US Designates Caucasus Emirate Leader Doku Umarov a Global Terrorist

Hmmm, I wonder if this had anything to do with Obi One & Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's recent love fest. Don't get me wrong, this is a good thing and about time this happened.

Bill Roggio

Dokku Umarov, the leader of the Islamic Caucasus Emirate, al Qaeda's affiliate in the Caucasus, was thought to have been killed last fall but has since reemerged. You can read a translation of his latest statement here, or watch his video here.

Two days ago, the US State Department designated Doku Umarov, the top leader of the al Qaeda-linked Caucasus Emirate, as a global terrorist under under Presidential Executive Order 13224.

The designation allows the US to freeze Umarov's assets, prevents him from using financial institutions, and prosecute him for terrorist activities.[Read more..]

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Cross posted at the Jawa Report