Militant killed in Gimry pre-identified as Amir of mountainous sector

According to the unofficial information, one of the persons killed near the village of Gimry in Dagestan has been identified as 30-year-old Gadji Abdullaev, the Amir of the mountainous sector of militants, well-known throughout the armed underground as Abu Dudjana.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on August 16, two persons were killed in a shootout with law enforcers in the forest near the village of Gimry of the Untsukul District. Earlier, on August 10, the counterterrorist operation (CTO) regime was introduced in the above district.

The killed man was identified on August 16. According to a source in the law enforcement bodies, Gadji Abdullaev has recently returned from Syria, where he was fighting on the side of the rebels against the army of Bashar al-Assad. It is known that he studied in Syria in the period of 2003-2010. He got a great military experience and was sent to Dagestan, the RIA "Dagestan" reports with reference to a source in the law enforcement bodies.

The searches in the area are underway. According to the law enforcers, it is possible that members of the armed underground are still hiding in the gorges.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.