The islamic state comes to russia the washington institute. This template is within the scope of wikiproject flag template, a collaborative effort to maintain flag templates on wikipedia. Rise of islamist insurgency in russias northern caucasus. Caucasus emirate, in march 2014, explains the relationship with isis. Ali abu muhammad aliaskhab kebekov was originally appointed as qadi, or senior islamic judge, in october 2010. The caucasus emirate imarat kavkaz is a selfproclaimed virtual state entity. The geographic roots of the chechen resistance movement. Most of the discussion is centered on the threat posed by the alqaedaaffiliated caucasus emirate and its local branches. The caucasus emirate has strong ideological and operational ties with the taliban and al qaeda aq.
Getting the caucasus emirate right a report of the csis russia and eurasia program getting the caucasus emirate right august 2011 author gordon m. In afpak a group calling itself the caucasus emirate in horosan declared itself in 2014, and in march its amir abdullah sent a video greeting to his former comrades in the caucasus. The caucasus emirate is an ideologically salafist outfit inhabiting what has been historically a haven of sufi orders in the north caucasus. Just a few months into his tenure as the head of the al qaedalinked islamic caucasus emirate ice, magomed suleimanov, also known as abu. Hahn download getting the caucasus emirate right document. May 23, 2011 the geographic roots of the chechen resistance movement. This action will help stem the flow of financial and other assistance to the group. Jun 29, 2015 created in 2007, the caucasus emirate, brainchild of doku umarov chechnyas top military and terrorist commander, was designed to lend the north caucasus fight against russian colonial rule a. The new emir of the selfproclaimed caucasus emirate ce, located in russias north caucasus region, is making changes to the modus operandi of the organization.
Caucasus emirate simple english wikipedia, the free. The caucasus emirate imarat kavkaz is not a country and is not recognised by other countries. State department designated the caucasus emirates a foreign terrorist organization in 2011. The caucasus emirate branch vilayat kabarda, balkaria, and karachay kbk recently released a video in which fighters from the caucasus emirates ce wing in syria are shown partaking in battles in northwestern syria. It was announced on october 31, 2007 by former president of ichkeria, dokka umarov. The aim of the caucasus emirate is the creation of an independent islamic state in the north caucasus ruled via sharia law.
The evolving ideology of the caucasus emirate leadership mark youngman department of political science and international studies, university of birmingham, birmingham, uk abstract in october 2007, veteran chechen. Clashes on 4 december 2014 between police and members of the caucasus emirate in grozny left dozens dead. Dec 06, 2015 getting the caucasus emirate right a report of the csis russia and eurasia program getting the caucasus emirate right august 2011 author gordon m. A third respected chechen commander, tarkhan gaziyev, is one of three fighters from the north caucasus whom the u. Caucasus emirate ce imarat kavkaz ik imirat kavkaz islamic emirate of the caucasus.
Global jihadism in russias north caucasus and beyond, that russias chechen insurgency, which began as a secular, nationalist movement to create what was to be a chechen republic, was during the 1990s taken over and ultimately. The caucasus emirate is an islamist militant organization in the north caucasus region founded by doku umarov in 2007. Backgrounder t russias northern caucasus is one of the most volatile, lawless regions in the world and a hotbed of inter national terrorism. The relationship between the caucasus emirates and al qaeda provides a unique case study of the power of al qaedas central organizations ideology and namebrand alongside its inability to exert strong control over its affiliate groups. Larger umbrella organizationthe caucasus emirate ce imarat kavkaz, ik, in the vernacular is a sunni nationalist organization formed in october 2007 by doku umarov after he resigned from his position as president of the republic of ichkeria the selfproclaimed secessionist government of chechnya. Dec 27, 2014 which dagestani caucasus emirate groups are switching to is. Global jihadism in russias north caucasus and beyond that the chechen insurgency, which began as a secular, nationalist movement to create what was to be the chechen republic of ichkeriya, was throughout the turn of the century dechechenized. Terrorism in, or originating from the caucasus, central asia. Caucasus emirate receives significant funds from overseas islamic terrorist organizations, but the primary source of funding for the caucasus emirate is a wide range of criminal activity. The caucasus emirate has pledged to attack the 2014 winter olympic games that are due to be held in the popular black sea resort of sochi. It is the contention of geostrategic analyst gordon m. Getting the caucasus emirate right center for strategic and. Just a few months into his tenure as the head of the al qaedalinked islamic caucasus emirate ice, magomed suleimanov, also known as abu usman gimrinsky, has been killed by russian security forces. The advantage of having an operative such as kosolapov working for the caucasus emirate cannot be understated.
