Chechen Authorities declare Chechen fighters in Syria to be volunteers. (Caucasian Knot).
In the rear of the "Islamic State" (IS), not the Chechen
spetsnaz (special troops) are operating, but just "self-organized groups
of young people," who "risk their lives and suffer losses,"
representatives of the republic's leadership have admitted.
Chechen
volunteers are in a difficult situation in Syria, according to
contradictory statements by Ramzan Kadyrov, and the data of the "Caucasian Knot".
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that Kadyrov said that Chechen spetsnaz is operating in Syria in the rear of the IS militants.
According to Vladimir Komoedov, Chairman of the
Defence Committee of the Russian State Duma, the Parliament "knows
nothing about the participation of Chechen spetsnaz in warfare in
Syria," the Radio "Echo Moskvy" has quoted.
No Russian army servicemen or MIA (Ministry of
Internal Affairs) policemen are among the group of natives of Chechnya,
who operate in the rear of the IS, said a source in the republic's
leadership, adding that Chechen volunteers "present themselves as IS
supporters."
Not a single law enforcer from the Chechen Republic
is in Syria and Iraq, said Alvi Karimov, the press secretary of the head
of Chechnya.
After Kadyrov's words, the territory controlled by
the IS will see a total check of all Chechen natives, suggested a
retired officer of the Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (known as
SVR).
Meanwhile, the "Novaya Gazeta" writes, citing its own
sources, that about 20 former servicemen of the battalion "Sever"
(North), sacked last October, could have been sent to Syria.
On December 2, 2015, the IS posted a video depicting an execution of a man, who was presented as a native of Grozny, (See picture on top of post) who had collaborated with Russian secret services; the video also
contained threats to authorities and people of the Russian Federation.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
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