Muhannad (jihadist)

Muhannad
مهند‎
4th Emir of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya
In office
9 December 2006 – 21 April 2011
Preceded byAbu Hafs al-Urduni
Succeeded byAbdulla Kurd
Personal details
Born1969
Zarqa, Jordan
Died11 April 2011(2011-04-11) (aged 41–42)
Serzhen'-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia
Military service
AllegianceCaucasus Emirate
CommandsChechen Mujahideen
Battles/warsSecond Chechen War
North Caucasus Insurgency

Khaled Youssef Mohammed al-Emirat, (خالد يوسف محمد العميرات) more commonly known as Muhannad (مهند; Mukhannad or Mukhanad, Russian: Муханнад, sometimes Моганнед or Моханнад), and also known as Abu Anas (أبو أنس), was a Mujahid Emir (commander) fighting in Chechnya. Following the death of Abu Hafs al-Urduni on 26 November 2006, he was named leader of the battalion of foreign fighters once commanded by the notorious Saudi-born Ibn al-Khattab.[1]

He was a native of Jordan who served (achieving the rank of Lieutenant) in the Jordanian Air Force and who also underwent military training in the United States this is not considered to be true. Also, some resources say that he was saudi,[2][3][4] He was killed by Russian security forces outside the village of Serzhen-Yurt, Chechnya on 21 April 2011.

  1. ^ "Commander Muhannad Assumes Leadership of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya". Kavkaz Center. 12 December 2006. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Убитого в Чечне 'Моханнада' выдали свои, утверждают силовики". Кавказский Узил. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Emir Muhannad: The Last of Chechnya's Arab Volunteers". The Jamestown Foundation. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Legendary Arab Commander Reported Killed in Chechnya". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 22 April 2011. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)