Editing Dokka Umarov

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Dokka Umarov (13 April 1964-7 September 2013) was a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen_people Chechen] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamist Islamist] militant in Russia. Umarov claimed responsibility for several attacks on Russian civilians, earning himself a media nickname of "Russia's [[Osama Bin Laden]]". On 3 February 2012, Umarov ordered his subordinates, in a video posted online, to halt attacks on the civilian population of Russia, while leaving military and security personnel as legitimate targets.

Between 2006 and 2007, Umarov was the underground [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Ichkeria President] of the unrecognized [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chechen_Republic_of_Ichkeria Chechen Republic of Ichkeria] (ChRI). He subsequently became the self-proclaimed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emir Emir] of the Russian [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Caucasus North Caucasus], declaring it an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_state Islamic state] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caucasus_Emirate Caucasus Emirate]. He was wanted by Russia for the crimes of kidnapping, murder and treason. He was one of the major rebel leaders in Russia and has claimed responsibility for numerous attacks, including the 2010 Moscow Metro bombings and the 2011 Domodedovo International Airport bombing. The attacks killed 40 and 36 civilians respectively, and injured hundreds.

On 1 August 2010, Umarov resigned his position and appointed Aslambek Vadalov as the new Emir of the Caucasus Emirate. However, on 4 August, he issued a statement "annulling" the previous declaration and stating he would remain in his position<sup> </sup> In July 2011, a rebel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharia Sharia] court ruled in favour of Umarov over the rift, following which the other rebels re-swore allegiance to him. On 10 March 2011, the United Nations Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee added Umarov to the list of individuals allegedly associated with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Qaeda Al-Qaeda]. He died in 2013 due to poisoning, his death being announced months later.
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