Islamist rebel urges 'total war' with Russia

Chechen warlord Doku Umarov, seen
here on February 8, has claimed responsibility
for a terror attack on Moscow's main airport
in January 2011. Umarov -- who is
Russia's most wanted man -- has
issued an appeal for recruits for
a "total war" against the Russian state,
in a new video message.

The Chechen Islamist rebel leader who is Russia's most wanted man has issued an appeal for recruits for a "total war" against the Russian state, in a new video message posted on Thursday.

"A total war is in progress, fight the enemy where ever you can," Doku Umarov said standing alongside two other militants in a snow-covered forest in a video posted on militant website hunafa.com.

As well as repeating calls for women to join the rebellion, Umarov called on Russian Muslims from outside the Caucasus like the Volga regions of Tatarstan and Bashkortostan to join the insurgency.

Umarov, whose Caucasus Emirate group aims to impose Islamic rule throughout the Northern Caucasus, has claimed responsibility for the Moscow airport attack in January that killed 37 and the 2010 metro attacks that killed 40.


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