Leader of Khasavyurt militants in Dagestan, who had sworn allegiance to IS, killed

Today, Khasmagomed Charinov (according to other sources, Charanov), who, according to power agents, was the leader of the Khasavyurt sector of militants, has been killed in Dagestan. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies, Khasmagomed Charinov had recently swore allegiance to the "Islamic State" (IS).

The man was ambushed at the exit of his dugout on the outskirts of the village of Oktyabrsky in the Khasavyurt District. According to a source from the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan, the man rendered armed resistance and was killed.

According to the source in the Khasavyurt District, Khasmagomed Charinov was the leader of militants of the northern sector of the terrorist grouping "Imarat Kavkaz"; however, recently, he swore allegiance to the "Islamic State", the "Interfax" reports.

When searching the place of the incident, the power agents found a submachine gun near the killed man. Later, during the search of his house, the power agents found weapons, ammunition, and an improvised explosive device, which detonated when they tried to defuse it.

"As a result, the house was partially destroyed," said a source in the law enforcement bodies of Dagestan as quoted by the "Chernovik" (Draft) newspaper. According to the source, no law enforcer suffered in the incident.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.