Yassir al-Sudani
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Yassir al-Sudani ياسر السوداني | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 8 June 2010[1] Vedeno district, Chechnya |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Caucasus Emirate |
| Unit | Chechen Mujahideen |
| Battles/wars | North Caucasus Insurgency |
Yassir al-Sudani (Arabic: ياسر السوداني), (Russian: Ясир аль-Судани), also known as Yasser Youssef Amarat or Abu Yassir, was a Mujahid Emir (commander) fighting in Chechnya. Most Russian language sources report he was a Jordanian citizen.
Reportedly an explosives expert who specialized in the preparation of suicide bombers,[2] al-Sudani is said to have traveled to the Caucasus region in 2003, serving in the State Defense Committee - or Majilis al-Shura - of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.[3] Following the death of Abu Hafs al-Urduni in November 2006, al-Sudani was reportedly one of the candidates to succeed him as Emir of the Arab Mujahideen in Chechnya.[3] The appointment eventually went to the Saudi-born militant known as Muhannad, but al-Sudani became leader of a branch of the foreign volunteers that at one time had previously been commanded by al-Urduni.[3] Al-Sudani was allegedly involved in numerous attacks on Russian federal forces as well as local law enforcement officials, and was also singled out by Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov as - along with Muhannad - being behind a spate of suicide attacks in Chechnya in the summer of 2009.[1]