2006 by Abdul Halim Sadulayev. ...

Following the Khasav-Yurt Accord that ended the first Chechen war in 1996 and the election of Aslan Maskhadov as president in January 1997, Umarov was named by Maskhadov to head the Chechen Security Council. In that capacity, he intervened in July 1998 to quash an armed clash between moderates and Islamic radicals within Maskhadov's entourage.^[3] However, he was forced to resign not long after when the Council was disbanded. A ceasefire agreement that marked the end of the First Chechen War was signed in Khasav-Yurt on August 30, 1996 between Alexander Lebed and Aslan Maskhadov. ... This article is about the political process. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... In politics and religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two extreme or radical viewpoints. ... The phrase Islamic fundamentalism is primarily used in the West to describe Islamist groups. ...

The Russian law-enforcement organs and special services have pinned responsibility on Umarov for the March 1999 kidnapping of the Russian Interior Ministry's special representative in Chechnya, General Gennady Shpigun. Shpigun's kidnappers, reported at various times to be different Chechen rebel warlords, demanded a ransom of US$15 million for his release; his body was later found in southern Chechnya. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Modern emblem of Russian MVD Russian Gendarme officers in the 1860s The Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del (MVD) (Министерство внутренних дел) was the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the imperial Russia, later USSR, and still bears the same name in the Russian Federation. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ...

Second Chechen War

Umarov began the current war in September 1999 as a field commander, again working closely with Ruslan Gelayev in Grozny and in Komsomolskoye (after Gelayev's death in February 2004, many of his men joined Umarov's command).^[4] Combatants Russian Federation Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Strength At least 93,000 in Chechnya in 1999 About 30,000 in Chechnya in 2007 (mostly MVD) 10,000 to 20,000 in 1999 (including private militias) 700 in Chechnya in 2007 (Russian est. ... Combatants Russian Federation Ichkeria Commanders Viktor Kazantsev Mikhail Malofayev† Valentin Astaviyev Chechen loyalist militia: Beslan Gantamirov Aslan Maskhadov Aslambek Ismailov† Shamil Basayev Ruslan Gelayev Khunkarpasha Israpilov† Strength About 50,000 [1] Russian estimates [2] of 3,000[3] to 6,000[4] Casualties Official losses in Grozny: 368 killed (157... Komsomolsky (masculine), Komsomolskoye (neuter), or Komsomolskaya (feminine) may refer to: Komsomolsky District, name of several districts in Russia Komsomolske, a town in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine Komsomolsky, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, an urban-type settlement in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia Komsomolsky, Republic of Dagestan, an urban-type settlement in the Republic of... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Umarov sustained a serious wound to his face in the winter of 2000, as he was leaving a surrounded Grozny^[2] and was hospitalized in a third country alongside Zakayev.^[3] Georgian intelligence reported Umarov leading 130-150 fighters in the Pankisi Gorge before his return to Chechnya in the summer of 2002. Intelligence is a property of mind that encompasses many related mental abilities, such as the capacities to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. ... The Pankisi Gorge is a valley region in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, northeast of Tbilisi, which is being used as a base for transit, training and shipments of arms and financing by Islamic militants, many of whom follow Khattab. ...

