- Emir Saad
Alan Digorsky better known as
Emir Saad is anIslamist militant and the first leader of the Ossetian JamaatKataib al-Khoul which later became part of the Caucasus Front's North Ossetia n Sector in the Russian-held Caucasian stateNorth Ossetia-Alania of theSecond Chechen War .Biography
Not much is known about Alan Digorsky in public. His name, if genuine, would indicate that he's an ethnic
Ossetian . When Kataib al-Khoul's existence was mentioned for the first time he was notified as its leader. He went by the "Nom de guerre " Emir Saad until he was mentioned by his name in 2005 when he was appointed bySheikh Abdul Halim to lead the Ossetian sector in the then established Caucasian Front. [http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2005/05/20/3812.shtml] Since the creation of theCaucasus Emirate in 2007 his forces strife to end Russian control of North Ossetia and establish an independent Ossetian state.Although Ossetian Muslims are a minority group in the republic, Digorsky has enjoyed relative succes in his guerrilla campaign. In 2006 his group downed a helicopter carrying high-ranking military officials, resulting in the death of 15 men. His group has also claimed responsibility for numerous assassinations, including the assassination of the head of North Ossetia's anti-organized crime unit (UBOP, formerly known as RUBOP), Mark Metsaev, in March 2008.
External links
* [http://www.jamestown.org/chechnya_weekly/article.php?articleid=2373673 The Truth about the “Kataib al-Khoul” Ossetian Jamaat]
* [http://www.jamestown.org/publications_details.php?volume_id=414&issue_id=3613&article_id=2370755 AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO RECOGNIZE INSURGENCY IN NORTH OSSETIA]
* [http://www.tkb.org/Group.jsp?groupID=4702 Kata'ib al-Khoul Aliases: Jamaat Kataib al-Khoul, Kataeb al-Ghoul, Kataib al-Khoul, Kataib al-Khoul Jamaat]
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