December 17, 2005
Russian Security Report Death of Al Qaeda Leader
(Moscow) Russia's Federal Security Service, FSB, announced Friday that Sheikh Abu Omar Al Seyf, the top al Qaeda leader in the North Caucasus, was killed in the Russian Republic of Dagestan last month.
From Mosnews.com:
"Under the cover of the international non-governmental organization Al Haramein Islamic Foundation, he organized a terrorist cell in Dagestan, Chechnya and Ingushetia," the FSB reported. During the last few years Al Seyf was a chairman of the so-called shariah courts committee of the self-proclaimed Chechen republic of Ichkeria. He was reportedly informed of all the appointments made within the armed groups. He received and distributed all the money for terrorist activity inside Russia, the FSB report said.
The security officials claim Al Seyf took part in the planning and preparing of terrorist attacks, and extremist religious and political propaganda.
Notice that Al Seyf started his cell network under the auspices of an NGO, the Al Haramein Islamic Foundation. By extension, it's probably reasonable to assume that NGOs are also being used as al Qaeda fronts elsewhere, say, in the U.S.
Details of Al Seyf's death were not reported. However, since he was simply a thug terrorist who measured success in the number of murdered civilians, I hope his death was slow and excruciatingly painful.
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Agent Jones says the AQ got 72 rectal jalapeno peppers.
Posted by: Agent Smith at December 17, 2005 08:47 AM (7DG91)
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Funny how the Russians managed to keep the details quiet. No such luck if the US bags an al Qaeda biggie. Someone will yap away - giving away operational and intel gathering capabilities that come from nailing terrorists before others realize they're captured, dead, or otherwise out of the game.
Posted by: lawhawk at December 17, 2005 10:49 AM (V89iT)
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How many leaders does Al Qaeda have? Talk about "too many chiefs and not enough Indians." At this rate we will have to watch our neighbours or the kid working in McDonalds...they could all be leaders.
Posted by: Jester at December 17, 2005 04:03 PM (jpPqb)
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I agree with lawhawk. Our people can't seem to keep their mouths shut. Even when we learn that Pakistan or some other country has nabbed a biggie, someone has to run directly to a reporter and blab the details.
Isn't there some way we can crack down on that?
The predictions made immediately after 9/11 are coming true. It was said at that time that it would take about 5 years to get a grip on the terrorists and with 4 years no past, it seems as if we (the world in general) are getting better at tracking these animals down.
Now if we could just get Osama and Omar. Maybe we would have better luck if instead of offering $25 million, we offered 10 clinics and 10 schools to the home province of the person turning them in.
Posted by: crosspatch at December 17, 2005 04:46 PM (kNJth)
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you reported this about a week or two ago. Same guy only now the Russians have confirmed the death.
Posted by: Mad Man at December 17, 2005 05:00 PM (K6g1B)
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Anyone know anyone in Russia. I would like to piss in a bottle and have it poured on his grave.
Posted by: greyrooster at December 17, 2005 08:44 PM (TBvsM)
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