A noticeable rise in insurgent activity has been observed during the summer of 2007. A link may exist with the recent policies of the Chechen leader, Doku Umarov, who has made new leadership appointments within the resistance movement. These changes are aimed at allowing the individual guerrilla units to function more independently and rely less on a central leader.
It is well known that Shamil Basaev tried to concentrate all control over the ethnic-based insurgent groups of the North Caucasus into the hands of the Chechen commanders. This approach was not only militarily successful, but also politically beneficial for the Chechen leadership. The Chechen command was always extremely interested in widening the theater of operations to areas outside of Chechnya and worked hard to coordinate the actions of the various ethnic divisions that were included in the “Caucasus Front” by order of then-president Abdul-Khalim Sadulaev (www.chechenpress.info, May 16, 2005).
The killings of Abdul-Khalim Sadulaev (June 17, 2006) and Shamil Basaev (July 10, 2006) made Doku Umarov’s ability to maintain the same level of control over all of the ethnic units of the resistance less than certain. Despite expectations to the contrary, however, all of the non-Chechen divisions, eventually took an oath of allegiance to the new leader, thus giving him a chance to finish that which was started by his predecessors. Subsequently Umarov traveled to Ingushetia, Kabarda, and Dagestan in order to emphasize his qualifications as the new leader.
By selecting emir Magas (Akhmed Yevloev) as the military commander of the entire Caucasus Front, Doku Umarov has made it easier to energize resistance forces in those regions near Ingushetia (Chechnya, Ossetia, Kabarda). This is important because the commander of the Southwestern Front is Tarkhan Gaziev, another member of the Ingush jamaat. Combined with the extensive control exercised in Dagestan by Rappani Khalilov, this means that Umarov can focus all of his energy on Chechnya proper [Khalilov was reportedly killed by Russian security forces on September 17]. Though there have been few noticeable results as of late, the current distribution of power within the resistance favors an active political stance.
The decrees issued by Doku Umarov over the course of the last two months make it possible to infer what is most important to the leader of the resistance movement at this time. The August decrees focus on foreign policy, with new representatives to Germany and the countries of Northern Europe being appointed (decrees #141-144, signed on August 17). Alla Dudaeva, the widow of Dzhokhar Dudaev, the first president of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, has been appointed as the deputy minister of culture (decree #145, August 17), while Visit Ibragimov, once the deputy of Ichkeria’s vice-president Vakha Arsanov, has become the director of the department for the Vainakh diaspora (decree #146, August 23). It seems probable that these new appointees are intended to infuse some energy into the currently sluggish, almost nonexistent, foreign policy activity. At the moment, almost all international activity has shifted away from the resistance leadership and into the hands of various social and humanitarian organizations.
In September, a new set of decrees was issued (with decree #147 dating from September 4), a number of them surprising and difficult to explain. Exactly six months ago, the position of the Head of the Sharia Court went to Mansur Yevmirzaev (decree #134, March 7), a man well known as an alim, a person knowledgeable in theology and probably also Sharia law (www.daymohk.info, April 27). This man has now been suddenly replaced, the whole issue summed up with a cryptic “due to a transfer to a new position,” an explanation even more puzzling than the initial decree. It is entirely unclear as to what could have been offered to Yevmirzaev as a replacement for his respected and most fitting post. It is to be hoped that the future will provide some explanation of what actually occurred and what led Doku Umarov to replace the man he himself appointed only months earlier.
Yevmirzaev’s removal is nothing compared to the surprising new replacement named by Umarov – Anzor Astermirov (decree #147, September 4), a man that hardly fits the profile of an alim. The key seems to lie not in the qualifications of the leader of the Kabardino-Balkar jamaat for this position, but in the fact that the Head of the Sharia Court is the third-ranking official in the Chechen resistance. If the president and vice-president of the Chechen republic of Ichkeria should die simultaneously, the leadership post automatically passes to the Chief of the High Sharia Court. This appointment, then, makes Astermirov a figure of importance for the whole region.
Anzor Astemirov's jamaat has been particularly active recently, with numerous attacks and bombings in Kabardino-Balkaria. The latest news from Nalchik suggests that the terrorist activity typical of Ingushetia has now moved to the western republics of the North Caucasus. During September 12-13, insurgents fired on a car belonging to the local FSB branch (causing casualties), exploded a bomb near the “Nalchik” hotel, attacked several policemen and instigated a firefight in Nalchik’s suburbs. Since the start of September, these types of events have become commonplace in Kabardino-Balkaria, with most bombings being directed at the police and the FSB (www.stav.kp.ru, September 14).
Another one of Umarov’s September decrees tries to reform one of the least used organs of the resistance movement, the consultative body called the “Shura of the alims of the peoples of the North Caucasus.” Originally intended to be the key ideological organ of the resistance, the Shura has never been an important organization, since few alims were willing to bear the burdens of going into permanent hiding by becoming full-fledged active members. Doku Umarov (decree #149, September 4) placed the Shura under the authority of the general foreign representative of the Chechen republic of Ichkeria and renamed it the “Sharia committee.” This is an attempt to breathe new life into the Shura by moving it overseas, though it is not entirely clear whether such an approach will prove successful. It is true that it would be possible to try to attract those spiritual leaders that now reside abroad, including Magomed Kebedov (the former Dagestani radical leader), Shamsudin Batukaev (the former head of the Sharia court), and others into the new Sharia committee. The decree, however, damages the position of the general foreign representative of Ichkeria, since the linkage between him and the Sharia committee will make many European and Turkish politicians wary of dealing with him.
All of these decrees are aimed at continuing the reorganization of the resistance movement, making it more maneuverable and allowing the leaders of the various ethnic units to move into leadership positions. This is intended to bring about an increase in activity across the whole of the North Caucasus. At the same time, steps are also being taken to mobilize a foreign policy offensive.
