somebozo
ELITE MEMBER
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2010
- Messages
- 18,872
- Reaction score
- -4
- Country
- Location
Syria lures Chechnya jihadists
Publication time: 7 March 2013, 20:41
Estimates show that dozens of Muslims from Chechnya and North Caucasus are fighting in Syria against Assad's force. As more blood is being shed in the pivotal Arab country, Muslims from Chechnya and North Caucasus are leaving for Syria to join the fighting against Assad's militants.
"This is the first time that a mass number of Chechens have taken part in military actions abroad," Paris-based analyst Mairbek Vatchagayev told Reuters.
Estimates show that dozens of Muslims from Chechnya and North Caucasus are fighting in Syria against Assad's forces.
"Jihad needs very many things", Omar Abu al-Chechen tells his fighters in the Brigade of Migrants says in a video.
"Firstly it needs money. Much is dependent on money today for jihad", al-Chechen, his nomme de guerre, says in Russian and his speech is translated by fellow fighters into Arabic.
"(We) have missed many chances, but truly today there is a chance to establish an Islamic state on Earth".
One Syrian opposition source said Chechens are the second biggest force of foreigners after Libyans who joined the Syrian uprising after overthrowing and executing a bloody thug Muammar Gaddafi.
An opposition source said 17 fighters from the North Caucasus were martyred in fighting outside Aleppo last month.
Analysts say many of the fighters from North Caucasus are students who studies in religious schools outside Russia.
However, they have fighting skills and experience due to their participation in the wars against Russian invader forces in Chechnya in 1994-96 and 1999-2000.
"They are very significant, in some areas they are leading the fighting and some of them are leaders of Brigades," a Syrian opposition source in touch with fighters said.
"They are experienced fighters and also they are fighting based on ideological belief, so they do not want anything in return".
More than 70,000 people have been killed in two years of between opposition forces and Assad's illegal thugs.
Source: Agencies
Kavkaz Center
Chechen militants in Syria for jihad against al-Assad - Taipei Times
Syria Lures Chechnya Jihadists - Silobreaker
Publication time: 7 March 2013, 20:41
Estimates show that dozens of Muslims from Chechnya and North Caucasus are fighting in Syria against Assad's force. As more blood is being shed in the pivotal Arab country, Muslims from Chechnya and North Caucasus are leaving for Syria to join the fighting against Assad's militants.
"This is the first time that a mass number of Chechens have taken part in military actions abroad," Paris-based analyst Mairbek Vatchagayev told Reuters.
Estimates show that dozens of Muslims from Chechnya and North Caucasus are fighting in Syria against Assad's forces.
"Jihad needs very many things", Omar Abu al-Chechen tells his fighters in the Brigade of Migrants says in a video.
"Firstly it needs money. Much is dependent on money today for jihad", al-Chechen, his nomme de guerre, says in Russian and his speech is translated by fellow fighters into Arabic.
"(We) have missed many chances, but truly today there is a chance to establish an Islamic state on Earth".
One Syrian opposition source said Chechens are the second biggest force of foreigners after Libyans who joined the Syrian uprising after overthrowing and executing a bloody thug Muammar Gaddafi.
An opposition source said 17 fighters from the North Caucasus were martyred in fighting outside Aleppo last month.
Analysts say many of the fighters from North Caucasus are students who studies in religious schools outside Russia.
However, they have fighting skills and experience due to their participation in the wars against Russian invader forces in Chechnya in 1994-96 and 1999-2000.
"They are very significant, in some areas they are leading the fighting and some of them are leaders of Brigades," a Syrian opposition source in touch with fighters said.
"They are experienced fighters and also they are fighting based on ideological belief, so they do not want anything in return".
More than 70,000 people have been killed in two years of between opposition forces and Assad's illegal thugs.
Source: Agencies
Kavkaz Center
Chechen militants in Syria for jihad against al-Assad - Taipei Times
Syria Lures Chechnya Jihadists - Silobreaker