Back in Chechnya, Umarov became the replacement of Isa Munayev on the post of the commander of Southwestern Front, the region southwest of Grozny that borders on Georgia and Ingushetia.^[5] He was seen as having been an ally of Vedeno-based Shamil Basayev, and together with him took part in or perhaps led a raid into neighbouring Ingushetia in the summer of 2004, shortly before the Beslan school hostage crisis.^[6][5] Several Ingush clans have been reported as having declared blood vengeance against Umarov.^[4] Border stone at Passo San Giacomo between Val Formazza in Italy and Val Bedretto in Switzerland Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, states or subnational administrative divisions. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Vedeno (Russian: ) is a village in the Chechen Republic, Russia. ... Shamil Basayev in Dagestan, 1999 Shamil Salmanovich Basayev (Russian: Шамиль Салманович Басаев) (January 14, 1965 – July 10, 2006) was a Vice-President of the internationally unrecognized separatist government of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, Islamist guerrilla leader, self-admitted terrorist and a national hero for many Chechens. ... The Beslan school hostage crisis (also referred to as the Beslan school siege or Beslan Massacre) began when the group of pro-Chechen armed rebels[1] took more than 1,200 school children and adults hostage on September 1, 2004, at School Number One (SNO) in the town of Beslan... The Ingush are a people of the northern Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian republic of Ingushetia. ... A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor. ... A feud is a long-running argument or fight between parties—often groups of people, especially families or clans. ...

In 2003 he led his men in the heavy fighting around Shatoy, and in 2004 he was one of the commanders of the large-scale raid on Nazran in Ingushetia. In January 2005, Umarov was reported killed in a gun battle with Russian commandos near the Georgian border. In March 2005, Umarov was reported as having been seriously wounded by a Spetznaz assassination team. In April 2005, Russian special forces destroyed a small guerrilla unit in a seven–hour battle in Grozny after receiving intelligence that Umarov was with them, but he was not found among the dead.^[4] Shatoy (Russian: ) is a village in the Chechen Republic, Russia. ... Combatants Russian Federation Caucasus Front Commanders Abukar Kostoyev † Zyaudin Kotiyev † Shamil Basayev Magomet Yevloyev Doku Umarov Strength N/A 50-600 (probably more than 200) Casualties At least 60 killed At least 6 killed Nazran raid was carried out a large-scale raid on Republic of Ingushetia, Russian Federation, on... Promotional artwork for the Commandos series. ... Spetsnaz soldier training Spetsnaz (Войска специального назначения - спецназ/Voiska spetsialnogo naznacheniya - spetsnaz, /Specnaz/ in SAMPA) is a general term... It has been suggested that Selective assassination be merged into this article or section. ... Guerilla may refer to Guerrilla warfare. ...

In May 2005, Umarov hit an anti-personnel mine.^[2] He was reported to have lost a leg, but turned out to be only injured, and soon participated in an attack on Roshni-Chu in August. In September 2005 the Russian Interior Ministry announced it found "Umarov's grave", and in October he was once again falsely reported dead in the Nalchik attack.^[4] In May 2006 Chechen police forces discovered Umarov's battle headquaters in the centre of the village of Assinovskaya, but he managed to escape in time. [2] Italian Valmara 69 bounding type of Anti-personnel. ... Modern emblem of Russian MVD Russian Gendarme officers in the 1860s The Ministerstvo Vnutrennikh Del (MVD) (Министерство внутренних дел) was the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the imperial Russia, later USSR, and still bears the same name in the Russian Federation. ... Combatants Russian security forces Mostly local Islamic militants Commanders N/A Ilias Gorchkhanov (killed) Strength several thousand 80 - 300 Casualties at least 33 at least 41 The October 2005 Nalchik attack was a raid by a large group of militants on Nalchik, in the Kabardino-Balkar Republic of southern Russia...

Presidency

As vice-president of the separatist government and a field commander, he was automatically elevated to the position as leader following the killing of Sheikh Abdul Halim on 17 June 2006. Having now become president, Umarov will also hold such posts as the head of the State Defense Council, Amir of the Madzhlis Shura of the Caucasus, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and finally, Emir of the Mujahideen of the Caucasus. A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ... Commander is a military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. ... Sheikh Abdul Halim Sheikh Abdul-Halim Abu-Salamovich Sadulayev (Шейх Абдул-Халим) (1967 – 17 June 2006) was the fourth Chechen rebel president to be killed in 11 years of separatist warfare in the southern Russian region. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The State Defense Council is the military committee of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, established by the separatist government of Dzhokhar Dudayev in 1992. ... Emir (also sometimes rendered as Amir or Ameer, Arabic commander) is a title of nobility historically used in Islamic nations of the Middle East and North Africa. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Caucasus Mountains. ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ... Mujahideen (Arabic: , ; Turkish: , literally strugglers) is a term for Muslims fighting in a war or involved in any other struggle. ...

