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More on the Canuck jihadi
2004-10-10
Russian forces fighting in the breakaway republic of Chechnya said yesterday they had killed a Canadian mercenary who was fighting alongside anti-Kremlin rebels. Rudwan Khalil, who according to his passport is a 26-year-old resident of Vancouver, was reportedly killed along with three other rebels on Thursday in a gun battle outside Niki-Khita, in the Caucasus mountains in southern Chechnya. A Russian army spokesman said Mr. Khalil, described in local news reports as being of "Afro-American origin," was an explosives expert sent from abroad to aid the cause of Chechen independence.

While foreign citizens have frequently been killed fighting alongside Chechen rebels in the past, this is the first time a Canadian is reported to have taken part in the conflict. Russian state television last night showed camouflage-clad Russian soldiers standing over the bodies of the four men, exhibiting a Canadian passport and a B.C. driver's licence issued in June, 2002. A man listed as M. Abubaker of Vancouver, who identified himself as Mr. Khalil's brother, told The Canadian Press yesterday that he was unaware that his brother had been reported killed. "The last thing I knew was that he went for a wedding. A buddy of his was getting married," Mr. Abubaker said. "He went to visit my dad and from my dad he went away a little bit looking for a job. Then he went for a wedding and is supposedly coming back. He's just a Vancouver kid. He grew up here."
Then how do you explain the corpse?
Reynald Doiron, a spokesman for Canada's Foreign Affairs Department, said from Ottawa that a passport with the same name and number as the one shown was issued in Vancouver. But he said Ottawa has not confirmed the Russian account of Mr. Khalil's activities. RCMP in Vancouver were trying yesterday to track down Mr. Khalil's sister, who was listed on the passport as next-of-kin. They said a family member asked them to withhold information on the case.

Major-General Ilya Shabalkin told Russian news agencies that when the fight broke out, the three Chechens accompanying Mr. Khalil were escorting him to a meeting with Akhmed Avdorkhanov, a top Chechen commander who reports directly to the republic's deposed president, Aslan Maskhadov. Maj-Gen. Shabalkin described Mr. Khalil as a "highly skilled demolition sapper" sent to replace an Algerian fighter taken prisoner last month by Russian soldiers. News of the apparent involvement of a Canadian mercenary may force the conflict higher onto the agenda when Prime Minister Paul Martin visits Moscow next week. Canada has in the past avoided public pronouncements on the war.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#5  #6 - prove it
Posted by: Frank G   2004-10-23 4:27:12 PM  

#4  #1 Kahlil is his middle name, and yes he is egyptian. He was born in sudan, but lived in egypt his entire life before coming to canada. His last name is infact Abubaker.
#2 He was not an explosive expert. Thats what the russians claim. He was infact a model/actor.
#3 He was taking a connecting flight from Chechnya to to go to a friends wedding.
#4 There are many Afro-Canadians in vancouver, you just don't know where to look.
#5 He wasn't a fucking terrorist, he was 26 year with a bright future ahead of him, and was planning to open a Hip-hop clothing shop in Bahrain. Radwan was a friend of mine, and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

if you still are confused email me, candy_man_2001@hotmail.com
Posted by: Ibraheem   2004-10-23 4:11:35 PM  

#3  A. Bungfodder=JQC. Thanks Constitutional Individualist!
Posted by: A. Bungfodder   2004-10-10 10:59:38 PM  

#2  Terrorists do have a way of ending up dead--can we speed it up?
Amen John Q!
Kill 'em, Kill 'em all...as fast as we can... before they can kill one more innocent.
Just listened to another interview with Craig Winn. This man needs to be heard by as many individuals with limited understanding of Islam as possible. Try reading some of the material on his website of www.prophetofdoom.net to begin understanding this satan-inspired belief system.
Posted by: Constitutional Individualist   2004-10-10 7:54:47 PM  

#1  The story out of Moscow said the Canadian's name was Rudvan Khalil. His brother's name is M. Abubaker. Isn't Khalil an Egyptian name? What is Abubaker? Why are their names different?

The story said Khalil is of Afro-American origins. Wouldn't he be of Afro-Canadian origins if he lived in Vancouver all his life?

How did he get to be an explosives expert? Where does someone with the name Khalil get such training in Vancouver?

The story said Khalil was going with three Chechens to meet Akhmed Avdorkhanov, a top Chechen commander who engineered the Beslam massacre.

Khalil's brother said he was going to the ubiquitous Muslim wedding (Where many terrorists get killed. Must be the AK-47s and RPGs).

When I was recently in Vancouver, I did not see many Afro-Canadians. Are there not many of them in Vancouver?

The story has a lot of inconsistencies unanswered questions.

Terrorists do have a way of ending up dead--can we speed it up?
Posted by: John Q (Citizen) aka John QC aka JQC   2004-10-10 7:24:16 PM  

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