Terrorism profile caucasus emirate the mackenzie institute. Rferl caucasus report may 25, 2014 ali abumukhammad, the avar theologian who was chosen early this year to succeed doku umarov as caucasus emirate head, has released a 40minute video clip which appeared on youtube before that videosharing site removed it as a violation of youtubes policy on violence in which he warns that the insurgents are preparing to inflict crushing blows. Which dagestani caucasus emirate groups are switching to is. Mapping and analyzing north caucasus insurgency websites this article looks at internet use by insurgent groups in the north caucasus in the. Caucasus emirate s objective is to expel the russian presence from the north caucasus and to establish an independent islamic emirate in the region in place of the russian. Caucasus emirate, framing, ideology, insurgency, north. Severokavkazskij emirat was a mainly avar and chechen islamic state that existed in the territory of chechnya and western dagestan during the russian civil war from september 1919 to march 1920. As noted in a previous post, salahuddin alshishani the caucasus emirates envoy to the mujahedin in syria, amir of the caucasus emirate in sham levantsyria, and former amir of the jeish almuhajirin walansar jma or army of the emigres and helpers has given the bayat or islamic loyalty oath the new amir of the caucasus. The caucasus emirate appears to have managed to centralize or at least take credit for the efforts of previously disparate militant groups throughout the caucasus. Broadly, it seeks to establish a talibanstyle shariabased islamist state on sovereign russian federation, georgian, armenian, and azerbaijani territory. Magomed suleimanov, also known as abu usman gimrinsky, has been reportedly killed by russian security forces.
Global jihadism in russias north caucasus and beyond, that russias chechen insurgency, which began as a secular, nationalist movement to create what was to be a chechen republic, was during the 1990s taken over and. It claims to be the successor to the chechen republic of ichkeria. Oct 07, 2007 this page was last edited on 21 august 2019, at 19. Cidob the caucasus emirate, the other russian front. Caucasus emirate ce imarat kavkaz ik imirat kavkaz. There is an increasing crisis within the dagestani and increasingly the chechen branch perhaps it is better to say network of the caucasus emirate, with various groups announcing they have given an oath of allegiance to is.
Jihadist violence in the caucasus russia between counterterrorism and counterinsurgency colin p. The caucasus emirate was founded with the objective of uniting the islamist militant jamaats across the north caucasus and overthrowing the russian backed. With the death of the leader of the caucasus emirate, doku umarov in march of this year, and the subsequent appointment of ali abu mukhammed as his successor, it is worth assessing how this change in leadership is impacting on the broader caucasian insurgent movement, their tactics and intentions as well as. New leader of islamic caucasus emirate killed by russian. Jan 15, 2015 the continued existence of the caucasus emirate ik is in question with recent defections to islamic state. Militants extort money from local businessmen and residents in their areas of operation under the premise of a religious tax. Spotlight on sochi february 2014 2 the terrorist threat to the sochi games has been an oftreported topic in the news as well as social media. The caucasus emirate imarat kavkaz was the main insurgent group operating in the north caucasus between 2007 and 2015.
State department added late last month to its list of persons and terrorist. The chechen republic of ichkeria cri was the secessionist government of chechnya. Militants extort money from local businessmen and residents in their areas of operation under the premise of a. The militant group led by chechen warlord doku umarov was eliminated in 20, russias federal security. After the death of doku umarov in september 20, the group. It is used indirectly by templates such as flag, flagicon, and others. In line with the goals of aq, caucasus emirate is allegedly committed to the global jihadi movement and seeks to take back lands beyond the caucasus that were historically muslim. Download pdf file of getting the causasus emirate right.