I could say the same to you....you are looking for an excuse to blamce the Chechen freedom fighters......its not a FACT that they did it. Many things are still disputed. At the end of the day we have to use logic.........would it suit the Russian Authority to blame Beslen on the Chechen Mujahids? Yes it would......becuase it shows them in bad light and gains sypathy from the Russian public....enrages them......makes them want to continue the war in chechnya.
Our preperation continued, with our efforts and the efforts of our brothers, for years and years. Through out that time we gathered, observed and waited until the moment to move arrived.
I could say the same to you....you are looking for an excuse to blamce the Chechen freedom fighters......its not a FACT that they did it. Many things are still disputed. At the end of the day we have to use logic.........would it suit the Russian Authority to blame Beslen on the Chechen Mujahids? Yes it would......becuase it shows them in bad light and gains sypathy from the Russian public....enrages them......makes them want to continue the war in chechnya.
As I thought you are only interested in backing up your bias.
My mistake, I thought you were looking for honest answers.
Honest answers need to be backed with facts......like you say.....your answers are not backed with facts neither are mine. I can aknowledge the possibility that the Chechen Mujahids might of carried out the attack on Beslen. CAN YOU aknowledge the possibility that it might not of been the Mujahids and it could of been an inside job by the Russains with the help of Pro-Russian Chechens.????? WELL could you wilber.
Our preperation continued, with our efforts and the efforts of our brothers, for years and years. Through out that time we gathered, observed and waited until the moment to move arrived.
You seem to think I'm trying to sell you something. I could care less what you think. I have my given you my openion and how I came to it. I have nothing to prove.
I'm done with your sillyness. Believe what makes you feel good and ignore the facts. Many do just that.
Wilber do i sense some angar in your tone? all iam saying is that you have not presented any facts........directing the blame on the Mujahids. And all iam saying is that its disputed. NOW NOW
Our preperation continued, with our efforts and the efforts of our brothers, for years and years. Through out that time we gathered, observed and waited until the moment to move arrived.
I want the proof saying the Chechen Mujahids carried out the attack.....i dont know a video statment maybe somthing Wilber give me something. You claim to be a person who bases their views on facts yet you cannot provide it. Look all iam saying is lets leave Beslan as a question mark. Its yet to be proved. Mean while we can judge the Mujahids on what they have done.......and what is based on facts. Lets see shall we........all i can re-call from my memory is that they have waged a war against the Russian Army......with legitimate reason. The wiping out of nearly an entire population is sound enough for me.
Wilber forgive me if i have angared you.
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Our preperation continued, with our efforts and the efforts of our brothers, for years and years. Through out that time we gathered, observed and waited until the moment to move arrived.
I want the proof saying the Chechen Mujahids carried out the attack.....i dont know a video statment maybe somthing Wilber give me something. You claim to be a person who bases their views on facts yet you cannot provide it. Look all iam saying is lets leave Beslan as a question mark. Its yet to be proved. Mean while we can judge the Mujahids on what they have done.......and what is based on facts. Lets see shall we........all i can re-call from my memory is that they have waged a war against the Russian Army......with legitimate reason. The wiping out of nearly an entire population is sound enough for me.
Wilber forgive me if i have angared you.
Even Beslan and Nor-Ost I can understand its not their fault they aren't the ones who killed them the russians did when they stormed in the school and said oh the chehchen extremists did it.Wallahi one chechen Muslims life is more worth than all those people in the nord-ost theater.Its just 1 little incident the chechens have been going through this for centuries even under that marxist Stalin.
Why are u asking for his forgiveness?? u did nothing wrong. Let him be angry really angrytill his eyes pop.
BESLAN, Russia, July 28 (Reuters) - Previously unseen film proves that the bloody end to the 2004 Beslan siege was caused by security forces firing on a school crammed with hostages, not by blasts from within, a victim support group says.
The Beslan Mothers' Committee says the footage disproves the official version that the detonation of a boobytrap device planted by Chechen separatists inside the building caused the carnage at School No.1, in the southern Russian town of Beslan.
Everytime the Russians accused the Chechens of something it always turned out that the Russians were responsible and Chechens innocent and people always finished by finding out the truth and with Beslan aswell people will discover what really happened. Sooner or later the truth is always found. You just have to look and see which side gains what from this. The Chechens: Nothing. They get absolutely nothing from killing a bunch of children apart from hate from everyone. The Russians: They get rid of a few Chechen rebels and get the public against the Chechens so that they can continue their genocide without anyone bothering them.
BESLAN, Russia, July 28 (Reuters) - Previously unseen film proves that the bloody end to the 2004 Beslan siege was caused by security forces firing on a school crammed with hostages, not by blasts from within, a victim support group says.
The Beslan Mothers' Committee says the footage disproves the official version that the detonation of a boobytrap device planted by Chechen separatists inside the building caused the carnage at School No.1, in the southern Russian town of Beslan.
Everytime the Russians accused the Chechens of something it always turned out that the Russians were responsible and Chechens innocent and people always finished by finding out the truth and with Beslan aswell people will discover what really happened. Sooner or later the truth is always found. You just have to look and see which side gains what from this. The Chechens: Nothing. They get absolutely nothing from killing a bunch of children apart from hate from everyone. The Russians: They get rid of a few Chechen rebels and get the public against the Chechens so that they can continue their genocide without anyone bothering them.
See told u so? and they call us terrorists these russians actually killed their own kind just to get them. May Allah protect our sheeshan and wallahi Russia is gonna regret everything they ever dead to our Muslim brothers and sisters. So will that monkey face vladmir putin.What a shaytan he is!!
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