Dokka Umarov

Doku (Dokka) Khamatovich Umarov (Chechen: Ӏумар КӀант Доккa; Russian: Доку Хаматович Умаров; also called by the Arabized name of "Dokka Abu Usman") (13 April 1964 – reported March 18, 2014) was a Chechen Islamist militant in Russia.^[1][2] Umarov claimed responsibly for some attacks on Russian civilians. This earned himself a media nickname of "Russia's Bin Laden".^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Umarov was the first emir of the Caucasus Emirate (from 2007 to 2013).

On 18 March 2014, the Russian government said that Umarov was dead.^[8]

1. ↑ "The avenging Black Widows". CBC. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
2. ↑ Liz Fuller (1 April 2010). "Who Is Doku Umarov?". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
3. ↑ Top-Terrorist bekennt sich zu Flughafen-Anschlag, Der Spiegel (in German)
4. ↑ "PROFILE: Chechnya's top terror suspect Umarov - Russia's "bin Laden"". Article.wn.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
5. ↑ "Dokka Umarov". News Magazine Blog. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
6. ↑ "news/366356,-russias-bin-laden.html". Earth Times. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
7. ↑ "Tschetschenischer Terrorist übernimmt Verantwortung für Flughafen-Anschlag". Noows.de. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
8. ↑ "Report: Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov is dead". CNN.com. 18 March 2014.