Said Buryatsky
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Said Buryatsky (10 February 1982 ā 2 March 2010) was an Islamist militant leader in the Russian North Caucasus. Buryatsky had been among the most-wanted men in Russia, and he was considered an ideologue leader of the Islamist rebels in Chechnya and southern Russia.[1] He was known in the region as a Russian counterpart of Osama bin Laden.[1] Buryatsky had been identified in YouTube videos, wearing camouflage while preaching radical Islam with an assault rifle.[1]
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Birth name | Alexander Alexandrovitch Tikhomirov |
Born | (1982-02-10)10 February 1982 Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR, RSFSR, USSR |
Died | 2 March 2010(2010-03-02) (aged 28) Ekazhevo, Ingushetia, Russia |
Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
Commands held | Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs |
Battles/wars | Insurgency in Ingushetia Insurgency in the North Caucasus |
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