Said Buryatsky

Said Buryatsky
Birth nameAlexander Alexandrovitch Tikhomirov
Born(1982-02-10)10 February 1982
Ulan-Ude, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died2 March 2010(2010-03-02) (aged 28)
Ekazhevo, Ingushetia, Russia
Allegiance Caucasus Emirate
CommandsRiyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs
Battles / warsInsurgency in Ingushetia
Insurgency in the North Caucasus

Said Buryatsky (10 February 1982 – 2 March 2010) was an Islamist militant leader in the Russian North Caucasus. Buryatsky had been among the most-wanted men in Russia, and he was considered an ideologue leader of the Islamist terrorists in Chechnya and southern Russia.[1] He was known in the region as a Russian counterpart of Osama bin Laden.[1] Buryatsky had been identified in YouTube videos, wearing camouflage while preaching radical Islam with an assault rifle.[1]

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