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2021-08-27 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

FSB nabs 31 Bad Guys in nationwide sweep

[TASS] Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained 31 chieftains and members of an interregional structure of the Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) in Moscow, the Novosibirsk Region, Yakutsk and the Krasnoyarsk Region during a nationwide sweep, the FSB Public Relations Center told TASS on Wednesday.

"The Federal Security Service in cooperation with the Interior Ministry and Russia’s National Guard as part of a special operation in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, Krasnoyarsk, and in Kansk in the Krasnoyarsk Region, as well as in the hamlet of Prokudskoye in the Novosibirsk Region terminated the activity of an interregional structure of the Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad terrorist organization. Some 31 individuals from among its leadership and participants were detained," the center reported.

According to the FSB, the terrorist cell members recruited and transported adherents to active combat zones, financed the members of the terrorist group located in Syria and incited terror-related crimes.

The FSB reported that the search uncovered proscribed religious literature, Katiba al-Tawhid wal-Jihad’s propaganda videos, as well as communication devices, data storage devices and bank cards. The authorities have opened criminal cases, and active search measures are in progress.

Posted by badanov 2021-08-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top
File under: al-Nusra

#1 Katiba Tawhid wal Jihad (KTJ) is an Uzbek group which consists of predominantly Uzbek and Kyrgyz militants. It is not clear when this group was established: some sources mention 2013; others, 2014. It pledged alliance to Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (JFS) / Jabhat al-Nusra (JN) / Nusra Front on 29 September 2015. KTJ repeatedly blames Russia and the USA for waging war against Islam. KTJ's leader is Abu Saloh, who is allegedly a citizen of Uzbekistan. According to the group's propaganda, they adhere to the al-Qaeda brand of jihadism.

Posted by Bertie Crains2651 2021-08-27 08:01|| 2021-08-27 08:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Nothing in the Rantburg archives under that name, Bertie Crains2651, but based on your information I’ve tagged the articled as Al Nusra. Thank you.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-27 10:03|| 2021-08-27 10:03|| Front Page Top

#3 Collecting known wolves.

Wonder if this was 'a result of' or 'in exchange for' yesterday's activities?

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-27 14:06|| 2021-08-27 14:06|| Front Page Top

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