Leader of the Chechen insurgency, Doku Umarov, was officially declared a terrorist by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) on June 23.
According to a DOS news release, the presidential order will help reduce support for Umarov, who claimed he was the mastermind behind attacks in Russia and the Caucasus region. Umarov was involved in the Nevsky Express train derailment in 2009, which killed 28 people, and the Moscow subway bombings, which killed 40 earlier this year.
“The designation of Umarov is in direct response to the threats posed to [the] United States and Russia,” said Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the DOS Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
The order is “just one phase” of the U.S. response to Umarov, according to the DOS; and will reduce his ability to “exert operational and leadership control over Caucasus emirates,” which Umarov is also the leader of.
“The recent attacks perpetrated by Umarov and his operatives illustrate the global nature of the terrorist problem we face today. We stand in solidarity with the Russian people in our condemnation of these deplorable terrorist acts,” said Benjamin.
According to a DOS news release, the presidential order will help reduce support for Umarov, who claimed he was the mastermind behind attacks in Russia and the Caucasus region. Umarov was involved in the Nevsky Express train derailment in 2009, which killed 28 people, and the Moscow subway bombings, which killed 40 earlier this year.
“The designation of Umarov is in direct response to the threats posed to [the] United States and Russia,” said Ambassador Daniel Benjamin, the DOS Coordinator for Counterterrorism.
The order is “just one phase” of the U.S. response to Umarov, according to the DOS; and will reduce his ability to “exert operational and leadership control over Caucasus emirates,” which Umarov is also the leader of.
“The recent attacks perpetrated by Umarov and his operatives illustrate the global nature of the terrorist problem we face today. We stand in solidarity with the Russian people in our condemnation of these deplorable terrorist acts,” said Benjamin.
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