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| Native of Stavropol sentenced to 16 years for involvement with Syrian militants | |
| 2022-12-03 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] The court sentenced Zaur Yunusov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, to 16 years in prison, recognizing him as a member of an armed formation of militants in Syria. The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Zaur Yunusov, a resident of the Stavropol Territory, to 16 years in a strict regime colony, considering his guilt in participation in the Jaish al-Muhajirin val-Ansar
The court concluded that on October 5, 2013, Yunusov arrived in Syria, where he joined the Jaish al-Muhajirin wal-Ansar and took the oath of allegiance to its leader. "Until the end of December 2013, Yunusov, armed with automatic firearms and ammunition, took part in hostilities against government troops of the Syrian Arab Republic, guarded territories, structures and property, searched for the wounded and transported them," the court quoted on December 1 as saying. In 2014, according to investigators, Yunusov was trained in physical and mine-explosive training for further participation in an illegal armed group. Zaur Yunusov was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 208 (participation in an illegal armed formation) and Article 205.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (undertaking training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities), the agency reported. The verdict has not entered into force and can be appealed to the Military Court of Appeal, according to a publication posted on the evening of December 1 on the website of the court. The report does not say that Yunusov is a resident of the North Caucasus. The "Caucasian Knot" also wrote that on June 26, 2019, the court sentenced  Timur Tumgoev, a native of Vladikavkaz, to 18 years in a strict regime colony, recognizing him as a member of the Jaish al-Muhajirin val-Ansar group. According to investigators, in 2014 Tumgoev went to Georgia, then to Turkey, and from there to Syria, where he joined the militants. In 2016, Timur Tumgoev was detained in Ukraine, and in 2018 he was extradited to Russia at the request of the FSB. Tumgoev himself admitted only the fact of his stay in Turkey. In the last word, he called the accusation unfair, but expressed his readiness to go to the colony "by the will of Allah." In October 2021, Alisher Kurbanov, a 37-year-old resident of the Stavropol Territory, was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony. The military court in Rostov-on-Don concluded that from 2013 to 2014, as well as in 2016, Kurbanov was a member of Jaysh al-Muhajirin wal-Ansar and participated in hostilities against Syrian government forces. Related: Stavropol: 2022-11-29 Resident of Dagestan accused of financing ISIS Stavropol: 2022-11-24 Astrakhan citizen convicted of trying to join Syrian militants Stavropol: 2022-11-22 Eight residents of the Stavropol were convicted in the case of extremism Related: Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar: 2016-10-29 Azerbaijan Kills Two Suspected 'Terrorists' Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar: 2016-02-13 Azerbaijan Arrests Eight for Joining IS in Syria, Iraq Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar: 2015-10-29 Azerbaijan Jails Two for Fighting with IS Militants Related: Muhajireen Brigade: 2015-09-24 Insurgent group pledges allegiance to al Qaeda's Syria wing Muhajireen Brigade: 2015-01-23 2 Islamic State group suspects arrested in Germany Muhajireen Brigade: 2013-02-21 One of those nice lads from GitMo killed in Syria. | |
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