Anzor Astemirov
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| Anzor Astemirov (Russian: Анзор Астемиров) |
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 Anzor Astemirov |
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| Nickname | Sayfullah |
| Place of birth | Kabardino-Balkaria |
| Allegiance | Yarmuk Jamaat |
| Battles/wars | Second Chechen War |
Anzor Astemirov (Russian: Анзор Астемиров) also known as Emir Sayfullah heads the Yarmuk Jamaat, the Caucasus Front's Kabardino-Balkarian Sector in the Russian-held Caucasian Muslim state Kabardino-Balkaria of the Second Chechen War. Astemirov is a Kabardian prince and belongs to one of the oldest families in Kabardino Balkaria.[1]
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[edit] Early militant activity
Astemirov was the director of the Institue for the Study of Islam and a student of Dagestani Salafist preacher Ahmad-Kadi Akhtaev, who was poisoned in 1998[2]. He's also fluent in Arabic. He fought in the First Chechen War on the side of the armed forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. After the war he worked for a time as a journalist in Kabardino-Balkaria. After the deaths of Muslim Atayev and Rusam Bekanov he became the leader of the Yarmuk Jamaat and took on the same nickname as Atayev. Astemirov was one of the masterminds behind a rebel raid against a Russian "drug agency office" in Nalchik, the capital of Kabardino-Balkaria, in December 2004, where the rebels confiscated a huge arsenal of weapons, and the bold daytime Raid on Nalchik on October 13, 2005.
[edit] Caucasus Emirate
Astemirov took credit for idea of the Caucasus Emirate. He said that after the deaths of Sadulayev and later Basayev, he sent a letter to the then president of the CRI Dokku Umarov asking him what he thought about the idea of declaring an Emirate that would replace the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Doku Umarov agreed and appointed Astemirov head of the Caucasian insurgency's Sharia Courts. His predecessor Mansur Yelmurzaev was relieved from this position because he was opposed to the creation of an Emirate and urged saving Ichkeria as a symbol of the Caucasian resistance. After Umarov's statement during the proclaimation of the Caucasus Emirate in which he named western countries enemies of Islam, Astemirov made clear he did not support a global Jihad against countries such as the United States, and even asked them for assistance.
[edit] Assassination of Anatoly Kyarov
Astemirov was seen as the key figure behind the assassination of Anatoly Kyarov. Kyarov was in charge of a special unit that targeted the Yarmuk Jamaat, both by persuading members to surrender and by force.[3] The unit had made many assassination attempts on Astemirov's life and was accused of serious human rights abuses within Kabardino-Balkaria including of torture and murder.[4][5][6][7] On January 12, 2008, Kyarov was assassinated in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, together with a senior officer of the OMON special forces. Two other officers were severely injured
[edit] References
- ^ Karachaevo-Cherkessia: A Small War with Big Repercussions
- ^ http://www.jamestown.org/docs/McGregor-14Sep06.pdf
- ^ Astemirov Strikes Back: Background and Implications of the Kyarov Assassination in Kabardino-Balkaria
- ^ " "
- ^ Russia's 'war on terror' tainted by brutality and corruption
- ^ ЧЕЛОВЕКА УБИЛИ «ДЛЯ ПРОФИЛАКТИКИ»
- ^ Версия": в морге Нальчика лежат изуродованные трупы арестованных по подозрению в нападении на город
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