Muhannad
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Muhannad
(Arabic: مهند)
4th Amir of the
Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya |
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| Predecessor | Abu Hafs al-Urduni |
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Muhannad (مهند), also known as Abu Anas (ابو أنس), Turkish transliteration Ebu Enes, is a Mujahid Amir (commander) fighting in Chechnya. After the death of Abu Hafs al-Urduni on November 26, 2006, he assumed leadership of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya,[1] the battalion of Mujahideen created by Khattab.
Muhannad is reported to be from the Arabian/Persian Gulf region and aged in his thirties.[2] The Russian Interior Ministry reported his full name as Khaled Yusef Muhammad al-Emitat [3] which might indicate that he's from the United Arab Emirates, but it's unsure if this is true.
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[edit] Militant activity
According to the London based Arabic daily Asharq Al-Awsat, during Second Chechen War Muhannad followed the first commander of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya, Ibn Al-Khattab, who was killed in April 2002.[1]
On June 7, 2007, KavkazCenter reported that Muhannad is the current Deputy Military Commander of the Chechen separatist forces.[4] On July 19, 2007, Muhannad was confirmed to be first deputy commander to Magomet 'Magas' Yevloyev of the Chechen separtist forces.[5]
In February 2008 He was reportedly killed by officers of the Russian Interior Ministry during a search operation near the village of Arshty in Ingushetia. Interfax refuted Muhannad's death the same day, saying it was a different militant [6] Dokka Umarov later appeared on video with Muhannad to refute statements of his death, calling them lies and propaganda.[7]
[edit] See also
- Second Chechen War
- Mujahideen in Chechnya
- Ibn al-Khattab
- Abu al-Walid
- Abu Hafs al-Urduni
- Abu Omar al-Saif
- Abu Zaid
[edit] References
- ^ KavkazCenter; Commander Muhannad Assumes the Leadership of Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya
- ^ http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications234006&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 SITE Institute; The Commander Muhannad Assumes the Leadership of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya Following the Death of Abu Hafs al-Urduni
- ^ Successor of militant Abu Khavs killed in North Caucasus - InteriorMinistry
- ^ KavkazCenter; New clashes in Chechnya
- ^ The Jamestown Foundation's Chechnya Weekly: Magas: Shamil Basaev’s Ingush Successor
- ^ ВИЛАЙЯТ Г1АЛГ1АЙЧЕ. Близ Аршты погиб моджахед
- ^ Amir Abu Uthman: Refuting Lies of Kuffar About Muhannad
[edit] External links
- SITE Institute; A Message from the Commander Muhannad in Chechnya to the Muslims Performing Hajj and to All Muslims in General
- Prague Watchdog; The radicalisation of the Chechen separatist movement: Myth or reality?
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