The NEFA Foundation – Chechnya

Documents – Chechnya[12/03/09]Jihadist Group Claims Russian Train Bombing
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué from the Chechen mujahideen claiming credit for the November 27th train bombing that killed over 30 in Russia. According to the statement, “We declare that this operation was prepared and carried out within the planned, early this year, and successfully carried out acts of sabotage on a number of strategically important objects of Rusnya, pursuant to the order of the Emir of Caucasus Emirate Dokka Umarov. As previously repeatedly warned, in the spring Majlisul Shura by the command of the Caucasus Emirate, it was decided to transfer the sabotage war to the territories of Rusnya, along with strong blows to the occupiers’ infrastructure in the Caucasus. Today, we carry out sabotage operations on electricity transmission lines, oil-and gas-wires. Many of the operations are under preparation status.” Further, “In this year by the command of the Mujahideen, several intelligence-sabotage units were trained and sent deep into Rusnya to conduct operations on enemy’s territory. As a result, and the consequences of these operations have caused enormous economic damage to Rusna, we will continue to work in this direction. We warn the leadership of Rusnya that unless they stop the killing of innocent Muslims of the Caucasus Emirate, and unless they terminate the activities of the ‘death squads’, we reserve the right to conduct appropriate military operations against the ‘civilian’ population of Rusnya.”[11/28/09]Mujahideen Claim Responsibility for Russian Natural Gas Tank Bombing
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué issued by “Muwahiidun ar-Rusi” claiming responsibility for the bombing of “the largest subterranean natural gas storage facility in the world” in Stavropol, Russia. The communiqué was posted by Kavkaz Center, the official mouthpiece of the Chechen insurgents. Kavkaz stated that it “does not have reliable evidence about the organization…Let us remind that the same organization announced its participation in the sabotage at the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydroelectric plant.”[8/17/08]Chechen Mujahideen Head Denies Mujahideen Involvement in Georgia Conflict
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a communiqué issued by Shamsuddin Batukaev, the Wakil (Head) of the Caucasus Emirate, in which he commented on “widely replicated reports that ‘Chechen units and volunteers from Chechnya’ are participating on Russian side in war against Georgia.” He acknowledged that a small number of “gangs of apostate-mercenaries of ethnic Chechens or representatives of other nationalities of the Caucasus…are members of Russian occupation forces” but “have nothing to do with the Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate” and “are the enemies of the Caucasus Emirate like [the] Russian invaders.”[8/17/08]Chechen Mujahideen Warned of Russian Invasion of Georgia
The NEFA Foundation has obtained a July 5, 2008 report from the Chechen mujahideen press agency, which stated that “the intelligence service (Mukhabarat) of the Caucasus Emirate…received…information about [an] upcoming military operation that Russia will conduct against Georgia.” Further, “operative information points at the fact that the main objective of the war operation is to seize the Kodori Gorge and to optimally weaken Saakashvili’s regime or to overthrow Georgian President Saakashvili.” The report continued, “the operation will have the nature of blitzkrieg. Offensive operations involving forcing the Georgian troops out of the Kodori Gorge (Upper Abkhazia) are supposed to be completed within 7 to 10 days since the start of the operation.”