The election of Doku Umarov as the new Chechen President is said to have brought much confusion into the ranks of the resistance movement, especially among the regional cells of the Caucasus Front. While trying to follow in the footsteps of Aslan Maskhadov and Dzhokhar Dudaev, Umarov was perceived to not possess the same sort of legitimacy and at the same time is unable to match the spiritual authority of Sadulayev or the charisma of Basayev, both killed in 2006.^{[citation needed]} A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country through either the use of physical force, or nonviolence. ... Caucasian Front may have one of the following meanings Caucasian Front (Russian Civil War) Soviet Caucasian Front during World War II Caucasian Front (Chechen War), a front announced by Chechen guerilla in 2005 This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Aslan Maskhadov Aslan Aliyevich Maskhadov (Russian: Аслан Алиевич Масхадов) (September 21, 1951 – March 8, 2005) was a leader of the separatist movement in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya. ... Dzhokhar Dudaev and his son Dzhokhar Dudaev and his family Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev (Chechen Latin: Dzoxar Dudayev; Cyrillic: Джоха́р Муса́евич Дуда́ев, 15 April 1944 – 21 April 1996) was a Soviet Air Force general and a Chechen leader, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, an unrecognized breakaway state in the North... The word legitimacy comes from the Latin word legitimare and it has two uses: Legitimacy (political science) is variously defined, but refers in general to the peoples acceptance of a law, ruling, or a regime itself as valid. ... The word charisma (from the Greek word χάρισμα (kharisma), gift or divine favor, from kharizesthai, to favor, from kharis, favor: see also charism) refers to a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a magnetic quality of personality and/or appearance along with innate and powerfully...

In his first published comments since assuming the role of president, Umarov vowed to expand the conflict to "many regions of Russia", and praised his predecessor Sadulayev. He also indicated that a special unit was being formed to fight Chechnya's "most odious traitors," a remark believed to refer to the present federal Chechen administration. He stressed that the Chechen rebels would attack only military and police targets within Russia.^[7] In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... Chechen Republic (IPA: ; Russian: , Chechenskaya Respublika; Chechen: , Noxçiyn Respublika), or, informally, Chechnya (; Russian: ; Chechen: , Noxçiyçö), sometimes referred to as Ichkeria, Chechnia, Chechenia or Noxçiyn, is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ...

On 27 June 2006, Umarov appointed Shamil Basayev to the position of vice-president of the separatist government, simultaneously releasing him from his position as first deputy prime minister.^[3] Ichkerian foreign minister, Usman Firzauli, said that the appointment was meant to force Russia into political negotiations, for if they killed Umarov, then Basayev would have become the full-fledged leader of the rebel movement.^[8] However, Basayev was killed soon afterward, in July 2006. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... A Deputy Prime Minister is a member of a nations cabinet who can take the position of acting Prime Minister when the real Prime Minister is temporarily absent. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...

