Abdulla Kurd

Abdulla Kurd
5th Emir of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya
In office
21 April 2011 – 3 May 2011
Preceded byMuhannad
Succeeded byPosition vacant
Personal details
Born20 April 1977[1]
Solhan, Turkey
Died3 May 2011[1] (aged 34)
Sharo-Argun, Chechnya, Russia
Military career
AllegianceCaucasus Emirate
Battles / warsSecond Chechen War
North Caucasus Insurgency

Abdulla Kurd (sometimes Abdullah Kurd, and also known as Abdullah al-Kurdi or Salahuddin), (born Cevdet Döğer; 1977–2011), was a Kurdish militant who was a commander of the Mujahideen in Chechnya. Kurd was the top deputy to Saudi-born field commander Muhannad. Following Muhannad's capture and assassination near the village of Serzhen-Yurt on 21 April 2011, according to the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, Kurd assumed Muhannad's position.[2] Kurd was killed by Russian security forces in the Cheberloevsky[3] area of Chechnya on 3 May 2011.[4]

  1. ^ a b НАК сообщил об успешной спецоперации. НТВ (in Russian). 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Russia kills al Qaeda militant who fought with Chechen rebels". CNN. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  3. ^ Крот (Видео), Kavkaz Center (in Russian), 10 March 2013
  4. ^ Главный координатор террористов на Северном Кавказе уничтожен в Чечне (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.