Umalat Magomedov, also known as

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organisation in the southern

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Biography

He was appointed emir by

Dokka Umarov Doku Khamatovich Umarov (, ; ; 13 April 1964 – 7 September 2013), often known as Dokka Umarov, was a Chechen militant in the North Caucasus. Umarov was a major military figure in both wars in Chechnya during the 1990s and 2000s, before becom ...

, leader of the

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, in April 2009 after the death of Omar Sheikhulayev. He was killed by Russian security forces on 31 December 2009. The widow of Umalat Magomedov, a 17-year-old called Dzhanet Abdullayeva (also known as Abdurakhmanova) was one of the two

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who carried out the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Magomedov, Umalat 1979 births 2009 deaths People from Khasavyurt Caucasus Emirate members Russian Islamists Russian rebels Leaders of jihadist groups