On August 18, 2006 Umarov was erroneously announced to have surrendered at Ramzan Kadyrov's residence in the city of Gudermes under a Russian amnesty provision enacted after Basayev's death; however, Russian authorities later reversed it to being his "younger brother" and former head of bodyguards, whom had surrendered – though Umarov himself says he has no younger brother, and later reports identify him as his older brother Akhmad instead. For their part, the Chechen separatists said that the older Umarov disappeared two years ago and had been considered missing, and claimed that the presentation of the Chechen leader's brother was a PR stunt. ^[6] Umarov himself has previously called the amnesty as "a hopeless attempt by the Kremlin regime to shroud the real situation... in lies."^[9] August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov (Russian: Рамзан Ахмадович Кадыров) (born 5 October 1976, Tsenteroi, Chechnya) is the acting President of the Federal government Russian republic of Chechnya since February 15, 2007. ... Gudermes (Russian: ) is a town in the Chechen Republic, Russia, located on the Sunzha River 36 km east of Grozny. ... Look up Amnesty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Bodyguards of Viktor Yushchenko (far left) after leaving Gdansk city hall. ... PR may stand for: Pacific Southwest Airlines IATA code defunct PageRank Peer review Performance rating Permanent residency per rectum, an abbreviation for a rectal examination Perry Rhodan Pershing Rifles personal record, in running, specifically competitive running, such as cross country running or track and field. ...

On November 23, 2006 large numbers of Russian Defense Ministry and FSB troops, without the participation of Chechen police,^[10] were reported to have surrounded Umarov and his forces in a forest near the village of Yandi-Katar in the Achkhoy-Martanovsky District, on the internal border between Ingushetia and Chechnya. Helicopters were patrolling the area and artillery forces were reported to be shelling the forest for several days.^[11] According to Kommersant sources, Umarov was wounded but has managed to get out from the encirclement. November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Emblem of FSB The FSB (ФСБ) is a state security organization in Russia, and is the domestic successor organization to the KGB. Its name is an acronym from the Russian Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (Федера́льная слу́жба безопа́сности Росси́йской Федера́ции) (Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti Rossiyskoi Federatsii). ... Chechnya map Achkhoy-Martanovsky District (Russian: ), also spelled Achkhoi-Martan is a raion (district) in the Chechen Republic, Russia ((number seven on the map). ... A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors consisting of two or more rotor blades. ... Artillery with Gabion fortification Cannons on display at Fort Point Continental Artillery crew from the American Revolution Firing of an 18-pound gun, Louis-Philippe Crepin, (1772 – 1851) A forge-welded Iron Cannon in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. ... Kommersant (Cyrillic: Коммерсантъ) (which literally translates as The Businessman) was a commerce-oriented newspaper published in Russia. ... Encirclement is a military term for the situation when one sides force or target is isolated and surrounded by other sides forces. ...

On March 19, 2007, KavkazCenter reported that Umarov has appointed Supyan Abdullayev Vice-President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.^[12] March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini era. ... The Kavkaz Center is an Internet publication that claims to be a Chechen independent international Islamic internet agency. It was founded in March 1999 in the city of Grozny, by the National Center for Strategic Research and Political Technologies, headed by Movladi Udugov, former Minister for Information of the Chechen... A vice president is an officer in government or business who is next in rank below a president. ...

Views

Umarov maintains that he practices traditional Chechen Sufi Islam of the Qadiri Sufi Order , as opposed to radicalism of the "Wahhabis".^[13] Responding to Russian claims that he was an Islamic extremist, he said: This article covers the Chechen people as an ethnic group, not Chechen meaning citizens of Chechnya. ... Sufism (Arabic تصوف taṣawwuf) is a system of esoteric philosophy commonly associated with Islam. ... Qadiriyyah, one of the oldest Sufi tariqa, derives its name from Abd al-Qadir al-Djilani (1077-1166), a native of the Iranian province of Gilan. ... The term Radical (latin radix meaning root) has been used since the late 18th century as a label in political science for those favoring or trying to produce thoroughgoing or extreme political reforms which can include changes to the social order to a greater or lesser extent. ... Wahhabism (sometimes spelled Wahabbism or Wahabism) is a movement of Islam named after Muhammad ibn Abd al Wahhab (1703–1792). ...

