Ahmad Nasser Eid Abdullah Al-Fajri Al-Azimi, also, Abu Omar Al-KuwaitiIs the Salafi-Jihadist way still an obstacle to Russia in Chechnya? By Murad Batal al-Shistani and Abu Zaid (1972 – 16 February 2005) was a Kuwaiti and suspected al-Qaeda agent operating first in Afghanistan and later in Chechnya and the wider Caucasus area.
Biography Abu Zaid worked as an actor in Kuwaiti TV programs for children until he turned to religion and started working as an Imam at the Safwan Bin Omayah Mosque of Kuwait City. His tenure as Imam was brief, as he was terminated for illegally collecting donations from the mosque goers. In 1998, Abu Zaid travelled to Afghanistan where he reportedly trained at al-Qaeda’s Al Farouq training camp. In 1999, he travelled to Chechnya. The Russian government later accused him of involvement in terrorist activity, including the Beslan school hostage crisis., 22 December 2006Beslan Massacre Probe Defends Russian Forces Washington Post 23 December 2006
On 16 February 2005, Abu Zaid died after having been surrounded by Russian special forces in his safehouse in Ingushetia.'AND BE TOUGHER ON THEM, TOUGHER.' - Antiterrorist Operations Continue in Nearly Every Republic of the North Caucasus The Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press, No. 8, Vol. 57, 23 March 2005, page(s): 11–11World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Suspected Qaeda Operative Dead New York Times, 22 February 2005Putin Orders Crackdown on Islamic Militants Fox News 21 February 2005 He was married to a Chechen woman, with whom he had two sons.
References