Reply #11: Caucasus Emirate, declared in 2007 as successor to the independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeriya

[Alamuti Lotus]

an entity conceptually conceived by Movladi Udugov and KBR commander Anzor Astemirov, and declared into existance by the then-constitutionally designated President of (thusly abolished) independent Chechen Republic of Ichkiriyah Dokka Umarov, events transpiring mostly following the martyrdom of Shamil Basayev (who always opposed the idea for his own particular reasons).

They already deal daily with the "Alfa" and other terrorist formations, there is no "hard way" that remains left to be learned by the orphans and widows that have grown up knowing nothing but aforementioned "hard way". That's part of the problem, one might say......

No BS in this case, if reports are to be trusted (grain of salt taken on that!) the events in Kizlyar had quite adeptly struck their mark; I am not aware of any of what sleazy propaganda outlets refer to as 'collateral damage' from the event. The first attacker waited for a police car to exit the headquarters and then eliminated the vehicle of who has been identified to be the local commanding officer at the rank of Colonel, the second then struck on foot at the force of officers that then gathered at the scene.

And there are other pitched battles recently taken place in Nalchik (provincial capital of Kabarda/Balkaria/Karachay on the western front), Ingushetiya, and Bashkortistan--deep in the heart of Russian Federation territory.