Rocket attacks in the Hama Province have killed 12 rebel fighters today, according to opposition spokesman, and all 12 have been identified as Chechens who came to the country specifically to join the rebellion.
The report didn’t provide details on which faction they belonged to, but large numbers of Chechen fighters have been flocking to Syria for months, mostly to join the Islamist factions in the country.
While Syria is among the most active wars for Islamist fighters it isn’t entirely happenstance that they are choosing to go there. The Syrian government is extremely close allies with Russia, and many of the Chechen fighters are the same ones who resisted the Russian occupation of Chechnya.
The deaths underscore the growing foreign element within the rebellion, something the Assad government has sought to emphasize. At the same time, Assad is relying increasingly on foreign fighters from Hezbollah in battles along the Lebanese border, showing just how regional this war is becoming.
Jason.., how come that you don't use the wording "civil war" in this article of yours….? But you do use the words "Syrian civil war" in your other article about Syrian government will attend the peace talk in Geneva….? That's called double moral.., or if you like double language.., or if you prefer double face.
Because there are Chechen mercenaries killed in central Syria….? So who are these people Jason.., Syrian from Chechen…? Foreign elements fighting in Syria…, you have no clue Jason.
If the CHeCHEN iSLAMIST WERE FROM CHINA THEY WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED BACK IN THE COUNTRY OF CHINA WITHOUT BEING PROSECUTED .FOR TERRORISM . China must know something most countries don't seem to grasp
RE: "Russian occupation of Chechnya". Jason you are making a good humor writing. Chechnya is a part of Russia for two hundred years. If let us say Russians paid handsomely to people of Mexican heritage for armed revolt in New Mexico or California according to your model USA could occupy New Mexico again? That is a good joke, Jason!
Chechen terrorists in syria are alqaeda members how you can call them fighters? – Hezbolah succefully fighting Alqaeda and chechen terrorists in syria how usa and soon europe calling hezbolah terrorists ? Is Israel security more important than usa security – who fighting Alqaeda are terrorists strange logic ….. again double standarts but this time against american people …against own people …. all that just for israel for zionism eyes
Strange to read about Russian "occupation" of Chechnya, or that the Chechen terrorists somehow are fighting Russia in Syria by proxy.
You are mistaken. They embraced Jihad. Here is a headline from the Chechen publication, http://www.kavkazcenter.com/eng/content/2013/05/2…
Scores of U.S. and allied invaders killed in martyr attack in Kabul
Publication time: 24 May 2013, 21:
For years and years Russia was pointing out that arming Mujaheddin in Afghanistan or Chechens in Russia will boomerang one day. Well, the day has come…
The video of the Chechens fighting the Hezbollah in Syria
"…Islamist fighters it isn’t entirely happenstance that they are choosing to go there. The Syrian government is extremely close allies with Russia…."
Hmm. When these same Chechen Islamists fought against Nagorno-Karabagh Armenians, what's your supposition for that?
Don't let your need to justify events conflate why the Chechen Islamist fight in Syria.
by the way….
Chechen Islamist eventually retreated from NK. Either to Baku, where they conspired with Osamy bin Ladin's officers (UBL had a desk in Baku) OR, they went back to Chechnya.
At the time, the Chechen Islamist terrorists praised the NK-Armenians as excellent fighters. Do you know why the Chechen terrorists retreated? BECAUSE: they decided it wasn't a holy war, AND the Armenians were fighting for AUTONOMY., aka national front.
Contrary to the idiot reporters, Kurds largely Sunni background is not why Salafi (Sunni) Islamist don't try and kill them. The Islamist KILL moderate Sunni clerics up and down MENA. The reason Kurds are largely left alone by the Salafi, Takfiri terrorist is because the Kurds fight is for autonomy not religion.
Ergo, nationalistic front will always win against these Islamist by way of intellectual argument –not the gun (d'oh). But, what do the outsiders ALWAYS do? They ramp up sectarian wars and lackeys stateside buy into it every time.
This is the Achilles heel of the proxy and contra war model. As long as the populace continues to solidify around nationalism, the Syrian Republic will stand. The war -at least internally- is no longer about Assad (if it ever was about him). No matter how hard outsiders insist, this is now a nation at war and the very reason why the Syrian Republic will stand and Assad will be reelected.