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| Istanbul attack planner reportedly identified as Chechen ISIS trainer |
| 2016-06-30 |
| [FoxNews] A Chechen terrorist responsible for training Russian-speaking Lions of Islam for ISIS is believed to be the planner of Tuesday’s deadly Istanbul airport massacre that killed 43, according to Turkish media. Akhmed Chatayev was identified on a UN sanctions list as an ISIS leader and was wanted by Russian authorities, Rooters reported citing the pro-government Yeni Safak newspaper. Chatayev had been wanted for links to terrorism since 2008, Russia Today reported, citing Russian news agency Ria Novosti. Another attacker, also Chechen, was named as Osman Vadinov by the Hurriyet newspaper. Vadinov reportedly arrived in ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... in 2015 from Raqqa, the Syrian capital of ISIS’ so-called caliphate. Turkish officials did not confirm either Chatayev or Vadinov as being involved in the attack. Turkish police on Thursday linked the airport jacket wallahs to Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and rounded up 13 more suspects in connection with the attack. State-run Anadolu Agency said the raids were carried out in Istanbul's Pendik, Basaksehir and Sultanbeyli neighborhoods, which span the city's Asian and European sides. Police seized three hunting rifles and documents relating to ISIS. In separate large-scale police operations, nine suspects believed to be linked to ISIS were also detained in the coastal city of Izmir. It was not clear if the suspects had any links to the carnage at the airport. The report said the suspects were in contact with ISIS Death Eaters in Syria and were engaged in "activities that were in line with the organization's aims and interests," including providing financial sources, recruits and logistical support. Days before the Istanbul attack, on June 25, security forces killed two suspected Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... Death Eaters who were trying to cross the border illegally and ignored orders from security forces to stop, according to local media reports. One of the two Death Eaters was wanted by ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... on suspicion that he would carry out suicide kabooms in the capital Ankara or in the southern city of Adana, Anadolu said. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #7 I thought "Recip" had some kind of business arrangement with ISIS, with regard to oil, refugees, etc. I wonder if some change or termination of arrangements made ISIS pi$$ed. Just an idea. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-06-30 17:53 |
| #6 Could they be trying to bring about an Islamic state in Turkey? Not the moderate kind the throat slitting kind. |
| Posted by: jpal 2016-06-30 15:58 |
| #5 Yes, the post phone-conversation timing does seem... interesting. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2016-06-30 14:51 |
| #4 Vlad's idea of a proper apology for something like this |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-06-30 12:49 |
| #3 coincidence so soon after turkey prez apologized to vlad for airliner shootdown? |
| Posted by: blackjack 2016-06-30 12:45 |
| #2 Wonder if there was supposed to be Russian politicians or delegations somewhere in the terminal at that time. Maybe something more than just creating a mass casualty incident. Usually you don't see mid to high level Chechens resorting to general mayhem unless there was an ulterior plan for something. I understand that they didn't get too far into the building before being intercepted by security. It could have been a lot worse. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2016-06-30 12:27 |
| #1 Muslims killing Muslims. Shock? Outrage? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-06-30 12:10 |