Terrorism in the caucasus and the threat to the us homeland. Jihadist violence in the caucasus rand corporation. The secretary of state has designated north caucasus based caucasus emirate imarat kavkaz, ik under presidential executive order 224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists, terrorist organizations or acts of terrorism. Download pdf on june 23, 2015, abu muhammad aladnani, the official spokesman of the islamic state is terrorist group, declared the formation of a new wilayat, or governorate, in russias north caucasus. The selfdeclared caucasus emirate ce was founded in october 2007 to supplant the radical national separatist movement of the chechen republic of ichkeriya chri, then in a period of steep decline. Russia announced that it would start withdrawing troops from chechnya in april 2009, but some 20,000 russian troops remain in the region, and the start of withdrawal has likely led. Caucasus emirate branch highlights fighters in syria fdds. Over the past month, at least six chechen and dagestani leaders have retracted their allegiances to the caucasus emirate and sworn their fealty to abu bakr albaghdadi. The caucasus emirate is popular in the north caucasus and offers training camps and youth programs for islamic education. The caucasus emirate also known as the caucasian emirate or emirate of caucasus, is a.
The caucasus emirate took credit for a 5 october 2014 suicide bombing near the grozny city hall. This page was last edited on 21 august 2019, at 19. Chairman king, ranking member higgins, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here to discuss the terrorist threat emanating from the caucasus. But such dreams must be taken seriously if they are accompanied by violent actions intended to make them come true, as is the case in regard to the caucasus emirate.
Apr 15, 2010 the caucasus emirate appears to have managed to centralize or at least take credit for the efforts of previously disparate militant groups throughout the caucasus. Five russian police officers and the suicide bomber were killed, 12 other people were wounded. During umarovs time as leader, the north caucasus experienced. In a youtube video posted two weeks ago, ik leader aliaskhab. In the global hierarchy of polities, a selfproclaimed virtual state entity occupies a lowly position, being little more than a dream. The use of this arabic term by north caucasus insurgents demonstrates the insurgents commitment to replacing russian geographical labels with islamicinspired terms. The cri was absorbed into the caucasus emirate upon its formation in 2007.
It formed at the time of the collapse of the soviet union in 1991, but failed to receive international recognition. This is the first installment in a threepart series on the origin and future of the caucasus emirate, a consolidation of antirussian rebels into a single, panmuslim resistance in the region. Country data caucasus emirate is an internal data container not intended to be transcluded directly. Not only does he apparently have excellent bombmaking tradecraft, but he also served in the russian military, which means he has deep insight into how the forces working against the caucasus emirate operate.
However, the deaths of key ideologues, intense pressure from the security services, and mass defections to the islamic state is resulted in the groups decline. The united states has added caucasus emirate, a chechen group based in north caucasus, to its list of terrorist groups, and authorized an award of. Wilayat alqawkaz the islamic state in the north caucasus. Nov 09, 2017 the caucasus emirate imarat kavkaz was the main insurgent group operating in the north caucasus between 2007 and 2015. Request pdf on dec 8, 2011, emil souleimanov and others published the caucasus emirate. Genealogy of an islamist insurgency find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. The continued existence of the caucasus emirate ik is in question with recent defections to islamic state. The caucasus emirate is a sunni nationalist militant organization operating in the. Clarke ct483 testimony presented before the house foreign affairs committee, subcommittee on terrorism, nonproliferation, and trade and subcommittee on europe, eurasia, and emerging threats on november 7, 2017. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Islamic caucus emirates us cell by alan weberman issuu.
Such programs, funded by foreign terrorist organizations, primarily al qaeda, helped to expand its youth cohort across the north caucasus and the russian federation more broadly. Created in 2007, the caucasus emirate, brainchild of doku umarov chechnyas top military and terrorist commander, was designed to lend. The selfdeclared caucasus emirate ce was founded in october 2007 to. The kremlins special envoy to the north caucasus, aleksander khloponin, recognised as early as 2011 that only 10% of the caucasus emirates funding came from abroad.
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