"Before the start of the first war in 1994, when the occupation began and I understood that war was inevitable, I came here as a patriot. I'm not even sure I knew how to pray properly then. It's ridiculous to say I'm a Wahhabist or a radical Muslim." [3]

Umarov also denied that the Chechen separatism is linked to the worldwide Jihad, saying that the rebels' first priority is independence.^[3] Umarov maintains a stated stance against the use of terrorist tactics, saying in an interview: "If we resort to such methods, I do not think any of us will be able to retain his human face."^[3] He emphasized the military nature of his vision of the war: Jihad, sometimes spelled Jahad, Jehad, Jihaad, Jiaad, or Cihad, (Arabic: ) as an Islamic term, is sometimes referred to as the sixth pillar of Islam, although it occupies no official status as such in Sunni Islam. ... Terrorist redirects here. ...

"Our targets are the Russian occupation forces, their military bases, command HQ's, and also their local collaborationist armed servicemen, who pursue and who kill peaceful Muslims. We will attack, where we think it's necessary. Civil objects and innocent civilians are not our targets."^[4]

During the Beslan crisis Umarov was repeatedly identified by security services as the leader of the hostage-takers,^[5] a claim that has never been substantiated in any fashion. Furthermore, in a June 2005 interview with Andrei Babitsky of Radio Liberty, Umarov denied involvement in terrorism and criticized Basayev for ordering the Beslan raid.^[13] Umarov firmly refuted the value of terrorist attacks, saying that in the eyes of the resistance "such operations have no legitimacy", and that they themselves were "horrified" by what happened at Beslan. However, a video clip from early April 2006 of Umarov and Basayev together gave no indication of any tensions between the two.^[3] 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrei Babitsky (Андрей Бабицкий : Moscow, 26 September 1964) is a Russian journalist and war correspondant for Radio Free Europe. ... Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a radio and communications organization which is funded by the United States Congress. ... The following is a timeline of acts and failed attempts that can be considered terrorism. ... A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups, dedicated to fighting an invader in an occupied country through either the use of physical force, or nonviolence. ... Video clips are short clips in video format and predominantly found on the internet where the massive influx of new video clips during 2006 was dubbed as a new phenomenon having a profound impact on both the internet and other forms of media. ...

Family

In 2005 the "unidentified men" reportedly kidnapped Umarov's father Khamad, his wife, and one-year-old son. Several months previous, his brother Ruslan had also been kidnapped by masked men in uniform. ^[14] His wife and son were freed, but his father and brothers disappeared. According to some sources, Umarov's father was kidnapped back on May 5, 2005, by the employees of the "Oil Regiment" headed by Adam Demilkhanov. In April 2007 Umarov declared his 74-years old father was murdered in captivity. [4][5] A uniform is a set of standard clothing worn by members of an organisation whilst participating in that organisations activity. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

His sister Natalia Khumaidova was also abducted in Urus-Martan in August 2005 by "unidentified armed men" [6]; she was released days later after local residents protested for her return. In the past years a cousin Zaurbek and nephew Roman Ataev were also kidnapped; nothing has been heard of these people since. Look up abduction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In logic, abduction is a method of reasoning; see abductive reasoning. ... Urus-Martan(Chechen: Halha-Marta) is the third town of Chechen Republic, located on the river Martan (Chechen: Marta). ...

Shortly after the Beslan hostage-taking raid in 2004, Prosecutor General Vladimir Ustinov suggested the practice of taking rebel leaders' relatives hostage. Memorial blamed pro-Moscow Chechen forces for the abductions. [7] According to separatists, all the kidnapped persons were put into Ramzan Kadyrov's personal prison in Tsentoroi. Vladimir Ustinov Vladimir Vasilyevich Ustinóv (Russian: ) (born 25 February 1953 in Nikolayevsk-on-Amur) is the current Minister of Justice in Russia. ... The memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Hawaii commemorates American dead from wars in the Pacific. ... Tsentoroi is a small village south-east of the capital of Chechnya, Grozny, at the foot of the Caucasus mountains It is the home of Pro-Moscow Chechen Prime Minister and gangster Ramzan Kadyrov. ...

Two of his other brothers died in combat. [8]

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