Dokka Umarov
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Doku Khamatovich Umarov, often known as Dokka Umarov, was a Chechen militant in the North Caucasus. Umarov was a major military figure in both wars in Chechnya during the 1990s and 2000s, before becom
Umarov during the Caucasus insurgency
Second Chechen War
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The Second Chechen War took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from August 1999 to April 2009
Dokka Umarov
…hostages for ransom (possibly in relationship with Arbi Barayev, who was widely accused of being a kidnapper). Umarov began his participation in the Second Chechen War in September 1999, as a field commander, again cooperating closely with Ruslan Gelayev during the Russian siege for Grozny. In early 2000, Umarov…
После боя. БТР, подбитый боевиками
Russian troops on their way to Grozny, 1999
Russian troops firing from
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