Christoph Germann
Boiling Frogs Post
First details begin to emerge about the suspected Islamic State attack on Istanbul's Atatürk Airport that left at least 44 people dead and more than 230 injured.
A senior Turkish government official announced on Thursday that the three suicide bombers who carried out the attack were nationals of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak quoted police as saying that eight terrorists were involved in the operation. Three of them were killed, one was detained and four others remain at large.
According to the Yeni Safak report, well-known Chechen Islamic State commander Akhmed Chatayev organized the deadly attack.[2]
Turkish officials did not immediately confirm Chatayev's involvement but a Turkish police source with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News that Chatayev is believed to be the planner of the attack.[3]
Turkish police reportedly launched a manhunt to catch the Chechen terrorist leader.[4] Western governments and media are now scrambling to explain why they dismissed Russian warnings about Chatayev and protected him for many years despite a long history of terrorism-related offenses.
Akhmed Chatayev first caught the Russian authorities' attention when he was captured during the Second Chechen War in the late 1990s. Depending on whom you want to believe, Chatayev lost his right arm either due to a wound sustained during the fighting or as a result of torture after his arrest.
The circumstances of his release remain unclear, which prompted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's The Interpreter to suggest that Chatayev might have been recruited as a Russian informer or agent.[5] Judging by his actions upon release, this seems unlikely.
Chatayev left Russia in 2001 and found refuge in Azerbaijan,[6] like many other Chechen "freedom fighters."[7]
This can be explained by the fact that Azerbaijan served as one main conduit for the U.S.-NATO-led 'Gladio B' operations in the region - the other main conduit being Turkey.[8]
The true extent of U.S.-NATO involvement in the Chechen struggle for independence is still a well-guarded secret but Chatayev's story sheds some light on dubious Western machinations that have fueled terrorism in Russia and beyond.
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Boiling Frogs Post
First details begin to emerge about the suspected Islamic State attack on Istanbul's Atatürk Airport that left at least 44 people dead and more than 230 injured.
A senior Turkish government official announced on Thursday that the three suicide bombers who carried out the attack were nationals of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.[1]
Turkish pro-government newspaper Yeni Safak quoted police as saying that eight terrorists were involved in the operation. Three of them were killed, one was detained and four others remain at large.
According to the Yeni Safak report, well-known Chechen Islamic State commander Akhmed Chatayev organized the deadly attack.[2]
Turkish officials did not immediately confirm Chatayev's involvement but a Turkish police source with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC News that Chatayev is believed to be the planner of the attack.[3]
Turkish police reportedly launched a manhunt to catch the Chechen terrorist leader.[4] Western governments and media are now scrambling to explain why they dismissed Russian warnings about Chatayev and protected him for many years despite a long history of terrorism-related offenses.
Akhmed Chatayev first caught the Russian authorities' attention when he was captured during the Second Chechen War in the late 1990s. Depending on whom you want to believe, Chatayev lost his right arm either due to a wound sustained during the fighting or as a result of torture after his arrest.
The circumstances of his release remain unclear, which prompted Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's The Interpreter to suggest that Chatayev might have been recruited as a Russian informer or agent.[5] Judging by his actions upon release, this seems unlikely.
Chatayev left Russia in 2001 and found refuge in Azerbaijan,[6] like many other Chechen "freedom fighters."[7]
This can be explained by the fact that Azerbaijan served as one main conduit for the U.S.-NATO-led 'Gladio B' operations in the region - the other main conduit being Turkey.[8]
The true extent of U.S.-NATO involvement in the Chechen struggle for independence is still a well-guarded secret but Chatayev's story sheds some light on dubious Western machinations that have fueled terrorism in Russia and beyond.
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