Yacine Benalia
Yacine Benalia | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 Algeria |
| Died | 8 March 2004[1] Chechnya |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Second Chechen War |
Yacine Benalia was an Algerian-born British citizen and
Rebel Activity
Benalia allegedly fled Algeria in the 1990s for London, where he eventually became a British citizen.[1] According to Scotland Yard, he was a frequent visitor of the Finsbury Park Mosque, known for the fiery jihadist preaching of Abu Hamza al-Masri.[2] Benalia is said to have arrived in the North Caucasus in 2001 in order to battle Russian forces during the Second Chechen War.[1]
Death
While some reports suggest Benalia possibly died in the siege of the school in Beslan, it has also been reported that he - along with fellow Algerian militant Osman Larussi - was killed by Russian federal forces in Chechnya on 8 March 2004.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "HOSTAGE TAKERS KILLED IN BESLAN". GlobalJihad.net. 26 February 2008. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "В результате многоходовой операции спецслужб в Чечне уничтожен канадский инструктор-подрывник. Канадец арабского происхождения Халил Рудван приехал в Чечню из Дагестана, куда попал по туристической визе из Азербайджана". Российская Газета. 9 October 2004. Archived from the original on July 12, 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
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