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– PUTIN RISKS ‘ASSASSINATION PLOT’

Ever since the second Russian invasion to Chechnya in 01/2000 there were several attempts of Chechen insurgence to assassinate Vladimir Putin who, in their eyes, is responsible for the atrocities committed by Russian troops in Chechnya in a very large scale. Continue reading

– MODERATE IMAM KILLED IN DAGESTAN

On Saturday 09/29/2007 Nurmagomed Gadzhimagomedov, a local moderate Muslim Imam from the Mosque in the Dagestani village of Gudben, in a Southern district in Dagestan, was killed by gun shots on his way to morning prayers. Continue reading

– BISLAN ISMAILOV

Bislan Ismailov, a Chechen, was born in 1980 and is a Russian citizen. Bislan Ismailov arrived to Holland in 2001 as a refugee and an asylum seeker from Chechnya. Continue reading

– NOUREDINE MERABET

Nouredine Merabet was born in 1975 in Algeria and lived in Paris suburbs. He is the son of Fatna Merabet and the pharmacist Mourad Merabet, who were arrested on 01/06/2004 on suspicion of being associated to the Lyon Cell. Continue reading

– CHELLALI BENCHELLALI

Chellali Benchelalli was born in Algeria in 1946. He arrived in France in 1963 and found a job as a window washer in the suburbs of Lyon. Continue reading

– MEROUANE BENHAMED

Merouane Benhamed was born in 1973 in Algeria. Like many Islamic militants he fled Algeria in the early 90s’. Continue reading

– SAID ARIF

Said Arif was born in 1966 in Oran, Algeria. He served in the Algerian army as an officer in a rank of captain. Said Arif is married to w wife of Swedish descent and has two children. Continue reading

– LYON CELL

Lyon Cell operated from southern France town of Lyon from early 2000, as a reaction to the second Russian invasion to Chechnya, up to the arrest on 12/17/2002 of its senior activists Continue reading

– MILAN 2001 CELL

The Milan 01 Cell was an Al Qaeda cell operating in Milan, Italy, from 1998 to 04/2001. The cell was assembled by a group of about a dozen Muslims from the Maghreb - North Africa, some of them escaped the civil war in Algeria and were Al Qaeda sympathizers. Continue reading
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