Counterterrorism Research Library Chechnya Director of Analytical Information for the Caucasian Emirate Claims Large Scale Operations Against Russia “Are Not Far Off”
Director of Analytical Information for the Caucasian Emirate Claims Large Scale Operations Against Russia “Are Not Far Off”
Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Written by Laith Alkhouri Wednesday, 10 March 2010 11:05
In a January 2010 interview, Movladi Udugov, the Director of Analytical Information for the Caucasus Emirate, the leading Islamic insurgent group in the North Caucasus, lauded the successes of 2009, claiming that “Jihad is not only not waning, the opposite is true—it is increasing. The territory of Mujahideen military activity is expanding.” He also warned that “large-scale military operations against the Russian invaders…are not far off.” When asked about goals, he responded, “Regarding concessions from Russia, I was not aware that the leadership of the Caucasus Emirate aims to obtain any concessions from Moscow. The Jihad is for the complete expulsion of the Russian invaders from the Caucasus.”
