A screen grab of Chechen insurgent Doku Umarov from a video posted on You Tube in December, just hours after Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov told journalists in Moscow that the Islamist rebel was dead. RFE
Chechen Warlord Dubbed Russia's Bin Laden After Terror Campaign To Create Islamic State Has Been Killed, Claims Militant Website -- Daily Mail
* Doku Umarov's death reported by site supporting rebels fighting Russia
* His death has been announced before, but not by his sympathisers
* A militant has given video address saying he was his replacement
* Umarov called for attacks on last month's Winter Olympics in Sochi
* Claimed responsibility for bombings in 2010 and 2011 that killed 80
A Chechen warlord who has claimed responsibility for a string of deadly attacks in Russia in recent years has reportedly been killed.
The apparent death of Doku Umarov was announced by a website sympathetic to Islamist militants fighting Russian rule in the North Caucasus.
The death of Russia's most wanted man, who called for attacks on last month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, has been reported before by the Kremlin-backed leader of the Chechnya region, but not by Umarov's sympathisers.
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North Caucasus rebel leader Umarov dead, replaced: website -- Reuters
Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov dead, website says -- AFP
Russian Islamist Leader Umarov is Dead -- Wall Street Journal
Report: Chechen rebel leader Doku Umuarov 'killed' -- Deutsche Welle
Report: Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov is dead -- CNN
Man Described as 'Russia's Bin Laden' Reported Dead -- Mashable
Islamic Caucasus Emirate confirms death of emir Doku Umarov -- Long War Journal
REPORT: 'Russia's Bin Laden' Is Dead -- Business Insider
Chechen Warlord 'Emir of Caucasus' Doku Umarov Dead: Report -- NBC
Russian special services cannot confirm terrorist Umarov’s death -- Voice of Russia
US, Russia Cannot Confirm Death of Doku Umarov, ‘Russian Bin Laden’ -- ABC News
Latest Report Of Umarov's Death Leaves Details Unclear -- Radio Free Europe
My Comment: He was believed to have been killed last year .... but this is the first time that Chenchen Jihadists are confirming his death.
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